We compared leading hard seltzer brands White Claw and Truly - and the winner was clear
For the sake of our test, we sampled the classic White Claw variety pack and Truly's Tropical Mix and Citrus Mix (not pictured).
On our taste test form, White Claw received a 100% 5 rating on a 1-5 scale of "terrible to awesome."
It ws clearly a fan favorite.
The group loved it. "Much better than I expected!" one colleague wrote. "Crushable, chuggable, just perfect to drink and not overthink."
Though we were split on our favorite flavors, the general consensus was that we really enjoyed them all.
"Better than actual seltzer, love the real fruit taste," a colleague wrote.
Overall, we felt fairly "meh" about Truly. Two tasters even gave it a 1 rating on the tasting form.
"It tastes good at first, but then it has a weird, sour aftertaste," one colleague wrote. "I don't like Truly," said another.
On the whole, we simply weren't as excited about Truly as we were about White Claw.
"It's fine," wrote one taster. "Good, kind of unremarkable," said another.
Of the eight Truly flavors we tried, lime was the only one the group liked.
"I had the lime Truly and I really liked drinking it, but the after taste was in my mouth a little too long," one taster wrote.
In the end, White Claw proved victorious.
Here's to hoping it's back in stores soon.
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