<P> Mike 's Hard Lemonade Co. is a ready to drink beverage manufacturer based in the United States . It is distributed by Labatt Breweries of Canada in Canada , Mark Anthony Group in the United States and owned by Mark Anthony Group globally . The company produces a family of products based on its original Mike 's Hard Lemonade , first introduced in Canada in 1996 , a mix of malt liquor , natural flavors and carbonated water . Mike 's entered the U.S. market on April 1 , 1999 , changing the beverage to a mixture of lemonade flavor and an unflavored malt liquor base , due to differing tax and beverage laws . </P>
what does mike 's hard lemonade have in it
mixture of lemonade flavor and an unflavored malt liquor base