Natural Light ∙ Aloha Beaches
Cold Hard Facts
12 oz. standard cans sold in 12-packs and 24-packs
25 oz. cans sold individually
12 oz.
4g sugar
132 calories
16 calories from sugar, 116 calories from alcohol*
25 oz.
8.3g sugar
275 calories
33 calories from sugar, 242 calories from alcohol*
Flavor Profile
Natural Light’s Aloha Beaches hard seltzer is great for what it is. It is a very boozy seltzer for young adults on a budget, and, keeping that in mind, it wins best in breed. It is much too sweet and much too flavorful, but it is relatively delicious. It is a combination of mango and peach, and like it’s cherry lime counterpart, it tastes like candy. It is surprisingly good, but it does not hold up to other seltzers in the beverage aisle. If you like Mango White Claw and want to get twice as drunk per dollar, this will do the trick. If you’re older than 25, try before you buy.
Drinkability
At a whopping 6%, you cannot drink this beverage all day. You will be absolutely shammered before you know it, and, with twice the industry standard sugar, your hangover will not be pleasant. For day drinking, a seltzer in the low 4% range is much more reasonable.
Price
Natural Light hard seltzer is unbeatable on booze per buck. Because this is a national hard seltzer, prices shouldn’t vary that much within a region. The HardSeltzerReviews.com price index is shown here:
Dive Bar
$2 for a 12 oz. can
$4-5 for a 25 oz. can (unlikely to be available)
Bar/Restaurant
$3-5 for a 12 oz. can
$8-12 for a 25 oz. can (unlikely to be available)
Store
$12 for a 12-pack of 12 oz. cans
$22 for a 24-pack of 12 oz. cans
$2.50-$3 for a 25 oz. can
Recommendations
Drink a couple Natural Light Aloha Beach seltzers by themselves, and hydrate between rounds. This flavor mixes well with Natural Light’s other flavor Catalina Lime Mixer (cherry and lime). For an easy-drinking 4loko effect, combine 1 part Natural Light hard seltzer with 1 part caffeinated seltzer (35 mg caffeine per 12 oz. serving).
Summary
Taste
3/5
Price
$
Drinkability
3/5
Hangover Ease
2/5
Overall Rating: 3/5
An Excellent Choice for Certain Occasions
The price and practicality of Natural Light Aloha Beaches hard seltzer are top-notch. This is the only brand that acknowledges that people might want to buy 24 of their favorite hard seltzer at one time. The flavor and drinkability, however, leave room for improvement among older adults, but those things don’t matter so much if you are 21. The perfect version of this seltzer has 50% less sugar, but it otherwise perfectly accomplishes the job it set out to do.
* Calorie breakdowns based on estimates