"Admittedly, determining which sipper is "best" treads on some treacherously subjective terrain. I'm personally a fan of Ruby Grapefruit White Claw, for example, but won't even touch Watermelon or Green Apple. So we assembled our Topo Chico ranking based on "the balance between different types of flavors, including sweetness, fruitiness, and acidity." The Mexican mineral water brand's website describes its 4.7% ABV Exotic Pineapple hard seltzer as a "tart, ripe pineapple [flavor] with added minerals for taste.""
"In the final product, any intended "tartness" was smothered by intense, cloyingly sweet, faux-tropical fruit tones. Our taste-tester even said the plastic-pineapple profile "lacks the acidity I'm craving when I reach for something fruity." Instead, "despite there only being 2 grams of sugar [...] compared to other pineapple seltzers I've tried, this one felt a bit heavy-handed.""
Eight Topo Chico hard seltzers were sampled and ranked by balance of sweetness, fruitiness, and acidity. The Exotic Pineapple (4.7% ABV) landed last due to an overpowering, cloying sweetness and faux-tropical pineapple notes that masked intended tartness. Tasters described a plastic-pineapple profile lacking the acidity expected from a fruity seltzer. The product lists about 2 grams of sugar but still came across as heavy-handed. Exotic Pineapple is sold in Topo Chico variety packs; a 12-pack was priced around $16.99 at a Chicago Target and drew several negative customer reviews citing bad taste and aftertaste.
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