Review: White Claw REFRESHR Lemonade
White Claw REFRESHR Lemonade will soon be arriving at your favorite adult beverage locations. This is Mark Anthony Brands second hard seltzer lemonade. They launched Mikes Hard Lemonade Seltzer January of 2021, driven by the success of Truly Hard Seltzer Lemonade and the 10% hard seltzer market share they achieved in their first year. One things for sure, the growth of hard seltzer has been driven by product innovation, and if one brand finds success, another will soon follow. Currently there are over a dozen hand seltzer lemonade variety packs on the market, but the White Claw name opens a lot of doors and if space is limited, a local or region hard seltzer brand will lose their shelf or cooler space. Each 12 ounce slim can is made from a cane sugar alcohol base, with natural flavors, cane sugar, and 1% natural lemon juice concentrate. Read more 
Review: Bud Light Seltzer Cocktail Hour
Bud Light Seltzer Cocktail Hour was released April 25, 2022. This is a limited release seltzer that will be sold through the summer. As the name would imply this is Bud Light’s cocktail inspired hard seltzer. This appears to be a relaunch of last years, Bud Light Seltzer Out of Office variety pack. This year’s Cocktail Hour variety pack has the same flavors with the exception of Tropical Punch replacing last years Mango Mai Tai. Each of the four flavors found in this 12 can variety pack weigh in with 100 calories 5% alcohol, 0 sugar, and 2 carbs. Like the other Bud Light seltzers the Bud Light Cocktail Hour flavors are made from a cold fermented cane sugar alcohol base with natural flavors, and malted rice. Each flavor of Bud Light Seltzer Cocktail Hour also contains sucralose. Read more
Review: Suzies Organic Hard Seltzer Beach Pack
Suzies Hard Seltzer was launched July 2020 by Chris Barhyte. They currently produce three variety packs of hard seltzer including their Beach Pack, Mountain Pack, and Suzies Loaded Hard Seltzer pack, their higher octane cocktail influenced seltzer that tips the scales with 9.5% alcohol. Today we are reviewing Suzies Beach Pack. Suzie’s starts with water sourced from the Blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon. The water is carbonated, and blended with organic alcohol from organic cane sugar and flavor specific organic natural flavors. Each 12 ounce slim can weighs in with 100 calories and 5% alcohol. Read more
Review: San Juan Seltzer Pacific Northwest Variety Pack
San Juan Seltzer was inspired during a girls weekend at founder Katy Enger’s family home in the San Juan Islands. Their first flavor was launched June 2018. It is crafted in the former Schooner Brewing Company building on 1st Ave. South in Seattle. San Juan Seltzer is made from a cane sugar base with natural fruit essences, natural flavors, and natural organic acids. Each 12 oz. slim can weighs in with 4.2% alcohol, and 85 carbs. San Juan Seltzer also produces a Spiked Punch, Spiked Lemonade, and Seltzer Cocktails variety pack. Read more
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. Read more
Review: Topo Chico Ranch Water Hard Seltzer
Topo Chico Ranch Water Hard Seltzer was released January 2022. It joins a growing list of ranch water hard seltzers now numbering over 20 brands. Some of these ranch waters are made by brewing companies such as Dos Equis and Modelo. Some are made with tequila like Cantina and Painted Donkey. Texas is home to nearly a dozen brands, but ranch water is far from being just a Texas thing. Waterbird Ranch Water is made in Virginia, Cutwater Ranch Water in California, Arizona Ranch Water in Arizona, and Agave Twist Ranch Water is made by Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland Ohio. With so many companies producing a canned Ranch Water hard seltzer it was a little amazing none of the biggest hard seltzer brands had created their own. Until now. Topo Chico is produced by Molson-Coors the maker of Vizzy and Topo Chico Hard Seltzer. Since the original ranch water cocktail is made with three ingredients blanco tequila, lime juice, and Topo Chico mineral water, I wonder why it took so long for them to join the party. Read more
Review: 4 Hands Bomb Pop Hard Seltzer
4 Hands Bomb Pop Hard Seltzer was inspired by a summer favorite, the frozen ice, Bomb Pop made with Cherry, Lime, and Blue Raspberry flavor. It is made by 4 Hands Brewing Company in St. Louis Missouri from a sugar alcohol base and natural flavors. It is currently sold in 4 packs of 16 ounce cans. Kevin Lemp opened the brewery in in 2011 and followed that up with the 1220 Spirits Distillery in 2018. This was followed by a line of canned cocktails and hard seltzers. 4 Hands currently also sells a 12 can Seltzer Mix pack with 4 cans each of Pineapple Mango, Apricot Almond, and Blackberry Pomegranate hard seltzer. They also craft several seasonal individual snow cone influenced hard seltzer flavors including Tigers Blood and Thriller. Both are sold in 4 packs of 16 ounce cans. Read more
Review: Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer Essential Collection
Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer Essential Collection is the third variety pack Michelob has released in a little more than two years. They entered the hard seltzer arena January 2020 with the release of a three flavor variety pack made from organic cold fermented cane sugar with natural flavors and organic malted rice. It weighed in with 0 sugar, 0 carbs, 4% alcohol and 80 calories. This is now known as their Signature Collection. They followed that up with their Classic Collection. This collection weighed in with 90 calories and it included organic white grape juice concentrate and flavor specific organic fruit juice concentrates. With their new Essential Collection, they have added organic coconut water from concentrate, and organic stevia leaf extract. Read more
Review: Sonic Hard Seltzer Tropical Variety Pack
Sonic in partnership with Coop Ale Works launched two 12 can four flavor variety packs May 2021 in Oklahoma. Since then distribution has expanded to several states. Today we are starting with their Tropical Variety Pack. It may be challenging matching the super sweet Sonic Slushes flavor with a 1 carb hard seltzer but if we like what we taste we will track down their Citrus Variety Pack. Coop Ale Works opened their door in 2009 and they currently craft six year round beers including Ice Chest IPA, DNR, Saturday Siren Dry Hopped Pils, Horny Toad Blonde, F5 IPA, and Native Amber. Sonic Hard Seltzer was inspired by the world famous Sonic Slushes sold in more than 3500 restaurants in 46 states. Each 12 ounce slim can weighs in with 100 calories and 5% alcohol. They are made from a sugar alcohol base with natural flavors 1 carb and 1 gram of sugar. Read more
Review: Karbach Brewing Ranch Water Hard Seltzer
Karbach Brewing Company launched their Ranch Water Hard Seltzer January 2021 in Texas. They have since expanded distribution. The Karbach Brewing Company was founded in 2011 by Eric Warner, the former Brewmaster and CEO of Flying Dog, and industry veterans Chuck Robertson, and Ken Goodman. The brewery was named for its location on Karbach Street in Houston’s Spring Branch neighborhood. They were acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 2016. The brewery crafts 11 year round beers including Hopadilla IPA, Rodeo Clown IPA, Clutch City Lager, Love Street Blonde, Crawford Bock, Love Street Light along with several seasonal beers. Karbach Ranch Water is available in a four flavor 12 can variety pack with 3 cans each of Meyer Lemon, Original Lime, Prickly Pear, and Watermelon. They also craft Grapefruit and Spicy Mango Ranch Water which is sold in individual six packs. All of the flavors weigh in with 90 calories, 4.5% alcohol, and 2 carbs. They all are made from a purified water and cold fermented cane sugar base. Natural flavors, lime juice from concentrate, monk fruit extract, agave nectar, citric acid, and malted rice. Monk fruit extract is 150-200 times sweeter than sugar. Malted rice is an ingredient used in all of the A-B owned hard seltzers, and I have not yet found malted rice in any non A-B hard seltzer brand. Read more