Review: Truly Poolside Mix Pack
Truly and Grammy award winning pop singer Dua Lipa have partnered in creating Truly Poolside, a Limited Release summer cocktail inspired hard seltzer scheduled to splash down at your favorite beverage store May 15, 2022. While we initially sat on the sidelines when it came to reviewing cocktail inspired hard seltzers, the people have spoken. Truly and A-B have releasing new cocktail inspired hard seltzer variety packs. Several other have already released their hard seltzer cocktails. A-B’s has actually released two mix packs. So we felt the time was right to jump in the hard seltzer cocktail pool. We will jump in again next week to review Bud Light Cocktail Hour. Truly Poolside is made from a sugar alcohol base with the usual cast of ingredients including filtered water, stevia sweetener, and natural flavors.
Truly Kiwi Mojito Style: The aroma leads with strawberry, kiwi, mint, pineapple, and citrus. Additional time brings out banana notes. The sweet strawberry and kiwi entry is joined by mint building to a sour strawberry banana taffy peak. It fades with tangy pineapple and finishes with citrus, mint, and tropical fruit. After several sips the mint flavor becomes more prominent and takes on a creamy milk chocolate mint taste.
Grade: B+
Truly Orange Peach Fizz: The aroma leads with fresh peeled orange and sliced peach. The sweet orange entry builds to a sugar dusted ripe peach peak. It fades with juicy orange and finishes with canned peaches in syrup, and orange juice.
Grade: B+
Truly Strawberry Melon Fizz: The aroma leads with Fanta Strawberry and candied watermelon. The Jolly Rancher Watermelon candy entry builds to a Strawberry Starburst peak. It fades with strawberry bubblegum and finishes with tangy citrus, sour strawberry gummy bear, and Watermelon Jell-O taste. I enjoy the taste of Jolly Rancher Watermelon candy, Strawberry Starburst, Jell-O, and strawberry gummies. I just can’t eat a whole bag or box of either. That said Truly Strawberry Melon Fizz is tasty but you may want to balance it with some salty snacks.
Grade: B+
Truly Pina Colada Style: The aroma leads with pineapple and coconut suntan lotion. The sweet pineapple entry is joined by creamy coconut building to a pina colada peak. It fades with molasses and tangy pineapple and coconut buttercream, and finishes with poolside pina colada taste.
Grade: A
The Bottom Line: Unlike the many canned cocktails currently on store shelves today Truly Poolside has literally no alcohol heat, burn, or flavor. The stevia sweetener adds an extra note of sweetness that overtime may fatigue your taste buds and limit the repeatability of drinking several Truly Poolside in one evening.
Made by Boston Beer Company
5% Alcohol
100 Calories
1 Sugar Gram
2 Carbs