White Claw ® Hard Seltzer Surge is what happens when hard seltzer reaches new heights. With a hint of sweetness from the unmistakable blood orange flavor, this mouth-watering take on your favorite hard seltzer provides a stronger wave of refreshment.

“Tastes like the hardest seltzer in the universe (literally).” I've said it before, but I think it bears repeating: There's nothing natural, and nothing especially healthy, about White Claw in any of its iterations. Despite the lighter-than-air connotations of “seltzer,” the product is in fact malt liquor.

Purified carbonated water, alcohol, natural flavors, cane sugar, citric acid, sodium citrate.

However, many of the hard seltzer category's leading brands, including Truly, Vizzy, Bud Light Seltzer, and of course White Claw are actually spiked with fermented malt or cane sugar. Like beer, cane sugar or malt-based hard seltzers like White Claw and Truly get their alcohol through a fermentation process.

The biggest difference between the original White Claw Hard Seltzer (or any of their other products) and the new White Claw Surge is the alcohol content. Like the rest of the portfolio, Surge comes in 355-millilitre cans, but it contains 7% alcohol rather than 5%.

8% At 8% alcohol, White Claw ® Hard Seltzer Surge is a stronger wave of refreshment. Available now in a variety pack with Blackberry, Lime, Blood Orange and Cranberry.

Malt liquor is often associated with negative health consequences, such as liver damage and addiction. If you're going to drink malt liquor, be sure to do so responsibly and in moderation to avoid these risks. Remember that your health is always more important than any alcoholic beverage.

In the US the alcohol is usually made by fermenting cane sugar or malted barley. Hard seltzer products outside of the US have been found to use either neutral spirit, or fermentation of fruit. The alcohol by volume is around 5% and the calorie-content is relatively low.

The biggest difference between the original White Claw Hard Seltzer (or any of their other products) and the new White Claw Surge is the alcohol content. Like the rest of the portfolio, Surge comes in 355-millilitre cans, but it contains 7% alcohol rather than 5%.

In the US the alcohol is usually made by fermenting cane sugar or malted barley. Hard seltzer products outside of the US have been found to use either neutral spirit, or fermentation of fruit. The alcohol by volume is around 5% and the calorie-content is relatively low.

So a "hard" seltzer is one that has been spiked with alcohol, and usually flavoured with fruit. Some are made with spirits such as vodka, gin or tequila. However, the leading brands in America are brewed from fermented grains or cane sugar, and therefore fall within the beer category as a "flavoured malt beverage".

White Claw alcohol content: A standard hard seltzer: 5% ABV. A standard glass of white wine: 11-15% ABV.

While the original White Claws (5% ABV) have enjoyed mainstream success largely because of their nutritional value - 100 calories and 2 grams of carbohydrates per can - expect each Surge can to clock in at around 150-170 calories per can, though still 2g carbs, due to the higher alcohol content. Each 16-oz.

Regular beer typically has an ABV of five percent or lower, while malt liquor's ABV is usually around six to nine percent, or even higher. This means that one bottle of malt liquor can have more than double the alcohol content of a standard beer.

Malt liquor isn't “liquor” in the sense that it's not a distilled spirit like vodka or whiskey. Many malt liquor brands have a high alcohol content but they're nowhere near as strong as spirits. Boiled like beer and fermented with yeast, they're spiritually much closer to the light lager beer style.

This process means hard seltzer somewhat surprisingly falls into the beer category as a “flavored malt beverage,” rather than into a pre-mix category. However, hard seltzer is made from fermenting cane sugar or sugar with water, whereas beer uses malted grains as the primary source of sugar.