Style: Hard Seltzer

ABV: 4.5

95/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 5

Bootstrap Brewing SPARKALICIOUS Greyhound HS

What the brewers say

Hard seltzer made with real grapefruit.

What our panel thought

Murky. Like a less carbonated, less sweet, deeper, more complex Squirt soda—the grapefruit freshness pops. Doesn’t present itself as aggressively bitter or acidic. Great grapefruit-juice character in the flavor. There’s enough residual sweetness to balance the acidity and carbonation, plus a light pithy bitterness. Very well executed.

What our editors thought

Bright grapefruit-juice nose—pungent, lightly pithy, a hint of sweetness. The sip is balanced grapefruit juice, perfectly pitched between pithy bitterness and soft sweetness. Acidity brings a pleasantly crisp edge. The carb is a touch low for hard seltzer but has a cocktail feel.

Review printed in: Beyond Beer: Hard Seltzer, Hard Kombucha, and More (Apr-May 2021) (View All Issues)


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