Can hard lemonade be good actually? | How to Drink

[@howtodrink]

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[@alwaysfresh6869]

What's the name of the intro song? 🤔

[@jasnix]

Any chances of you making sima?

[@Dan016]

Greg - A Man of the People

[@seanmcelroy6222]

You didn't try Hooch, hard to say that you even got near finding the best hard lemonade if you haven't tried it.

[@t1hero]

Video suggestion: how to fix the bad ends of "The Matrix of Doom". You can imagine the situation: All inclusive bar is free but they have only cheap inferior brands; You are stuck at the in-laws at a holiday etc. but you really want a drink that tastes somewhat like a Manhattan and is still good.

[@jamesgilbert124]

Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to mourn Greg's pancreas, which was suddenly and violently attacked by a gang of lemonades. He will be missed. If you'll open your hymnals and join us in singing "How Sweet It Is."

[@jasonremy1627]

It was preceded to the grave by his liver...

[@andysampson4085]

Comedy gold

[@gregkropotkin3982]

Please give your condolences to the surviving family, namely the kidneys and liver

[@DIVISIONBYZEROE]

Lemonade. Luh-luh-Lemonade.

[@Agispsi]

Liver...

[@XSpamDragonX]

I actually really love the warning against drunk driving on that Mike's can. When you catch people offguard like that it really makes them think.

[@howtodrink]

No absolutely I agree

[@richmondvand147]

Mikes was also the drink of young ppl when it came out (probably still is) so it makes it even more important to get their attention

[@robertwalsh1401]

@@richmondvand147 my first drink was a mikes hard lemonade at a wedding and i was like damn this tastes like soda. Definitely good to have a blunt warning like that lol

[@blissfuldj7627]

@@richmondvand147 nah the drink of young people is straight grey goose, we're all too broken to want flavor anymore, just burning and numbing

[@ffwast]

@@blissfuldj7627 Bull. You people can't afford grey goose.

[@johnfroh6774]

We need an episode now just making lemonade. No alcohol, nothing fancy, just Greg teaching Meredith to make lemonade.

[@SpektakOne]

Ever since Kevin Kos dropped that Super Juice video, I’ve been using that technique not for cocktails but to have continuous pitchers of delicious lemonade in the fridge at all times.

[@mcFreaki]

make it alcoholic in the end by just shoving some tito's in there

[@LeatherDaddy97]

@@mcFreaki or even better, a good vodka

[@DarthUmbra]

@Aiden What would you say is a good vodka?

[@cratorcic9362]

I have a better idea. This could be something he makes with his daughter again!

[@KittStone]

I used to do a fresh hard lemonade at the bar I worked at, i called it a 'Blushing Saturday' it was a daily special. I feel the need to throw the recipe here, so enjoy: Juice 1/2 a lemon 1/2 oz of simple syrup Slice, then Muddle 2 and a half strawberries, setting aside 1 half for the garnish 1oz of peach shnapps And if you want it harder, 1oz of gin Then top with sparkling water in a tall Garnish with the strawberry slice and and a lemon wedge, enjoy :))

[@AlystrZelland]

I wonder if that'd be good with like a French 75 substitution

[@emosam07]

Yummmm

[@cleverusername9369]

Plot twist: OP wasn't a bartender, they bussed tables

[@KittStone]

@@cleverusername9369 at that bar? Had to do it all unfortunately 💀💀💀

[@lumberjack7178]

Thank you for giving me a nice calmer drink iv been drink drinking and turned 21 back in march so I've been taking account of cocktails

[@Arcticun]

"That took me back to Epcot 1989" absolutely killed me, I was just trying to eat dinner and it sent me REELING.

[@nickatkinson4274]

Yes! Best part.

[@Shilag]

I like Meredith being more prominent in the videos as of late. It's really nice seeing you have someone to bounce thoughts with, and she can offer a second opinion on some tasting notes.

[@toreyflint4727]

I do too. She makes a good straight woman to contrast Greg's more eccentric side. They've got good banter together

[@Peripatetic45]

The chemistry has always been good; he enjoys bouncing off her opinions.

[@theppotato1667]

@@toreyflint4727 she has a wife lol

[@chosentwice1839]

@@theppotato1667 you obviously don’t know what you’re talking about lol

[@toreyflint4727]

@@theppotato1667 Yeah I'm aware. Not what I meant by "straight woman" lol

[@datonkallandor8687]

To quote Starkids: "There's just enough alcohol in one of them there Mike's Hard Lemonades to make it taste worse than regular lemonade."

[@biancabrooks280]

😹😹😹😹😹

[@degrassi420]

which one is that from i can’t remember

[@katherinethegreat508]

​@@degrassi420 That was Trail to Oregon

[@degrassi420]

@@katherinethegreat508 thank you!

[@shred1894]

@@katherinethegreat508 I died of dysentery playing Oregon Trail

[@heartwoodmtg9246]

I am ready for a few videos where Greg actually gets to enjoy himself.

[@TheJohnreeves]

Same. I'm getting a little tired of the repeated bad manufactured drinks. Maybe he ran out of cocktails? Couldn't be. But they must be doing it for some reason, maybe these really get the ratings up.

[@neil454]

Yeah it's sad to watch this channel slowly turn into "make greg suffer with shitty drinks". I got into this channel to learn how to make great cocktails at home, but it seems like Greg never makes those educational videos anymore.

[@boarderking133]

And makes cocktails again? Lol

[@boarderking133]

@@TheJohnreeves for real. I thought I was alone but it seems like a huge portion of his fanbase wants the old show back

[@boarderking133]

@@neil454 yea. It's seems like most fans feel this way. Shame

[@loke6664]

Actually, there is a wild blue raspberry in Scandinavia, it is pretty rare outside Gotland, Sweden (who calls it "Salmbär"). They make a great jam with it you have on saffron pancakes (a local specialty). There is also a bunch of garden varieties you can get in the US but those are a bit cheating, they are just created to look odd in your garden and don't really have a particular unique flavor. The salmbär do taste like nothing else, but it certainly does not taste like a blue raspberry soda which seems to have been the idea of some marketing guy. Gotland is generally an odd place, the center of it's only city basically looks like it did in 1361 besides a bit more run down, they have their own kinda of language and culture. Great place to visit as a tourist, the city wall is one of the best preserved of it's kind in the world and they have an odd alcoholic beverage that you can't buy anywhere but a friendly local might give you a glass called "Gotlandsdryck" (you can buy the none alcoholic version but it doesn't taste the same). I think they refuse to sell it out of stubbornness to be honest, the locals are odd but friendly and they have together with the Basques the highest old hunter gatherer DNA in Europe. You can't even get the Jam outside the island, they refuse to ship it.

[@juliabarrow-hemmings6624]

Salmbär is European Dewberry, its very much not unique to Gotland, it just has a cultural heritage there it oft lacks in other regions of Northern Europe due to being overlooked for other berries like blackberries and raspberries, there are also quite a few sister species native to America as well.

[@diablominero]

We have a wild blue raspberry in the US too -- Rubus leucodermis. But "blue raspberry" flavoring isn't based on the interesting dark fruit aroma of real blue raspberries. "blue raspberry" flavoring is red raspberry flavoring plus blue dye.

[@loke6664]

@@diablominero Sadly, it isn't really based on any real raspberry at all but a chemical that kinda taste a bit like raspberry... I admit I am a bit jealous on the guy running the "weird explorer" channel here on KZbin, the dude just travel the world and eat strange fruits and berries. There is so much tasty berries out there. Heck, the American blueberry and the Scandinavian blueberry also are very different, our variant is a lot smaller but taste more (and are red inside).

[@johnr797]

​@@loke6664My brother in Christ Salmbär grows from Portugal to China, and is popping up in the Americas too, from Canada to Argentina.

[@AlystrZelland]

Dewberry, raspberry, and blackberry are all of the same genus, tho distinct. It's true that there is no blue "razzberry" in nature, just a laboratory artifice. Still, cool to know about the places you shared.

[@siobhanherbstritt6063]

Greg: “There’s a fresh cut grass note in here…” Me a CR fan: “Well, Smiley Day to Ya!”

[@jonathanenders3824]

Judging from the rest of that review, I felt more the “You were never even alive”, or “Your parents don’t love you” FCG phase

[@SARCASMlC]

You know...Fresh Cut Grass, oatmeal, apple pie....pussy

[@thatziggs4062]

I'm glad I'm not the only one Sam had ruined...

[@estoy1001]

Red-Eyed FCG: "Your Mike's Hard Lemonade is INFERIOR!!!" (whips out Pussy's saw blade)...

[@Kalin5513]

At least it tasted like FCG and not one of Dancer's other bots... Ya know, like P*ssy

[@rustyshackelford312]

My favorite summer "hard lemonade" is actually a hard cider. Blake's hard cider blueberry lemonade, and the strawberry one is great as well.

[@mcfarofinha134]

That shit slaps bro. I've been on a study abroad program for a bit, and thats something I've been craving for a while lol

[@BusinessMuscles]

Why do I see you everywhere? Like on so many different channels I watch. Are you me?

[@scourgeofman]

I live right around the actual Blake's orchard locations, so good! Rainbow Seeker is my fav!

[@FlashKillerX]

I moved recently and at a specialty Asian grocery store of all things I found that Stella makes a traditional cider and it’s actually really good. It’s not overpoweringly sweet or fake fruit flavored it’s just a bit sour and has a faint apple taste it’s very nice

[@bobbobsquarepants888]

Habanero mango is surprisingly amazing too!

[@conniptions3069]

It has been almost two months since Greg's last classic cocktail video, Please send help to this poor man.

[@boarderking133]

You too huh? Lol hopefully he sees this

[@howtodrink]

I see it. I also see the view counts. Also I’m currently on vacation.

[@Cosmitzian]

@@howtodrink Damn it man, i can't buy any of these crappy drinks in my European country to nod to. I can ship myself rum from the Carribean but i can't get any Mike's Terrible Lemonades here. :( How can i follow along with the show then!?

[@Wrencher_86]

@@howtodrink I get this. And I understand the sentiment (this is your livelihood, after all) but I wonder about the sustainability of the "Greg drinks things that make him miserable" format. From both a personal and programming stand-point. Yeah, it's fun to see you wretch a bit drinking ill-conceived cocktails or generic swill. But it's also fun to see you champion something that brings you legitimate joy. Or talk history. I'd hate to see you lose your infectious enthusiasm because the show just turns into drink-based-solo-Jackass.

[@natalieroberts2439]

@@howtodrink This is more of a reply so that other people see this, but some of those cocktail videos I'm sure take a LONG time to research, write, acquire the materials for (including glassware, etc.) and then film and shoot (including all the incredible drink closeups this channel is known for, a lot of those take more than 1 take I'm betting with how good the lighting is, etc.) and THEN edit (the audio mix, including background music, etc. in Greg's videos is REALLY high quality, which takes time to produce, not to mention cutting and splicing wide shots of Greg with closeup shots of drinks.) These more "Greg tries..." episodes I'm guessing are a little less intensive, and are still really entertaining, so they can function as great episodes to have between the cocktail episodes or the "educational" episodes where Greg teaches us about gin, or rum, etc.

[@sherimeinburg3066]

The moment that Greg said that Fabrizia was crafted with Limoncello I was worried that he wasn't going to like it because Limoncello itself can taste the way Pledge Smells, so I wasn't surprised when he said it tasted like Floor Cleaner.

[@yudithcaron8053]

Also, the way Greg says it, Fabrizia sounds like Febreeze. Febreeze Hard Lemonade.

[@cleverusername9369]

I just bought a bottle of limoncello the other day out of curiosity, thought it might mix well with club soda. It wasn't by any means the worst thing I've ever drank, but one bottle was enough for me to know I have little further use for it. Perhaps the club soda and fresh lemon juice redeemed it

[@Chris-lh2gz]

I’ve never had the canned cocktails, but Sons of Liberty’s whiskey is incredible Greg. If you can find Uprising or Battle Cry anywhere near you - I honestly can’t recommend them enough. …And they’re not in any way three percenters. Just a good company that has fun with some local history, I promise (I’m originally from RI).

[@vincenzo422]

Sons of Liberty doesn't make the Loyal 9 cocktails anymore. They sold the brand to Diageo a couple years ago. But yeah, their whiskey is great.

[@jacobottaviani7639]

I'm from Wakefield so I have no choice but to like them

[@Chris-lh2gz]

@@jacobottaviani7639 Whenever I come home, I always buy multiple bottles. I'm down to my last half of Battle Cry - good thing I'll be home next month.

[@samhouston1979]

he must get shook every 4th of July 😂

[@tvberkel]

Mike's Hard in Canada uses a vodka base instead of a beer base and it's actually pretty decent. You should definitely try to get your hands on some from Canada!

[@UponThisAltar]

Their Blue Freeze is basically blue raspberry candies canned with alcohol. It's so sugary but undeniably delicious.

[@FireGuy90]

I was gonna say….I’ve never had a malty flavoured mikes

[@bookworms77]

I believe it was released first in Canada with vodka and then when they started producing for US consumers switched to malt liquor. The black cherry is my favorite flavour but I can imagine it wouldn't taste the same without the vodka.

[@brittanygilbert7843]

Yes! The Canadian Vodka Mikes have got to taste so much better than what he is describing rofl

[@solidaverage]

The reason that American versions of these drinks are malt liquor based (as I’ve heard) is to get around various state laws and regulations. Greg alludes to this at the start if the video. Like, you couldn’t sell a vodka based hard seltzer in New York but malt liquor seltzer was okay, or something like that, even with the same ABV (I picked New York just as an example). Canada never had rules like that, so these drinks are vodka based there (because vodka is cheaper and easier for the companies making them).

[@Cinna54M]

I love how Greg says "Ooh, putting lemon peel in vodka sounds pretty good" and all I can think of is that that is literally what Limoncello is. But anyway fun video and thanks for putting up with these for our entertainment and education :P

[@absolutechaos13]

Yes. Some extra steps but essentially yes. My family recipe calls for everclear though.

[@spooky6703]

That's what I was thinking, he just described (a portion of) the process of making limoncello, which is objectively delicious

[@FyreDrac]

its literally that easy did it a few months ago, cut the skins off your lemons, make lemon ice cubes with all the juice, scrape the pith off the peels (the only annoying part) and stick it in enough vodka to fully cover the peels (or more) for a week or three. add simple syrup and tada!

[@Cinna54M]

@@FyreDrac I finished bottling my second batch of Limoncello (first time try!) about a month ago. I grated the peel off my lemons.....big mistake, goddamn did my wrists hurt XD I followed a recipe that called for 2 weeks in alcohol, then at least 2 weeks with it backsweetened to the ABV i wanted. Ended up leaving it about 9 weeks total and mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm it gooood

[@FyreDrac]

@@Cinna54M you should try making chicken in it! Cut chicken into like 1/4 in slices, season salt, pepper, garlic, onion, and dill weed. A little olive oil in the pan, coon on one side till the white is about halfway up, add limoncello and flip then cook till done

[@apatternedhorizon]

Should've had the 'Harder' series. (Strawberry is disgusting) The smirnoff smash Mango is good and the seagrams 8% non-winecooler version of the "Jamaican me happy" drink is actually alright to drink if the liquor store is closed.

[@slydog75]

ugh.. yeah the 'harder' series is not good.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@@slydog75 I use it as mixers to my homemade cocktails the "don't ask about my day" kind

[@larsmiles7231]

I actually like the harder cranberry quite a lot.

[@just-a-timmy1411]

I like the "harder" mango a lot....it's loaded with with sugar and horrible for you, but at, $3 for a 24oz tallboy, I can play ball......

[@morrigankasa570]

I like Mike's Hard Lemonades! Also liked the Grape Four Loko. But haven't tried any others.

[@sketchyAnalogies]

I think I've said this before, but these text flavor notes keep getting more funny. It's impressive because they were hilarious to begin with. Keep the laughter and comedy coming!

[@BlakeATucker]

I would watch Greg drink anything because I love this man, but I am ready for a couple classic videos of him making the cocktails that he loves! You don’t have to suffer everryyy video

[@yudithcaron8053]

I don't understand why he prefers horse manure to cut grass, though. Cut grass reminds me of those chlorophyll gums that were so popular in the '80.

[@MudakSlayer]

love how the editor just roasts greg for lack of plant knowledge by posting pictures of said plants the greg said didnt exist.

[@boarderking133]

The editor is greg. Edit. Nope I'm wrong

[@howtodrink]

Nope, this one was cut by a friend, actually I haven’t cut the show myself in a while. I do the finishing pass though with the titles, clean up some things here and there, etc. but the edits are handled by freelancers I’ve known and worked with for years.

[@Cosmitzian]

@@howtodrink I can almost kind of tell when 'the funny one' is making the edits. There's also a slightly more dry-humor one. Anyway, a trademark of the show and i'm glad to see it's getting reinterpreted well and didn't get lost once you stopped cutting it yourself. By this point the text/editor is almost like a third character to the show, between you and Meredith (after she got microphone priviledges :).

[@mollieherlocker5918]

I drink Mike's original flavor when I'm craving something sweet, fizzy, on the refreshing side, and dead simple (i.e. I don't want to do more than open the bottle). I'm surprised you didn't try the Simply Spiked Lemonades, because, though I have not tried them yet myself due to access, they seem like they'd be really damn good because Simply Lemonade is the best normal lemonade on the market. I agree with other commenters that you need to teach Meredith how to make actual lemonade -- then you could play around with what's the best way to make homemade hard lemonade (is it as simple as good lemonade + vodka + maybe some carbonation?) I got Mike's Strawberry once and I agree it was awful to the point that I've never tried any other flavors of Mike's out of fear.

[@taylorcopeland7529]

IMO, simply messed up their spiked offerings because they put stevia in them in addition to sugar. They're way too sweet and like 170 calories/12oz. If they would have just stuck to the same amount of sugar and omitted the stevia they would be a lot better.

[@wolfgaunt]

If you ever are able to get any, I highly recommend the simply spiked blueberry lemonade, it is fucking fantastic

[@jayc7560]

@@taylorcopeland7529 Agreed, the stevia gives them too much sweetness and has too strong a taste. I know stevia isn't artificial but it makes the lemonade taste like it has an artificial sweetener in it to me.

[@ChefandStuff913]

I'm generally a beer guy when I'm going for cans and I've gotta say - the simply spiked lemonades are remarkably good. I'm not super sensitive to artificial sweeteners, so man do they hit the spot.

[@taylorcopeland7529]

@@jayc7560 facts. I just wish companies would reduce sugar content in some things instead of trying to substitute. I don't like stevia or monkfruit, unfortunately.

[@heatherharrison264]

When I'm in the mood, I make my own hard lemonade. It's called a whiskey sour. This video made me realize that a whiskey sour is basically hard lemonade since it is a mixture of whiskey and lemonade - preferably a fairly concentrated lemonade. I use Meyer lemons since I have access to a very productive Meyer lemon tree. Since they are sweeter than ordinary lemons, less sugar is required. Another cocktail that could possibly qualify as hard lemonade is a variant caipirinha made with Meyer lemons instead of limes. I sometimes make this drink too, and it tastes good, but one disadvantage of Meyer lemons as opposed to limes is the copious quantity of seeds that can be a bit of a nuisance in a drink with muddled lemons. It's easier to juice the lemons and strain the juice instead, but then it isn't quite the same without the smashed up fruit in the bottom of the glass. This version is, however, closer to a proper hard lemonade. Since cachaça is somewhat sweet, I don't add sugar when I use Meyer lemons. I think I'll stick to these mixtures and leave the canned stuff alone.

[@emberssz]

My friend bought us some Simply Spiked Lemonade recently and it was actually pretty good

[@lindenbug]

Speaking of Sanpellegrino, I’m extremely fond of their lemon MINT soda and I think it makes a great mixer. The minty variety is very rare to find in stores though. I couldn’t even find it at Jungle Jim’s, which if you know, is really saying something. I only know about it because my college’s convenience stores happened to stock it for some reason. Super random, very refreshing.

[@plektosgaming]

Their grapefruit soda (these are the ones with about 10-15% fruit juice and about 100-120 calories a can, not the spritzers) is especially great as a mixer as well. Add a shot or two of something to either and instant summer :)

[@desireemacdonald1813]

My favorite is the blood orange. I’ve never seen the mint type but honestly they are all amazing.

[@cptreech]

Back in the '90's I got to the Pub late and most of my friends were well on their way. Feeling left ou I ordered a double vodka with ice and a bottlre of "Hooch" alcoholic lemonade. It did the job and was christened by the Landlord (Take a bow Mr Perkins) "A big Green Bus" because it hit hard and it cost £4.09 at the time which was the number of the bus that went past the pub.

[@sadiemarie2735]

I’m with Meredith I love honey with citrus I often put honey in my Moscow mules and mojitos for an extra richness and I also prefer gin in both too

[@henryprickett5899]

You should try a Bee's Knees

[@nuclearbirds]

Isn’t a Moscow mule with gin and honey called a Stockholm Mule?

[@ThomasMauger]

Haven't done honey in my mojitos but gin mojitos are great and one of my favorite drinks I've made was a gin mojito with some sweet cherries (just bing cherries) muddled with the mint

[@bensebaugh6017]

I think my tastes are more in line with her as well. I really like sour citrus and rind bitterness and gin. When he says it's bitter and sour it's like his recoiling to the flavor is an endorsement to me. I haven't tried any of these though except Mike's whatever which is where I would just get beer. I don't like the malt Zima but fruit and a cocktail rehashed stuff.

[@theshinydome1992]

It's funny because the first alcoholic drink I ever had was a Mike's hard. I enjoyed them, but I wonder how different I would feel drinking one now after delving into actual cocktails for the past 3 years.

[@jenncampbell8537]

I really like the Mike's Hard Black Cherry Lemonade but here in Canada they're vodka based, which I find makes them basically just slightly dangerous lemonade. The black cherry is a pretty perfect mix of sweet and sour.

[@cupguin]

I haven't had Mike's in years so I was having this weird gap where in my memory it tastes like vodka but apparently it's malt. So thanks from the ether for leaving an explanation I could read before I started questioning if I had just stumbled into a parallel world where the only difference was the alcohol in Mike's.

[@benthic40]

Hi Greg, we love your videos! My aunt is diabetic and loves G&Ts, dry martinis, and a few other lower sugar drinks that she keeps up her sleeves, but your recent G&T video made me wonder if you could do a video on low sugar cocktails sometime? Wish you all the best!

[@cathya7045]

Branchwater it's tequila mineral water and lime juice it's really good

[@benthic40]

@@cathya7045 awesome, thanks for the heads-up!

[@colinmartin9797]

For something like the hello fresh ads (I have no idea if this is too much work for what they're paying) maybe making a cocktail - even if it's not a new one, just one that pairs with the food - to go with the meal might be a fun way to make the ad roll for them more interesting.

[@daalelli]

I like this idea!

[@ZakanaHachihaCBC]

That would be sweet for sure, but I think Greg made a comment a few episodes ago about how paring the drink with a meal isn’t something he plans to do, just a “make what you like and drink it with your meal” kinda thing.

[@Darkechilde]

My friends and I have done blind taste tests of the same drinks, from cans and bottles - and nearly all the time, we can tell the difference, and the cans have flavor notes (negative, mostly) that the glass containers don't. I wonder if Gregg isn't tasting the aluminum notes some of the time?

[@kasuraga]

he shouldn't be tasting the aluminum since aluminum cans have a plastic liner in them

[@Darkechilde]

Do they all? I know that was a marketing strategy for ... Zima? Icehouse? Something, when I was a kid, but, I didn't know that's now universal to cans.

[@kasuraga]

@@Darkechilde you can't put anything acidic into aluminum cans, it'll eat them up. Sodas and other drinks tend to have some acidic component so that's why they all have a thin plastic film inside the cans

[@chrishuntingchris2723]

That was my thought, all those drinks arent amazing but really they arent that bad.

[@plektosgaming]

@@kasuraga The plastic liner IS broken down by very acidic drinks, though, over a few months. But glass is nearly idiot-proof and easier to recycle.

[@LylasFightclub]

In the UK we have one called Hooch which is genuinely great, lemonade is pretty much always carbonated over here so Hooch is too, it's around 7.5% ABV and it's really easy to drink, they have a pink lemonade variety too but I personally find that one a little sweet, still good but not as good

[@TheCrathes]

There's a hard lemonade from the UK that's called Hooch, and it's pretty great. They started selling a version of it here in Norway several years ago. It was lower abv. than the original, but the lemon taste was still pretty genuine. It was pretty expensive though, I think around 45 NOK (~4.5 EUR) for a 0.33l bottle. I decided to try to make some for myself, as it would be a lot cheaper. It's really easy, and turns out really great! Get lots of lemons and some limes, and reduce their juice on high heat until it's maybe half or 1/3 of what you started with. Add lots of sugar, and, after letting it cool, mix it with at least 1:1 strong vodka or another neutral spirit (the higher the abv, the better). It's even better if you steep the zest of your lemons and limes in the spirit while you reduce the juice. When you want to drink it, mix it with seltzer to your preferred strength.

[@Meattree5]

Sons of Liberty is a brewery in Rhode Island, named as such referring to the American Revolution because New England. Ring of stars = og American flag. They have some good whiskeys, also highly recommend Whalers Brewery down the street if youre ever in Southern Rhode Island

[@edwardwilson7459]

Correct. And i do believe they're specifically named for that. That said, his worries are well founded as, while in no way affiliated with Loyal 9, there is a modern group calling themselves the "sons of liberty" and while they've done nothing to get in the news as of yet they have openly backed dangerous extremist groups such as the "proud boys"

[@bushpilotfritz7784]

You have our prayers Greg. We wish you good luck.

[@YourLottery]

I stopped drinking Mike’s when I moved to the US. In Canada, it’s made with vodka and not nearly as bad as the US malt-liquor version.

[@danielvanced5526]

Must be some tax reason for the different recipes

[@stevenallen512]

When it comes to some of these beverages I am so happy I live in Canada instead of the USA... In Canada most of the "malt beverages" are actually made with VODKA! They are MUCH better... I know people who whenever they come to Canada get the Canadian versions to enjoy and bring home.

[@radeklew1]

Yeah! I would drink pretty much any hard lemonade and assume it'll be... pretty good! It's just juice and vodka. It makes me wonder if things taste so different in the US or if Greg is just extra snobby (that's why we love him, after all)

[@iamironman662]

Mikes Hard Lemonade is one that has vodka in Canada.

[@jasonmoore1453]

I've not tried the canned version of the Jack honey lemonade. However, one of my favorite summer cocktails is the actual Jack Daniel's Honey, ginger beer, and a bit of fresh lime. You can also swap out the Jack for another honey whiskey of your preference and you can use any ginger beer or ginger ale depending on whether you prefer a sweeter or bitier ginger beverage. Garnish with lime of course.

[@thehoerscorral8565]

2:20 I always noticed this too and hated MIke's Hard (any flavor) back in college. My roommate and almost any girls we ever had over loved it and we'd get the big Costco variety pack but I always hated that weird note in it that I never really tried to describe until you called it 'fresh cut grass' and that pretty much perfectly covers it LOL! Brings back memories...

[@RandallAndStrat]

My new favorite hard lemonades are the Simply Hard Lemonades, especially the blueberry one. All four flavors actually taste like real lemonade without any off flavors.

[@calvinmorse9428]

Yesssssss, I was really hoping he would review them Def the best ones

[@JonathanMooney97]

They are far and away the best hard lemonade on the market

[@sillylittlenerd]

I was gonna say that too, it's the right balance of tart and sweet

[@WordoftheElderGods]

My favorite is the strawberry one, but they’re all pretty good

[@JSephH76]

"a modest proposal" is such a good joke holy shit. I hope that didn't go over everyone's heads because that is the joke of the month right there!

[@haleywilson520]

I saw that and was like "holy shit this guy is funny"

[@automaticbacon1]

Time stamp??

[@alexfarrell3250]

Fisher's Island is definitely my favorite of the hard lemonades I've had. Didn't expect to see it pop up here but glad it's well liked

[@howtodrink]

It’s crazy good. It’s also sadly crazy expensive

[@MSpangeO]

@greg if your favourite ice cream is peach, i can really deeply recommend making your 'own'. Freeze som peaches without the pit - then blend them with coconut-milk and a sweetener of choice (i use honey, but you could use sirup or something similar).. and it makes the best smooth ice cream that tastes of a lot of peaches.

[@finalbossediting]

Great episode - if you're trying to spare yourself the pain, I'd love to see more soda fountain / historical episodes AND if you ever feel inspired, if you do some brewing content... I'd watch that.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

A Collab with Glen and Friends, perhaps?

[@joe_hutnak]

24:22 The Drunken Point is when you know Greg is feeling it. 😆 And, by the way, Greg: EVERYTHING from Sons of Liberty has that exact same taste. It's musty, like damp, salty clouds rolling in off the ocean during the summer and dumping rain on everything.

[@plektosgaming]

So basically crossing the Delaware in a can. ;)

[@cneddy22]

Sons of Libery on the show ! Doing big things, started as a small time distillery in my hometown of Wakefield, Rhode Island

[@DH-xw6jp]

And now branded as terrorists by some ass clown from New Jersey

[@danielschnitzer7044]

Is all their shit so suspiciously labeled?

[@DH-xw6jp]

@@danielschnitzer7044 what's "suspicious" about a patriot themed brewery, located in a historically important city, using patriotic labels?

[@inatew]

If you’re afraid of the American flag, you need to log off twitter and go enjoy your life

[@spinningpeanut]

​@@DH-xw6jpwhen your nations flag is being used by terrorists, yeah I give caution to anyone waving an American flag, Rhode Island yeah I get it they're big into the original circle star arrangement for historical reasons. Gotta make an effort to distance from terrorist organizations though.

[@BigE1293]

I haven't drank Mike's hard in a while but Black Cherry was always my favorite 😅 And the Mango that he ranked the best was by far my least favorite lol

[@x8xballx]

Ok I'm glad I'm not alone. Although I always had bottles I loved the black cherry. It used to be my go to "I don't feel like drinking so I just want to hang out and enjoy the taste of it"

[@Bigd7775]

I've only had bottles also and strawberry and black cherry are my faves. After hearing his opinion I feel like I need to reevaluate my life.

[@CosmoMemory91]

I hope that Greg does something like this with Hard Kombucha, I want so bad to know what he thinks of it

[@mrgrym]

Oh man that Street Fighter quote was beautifully used! Great content!

[@dangreen6901]

Greg! You forgot about the Mike's Harder Lemonades. Also, could you maybe try a video about all the types of hard iced teas? I use to work at a gas station/convenience store, and during the summer we'd sell the hell out of the hard ice teas

[@cathya7045]

I love twisted tea but I just make my own version now Firefly water and lemon hopefully it's less sugar that way little twisted tea to me is a sugar bomb

[@SkewToob]

I've seen recently that the Simply brand of juices makes a "spiked" drink now as well. Considering I like their juices, I'd like to hear your take on their alcoholic beverages.

[@mell_gif]

I've not watched the full video yet, but the thumbnail to this video made me laugh my head off 😂 😂 💯

[@lucatheghost]

I don't recall, in the many hello fresh ad reads i've seen, seeing one that so clearly laid out how to cook the recipe like it was a cooking show. Made it more enjoyable to watch than just hearing the usual talking points.

[@benjaminrogers0524]

As someone who likes Mike's lemonade, especially the black cherry, watching Greg's reaction to trying them was hilarious.😂

[@LeojPies]

This was a cool episode. Would you be able to do your own take on these drinks in future episodes? It would be neat to see your reviews followed by your own recipe. Then again having your preferred choice in the show could be the same thing. Anyway, good episode!

[@Connor_Tyler]

I make my own hard lemonade in the Summer. You can make an amazing single serving of lemonade in a shaker, and then you just add limoncello and vodka. Delicious!

[@DaddyWarlocks]

Come for Greg drunkenly ranking canned hard lemonades. Stay for Greg drunkenly referencing the Street Fighter movie. Never change, Greginald.

[@d33p534]

Greg my man, congratulations: HTD has now become my 'to sew to' youtube channel. *Love* your stuff (nothing special about commenting this on This Video In Particular, just the timing of the realization). Cheers m8

[@Rooshman]

Greg: I have been enjoying your videos for several years now and must say you always put a smile on my face and give me a great cocktail to think about. Thanks to you I now have discovered the wonder of a proper old fashioned, and have been able to enjoy the perfect Margarita. All the best to you, your crew and family. Keep up the good fun!

[@astra_music]

as a canadian, i've wondered for years why americans hate mike's hard lemonade so much, and i didn't realize until now that it's because yours are malt beverages and ours, well, aren't. mike's hard products in canada are literally just fizzy lemonade with vodka in them and, while sweet and pretty basic tasting, are entirely fine (in my opinion)

[@adamgay5643]

Send greg some

[@anniediaz4638]

It always shocks me how much of each one he commits to drinking. Greg goes hard!

[@monkeyman123321]

😍 HARD

[@des3iny]

The phrase "fresh cut grass" hits different since experiencing that scene from Critical Role 🤣

[@NvgFilms]

"it tastes like Fresh Cut Grass" So old wine and coins?

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

The one where Matt Mercer showed how awesome he was by turning a patch of crabgrass into a lovable NPC? Yeah, I hear ya!

[@drystofiscalio7545]

@@gamemasteranthony2756 Eh, probably more means Sam's new PC for campaign 3

[@des3iny]

@@drystofiscalio7545 exactly 😁

[@drystofiscalio7545]

@@des3iny "My Creator named all her creations after her favorite smells"

[@inception1o1]

Greg! Love your channel. May I suggest two video ideas: 1)I find carbonated components in drinks to be an essential component of many highballs. I think it would be interesting to experiment with how interchangeable these components are for a different spin on a drink; for example tonic for ginger beer, champagne for seltzer. 2) the differences between seltzer, soda, and mineral water as perceived in cocktails that call for flavorless bubbly stuff. Thanks!

[@brandonp7503]

So make a Moscow mule with vodka, lime, and seltzer, maybe.

[@TheRyguy79]

I went to epcot in 1988 and your flashback was much appreciated.

[@MobiuSphere]

This is my favorite Greg episode. There are others that have better drinks, but this is peak Greg

[@psycofire93]

not gonna lie, glass bottle Mike's tastes so much different / better than the can. idk why. but it do

[@courtneyallen1416]

Surprisingly, i actually really missed Ranger Greg

[@SgtBuck01]

Leinenkugel's Shandy is a nice drink on a scorching summer day. You get more flavor than a hefeweizen or lager, but it won't bulldoze you after three of them.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

You've inspired me. Pinnacle Whipped infused with lemon. The Whipped is my go to sweet spirit. I think a lemon infusion will work very well. Maybe not cut with seltzer, but a good fresh plain water and over ice.

[@ChristopherNeeme]

Pinnacle Whipped is a great base for tons of sweet drinks, lemon would be a good choice. They used to have a great Key Lime Whipped that was discontinued, but this can be replicated with Whipped and key lime juice, and mixes well with any lemon lime soda, so that would work for lemon too.

[@TheKingAtThis]

Not gunna lie I enjoy mikes hard lemonade, I usually buy the 16 bottle variety pack and that carry’s me over the week (edit) black cherry is my favorite 😂😭

[@starbird3939]

I also love Hard’s too. But I like Mango followed by Black Cherry

[@VividPetrichor]

I agree! Black Cherry is also my favorite. It even got the Mike's Harder treatment as well.

[@Black_Knight767]

I feel like there might be a difference between the canned and bottled versions. Because the bottled mango straight up tastes like boozy mango juice.

[@kasuraga]

@Joshua Simonson i wonder this too haha. i love the black cherry mikes. especially after being out in the sun for a while

[@CB-lh8gw]

I like the cranberry and black cherry most. hate mango anything so that wouldn't work for me, think locally we have a peach flavor too that was awful but that might have been some other brand....and I absolutely hate the lime flavor.

[@vanessaheesen8154]

I'm with Meredith on the fresh-cut grass smell. Very allergic to grass (to the point I get hives if I touch certain varieties), and the fresh cut smell is a hard nope from me.

[@kayybay007]

Same!!

[@atcstretch]

My wife and I have always thought that the French 75 is what a hard lemonade wants to be.

[@LoveNickJonas856]

had a good laugh watching this would love to see you try all of the hard kombuchas that have been popping up recently

[@thevashfan12392]

solidus snake "we're all SONS OF LIBERTY NOW!" also sons of liberty: we're making a hard lemonade seltzer

[@dustinsparks3506]

not gonna lie i would watch greg cook hello fresh every video as long as he is getting drunk

[@jaysus4114]

I was surprised at the MH strawberry, I remember having a few of those around 5 or 6 years ago and the strawberry smell would just pound you in the nose the moment the cap came off and it tasted like strawberry syrup with a hint of alcohol. Obviously the recipe changed at some point.

[@becketv1]

A million points for M Bison. The rest of the episode was great.

[@bethanygarcia6009]

I came here to see if anyone else caught that!

[@Rowcan]

Editing was on point with this one, I had many a chuckle.

[@l.p.7585]

JD Tennessee honey is a favorite of mine, honey is often quite samey in foods but in drinks amongst bitters and citrus it can change a lot. Maybe an episode of trying to push honey spirits in new ways?

[@HadenGregory]

I guess everyone has different taste. I find pretty much any hard lemonade to be pretty great, and not just because it's sweet. Mike's is pretty great to me, especially the pineapple flavor. I like actual cocktails, and even certain alchohol straight up. So it certainly isn't because I can't handle actual alcohol. But to me, there's nothing like a sweet, hard lemonade with a meal.

[@surrexi]

i have also become hyper-suspicious of any branding that gives me fashy vibes, i support you in this greg also: "if you see them in your community, you should make them uncomfortable" bless you greg you are adorable

[@dracphelan]

Summer punishes everyone in various painful ways.

[@markwph29]

For the record, I agree.. It also opens up the great question (and potential video subject 😉) "If you're so good, how bout you show us the "right" way to make a "Hard/Spiked" lemonade and different versions there of if you're so smart"!!! 😁

[@wolffang489]

I had a canned Jack and cola from a Tesco one time and it was surprisingly good for a canned cocktail.

[@WienerBrigadier]

I adore how unmistakably Jersey these reviews get after a few "what the f**k is this? This s**t sucks." It's like being a home with family on the weekend.

[@redfoxninja3173]

Drinking seltzer is like watching static on the TV while someone yells a fruit name from the other room

[@UponThisAltar]

I can't stop laughing at this, that is so on point.

[@KR-hg8be]

Kind of surprised you didn't try the bud light lemonades. I was shocked that they are decent, atleast to my palate. Tastes like lemonade with some beer in it, no real flavor weirdness.

[@MK--xd3mg]

I actually used to work for a company that distributed Nutrl but never cared to get a case to actually try it so this has been... educational.

[@Joe-uz5fu]

A Nothing But Trouble shout out and a Raul Julia quote, Greg you're a man after my own heart

[@nateberglun3261]

If I had a nickel for every time I watched a video longer than half an hour about ranking lemonades, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@bloofloof9242]

“I had nothing to do with the death of that deer. That deer died in 1953!” The how to drink lore expands!

[@howtodrink]

People occasionally accuse me of animal murder, it’s not true.

[@michaeldavis4651]

@@howtodrink I’d genuinely love to know how many of them eat meat themselves but just think it’s somehow immoral to kill and butcher one’s own free-range, organic meat. At least vegans and vegetarians practice what they preach even if “animal murder” is a bit hyperbolic.

[@PyroX792]

Mike's Hard Strawberry Lemonade tastes like drinking a strawberry La Croix in a room full of wet paint.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

I've now seen Greg absolutely get destroyed tasting old fashioneds, scotches, vodkas, awful restaurant cocktails and now hard lemonades. His destruction of his poor liver for this KZbin channel is admirable. We love you Greg. Salute.

[@DarcyBits]

I want to say that I'm really enjoying the recent trend in sponsor segments where they aren't just ad reads, but are instead extra shorts done in the style of the show.

[@JulesFools]

"I'm cutting CUT 'cause I gotta pee!" Yeah, that'll happen when you drink that many lemonades in a row.

[@bearded_trumpet_boy2321]

This Lienenkugel Summer Shandy slander is unacceptable.😂 It's my absolute favorite summer beer. Sit at the lake with a cooler full of Summer Shandy and line in the water, that's my ideal day

[@Str0gan0ff101]

It would be neat to see Greg make his own hard lemonades, and see which booze works best

[@rlwalker2]

I make my own with both lemon zest and juice. My wife and I love it. Why buy the cans? We got our first Yellow Fever (a Seagram's vodka beverage) back in the 70s. I found it and figured with a little time (too much for a bartender in the commercial world who seems to use sweet and sour in everything. So, here's my take with a lemon at a much higher level. YELLOW FEVER - MY VERSION (2) 1 lemon zest; 2oz simple syrup; muddle; 6oz vodka; lemon juice; 6oz club soda; stir; strain; tall glasses I sometimes use 2 lemons if they aren't very juicy.

[@VashMaverick09]

All I wanna say is thanks for all the hard work, and for all the laughs and things ya've taught me. Thanks you make amazing stuff!