Style: Hard Seltzer

ABV: 5.0

88/100

Aroma:	11
Appearance:	3
Flavor:	17
Mouthfeel:	5

Suzie’s Organic Hard Seltzer Peachy

What the brewers say

Remember what it was like to bite into a plump juicy peach fresh off the tree? That memory brought us back to Georgia in search of organic, natural flavor.

What our panel thought

Crystal clear and sparkling. Artificial extract-peach aroma with floral notes, fluffy, hinting at cotton-candy sweetness. Flavor has light peach and heavy, floral perfume-like notes. Medium sweetness. Perfumy, artificial tasting.

What our editors thought

Clear with fat bubbles. Sweet, fake, peach-essence aroma. Perfumy peach flavor is vaguely off-putting. Mouthfeel seems a bit flat. More watery than dry. Lacks distinction.

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

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