Melon Head - Picaroons Brewing Co.

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Single bottle brought back from the brewery and shared at a recent tasting. May have been that I had the first in the evening after a few other brews, and the second bottle was on the patio and was the first beer of the evening. Hated it the first time, liked it the second so I'll go with the second!

Poured into a small tasting glass. Light golden-blonde in colour, clear, and with a good sized head that recedes into a thick ring.

Nose is certainly watermelon - at some points it reminds me of an overripe slice, and others like watermelon flavored gum. A bit of citrus, wheat malt as well.

Similar taste as in the nose. Watermelon is certainly present, less pronounced near the finish, but the initial hit is watermelon. Finishes thin and a bit dry.

Thin bodied, feels like a pale wheat ale.

It tastes like watermelon - what else can I say, other than it is worth a try for the experience alone.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 01:49:37 | More by JohnnyBarman

Foudebiere

Quebec (Canada)

3.45/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Poor from a 500ml bottle on a hot summer day of September.

A: Nice blonde beer with a good head. It taste like watermelon and then it taste like grain. It's very good.
S: Amazing smell of watermelon. It makes me thinks of the watermelon flavor of the Bubblicious bubblegum.
T: When I have the beer in my mouth and that I breath out, the watermelon taste is there. But when I swallow the beer, it disapears.
MF : There's a good aftertaste of watermelon in my mouth, it's good.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 20:33:30 | More by Foudebiere

crusian

Texas

4.1/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle from awesome girlfriend... reviewed from memory at a bottle share.
Pours a nice light amber... with a finger if head. This was a nice highlight... the nose was amazing... very melon centric, with a nice balanced, yet tiny tart kick on the finish... taste was very similar, balanced with a light tartness on the finish. I didn't have much expectation for this, but it was really good. was a real sleeper. Get it!

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2011 06:35:06 | More by crusian

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

bottle from mmurphy525

Hazy pale orange/peach colour, light soapy white head, not much lacing. Smell is of watermelon, funky barnyard notes, big yeast and malt profile, fruity and very vibrant. Taste is of tart melon though overall the melon is quite subtle, biscuity presence in the finish, lightly sour, at points salty, a little more melon comes out in the aftertaste. Med carbonation, medium body, nice weight with a good solid feel. Quite nice, definitely interesting and different, at first I wasn't sold on this but halfway through I really liked it, drinks more like a sour belgian than a fruit beer, would revisit this gladly. The label is also amazing on this one.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2011 22:46:45 | More by peensteen

spree92

New Brunswick (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +27.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Finally, the summer beer I have been waiting for. Big, fluffy head sat down fast. Golden straw with orange highlights. Pure fresh watermelon. Sugary sweet but not overpowering. Oh snap, this is awesome. The fresher the better. Reminiscent of Hubba Bubba chewing gum. A light body that was just bursting with flavor. Blew my expectations out of the water. Leaps and bounds above last years offering.

Notes from June 4th
Bottled 5/25/11
Batch 1439

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2011 15:44:56 | More by spree92

Long813

Nova Scotia (Canada)

2.88/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Packaged On: 11/08/10
From: Premier Wine & Spirits

Note: No mention that this is a Picaroons brew, but "Northhampton Brewing Co. LTD."

A: Clear dark golden body with one finger of white head. Retention is quite poor and leaves no lacing.

S: Interesting. Smells like the watermelon penny candies I used to have as a kid. Not much else.

T: So much for the flavour. Very bland, tastes like extremely watered down watermelon pop. Extremely faint watermelon taste.

M: Light bodied and high carbonation. Water like in every way and leaves little to no aftertaste.

D: Another disappointment for me. The aroma was interesting, but fell down after that. It was a good concept, but poorly implemented.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2010 02:12:01 | More by Long813

PEIBeerGuy

Prince Edward Island (Canada)

3.4/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

It's a medium-amber... a hint of peach / orange colour in there. The head is a bit creamy, and there isn't too much of it. What there is of it sticks around, though.

Pretty melony (is that a word?) smell. Kind of like watermelon gum. It's not overpowering, but it could be a bit more subtle (like St. Ambroise's apricot ale). I appreciate its originality, though.

Taste isn't that bad! It's got the body & feel of a beer, and the taste / character of a fruity summer drink. A couple of these on a sunny deck wouldn't be out of place.

Feel in the mouth is fine. Not too fizzy. Just about right for the flavour.

It's pretty drinkable, but I don't think you'd want more than one or two at a time.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2010 20:55:08 | More by PEIBeerGuy

berley31

New Brunswick (Canada)

2.73/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

A: Poured with a large, white, fairly creamy head... pretty good lasting power. Body is a dark golden color, and quite clear. Effervescent.

S: Very strong aroma of watermelon, quite perfumey and sweet. I can smell it almost two feet away from the glass. After a bit it's actually almost sickening and a little overpowering.

T: Strong taste of melon; I think it's intensified by the powerful aroma. Very light touch of hop bitterness in the finish.

M: Medium-light body, with high carbonation.

D: To be honest, I'm finding it hard to get through a whole 500 mL bottle. Maybe it'd be a different story if it was really warm out and I was on a deck, but it's a little sickening to me.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2010 20:41:37 | More by berley31