Review: Petoskey Craft Hard Seltzer
Petoskey Craft Hard Seltzer is crafted at Petoskey Brewing Company in Petoskey Michigan in an old brewery first built in 1898. Back then it was used to brew Petoskey Sparkle Beer until 1915. Since closing in 1915, the brewery served as retail shops, a warehouse, and a goat barn. Patrick Dowd and Lou Gostinger completely renovated the building and in 2012 they opened Petoskey Brewing Company. Petoskey Craft Hard Seltzer is made with Michigan artesian spring water and 100% natural ingredients. It is sold in three flavor six packs and each 12 ounce can weighs in with 110 calories and 5% alcohol.
Petoskey Wild Berry Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with blueberry and blackberry. Additional time brings out strawberry. The sweet entry has natural wild berry flavor with a blend of blackberry and strawberry building to a blueberry jam peak. It fades with tart berry and finishes with sour berry sour dough and carbon seltzer taste.
Grade: B-
Petoskey Michigan Cherry Hard Seltzer: Made with Cherry Juice. The aroma leads with sweetened dried cherry. The sweet cherry candy entry builds to a tart cherry peak. It fades with sweet cherry juice and finishes with bittersweet cherry, iced tea, and carbon seltzer taste.
Grade: C+
Petoskey Cucumber Lime Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with fresh sliced cucumber and peeled lime, Additional time brings out mint. The sweet lime and fresh cucumber entry builds to a tart lime and cucumber peak. It fades with sweetened lime and finishes with bittersweet cucumber, sour lime, and carbon seltzer taste.
Grade: C
The Bottom Line: Each of these flavors start with natural aroma and flavor but finish a little oversweet and bittersweet with carbon seltzer after taste.
Made in Michigan
110 Calories
5% Alcohol