Brewery: Thomas Hooker Ales & Lager
ABV: 4.5%
Serving method: 16-oz draft in a tumbler
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Unknown
How have I never tried a beer from Connecticut before this one? That seems impossible.
Thomas Hooker's Watermelon Ale is a pale golden ale that arrived with a thin head. It left a good lacing pattern, but it doesn't stick for the whole glass. At first, there is a light watermelon aroma and some maltiness in the background. Then, as you drink the glass, the watermelon keeps getting stronger. It's sort of like watermelon candy after a minute or two.
The flavor of this beer is very nice. There's a good watermelon flavor, but it's not over the top and it's not a sickeningly sweet fruit flavor or syrupy. It's very light, and it works very well with the carbonation level of the beer, which is pretty high. The beer finishes with a slightly sweet flavor, but it doesn't linger overly long.
Final thought - Overall, this is a very enjoyable beer. It's probably right there with Hell or High Watermelon as far as fruit beer quality goes. The one thing I did not like, and this has nothing to do with the beer, is that it arrived in a glass that wasn't clean. Or maybe it was clean, but it wasn't rinsed properly. The point is that beer should be served in appropriately treated glasses, and there shouldn't be a patch of bubbles streaming off the side of the glass. Kate told me to send it back, but we hadn't gotten our food yet and I didn't want to be That Guy.
-Jon
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