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August 30, 2020

Review: Sparkle Glacier Spiked Hard Seltzer

by Jeff Ellingson

Sparkle Glacier Spiked Hard Seltzer was released February 2020 by Avery Brewing Company.  Avery Brewing Company was founded September 1993 by Adam Avery and his father Larry in Boulder Colorado.  Avery is probably best known for their White Rascal Belgian Style White Ale but they have crafted dozens of beers including several IPA’s.  Avery is now 70% owned by the Mahou-San Miguel Group.  This is the same company that also owns 90% of Founders Brewing Company, another craft brewery out of Grand Rapids Michigan.  Sparkle Hard Seltzer is made by fermenting brewing sugar (dextrose) into alcohol.  They finish Sparkle as dry as possible so no sugars remain when fermentation is complete.  The complete ingredients list on a can of Sparkle Cherry Lime reads Glacier- Spiked Sparkling Water, Dextrose, Morello Cherry and Key Lime.  The water is sourced from the Arapaho Glacier.  Over one year was spent developing Sparkle and over 60 flavors were created before selecting Cherry Lime, Grapefruit, and CranRaz.  Each can weighs in at 100 calories 5% Alcohol and 1.5 Carbs.

Sparkle Grapefruit:  The aroma is fresh peeled grapefruit.  The juicy grapefruit entry builds to a bubbly seltzer peak.  It fades with creamy and tart grapefruit finishing with bittersweet carbon and whole grapefruit taste.

Grade: B+

Sparkle Cherry Lime: The aroma leads with cherry.  Lime follows.  The sour cherry entry builds to a natural wild cherry lime juice peak.  It fades with whole lime and sour cherry taste finishing with bittersweet carbonic acid, cherry and tart key lime taste.

Grade: B

Sparkle CranRaz: It pours to a soft cloudy pink color.  The aroma is raspberry and malt.  Additional time in the glass brings out cranberry notes.  The subtle raspberry entry builds in intensity and is joined by tart cranberry building to a foamy tart peak.  It finishes with Cool Whip softened bittersweet carbonic acid and tart raspberry taste.

Grade: B
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The Bottom Line: Avery Brewing Company has done a good job crafting a Hard Seltzer with natural fruit flavor.  Made with a brewers sugar alcohol base, I don’t pick up any of the beer backing I do with most beer companies hard seltzers.  I do pick up a little bittersweet carbonic aftertaste on the finish.

Made in Boulder Colorado

5% Alcohol

100 Calories

1.5 Carbs

0 Added Sugar

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