Summers in Missouri get so damn muggy, it makes you want to pull off all your clothes and soak in a bucket of ice. St. Louis’ 4 Hands solves that dilemma by summoning the full refreshing forces of cucumber and hibiscus in their On Cue Gose.

Many call Goses the most refreshing style of Sour because of their wheaty, salty tanginess -- but On Cue’s integration of refreshing cukes uber-pink hibiscus flower and loads every sip with fruit punch. It’s fruitiness is so vivid, Untappd user @cperceful says: “It's like a watermelon jolly rancher, but better”.

Take one look at the glass and yep, it’s that pink. This signals the punch of fruit to come, with wows of cucumber and subtle berry-like fruitness of the hibiscus hitting ya first. Echoes of juicy watermelon pinched with salt then come to play, while the cucumber further loads the mouthfeel with cooling quenchability. Chug-worthy rating? A solid 1,000,000 stars.

Perennial and Side Project may have put St. Louis on the craft map, but 4 Hands is the brewery Draft Mag says is not to be missed. Forget cucumber water, forget fruit juice, if you wanna cool down this summer with a little boozy snap, 4 Hands’ On Cue is destined for your icebox.

*Go Pink or Go Home Thirsty