Hard Seltzer: What the Label Has to Mean

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Updated April 2026

There is no official best hard seltzer. “Best” is palate talk, not a TTB class. A can is fermented sugar or malt-plus-hops, then water and flavor. Official White Claw Original: 100 calories / 2 g sugar per 12 oz. Official Truly Cherry: 5% / 100 / 1 g / 2 g. Official Bud Light Seltzer: 5% / 100 / <1 g / 2 g. Other SKUs unused as a crown.

Related: what alcohol is in hard seltzer, White Claw, Truly.

Class vs crown

Language 12 oz
White Claw Original ABV unused
Truly Cherry
Bud Light Seltzer
Best / 15 picks No ranking
12 oz at 5% From labeled ABV

Read the can. Pair: Vizzy vs White Claw.

Sources

  • whiteclaw.com / trulyhardseltzer.com / budlight.com seltzer tiles. Other SKUs unused.
  • 27 CFR Part 7 / Part 25. NIAAA December 2025.
  • NIAAA one drink

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