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

  • These create a sense of self-care while drinking, almost as though the probiotics balance out the harm of the alcohol. A fun drink, but you definitely have to like the kombucha flavor to begin with.

  • LOVE seeing these in stores! One of my favorite drinks to buy when I am craving hard kombucha. Love the bubbles and how flavorful the drinks are. The flavors they have are so fun! Perfect for the summer.

  • I live right down the road from the first Juneshine tap room so I’ve been consuming the booch for quite a while. Juneshine is for sure my fave alcoholic kombucha and has the best, most inventive flavors. I love the way they brew their kombucha so that it isn’t vinegary or bitter and even appeals to those who don’t like kombucha at all. Midnight Painkiller is my fave.

    Feedback

    Idk what it is about their formula vs other alcoholic booch, but I get massive migraines after drinking Juneshine. Sugar content, maybe? That’s more of a me issue but wanted to flag it in case someone reading this has experienced the same and wonders about it.

  • Love! These are delicious! Almost too good because it’s easy to drink too many. Midnight painkiller is my favorite flavor

  • I reach for these over beer! I am a huge fan of June Shine and all of their flavor profiles. They have been a game changer for casual drinking without the tummy problems. Beer will upset my stomach at times and these seem to do the opposite. Really love that these are becoming so popular, love their bar in Los Angeles as well.

  • Love the JuneShine taste & flavor opportunities... specifically the Black Cherry Breeze

  • I love JuneShine. I've developed an intolerance to alcohol over the years depending on how I consume it and JuneShine is one of the only things that doesn't give me a run for my money when I'm drinking. The midnight painkiller is my favorite flavor and I always feel better the next day than I do when drinking beer/seltzer. If you haven't tried yet bring on the booch!!

  • It's a great alternative to a cider or a beer. I like most of the flavors, although some have a weird aftertaste. I've bought juneshine more than once and definitely will again.

  • Love it, delicious for the beach, a rooftop hang, or taking to a party

    Feedback

    Maybe expand into non alcoholic beer?

  • This one has a distinct taste that I just have never been able to get down with. It has a little fake sugar taste, it's sweet and lower in alc content compared to my fav of ll hard kombucha Boochcraft. You may like it if you like light subtle tea flavor vs the classic kombucha vinegary flavor.

  • Juneshine is very tasty! I was a cider fan for a long time, and after adding kombuchas into my life I moved to San Diego where I discovered the hard version. I'm not a huge fan of the charcoal flavor, but the rest have all been great. Perfect drink next to a pool or beach.

  • Super tasty, a great canned beverage! Some flavors are better than others but is mostly personal preference. Not too funky.

  • Tried it at a house party (pineapple flavor) and I was pleasantly surprised of how good it tasted. It opened my eyes to the world of hard kombucha

  • I really enjoy Juneshines. Especially the blood orange mint flavor. Some hard kombuchas can miss the mark by being too bitter but in my opinion Juneshine does it just right.

  • such a good alternative...especially if you aren't a hard seltzer drinker. most of the flavors are great but a few are meh. overall something I buy quite often.

  • Bought a pack of these to enjoy out at the pool. Taste wise, just wasn't for me and wouldn't replace other seltzers or beers that I find more refreshing.

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    Bought a six pack and tried almost all of the flavors, just nothing stood out as an absolute must try. Nothing wrong with any of them, I'm not a kombucha drinker normally so this may appeal to you if you like kombucha!

  • A nice alternative to beer or other beverages. I like the taste and flavors. Also readily available at grocery stores

  • A lot of alcoholic kombucha really struggle to balance the alcohol and vinegar to create something that's actually pleasant to drink - JuneShine is definitely the best hard kombucha on the market. There's so many tasty flavors to choose from and it always leaves me feeling refreshed, not bloated or sugared up.

  • The first hard kombucha I tried and one of my favorites! They always come out with so many new, interesting flavors. I am also a huge fan of the fun packaging design they have for each flavor. If you're ever in San Diego, there is a JuneShine tasting room!