Updated March 2026
White Claw Original is not vodka soda. Official whiteclaw.com Natural Lime / Grape: 100 calories, 2 g sugar, 2 g carbs per 12 oz. Ingredients list purified carbonated water, alcohol, natural flavors, and cane sugar — a sugar-base hard seltzer, not a vodka pour. Standalone ABV unused on those US product pages Typical US Original lots print 5%. Clawtails are labeled flavored malt beverage. Surge is a different SKU.
Related: what alcohol is in hard seltzer, what alcohol is in Truly, Vizzy vs White Claw.
SKU vs class
| Language | 12 oz |
|---|---|
| Original US panel | whiteclaw.com |
| Official US ABV | — |
| Typical Original 5% | Not a legal type |
| Clawtails | Different SKU |
| 12 oz at 5% | Scale the neck |
Read the can. Pair: how long hard seltzer lasts.
Sources
- https://www.whiteclaw.com/products/natural-lime: 100 cal / 2 g sugar / 2 g carbs / 12 oz. ABV unused.
- 27 CFR Part 7 / Part 25. NIAAA December 2025. Surge / Zero Proof are different SKUs.
- NIAAA one drink
- 27 CFR 5.142