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When I received and first blogged about cans of Thorntail Hard Agave, I called them canned cocktails, taking a cue from the company’s press release. After drinking them and taking notes, I realize that these are in fact hard seltzers crafted from an agave wine base. Granted, they are bit … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery released a new daquiri-inspired line of hard seltzers, joining its Summer Seltzer variety pack for a burst of tropical summertime flavors. They’re all relatively easy-drinking, ranging from 3.6% to 4.5% alcohol by volume. Details: Urban South Brewery has introduced the Daq Pack, a new hard seltzer variety … Continue reading
Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing doesn’t just brew hop-forward beers (as a perk to being located on a hop farm), but also has a line of hard seltzers in its YOXI product line. The company recently announced the expansion of this line into variety packs with four flavors. Press release: Bale … Continue reading
Yes, you read that headline right, Stone Brewing—purveyor of Arrogant Bastard Ale, famously anti “fizzy yellow beer”/mainstream industrial beer—has a hard seltzer(!). Buenavida Hard Seltzer was initially launched in Southern California only, but now the company has announced its nationwide rollout. Press release: After a wildly successful launch in Southern … Continue reading
Now that Christmas weekend is past and the Beer Advent Calendar is over, I can get caught up on a few things, starting with receiving some non-alcoholic and “alt” beverages (as in, alternative to beer). These were sent the past couple of weeks though I hadn’t gotten to sharing. The … Continue reading
In the world of hard seltzer, the flavor profiles follow a pretty standard course: fruit, sweetness, perhaps some minerality, and (ideally) a crisp finish. They tend to be ephemerally light throughout, which is part of the easy-drinking appeal. There are some which expand upon this with herbs, mint, cucumber, and … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out this past Thursday, wherein I tackle a topic that continues to take the beer and drinks world by storm: Hard seltzer bubble over beer market. I’d tasted maybe a handful of hard seltzers prior to writing this, so I dove in and … Continue reading