Style: Hard Seltzer

ABV: 5.0

88/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 17
Mouthfeel: 4

Pontoon Brewing Company Don'tcha Orange

What the brewers say

“Orange soda–inspired hard seltzer.”

What our panel thought

“A valiant effort at producing the orange soda we loved as kids. Aroma and color are spot on; it would be easy to drink a whole can before realizing it contains alcohol. Carbonation and sweetness are its only detractors; the former could be ramped up and the latter dialed down.”

What our editors thought

“Absurd visual of bright orange soda, synthetic orange flavoring nose with a bracing, almost juniper, briskness. Sickly sweet flavor sells the alcoholic orange-soda approach, but it’s hard to drink more than a few sips.”

Review printed in: Rethinking the Classic Pale Ale (Winter 2023) (View All Issues)


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