Twisted Tea

Twisted Tea
Score: 7/10

Since my idea to begin an amateur drink review blog came when I opened a bottle of Twisted Tea, I decided that it would only make sense to make Twisted Tea my first drink review. I know many of you may claim that Twisted Tea is not necessarily a beer. This is partially true based on what would typically be considered a beer, except that my blog will also include party beverages and variant malt beverages. Twisted Tea is just one of those variants since it is indeed a malt beverage and is nothing more than tea flavored beer.

Twisted Tea has been brewed and shipped by the Twisted Tea brewing company in Cincinnati, OH, and Breinigsville, PA since 2001. The idea behind Twisted Tea, is that hard tea should taste just like regular refreshing iced tea. Although the idea is endearing, most drinkers will tell you that no matter how close a "hard" drink is to the original, there is always a little variation. Twisted Tea is no exception.
On a plus note, Twisted Tea does taste as close as one could hope to achieve to regular iced tea while it is still cold and refreshing. The initial taste is that of fresh brewed iced tea with maybe a small hint of lemon. It's sweet, but not sweet like southern tea. All in all, a freshly opened Twisted Tea meets all the requirements of a hard counterpart to a much milder relaxation drink. It would be quite refreshing at a summer party, a beach trip, or just something special to help to unwind if you want something a little sweeter on your tongue but still wanted the average alcohol content (5%). Twisted Tea also has the added bonus of being available in a variety of flavors such as : Original, half & half, raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, light, peach, sun tea style, new mango, and their seasonal orange citrus. The only thing wrong with the multitude of flavors is finding them since I have yet to see anything other than original. (This is not to say they cannot be found somewhere). Twisted Tea is also great for those who might not like regular beer like girls or men with no balls.
The price of Twisted Tea seems to vary from about $7-$8.50. This is not really that bad considering most beers that are not high production piss water can cost several dollars more. The dark side to Twisted Tea arrives if you fail to drink it while it is still in its cold deceptive phase. If you try to drink a Twisted Tea while warm you will be greeted with a bitter bitch slap of lying juice right out of a bottle of lies. Twisted Tea that is not cooled to perfection tastes almost exactly like regular tea that someone tried to sweeten with one too many packets of sweet and low. Any kid who fell for the sweet and low packet challenge knows the horror of artificial sweetener overload. The bitter harsh taste that fills your mouth is almost enough to put someone off Twisted Tea for good. I however, found that if you re-refrigerate the bottle it can be redeemed to its former glory. (Yes it was so bad I had to try re-cooling it just to finish it.) This is why Twisted Tea received a 7/10. If you want a great quick easy to finish drink, then Twisted Tea is for you (as long as it remains cold. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KEEP IT COLD! SERIOUSLY, IT'S AWFUL!).