Reviews

Melting Forest is a line of mushroom enhanced sparkling adaptogenic beverages available in eight SKUs, split into four energy drinks and four D-stress varieties.

Weekday Vibes is a line of non-alcoholic spritzers made with dealcoholized wine and available in two flavors: Grapefruit Rosemary Sparkling Rose and Bitter Orange Spritz. The two products have pretty different flavor profiles and nutritional makeups, but how do they hold up against their alcoholic counterparts?

Happy Pop is a new line of organic energy drinks enhanced with adaptogens. Launched by Koia co-founders Maya French and Dustin Baker, Happy Pop is launching with three 8.4 oz flavors, including Lemon Zing, Rainbow Drip and Tangerine Dream. 

Plant Press is a new line of low calorie sparkling beverages that aims to provide “clean caffeine” with one 12 ounce can equaling the same caffeine as a cup of coffee. 

Pointless is a new entry into the mid-calorie CSD set that focuses exclusively on ginger ale. All four 12 ounce flavors – Original, Lime, Blueberry, and Cranberry – feature cold-pressed ginger juice as their hero ingredient.

Beekeeper is a new line of RTD cold brew coffee drinks that are made with Guatemalan coffee and a touch of honey. The line is launching with four varieties packaged in 8 ounce cans. 

Joni Verjus is a brand of sparkling grape juice drinks that are made with upcycled fruit and contain no added sugar. Self-described as “a new way to drink,” Joni aims to bring the consumer with an often overlooked ingredient: verjus.

Spade is a recently launched line of premium sparkling sodas that contain zero calories and zero sugar. Sweetened with stevia, spade is also infused with electrolytes with the goal being that the drinks keep you “hydrated and refreshed.”

Bollygood is a line of Indian-inspired sparkling lemonade and limeade beverages that are packaged in 12 ounce sleek cans. Bollygood is Women Owned certified and Non-GMO Project verified.

RSRV Collective is a line of RTD non-alcoholic cocktails that are packaged in 12 ounce cans and available in four flavors: Amari, Rosata, Botanica and Grana.

Proudly “born and made in LA,” Yaté is a new two-SKU line of sparkling yerba maté beverages that are packaged in 12 ounce cans.

Originally launched in 2021, Alldae is back with a brand new look and revised product lineup. While still cascara-based, Alldae now positions itself as a “superfruit soda” with eyes on a reaching a broader consumer base. 

Cha is a new line of USDA Organic sparkling teas from LA-based kombucha marketer Better Booch. Kombucha companies continue to expand outside the category as they search for growth and today we’re taking a look at one of the latest brands to do so.

Illicit Elixirs is a line of functional sparkling beverages designed to support dopamine production through its proprietary DopaJoy™ blend. But more than its ingredients, we feel  the drink’s unique and…