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Very sweet. Strongly aromatic nose that is non-specifically "fruit". A bit like walking into a bulk candy store. Not terrible start, almost entirely artificial strawberry with hints and surmises of other flavors. The sweetener mix which includes sugar, apple juice, sucralose, and AceK is largely successful. …

Very sweet. In the long tradition of lime flavored drinks the smell has a lot in common with floor cleaners, though not in the best sense here. The flavor has a concept of the plan of sour, but never actually gets there. Not even really tart. Comes off as sort of an odd lime and apple combination which is not terrible. …

Very sweet. The very best feature is the color which is a very pleasant blue. It goes downhill very quickly from here. The smell is something I can only describe as "blue pineapple", which is similar to the overly artificial flavor known as "blue raspberry", but with pineapple instead. The flavor is …

Very sweet. Certainly "fruity" though oddly non-specific. Surprisingly nice finish considering the start. The artificial sweetener mix fails to meld with the flavors and ends up just confusing an already jumbled impression. Pass Purchased at Target

Medium sweet. Fruity start with tinted natural orange followed by some light tannins. A small swell of bitterness rises in the middle and threatens to overwhelm before fading with the extended herbal finish. Lots of complexity is revealed while savored. Between the packaging and the contents they come pretty close to a …

Medium sweet. Fruit start over cream with matching texture. Plenty of people are turned off by the more chunky textures in a drink like this, but the basil seeds are not overwhelmingly present with a good assortment of jellies to keep things interesting. The strawberry is about as natural as a McDonald's shake, which …

Quite sweet. It has been a really long time since I have had actual chocolate milk but despite that there is definite correspondence with that fading memory, even down texture somewhat. It is sweet for a near beer but the title is enough cover that I don't mind it. Still, anyone looking for something that isn't a …

Medium sweet. A surprising amount of natural orange in the nose. More hops than I was expecting at the start adds a bitter core with a soft wheat shell. The flavors feel layered but cohesive through the entirety, including the medium long finish. Nice complexity though the fruit might be off-putting for some. Ok. …

Slightly sweet. Rich and malty with just enough hops to provide a bitter backdrop without being overwhelming. Excellent mouthfeel. Probably one of the better alcohol removed beers that I've run into lately. While many have a certain tang in the finish, this maintains a full flavor all through the extended finish. …

Quite sweet. The fermentation does change some of the flavor characteristics you would expect for a can with Watermelon and Jalapeño on the label, but the watermelon is the one that undergoes the majority of the transformation. Where the pepper retains just a touch of it's heat and most of it's grassy flavors, the …

Medium sweet. Where the sweetness in the Oatmeal Dark was kind of off-putting, in this Raspberry Gose it makes a lot more sense. Also there is just enough of a tartness to bring down the perceived sweetness to something much more expected from something that also has plenty of fruit going on. Speaking of which, plenty …

Quite sweet. Surprisingly sweet for a near beer. If it had been a fruit beer I could maybe understand, but this is supposed to be something like an Oatmeal Stout and it shouldn't be just about as sugary as a standard soda. There is some bitterness there to take the edge off the sugar, and gives some toasty notes. Those …

Quite sweet. Identifiably peach, but with some slightly interesting overtones. The malt base is just detectable but overall pretty subtle. The start is quite fruit forward but somewhere right in the middle you aren't quite sure if there is maybe some spearmint in the mix. That slightly minty tone grows a little into …

Quite sweet. Intense start with both tart lemon and a big hit of spearmint that runs through the entire experience. The malt from the na beer base does make brief appearances just before the extended, and quite minty, finish but is mostly providing a little character in the background rather than being anything like …

Slightly sweet. Resin, black pepper, and a little bit of wood are the primary flavors. Slightly tangy. Comes across as quite herbal despite being derived from a fruit. Medium finish tastes like the best parts of a tea shop. Recommended. Purchased from Woodlake Market

Very sweet. Pretty good blend of lemon and raspberry turns out to probably be the best of the four varieties in this line. Somewhat sharp but not quite tart, and certainly not sour. The raspberry is most prominent in the middle, with lemon start and end. The whole thing has a bit of a candy-like sweetness that detracts …

Very sweet. Acidity and light tang from a pretty classic lemonade are mostly subsumed by blueberry flavor that might just be on the wrong side of the uncanny valley. Hard to tell if that's from the added flavors or possibly an interaction with the preservatives. I want to like it a lot, but it just keeps on not being …

Very sweet. Fresh strawberry works pretty well with the lemonade base, blunting the acidity a bit. Fruit really blooms in the middle before getting lost in a fairly muddled medium-length finish. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Very sweet. Fairly pure simple lemonade. Lightly tangy. Very slight candy tone distracts lightly, but isn't too bad. Surprisingly short finish is a little industrial. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Not sweet. Dark, roasted, and slightly bitter with some good complexity. Has a lot of coffee tones and some dark chocolate. Ok. Purchased at Stinson Wine, Beer and Spirits

Slight sweet. The coffee hits hard and strong, but with enough sweetness to blunt the bitterness. Probably closer to an espresso than drip. Reasonable depth from some malt integrates really well. Compares really well to RTD cold brew coffees, but with a slightly different flavor profile. Recommended. Purchased at …

Medium sweet. Floral start is fairly rich without being too powerful. Citrus is present mostly with a light acid but does contribute a bit of flavor mostly in the middle. The elderflower persists through the somewhat long finish that is somewhat muddled by the sweeteners. Ok. Purchased from Snackmagic

Not sweet. Pretty classic cream ale with a malty start and a touch of hops bitterness at the end. A little bit of a tinny taste over the top, but not incredibly noticeable. Long bread-y finish. Ok. Purchased at Stinson Wine, Beer and Spirits

Medium sweet. Somewhat complicated start with the almost natural fruit nearly overpowered by a somewhat woody tea flavor. The fruit briefly wins out in the middle before the tea returns for a bow in the finish. The flavors never quite meld through the whole experience but don't fight either. Fairly short and almost …

Not sweet. Natural ginger suffused with complex bitter and earthy flavors present a challenge to anyone who read the label text and expected something different from the use of the term "ginger beer". The bitterness, which I suspect is from the dandelion root, is very present but also not overpowering. More …

Something Bowl Sunday 5/5 Not sweet. Like the Hairless Dog Lager earlier today this is hop forward. The difference then is in degree, not kind. Where the Hairless Dog used a big hammer, Athletic instead adds enough to be assertive but not enough to be abrasive. Floral notes develop in the middle and the finish is like …

Something Bowl Sunday 3/5 Not sweet. Lightly malted and fairly clean with just enough depth to be interesting. Other than the alcohol it's really similar to a Corona. Recommended. Purchased at Stinson Wine, Beer and Spirits

Something Bowl Sunday 4/5 Not sweet. Roasted malts are the star and they do shine pretty well. Slightly toasted bitter edge brings character and adds to the depth. A little more thin that I normally like my stouts, but works ok here. Not perfect, but worth it. Recommended. Purchased at Stinson Wine, Beer and Spirits

Something Bowl Sunday 2/5 Not sweet. Quite malty with just a bit of a bitter edge from some hops. Plenty of depth. Finish comes off slightly metallic unfortunately. Ok. Purchased at Stinson Wine, Beer and Spirits

Something Bowl Sunday 1/5 Slightly sweet. Overpowering hops nearly obliterates everything else though some malt comes through eventually. IPA lovers looking for a non-alcoholic beer might enjoy this but far too hoppy for something labelled a "lager". Pass. Purchased from Top Ten Liquors Roseville