Mike's Hard Pink Lemonade

I'll be happy when I go back to beer. This whole thing with the oddball drinks and never ending apple ciders was an interesting diversion, but I need to get back to my strength - drinking beer. Well, this is the fourth Mike's beverage that I've tried for the blog. I may have to add Mike's actual Hard Lemonade before this tangent has played out.

You know how I said that the last one looked like a slightly more red version of Pink Lemonade? Well, this one looks JUST LIKE pink lemonade. It's all pink and cloudy, but it has the added carbonation that is apparently added to adult beverages to let people know that they are for adults or something. The aroma is lemony, but the overall effect is more like dish soap than lemonade.

First sip is a bit like pink lemonade, but not overly so. It's sweet, but it has a hit of carbonation that kind of puts a tart bite on the whole thing moreso than the lemon does. I get more of a grapefruit taste than I do lemon from a simple sip. I suspect I'll be able to cull more from a proper swig. Coincidentally, that's what my standard drinking procedure calls for. If you didn't know that, your job is to meticulously go through each beverage review on this blog. You'll start to see my pattern.

Tip-in is the lemon soap taste followed quickly by carbonation completely taking over the tongue. The middle of it is almost sickly sweet as it rolls to the top of the mouth. The finish has a slight tartness coupled with more carbonation. Trailing off is a bitter sweet lemon and grapefruit. I like actual pink lemonade on occasion, but not this one.

1.25/5