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January 31, 2022

Review: Buenavida Hard Seltzer

by Jeff Ellingson

Buenavida Hard Seltzer was released July 2021 in Southern California.  National Distribution began this month.  It is produced at Stone Brewing Company in Escondido California.  The Stone Gargoyle found on the bottles label, 12 pack box, and bottle cap are clues as to who makes this hard seltzer.  Stone opened a second brewery in Richmond Virginia.  Stone is the 9th largest craft brewer in the US.  It was founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in 1996.  They were among the first to pioneer west coast style IPA.  Buenavida Hard Seltzer is the result of the company’s internal challenge to make a hard seltzer that actually tastes good.  It is made with brewed high quality cane sugar and natural flavors and packaged in bottles not cans.

Buenavida Mandarin Hard Seltzer:  The aroma leads with fresh peeled mandarin orange, sour dough and carbon seltzer.  The sweet tangerine entry is joined by sour dough building to a foamy orange creamsicle peak.  It fades with sodium and whole tangerine taste.

Grade: B+

Buenavida Black Cherry Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with black cherry and whipped cream.  Additional time brings out carbon seltzer.  The natural black cherry entry builds to a foamy sour black cherry peak.  It fades with Black Cherry Jell-O and cream cheese and finishes with sour cherry, mineral, and grapefruit peel taste.

Grade: B+

Buenavida Mango Hard Seltzer:  The aroma leads with watermelon, bubblegum, and mango.  Additional time brings out orange sherbet and carbon seltzer.  The sweet watermelon and bubblegum entry is joined by mango building to a foamy mango watermelon peak.  It fades with whole orange and finishes with orange sherbet, vanilla, dried mango, and orange citrus peel taste.

Grade: B

Buenavida Watermelon Lime Hard Seltzer: The sliced watermelon entry builds to a foamy Jolly Rancher watermelon and lime juice peak.  It fades with whole lime and finishes with lime peel, watermelon rind and carbon seltzer taste.
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Grade: C+

The Bottom Line:  Buenavida is a very effervescent hard seltzer.  Mandarin and Black Cherry are the brands star flavors.  If a friend offers you a bottle, select one of those two flavors.  Mango is not bad, but it tastes more like a mango fruit blend.

Made in Escondido California

100 Calories

5% Alcohol

2 Carbs

1 Sugar Gram

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