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Well, it's carbonated. That's never really a good start. There's no reason to carbonate a lemonade unless you're trying to hide something. I suppose these guys are trying to hide the 9% ABV, and I'm not sure I blame them. That's quite a bit of alcohol to hide in the lemonade, so I can appreciate the difficulty that they may have run into. Hopefully, they have found a recipe that will ensure the deliciousness of the lemonade is unsullied by an alcohol burn or the carbonation that is used to cover up the alcohol.
It pours oddly white, but it is very watery in that respect. The seltzer I recently had was more white than this is. I really question whether or not that one should ever have been called a seltzer. The aroma is lemony, but I would not call it lemonade. It smells more like the lemon vodka that I had the other day. As this is only 9%, I can't imagine it's going to be quite as fervent as as the liquor was, but what I'm looking for here is lemonade. I like lemonade, and I want to have a lemonade on this sunny summer day in my backyard.
First sip is unremarkable. Nevertheless, I'm going to remark on it. It is watery, and you can taste the alcohol, but it's less like lemonade and more like lemon seltzer. I think this and that last seltzer should have swapped names. This is more like a seltzer than it is like a lemonade, and that was more like a soda than it was a seltzer. As a result, the taste is relatively uninspired, and the full swig should be bland but not bad. We're going to find out.
Tip-in is moderate carbonation sizzle with lemons and sweetness to the point that this would be a nice lemony drink if it doesn't change. The middle doesn't burn with alcohol, but it is clearly laden with it to the point that the sweetness takes a back seat, and the result is a middle that's kind of hard to get through. The finish is a lingering sweetness on top of lemons that is whatever the opposite of crisp is.
Bottom Line: Not even the worst lemon-flavored beverage I've had this week.
3.0/5
