Now this is a divisive beer. Some think it is too sweet and others (like me) could drink it by the gallon. I first encountered this beer, long, long ago at the Oregon Brewers Festival and was smitten.
But now that it is newly arrived in LA, it is time to re-evaluate the Hell or High Watermelon from 21st Amendment.
The wheat ale pours a medium dark yellow out of the can. There is an immediated whiff of watermelon. Not the fakey Jolly Rancher kind (though some people feel it is). To me, it is more watermelon juice. Divorced from the normal sensation of how we normally eat watermelon. So it throws people’s tastebuds off. But for me the balance is spot on.
It is very refreshing. The watermelon flavor is there and strong but nor cloying and overpowering. A true summer in LA type of beer.