Hell Or High Watermelon Wheat Beer | 21st Amendment Brewery
Brewed by:
21st Amendment Brewery
California, United States
21st-amendment.com
Style: Fruit / Vegetable Beer
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.90%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 07-10-2002
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Ratings: 2,779 | Reviews: 752
3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
On tap @ 21st Ammendment/San Francisco CA (from notes)
Pilsner glass w/watermelon wedge.
Not too cloudy amber color. Slightly bitter. Really standard American Wheat profile, if subpar. The watermelon wedge rescues this significantly although maybe they had to tone down the wheat to balance with the fruit? I dont know ...
Fun to drink though, very light, summer-y.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
On tap @ 21st Ammendment/San Francisco CA (from notes)
Pilsner glass w/watermelon wedge.
Not too cloudy amber color. Slightly bitter. Really standard American Wheat profile, if subpar. The watermelon wedge rescues this significantly although maybe they had to tone down the wheat to balance with the fruit? I dont know ...
Fun to drink though, very light, summer-y.
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3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured a clear yellow; not exactly what I expected from a wheat beer. Pretty sizable white head.
S: It has a faint hint of watermelon in the smell (not real watermelon, but something like a watermelon flavored jolly rancher). Smells clean and refreshing, though.
T: Somewhat yeasty, with a slight watermelon (once again, Jolly Rancher) flavor. It's not overbearing, but it's definitely there. However, the beer itself tastes a bit watery.
M: Fairly watery, pretty thin, and low on carbonation. Nothing too special.
D: Very very very easy to drink. It's thin, it's kind of watery, it's tastes decent. The novelty of the watermelon might wear off after just one can, but it's just super easy to drink a lot of this stuff.
Overall: It's definitely worth trying (at least for novelty sake). It's not a bad beer, but if you take out the watermelon aspect, this is just your run of the mill American wheat beer.
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look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured a clear yellow; not exactly what I expected from a wheat beer. Pretty sizable white head.
S: It has a faint hint of watermelon in the smell (not real watermelon, but something like a watermelon flavored jolly rancher). Smells clean and refreshing, though.
T: Somewhat yeasty, with a slight watermelon (once again, Jolly Rancher) flavor. It's not overbearing, but it's definitely there. However, the beer itself tastes a bit watery.
M: Fairly watery, pretty thin, and low on carbonation. Nothing too special.
D: Very very very easy to drink. It's thin, it's kind of watery, it's tastes decent. The novelty of the watermelon might wear off after just one can, but it's just super easy to drink a lot of this stuff.
Overall: It's definitely worth trying (at least for novelty sake). It's not a bad beer, but if you take out the watermelon aspect, this is just your run of the mill American wheat beer.
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3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Straight from the can. You defiantly get that watermelon taste with a wheaty back end. Light taste and refreshing the watermelon defiantly helps. Not bad!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Straight from the can. You defiantly get that watermelon taste with a wheaty back end. Light taste and refreshing the watermelon defiantly helps. Not bad!
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3.79/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12 oz can into a pint glass.
Pours a fairly clear yellow. Little over a one finger pure white head. Head dissipates in a couple minutes and left a thin ring. Left an ok amount of lacing down the glass, nothing special.
Smells very watermelony, can't get much of anything else, maybe a bit of wheat. Not off putting, it actually makes me want to see what the beer is all about.
Tastes of some subtle watermelon, the flavor of which is nicely balanced by the wheat in this ale. Nice flavor, very clean finish.
Feels nicely carbonated at first, but doesnt finish with as much as it starts. Fairly light bodied.
I could drink a million of these. Nice flavor, but quite light bodied
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12 oz can into a pint glass.
Pours a fairly clear yellow. Little over a one finger pure white head. Head dissipates in a couple minutes and left a thin ring. Left an ok amount of lacing down the glass, nothing special.
Smells very watermelony, can't get much of anything else, maybe a bit of wheat. Not off putting, it actually makes me want to see what the beer is all about.
Tastes of some subtle watermelon, the flavor of which is nicely balanced by the wheat in this ale. Nice flavor, very clean finish.
Feels nicely carbonated at first, but doesnt finish with as much as it starts. Fairly light bodied.
I could drink a million of these. Nice flavor, but quite light bodied
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3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Almost three finger of fuzzy white head has huge popping bubbles that turn rocky as it slowly fades. Body is a hazy golden straw colored that truely glows when held to light. Nose has tones of citrus, honey dew, fresh dried wheat and sassafras. With first sip you sit back and see that there is this juicy hint of melon that bursts onto the palate. Some pale rustic hops join with the soft wheat feel that leaves a consistent mellow hue on the mouthfeel. the fruit in this one is more like watermelon rind. Super clean and nicely drinkable. Would make a wonderful summer beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Almost three finger of fuzzy white head has huge popping bubbles that turn rocky as it slowly fades. Body is a hazy golden straw colored that truely glows when held to light. Nose has tones of citrus, honey dew, fresh dried wheat and sassafras. With first sip you sit back and see that there is this juicy hint of melon that bursts onto the palate. Some pale rustic hops join with the soft wheat feel that leaves a consistent mellow hue on the mouthfeel. the fruit in this one is more like watermelon rind. Super clean and nicely drinkable. Would make a wonderful summer beer.
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3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is the first Watermelon beer I've ever had. The color was hazy and yellow the aroma was sweet and had the natural aroma of the watermelon. The flavor was a little of te light side. It wasn't that bad but I think that if a watermelon wedge was added to this while drinking that it would amp this brew up and make it a lot better.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is the first Watermelon beer I've ever had. The color was hazy and yellow the aroma was sweet and had the natural aroma of the watermelon. The flavor was a little of te light side. It wasn't that bad but I think that if a watermelon wedge was added to this while drinking that it would amp this brew up and make it a lot better.
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3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
First time I tasted this beer was at a brew festival packed to the gills with hop bombs, and my friend and I both spat and poured out our samples of this stuff. It just tasted wrong to us.
Fast forward to today. I recently had a Flat Tail cucumber habanero wheat that was oddly awesome, and I had 3 pints of it. I think I needed that experience to recalibrate my palate for Hell Or High Watermelon. Now that I understand what they were going for, I love it. The mild cucurbit finish blends perfectly with the wheat malt, especially on some of these 108° days we've been having this summer. I went from hate to love with this one.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
First time I tasted this beer was at a brew festival packed to the gills with hop bombs, and my friend and I both spat and poured out our samples of this stuff. It just tasted wrong to us.
Fast forward to today. I recently had a Flat Tail cucumber habanero wheat that was oddly awesome, and I had 3 pints of it. I think I needed that experience to recalibrate my palate for Hell Or High Watermelon. Now that I understand what they were going for, I love it. The mild cucurbit finish blends perfectly with the wheat malt, especially on some of these 108° days we've been having this summer. I went from hate to love with this one.
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3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A can picked up at Union Jacks, poured into a pint glass.
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with big foamy white head. Fades quickly leaving no lacing, very little retention. Smells like a typical wheat beer, cereal malts, wheat, spices, and a touch of lemon. Tastes of sweet malts, honey, wheat, clove, coriander, and orange and lemon zest followed by a nice blast of watermelon. Medium light in body with some moderate carbonation. Crisp and sweet with a nice sour melon finish that is semi-dry. Very refreshing and easy to drink, a nice summer session.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A can picked up at Union Jacks, poured into a pint glass.
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with big foamy white head. Fades quickly leaving no lacing, very little retention. Smells like a typical wheat beer, cereal malts, wheat, spices, and a touch of lemon. Tastes of sweet malts, honey, wheat, clove, coriander, and orange and lemon zest followed by a nice blast of watermelon. Medium light in body with some moderate carbonation. Crisp and sweet with a nice sour melon finish that is semi-dry. Very refreshing and easy to drink, a nice summer session.
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3.78/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a six pack today at Bevmo.
Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a good two inches of foam. A very soapy head with good retention until it falls down to a thin ring.
Aroma is surprisingly not as full loaded of watermelon as I thought and not as sweet. There is a tangy wheat and lemon aroma first and then the watermelon pushes through. There are also notes of grapes, salted cracker, passion fruit, and a bit of jolly rancher. Not bad at all.
Now the first time I tried this it was a small pour at a massive tasting and I literally chugged it down to get something else that was being poured and I remembered an intense watermelon flavored jolly rancher flavor. However, this time it seems more subtle with some wheat, lemon, and pepper in the mix...and I don't think this is an old can either since these guys just got distribution in San Diego. A bit of apple at first and then followed by some watermelon candy with a wheat finish.
Decent mouthfeel, clean and refreshing. I could easily drink this in a warm day when I have a sweet tooth and want something easy to drink.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a six pack today at Bevmo.
Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a good two inches of foam. A very soapy head with good retention until it falls down to a thin ring.
Aroma is surprisingly not as full loaded of watermelon as I thought and not as sweet. There is a tangy wheat and lemon aroma first and then the watermelon pushes through. There are also notes of grapes, salted cracker, passion fruit, and a bit of jolly rancher. Not bad at all.
Now the first time I tried this it was a small pour at a massive tasting and I literally chugged it down to get something else that was being poured and I remembered an intense watermelon flavored jolly rancher flavor. However, this time it seems more subtle with some wheat, lemon, and pepper in the mix...and I don't think this is an old can either since these guys just got distribution in San Diego. A bit of apple at first and then followed by some watermelon candy with a wheat finish.
Decent mouthfeel, clean and refreshing. I could easily drink this in a warm day when I have a sweet tooth and want something easy to drink.
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3.77/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can definitely taste the hint of watermelon
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can definitely taste the hint of watermelon
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3.77/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. can into a becker glass.
A: Hazy, light golden color with a white mousse of diminishing foam head. No lacing remains on the glass.
S: Surprisingly complex, with wheat, bright citrus, iron, fresh kelp, and even some watermelon.
T: Wheat and faint pilsner malt are accompanied by some acidic lemon and orange. Watermelon emerges late and brings surprising savory flavor, alongside light but detectable hop bitterness.
M: Moderate viscosity does justice to this unfiltered wheat beer but the carbonation is quickly expended, leaving it nearly flat by the end of the glass.
D: This beer, despite the seemingly capricious nature of its featured adjunct, demands to be taken seriously. Unlike so many American-style fruit beers, this does not seem as if it was engineered to please non-beer drinkers. In fact, this does not come across as an effortless lawnmower beer--while it is refreshing, it would probably be much too beer-like for the casual drinker of alco-pop or light beer.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. can into a becker glass.
A: Hazy, light golden color with a white mousse of diminishing foam head. No lacing remains on the glass.
S: Surprisingly complex, with wheat, bright citrus, iron, fresh kelp, and even some watermelon.
T: Wheat and faint pilsner malt are accompanied by some acidic lemon and orange. Watermelon emerges late and brings surprising savory flavor, alongside light but detectable hop bitterness.
M: Moderate viscosity does justice to this unfiltered wheat beer but the carbonation is quickly expended, leaving it nearly flat by the end of the glass.
D: This beer, despite the seemingly capricious nature of its featured adjunct, demands to be taken seriously. Unlike so many American-style fruit beers, this does not seem as if it was engineered to please non-beer drinkers. In fact, this does not come across as an effortless lawnmower beer--while it is refreshing, it would probably be much too beer-like for the casual drinker of alco-pop or light beer.
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3.77/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a dirty pale lemon color with a very modest head; not much in the way of retention or lace
Smell: Oddly enough, I pick up a bit of spice cake with a chocolate dusting; the watermelon is present, but hidden beneath the other aromas
Taste: The watermelon comes through much more so upon the taste, with hints of the chocolate powder and spice cake being much less pronounced than in the aroma; after the swallow, the flavor fades but the hints of watermelon reappear at the very end
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: The beer grew on me; I like that it is not sweet and has some underlying complexity; I doubt I would seek it out very often but kudos to the brewer for developing a signature recipe
Thanks, hoppymeal, for the opportunity
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a dirty pale lemon color with a very modest head; not much in the way of retention or lace
Smell: Oddly enough, I pick up a bit of spice cake with a chocolate dusting; the watermelon is present, but hidden beneath the other aromas
Taste: The watermelon comes through much more so upon the taste, with hints of the chocolate powder and spice cake being much less pronounced than in the aroma; after the swallow, the flavor fades but the hints of watermelon reappear at the very end
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: The beer grew on me; I like that it is not sweet and has some underlying complexity; I doubt I would seek it out very often but kudos to the brewer for developing a signature recipe
Thanks, hoppymeal, for the opportunity
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3.77/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Good for wheat fans. Great for summer days. Light watermelon flavor that does not overpower
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look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Good for wheat fans. Great for summer days. Light watermelon flavor that does not overpower
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Hell Or High Watermelon Wheat Beer from 21st Amendment Brewery
3.3
out of 5
based on 2,779 ratings.
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Canned on 3/26/12 drank on 7/7/13
Hazy, light yellow colored beer with a momentary fizzy white head. Poor retention, no lacing.
Fresh watermelon in the aroma. Some sweet, fruity yeast. Faint malt sweetness, and no hop aroma. I like this beer's aroma quite a bit. It's different.
Fresh watermelon in the flavor. Funky (not sour). Smooth, and creamy. Some malt sweetness, little to no hop flavor.
Medium bodied beer with an extremely smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Delicate carbonation. an average length wet finish.
I understand this beer may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like it a lot. If you're looking for a good, refreshing summertime lawn mower type beer, this may be right up your alley.
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