Comments on: Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Beer

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:37:43 +0000

Scott – Its amazing what strings of words Google picks up on! Hopefully, you didn’t agitate too much!
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By: Scott Werner

Scott Werner — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:45:19 +0000

Hey, thanks for this post! I just bought a case of these cans, and saw the “Yeast Inside, agitate before opening” and went right to google to find out what that meant haha

By: Scott-TheBrewlClub

Scott-TheBrewlClub — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:03:34 +0000

Jake, that’s a great story! Down here in Jersey, I found this stuff at at Whole Foods. If you have one of them up in your area, give them a try!
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By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:36:03 +0000

I actually discovered this beer while on a trip to San Francisco. I was looking for a place to eat dinner and have a couple of drinks before a Giants game and the 21st Amendment is only about a block or two from AT&T Park. Being that the resturant is a brewery, I asked my waitress what she recommended. She stated this beer, and naturally, I said to myself… a watermelon beer? Then I looked around the place (it was PACKED), and noticed everyone was drinking these things. At the 21st Amendment, they serve this beer with a giant wedge of watermelon on the rim of the glass. You’re supposed to take a bite of the watermelon and drop the rind into the beer afterwards. Naturally, I loved it and have since inquired where I can get some back home as I live in Upstate New York (Saratoga area). I think the closest place is in Kingston, but if anyone knows of someplace closer, let me know!

By: Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com

Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:27:23 +0000

Patrick, a lot of the flavor of wheat beers comes from the yeast traditionally. It’s not just for the cloudy appearance but because you’ll miss a lot of flavor and aroma if you don’t agitate the bottle/can.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:46:44 +0000

I was impressed with that beer. I brewed a clone homebrew recipe of it and got a good end result but wasn’t able to get the subtle watermelon aroma that 21st got (I did get the taste though).
They probably said to agitate the can because wheat beers are supposed to be cloudy. In my opinion that’s not really necessary, but if you like yeast go ahead.

Was this your first microbrew in a can? If so you should definitely try the Oscar Blues canned beers asap. Their Ten Fidy stout is amazing, and their Old Chub Scottish strong ale is good too.

By: Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com

Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:43:24 +0000

Yeah, we get it in MA too, but you never know about distribution. Best bet is to check the brewery’s website.

As for the beer, I’ve had it a few times and definitely dig it! The watermelon is not overly fruity and the beer isn’t sweet, both characteristics I look for in fruit beer.

Scott, glad to see you’re getting into craft beer in cans! It’s a great world! Oskar Blues, Surly, New England Brewing Co., Butternuts and more! Cans aren’t the stigma they used to be.

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:29:01 +0000

From what I remember, (from the can) they are based in San Francisco, but the beer itself was from another state. Maybe MI? Anyway, I’m in Jersey so I’m pretty sure you’ll find it in NY too. Not sure about Texas though.
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By: Wolfman-K

Wolfman-K — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:05:44 +0000

Being one of the few people in the universe that actually enjoys imitation watermelon flavor (in addition to the real stuff) this looks pretty interesting.

I wonder if I can get this in both Texas and NY for my podcast…
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