Rating the best of summer's trendy hard seltzers

Publish date: 2024-08-18

Beer and cider got you feeling flat?

Dozens of new spiked seltzers have hit the market in recent years. Here, a look at seven of the buzziest, bubbliest brands.

Truly

Six-pack at $8.99
This 5 percent ABV bev uses fermented sugar for its alcohol base and features a hint of fruit flavor in its citrus, berry and tropical varieties. Each can contains 100 calories and less than a gram of added sugar.

Bon & Viv

Six-pack at $7.99
Savvy drinkers are reaching for this 90-calorie, no-added-sugar spritzer that comes in funky flavors such as pear-elderflower and clementine-hibiscus.

Finnish Long Drink Zero

Six-pack at $15.99
This light version of a popular Scandinavian beverage features gin, grapefruit and artificial sweeteners for a 92-calorie cocktail with zero carbs or sugar.

Arctic Summer

Six-pack at $9.99
Boston’s Harpoon Brewery teamed with the cultishly popular Polar Seltzer for these fizzlers that come in bright, polka-dotted cans, in flavors such as pineapple-pomelo and black cherry.

Willie’s Superbrew

Six-pack at $8.99
If low-cal, low-sugar boozing isn’t enticing enough, the Cape Cod-based Willie’s uses buzzy superfoods such as acai and turmeric and pledges to donate 3 percent of yearly profits to environmental causes.

High Noon Sun Sips

Four-pack at $9.99
Made with vodka, sparkling water and a splash of real fruit juice such as watermelon and black cherry, this one’s a slightly sweet pick (with no added sugar!) that’s almost too drinkable.

White Claw

Six-pack at $8.99
One of the first hard seltzers on the market when it debuted in 2016, this popular option has spawned a number of tongue-in-cheek memes about bros bucking Bud Light for something a little lighter and fruitier. At just 100 calories and 2 grams of added sugar, it’s a smart, tasty swap.

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