JuneShine reviews and discussion

4.4

88% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Refreshing carbonation and mouthfeel
  • Inventive, fruit-forward flavor variety
  • Appealing, colorful packaging design
  • Lighter feel than beer or cider
  • Inconsistent, overpowering flavor profiles
  • Occasional artificial-tasting sweetness
  • Strange or lingering aftertaste
  • Acidity can cause discomfort

JuneShine earns largely positive reviews for flavorful, refreshing hard kombucha that many prefer to beer or seltzer, with standouts like Midnight Painkiller, Blood Orange Mint, Hopical Citrus, and Mango Daydream. Reviews also flag inconsistent or overpowering flavors and sweetness, occasional artificial-tasting notes or odd aftertaste, and some report headaches, acidity, or heaviness after multiple cans—making it a hit for sunny-day sipping but not for everyone.

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190 reviews and posts

  • I applaud Juneshine's innovation for being one of the first hard kombucha brewers on the market, their creative flavor combos, and their visually appealing marketing and branding. That said, their drinks are just way too sugary/saccharine sweet for me to be able to get through and the flavors can be a little overwhelming or even artificial-tasting. I don't feel great after drinking it and would rather just have a normal kombucha or cocktail. This unfortunately misses the mark for me.

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    Tone down the sweetness and flavor.

  • I was on a date and the girl I was with got JuneShine. I didn't know what it is and if I had known it was kombucha I honestly probably would have stayed away but I had a sip and it tasted pretty darn good. Not something I'd order regularly, but appreciate the brand and what it's doing!

  • People get nervous when they hear "kombucha" but if they haven't had it they are just missing out. The fact that JuneShine tastes this good and gets you drunk changes the game. You feel so much better after drinking it than beer.

  • Absolutely love all of Juneshine’s products. Everything I’ve tried tastes great and they have unique, fun flavors. The packaging is awesome and it has quickly become one of my favorite alcoholic beverage brands.

  • I’m not super into kombucha anymore, but this hard kombucha is the best I’ve tried.

  • I tried the watermelon flavor after I received a 6-pack as a birthday gift. It was surprisingly delicious--not too sweet, with a very light flavor of watermelon--and very refreshing. It was definitely sour, which isn't always the taste I want, but I enjoyed it enough to buy my own six-pack the next time. The other plus: It's gluten-free.

  • I like Juneshine! I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed with it - the flavors are fine, but nothing has really WOWED me. I’ve tried a few different flavors and they have all been refreshing and good, but I think I’d prefer seltzers or hard tea to hard kombucha.

  • amazing flavors, delicious taste, just the right amount of carbonation, not too sweet, hangovers are minimal if at all. i wish they were available in australia

  • Nothing but positive thoughts on June Shine. Literally so good.

  • I love kombucha and this is one of my favorite summer drinks. All of the flavors that I have tried have been great.

  • love Juneshine! Best tasking hard kombucha of all the ones I've tried and I've tried a lot. They have great flavors, low sugar options, and a nice range of 4-6% abv. They also have awesome cocktails as well and my personal fav is the passion fruit vodka which is just delightfully tasty and perfect for a beach or picnic day. They are always dropping new flavors and cool collabs and keep things fresh, fun and innovative.

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    Great better-for-you alcohol!

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  • Didn’t really taste like kombucha and more like a heavily soured saison. Wasn’t my favorite

  • These taste really good and are a fun alternative to drinking beer.

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    More variety of flavors.

  • June Shine makes tasty alcoholic kombucha drinks is a variety of unique flavors. I like that the flavors are not very sweet and the alcohol content is that of a craft beer, but not so high that you can only drink one.

  • I pretty much only drink JuneShine. I'm obsessed — it has all of the good parts of a hard seltzer with the probiotic benefits of a kombucha and it tastes SO good. I love the Tropical Pack, Passionfruit Punch is definitely the best one. Also, the packaging is stunning!

  • not too strong, all flavors taste great (Hard Kombucha specifically). Hard to drink a lot of them - best to have 1 - 2 (low in sugar, but still very sweet and can sit pretty heavily in stomach).