Review: Ashland Hard Seltzer Ice Cream Variety Pack
Ashland Hard Seltzer’s newest 4 flavor 12 can variety pack is an Ice Cream inspired Variety pack. Sonic makes slush inspired and 4 Hand’s makes snow cone inspired hard seltzers so ice cream inspired seems like a logical next step. Besides Ashland previously released The Bellinger Bomb, a bomb pop inspired hard seltzer. Ashland is available in California and Arizona and it is also sold by some online retailers if you don’t feel any hard seltzer is worth a cross country road trip. Ashland was founded by Josh Landon with a celebrity group including Country Music singer Chris Lane, NFL quarterback Jerod Goff, LA Dodger Cody Bellinger and a handful of sports and social media celebrities. Josh Landon also founded Saint Archer Brewing Company and sold it to MillerCoors two years later. Once the non compete expired he founded Harland Brewing Company. Each 12 ounce can of Ashland Hard Seltzer is made from a fermented sugar base with alkaline carbonated water, and organic fruit essence.
Ashland Creamsicle Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with sliced orange. Additional time brings out notes of orange creamsicle. The orange wedge entry is joined by vanilla and cream building to a juicy orange creamsicle peak. It fades with foamy seltzer and tart orange and finishes with orange peel and carbon seltzer taste.
Grade: B+
Ashland Strawberry Shortcake Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with strawberry puree. The strawberry jam entry builds to a juicy strawberry shortcake peak. It fades with fresh strawberry and foamy seltzer and finishes with tart strawberry and bittersweet carbon seltzer.
Grade: B
Ashland Lemon Vanilla Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with lemon cream pie. Additional time brings out a carbon seltzer backing. The tart lemon juice entry is joined by vanilla building to a lemon cream pie peak. It fades with tart lemon custard and finishes with lemon peel and carbon seltzer taste.
Grade: B+
Ashland Rainbow Sherbet Hard Seltzer: The aroma leads with a fruit cup blend of raspberry and orange. Additional time brings out lime and whipped cream. The sweet raspberry sherbet entry is joined by orange creamsicle building to a rainbow sherbet peak. It fades with orange sherbet and finishes with lime popsicle and whipped cream, juicy orange, and mild carbon seltzer.
Grade: A
The Bottom Line: Ashland continues to make great tasting hard seltzers that have real flavors and a real seltzer finish. Maybe too much of a real seltzer finish for some.
Made in San Diego California
5% Alcohol
99 Calories
0 Sugar
0 Carbs