Beer of the Week: Cherry St Brewing Co-Op Summer Fling Watermelon Blonde

So this weeks choice for Beer of the Week is actually stolen from the Chelle collection.

Our winner comes from the Cherry Street Brewing Co-Op in Cumming and is a Watermelon Flavored Blonde Ale. I picked up a growler of this at our favorite growler shop, The Stout Brothers/aka The Smyrna Beer Market...which coincidentally is about .5 miles from the house.

When I mentioned I was looking at something for Chelle, Brandon suggested this beer saying it's as good, if not better than the wildly popular 21st Amendment Watermelon Wheat...

And he was right...

Brewer: Cherry Street Brewing Co-Op (Cumming, GA--north of Atlanta)

Website: http://www.cherrystreetbrewing.com

Name: Summer Fling Watermelon Blonde Ale

A.B.V: 4.8%

Thoughts: This is a great summer beer. Not heavy at all and thick with the Watermelon flavor, which comes from the fresh squeezed Watermelon juice added to the brewing process.

And yes, the Watermelon hits you as soon as you open it.

It's not unlike a Watermelon Jolly Rancher, though not quite as strong. The Blonde Ale portion of it smooths things out and makes for a light, great beer to drink on a hot summer night.

This beer would go well with heavier foods, but I'd drink it with just about any food prepared between March and October.

Our Ratings: (1-5)

3.75--An excellent, well rounded and clean taste. Not strong, you could easily drink several of those without even thinking about it. Very well done.

Note--We've yet to visit the Co-op, but after this, it's on the must do list....

Cheers!