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It wasn’t my first choice for playing softball in the dead of winter, but 21st Amendment Brewing Co.’s Watermelon Wheat in cans intrigued me enough to splurge on a six-pack for the mid-winter classic in Missoula, Montana.

I wasn’t the taste tester of choice though, that pleasure fell to my wife. I was sipping on Oscar Blue’s Old Chub, along with our intrepid captain, Fritz Neighbor. But Neighbor was debilitated by a heinous back injury during one of Saturday’s games, and he polished off my Old Chub for painkiller, I suspect, and so I was left with a few Watermelon Wheats to kill.

I’m not going to bash this beer. Contrary to the very nasty comments of my winter-sotfball-playing compadres. I found the beer to be light and lightly flavored with a watermelon-esque essense that was actually very user friendly. The wheat beer base was light and grainy, and the fruit added a really nice dimension to a beer that has been overdone in this country for several decades.

The Watermelon Wheat from 21st Amendment Brewing Co. is a great light beer in a can. The fruit isn’t overbearing or sweet, which makes it far more delightful than some of the fruit beer alternatives.

Prost,

GG

Watermelon Wheat