Mikaela Pascal Ranks Her Top Five Hard Seltzer Flavors

The hard seltzer boom can be confusing for anybody weaned on beer and wine. Is it carbonated water? Is it candy? Is it booze? A good hard seltzer drink is all three, and it's also, unsurprisingly, really dang delicious. Hard seltzers are equally suited to a crowded summer barbecue with friends or an evening streaming a movie all by yourself. "They're not too sweet, so you can kind of keep throwing back a few," according to Mikaela Pascal. "And then you get really toasty."

With so many brands and flavors on the market, though, the hard seltzer section at your local supermarket can be a confounding kaleidoscopic array of equally colorful choices. Even Truly flavors are so varied as to be overwhelming. That's why no less a source than Mikaela, whom you can find on Twitter as @Mikaela_Pascal, broke down her favorite hard sletzer flavors across all brands. She's an authority on this, folks, and you can compare your tastes to hers by voting up your own favorites.