Salted Watermelon
Fieldwork Brewing Company in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
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7.01
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Not much is better on a warm day than a slice of salted watermelon and a crisp beer. We figured why not have both and added loads of Watermelon into a modern take on the historic Gose beer-style. Upon first smell the watermelon jumps out of the glass, then your first sip is softly sliced through with a moderately puckering tartness, followed quickly by more watermelon, transforming into extremely bright lemon and hay like flavors provided by the Brettanomyces wild yeast it was fermented with, finishing with a balanced salinity provided by grey French Sea Salt. If this beer is for you, then you will find yourself wanting to keep taking sip after sip to ride the wild roller coaster of this highly smashable session strength beer.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the brewery tap room, 29/01/16. Lightly hazed golden blonde with a moderate off White covering. Nose is zippy citric shreds, prominent water melon, gooseberry, funk, damp straw. Taste comprises sharp citric notes, green berry rasp, balsa wood, grain, lemon drizzle, tarnished water melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light salty spit in a mild puckering shut down. Top End for style ... great refresher.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2016
at 02:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[1/28/16] Draught at Fieldwork in Berkeley. Cloudy yellow. Huge watermelon aroma with some candy, spicy note, lacto. Tart and dry flavor with lacto, some salt, and lots of watermelon. Medium-bodied. Nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2016
at 06:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at fieldwork. pours out a golden topped with a white head. nose is holy watermelon jolly rancher sweetness and a light tartness. Taste is more of the jolly rancher watermelon and a nice light tartness.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2016
at 20:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the fieldwork brewery. Mostly clear translucent golden yellow coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is big watermelon flavouring, a but artificial, peach and apricot. Flavour is composed of light grains, cereal, watermelon, wheat, pinch of salt, some peach yogurt funk. Palate is light, slightly grainy, moderate carbonation. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2016
at 17:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear yellow-gold with a small foamy cap. The nose has nips of leather melon, tangerine. Light to medium sweet flavor with pleasant melon, mild lemony acidity, some licks of salt. Light bodied with average carbonation. Fairly refreshing at the close, more melon, citrus, restrained salt. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2016
at 14:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Fieldwork. Almost clear light golden liquid with small to medium white head. Aroma of lemon, lychee, sweet tropical fruit, red berries, very light brett and light grain. Taste is dry and medium sour with notes of watermelon, mango, red apples and light grain. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Solid. Lots of watermelon.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2016
at 14:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy gold with no real head. Aroma is sort of Jolly Rancher. Med body nearly. Flavor is salty Jolly Rancher. Maybe a citrus touch. More salt than melon, so could be worse. Any Brett must have been salted away.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2015
at 15:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Fieldwork. It pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. The aroma is very sweet with watermelon jolly ranchers and some strawberry notes. The flavor is mildly tart with big sweet watermelon notes. Full bodied for the style, with a nice level of tartness in the finish. A bit too heavy with the sweet watermelon. I liked the new watermelon Gose from Anderson Valley much better.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2015
at 17:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours hazy children orange, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is huge watermelon, sea salt, cucumber, sun tan lotion. Flavor is light tart, salty, watermelon. Light body, smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2015
at 22:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Amber beer with a low whitish head. Watermelon and light salt aroma. Watermelon and tart/sour flavor with light salt. Medium bodied. Refreshing. Tartness/sourness lingers with watermelon.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2015
at 12:15