Beginning in 2001, Boston Beer began to produce Twisted Tea, a 5% abv malt beverage marketed as a "hard iced tea". Its brand portfolio has since grown to include a number of flavored varieties, including a "half and half" variant designed to mimic an Arnold Palmer, and is primarily marketed in the American southeast.

The product was originally released by Boston Beer as BoDean's Twisted Tea in 2000, but an indie rock band from Milwaukee called BoDeans sued the brewery for trademark infringement. The two parties came to a settlement later that year, and the name was dropped from the product.

Through Q1 2023, Twisted Tea accounted for 27% of total FMB sales in off-premise channels, increasing dollar sales +34% year-over-year (YoY) in the quarter, according to Boston Beer's Q1 earnings report.

An Ohio man who has become known as "TeaKO" is shedding more light on that viral Twisted Tea video. Barry Allen gained national attention this month for the way he handled a belligerent white man at a Circle K in Ohio.

What we love even more than the great taste of Twisted Tea is how twisted our fans are- and the results were clear: people love our hard iced tea that tastes like real iced tea. Today, we're still committed to sharing our Twisted Tea with friends and family near and far. It's the perfect drink for any occasion.

Essentially, Twisted Tea is a malt beverage. So, it isn't spiked with anything like vodka or even grain alcohol. Instead, it is made with a base alcohol that is brewed (like beer), along with real black tea, citrus flavors, and sweeteners.

Essentially, Twisted Tea is a malt beverage. So, it isn't spiked with anything like vodka or even grain alcohol. Instead, it is made with a base alcohol that is brewed (like beer), along with real black tea, citrus flavors, and sweeteners.

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Twisted Tea Original (nicknamed “Twea”) is made with black tea and a touch of lemon.

5% Twisted Tea - Original Hard Iced Tea, 5% ABV.

Essentially, Twisted Tea is a malt beverage. So, it isn't spiked with anything like vodka or even grain alcohol.

malt beverage Is Twisted Iced Tea a beer? Kind of. Twisted Tea (and its many flavorful iterations) is categorized as a flavored malt beverage (FMB) which legally falls into a classification of a malt beverage (defined as an alcoholic drink in which the main ingredient is malted barley grain).