Alrighty Then! Watermelon Wheat Ale
Ocean City Brewing Company
- From:
- Ocean City Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 16.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 08, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 09, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
"Alrightly Then" is fresh off the farm. This wheat beer is infused with sweet luscious watermelons. It’s crisp and refreshing with little to no hoppiness with a light malt flavor that allows the melon to shine through. A true taste to summer!
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Reviewed by PathofChaos from Maryland
2.76/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.76/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance:
Pale, yellow-gold, reminiscent of a wheat field under the late half of a country sunrise. A tiny white head that disappears almost the instant it arrives. No lacing to speak of.
Bouquet:
Sour, tangy, counterfeit watermelon; like those hard candies you get for 25¢ from old gumball machines.
Taste:
Anemic watermelon lollipop, straight from the dusty drawer of an old-world doctor's office. Humble, breadlike, wheat backbone prevents it from being totally laughable. Not bad at first brush but gets old real fast. I let the kitchen sink have the rest.
Feel:
The most inoffensive aspect of this ale aside from its appearance. Gentle bubbles, zippy citrus, and moderate carbonation. I enjoyed the feel better than the flavor.
Jan 08, 2020Pale, yellow-gold, reminiscent of a wheat field under the late half of a country sunrise. A tiny white head that disappears almost the instant it arrives. No lacing to speak of.
Bouquet:
Sour, tangy, counterfeit watermelon; like those hard candies you get for 25¢ from old gumball machines.
Taste:
Anemic watermelon lollipop, straight from the dusty drawer of an old-world doctor's office. Humble, breadlike, wheat backbone prevents it from being totally laughable. Not bad at first brush but gets old real fast. I let the kitchen sink have the rest.
Feel:
The most inoffensive aspect of this ale aside from its appearance. Gentle bubbles, zippy citrus, and moderate carbonation. I enjoyed the feel better than the flavor.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.76/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Welcome back to another installment of Watermelon Wednesday! I had instituted it at the beginning of the summer, but as qualifying beers became harder to find, I kind of fell out of the habit. We're back for at least another week on what I suppose will be an occasional basis.
From the bottle: "Alrighty Then! is a wheat beer infused with sweet luscious watermelons fresh off the farm. It’s crisp and refreshing with little to no hoppiness. It has a light malt flavor that allows the melon to shine through. A true taste of summer!"
A Pop! of the cap and a vigorous pour & I was off and running. I got two fingers of foamy, rocky, eggnog-colored head with decent retention for my efforts. Color was a solid Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose certainly smelled of watermelon juice! Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was light, crisp and with just enough watermelon flavor to make it recognizable as such. I do not dispute their use of fresh watermelons as I have tried some watermelon beers that tasted like Jolly Ranchers and were as artificial as they come. This had a light watermelon taste which was appropriate, but I might have liked a little more of the flavor since it played so prominently on the label. Finish was semi-dry and entirely refreshing. I could easily see quaffing this on a hot Summer's day at the shore.
Nov 02, 2016From the bottle: "Alrighty Then! is a wheat beer infused with sweet luscious watermelons fresh off the farm. It’s crisp and refreshing with little to no hoppiness. It has a light malt flavor that allows the melon to shine through. A true taste of summer!"
A Pop! of the cap and a vigorous pour & I was off and running. I got two fingers of foamy, rocky, eggnog-colored head with decent retention for my efforts. Color was a solid Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose certainly smelled of watermelon juice! Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was light, crisp and with just enough watermelon flavor to make it recognizable as such. I do not dispute their use of fresh watermelons as I have tried some watermelon beers that tasted like Jolly Ranchers and were as artificial as they come. This had a light watermelon taste which was appropriate, but I might have liked a little more of the flavor since it played so prominently on the label. Finish was semi-dry and entirely refreshing. I could easily see quaffing this on a hot Summer's day at the shore.
Rated by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
2.27/5 rDev -30.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
2.27/5 rDev -30.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
2.27/5: Smells and tastes ridiculously artificial; I'm most certainly not alright with this one
May 26, 2016
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