{"id":362,"date":"2026-06-01T19:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/white-claw-vs-truly-hard-seltzer-comparison\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:30:14","slug":"white-claw-vs-truly-hard-seltzer-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/white-claw-vs-truly-hard-seltzer-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"White Claw vs Truly: Which Hard Seltzer Wins for Low-Carb Drinkers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>White Claw and Truly are the two giants of the hard seltzer aisle. Both promise low-carb refreshment, but pick the wrong can from either lineup and you can end up with double the carbs and almost no usable alcohol per calorie. We tracked the full active lineup of each brand and ran the math.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-numbers-side-by-side\">The numbers, side by side<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1rem 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#f3f4f6;\">\n<th style=\"padding:.5rem;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Stat<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:.5rem;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">White Claw<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:.5rem;text-align:left;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Truly<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Tracked entries<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Avg DrinkLeader score<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">95.7\/100<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">96.1\/100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Avg carbs (g)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">1.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Avg calories<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">105<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Avg ABV<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">5.3%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.5rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">5.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"the-verdict\">The verdict<\/h2>\n<p>Carbs are a wash (White Claw 1.2g vs Truly 1.0g). <strong>Truly<\/strong> is leaner on calories (100 vs 105). Overall score essentially tied (White Claw 95.7\/100 vs Truly 96.1\/100).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"top-white-claw-picks\">Top White Claw picks<\/h2>\n<p>Score-ranked from the 6 White Claw entries currently tracked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/brand\/white-claw\">White Claw brand page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/auto_Bing_White_Claw_Vodka_Soda_Peach_2842.jpg\" alt=\"White Claw Vodka + Soda Peach\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">White Claw Vodka + Soda Peach<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/drink_bing_White_Claw_Vodka__Soda_Mango_2843_800.jpg\" alt=\"White Claw Vodka + Soda Mango\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">White Claw Vodka + Soda Mango<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/drink_bing_White_Claw_Vodka__Soda_Wild_Cherry_2844_800.jpg\" alt=\"White Claw Vodka + Soda Wild Cherry\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">White Claw Vodka + Soda Wild Cherry<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/auto_Bing_White_Claw_Vodka_Soda_Pineapple_2845.jpg\" alt=\"White Claw Vodka + Soda Pineapple\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">White Claw Vodka + Soda Pineapple<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/seltzer_off_White_Claw_Surge_Blackberry_21_800.jpg\" alt=\"White Claw Surge Blackberry\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">White Claw Surge Blackberry<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>2g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>160 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>8% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>95.15\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/seltzer_untappd_White_Claw_70_Pineapple_1504_800.jpg\" alt=\"White Claw 70 Pineapple\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">White Claw 70 Pineapple<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>70 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>3.7% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>94.77\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"top-truly-picks\">Top Truly picks<\/h2>\n<p>Score-ranked from the 6 Truly entries currently tracked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/brand\/truly\">Truly brand page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/quality_bing_Truly_Original_Lemonade_1525_800.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Original Lemonade\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">Truly Original Lemonade<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/quality_bing_Truly_Mango_Lemonade_1526_800.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Mango Lemonade\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">Truly Mango Lemonade<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/seltzer_off_Truly_Watermelon_Lemonade_1527_800.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Watermelon Lemonade\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">Truly Watermelon Lemonade<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/quality_bing_Truly_Black_Cherry_Lemonade_1528_800.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Black Cherry Lemonade\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">Truly Black Cherry Lemonade<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/seltzer_untappd_Truly_Berry_Punch_1529_800.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Berry Punch\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">Truly Berry Punch<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.75rem;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:8px;background:#fafafa;\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 110px;text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/static\/uploads\/seltzer_untappd_Truly_Citrus_Punch_1530_800.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Citrus Punch\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:110px;max-height:140px;object-fit:contain;\">\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 .25rem 0;font-size:1.05rem;\">Truly Citrus Punch<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:.85rem;\"><strong>1g carbs<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>100 cal<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>5% ABV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.3rem 0 0;color:#222;font-size:.95rem;\">DrinkLeader score: <strong>96.08\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"which-should-you-grab\">Which should you grab?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pick White Claw<\/strong> if you want the lowest-carb floor across the lineup. The vodka-soda style entries hold the line at zero carbs more consistently.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick Truly<\/strong> if you care about flavor variety. The lemonade and vodka soda variants stay competitive on macros while pushing more interesting profiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The category-level winner<\/strong> on pure score is closer than the marketing makes it look. Either brand will land you under 5g carbs and around 100 calories on any of the picks above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"keep-exploring\">Keep exploring<\/h2>\n<p>For the broader category context, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/drink-type\/hard-seltzer\">Hard Seltzer guide<\/a>, or the full <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/best-hard-seltzer-drinks\">Best Hard Seltzer Drinks<\/a> ranking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head-to-head comparison of White Claw and Truly, the two dominant hard seltzer brands, scored on carbs, calories, ABV, and overall DrinkLeader rating across their full lineups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-calorie-drinks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drinkleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}