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May 22, 2021

Review: Soma Hard Seltzer

by Jeff Ellingson

Soma Hard Seltzer was released exclusively in Northern California June 2020.  It is now available in the 32 states 21st Amendment distributes.  It is made with purified water, Champagne yeast, alcohol from dextrose, and natural flavors sourced from Virginia Dare, a Brooklyn New York flavor extract company that opened in 1923.  Soma is named for the South of Market District in San Francisco, home of the 21st Amendment Brewery’s 2nd Street Brewpub.  21st Amendment was opened in 2000 by Co-Founders Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan.  Shaun is also the master brewer.  21st Amendment Brewery is best known for their fruit flavored beers including Hell or High Watermelon, Hell or High Pomegranate, Hell or High Water Mango, Moon Boots Strawberry IPA, and Brew Free of Die Blood Orange IPA.  For six months they brewed small batches to get the flavors correct.  Soma Hard Seltzer is currently available in a four flavor 12 can variety pack.  The current lineup includes, Watermelon, Mango, Black Cherry, and Guava Passion Fruit.  Each 12 ounce can weighs in with 4.6% alcohol, 100 calories, 2 Carbs, and 0 sugar grams.

Soma Watermelon Hard Seltzer:  The aroma leads with floral watermelon, yeast and carbon seltzer follow.  The sweet Jolly Rancher Watermelon candy entry builds to a sour gummy watermelon peak.  It fades with cream cheese and Watermelon Jell-O, and finishes semi-dry with sour watermelon, beer, carbon seltzer, bittersweet grapefruit peel and watermelon rind taste.

Grade: C+

Soma Mango Hard Seltzer:  The aroma leads with dried mango.  White grapefruit, sour dough, and carbon seltzer follow.  The sweet mango entry builds to a tangy grapefruit mango peak.  It fades with sour citrus and mango and finishes with cream cheese, unripe mango, and grapefruit peel, leaving semi-dry bittersweet carbon seltzer and beer notes.

Grade: C+

Soma Black Cherry Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with cherry cheesecake.  The bright black cherry entry builds to a cherry cheesecake peak.  It fades with New York Cherry Ice Cream and finishes with tart cherry leaving creamy semi-dry burnt sour cherry taste.

Grade: B+  

Soma Guava Passion Fruit Hard Seltzer:  The aroma leads with passion fruit.  Pineapple, guava, hops, and beer notes follow.  The sweet passion fruit entry is joined by guava and tangy pineapple building to a creamy tropical fruit peak.  It fades with sour mango, passion fruit and guava, and finishes with sour dough, citrus hops, and beer taste.

Grade: B-

The Bottom Line:  Soma Hard Seltzer is made by 21st Amendment Brewery and each of the flavor varieties seem to be  more of a hybrid beer and hard seltzer than a straight hard seltzer.  Soma Guava Passion Fruit Hard Seltzer even has some hop flavor. 

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Made in California

4.6% Alcohol

100 Calories

2 Carbs

0 Sugar Grams

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