This week, we taste-test and rank 10 levels of sour candy, scaling from mild gas station treats to mouth-puckering, eye-watering disasters. We put our confidence scores on record before Level 1, built out the ultimate sour tier board, and found out who breaks first when the candy gets ridiculously extreme. Happy Halloween from all of us at Slightly Above Average —drop a comment and let us know what level you’d tap out at!
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