This Convenience Store Chain Makes Its Own Hot Sauces

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Most convenience stores serve as utilitarian stopovers, a place to get ubiquitous name brand products while on-the-go. Then, there's beloved Texan-born Buc-ee's, which sells a dizzying array of chain-specific offerings. Banana pudding in a cup at a convenience store? Yep, you got it. Or how about the famed tender and juicy brisket? Buc-ee's sell that, too. So with such an array of unique convenience store offerings, house brand hot sauces come as less of a surprise.

These fiery Buc-ee's bottles come in a wide assortment of nearly a dozen flavors. You can choose from tried-and-true heat-packed flavors like Carolina Reaper or Scorpion Pepper, to more mild and unorthodox combinations such as Hot Cheddar or Dill Pickle Jalapeño. The cult-favorite convenience store is a well-loved gift emporium, and these bottles make a great present. Plus, if you aren't able to swing by a mega-sized location, you can buy the six-pack of Buc-ee's Official Beaver Hot Sauce Collection on Amazon.

Hot sauce fans will agree — the bottle contents matter more than the label. And when it comes to Buc-ee's branded condiments, general consumers opinions are split. A Hot Sauce focused Reddit thread exhibits mixed reactions regarding the product. Many users agree the condiments run too liquidy; "[Buc-ee's] sauces are mostly water and overpriced label hype," one user notes. Yet for others, the actual pepper flavors don't disappoint. "They are legitimately good and pair well with food," another commenter says.

Meanwhile, users on the spicy Reddit get more particular with bottle to bottle tasting notes. "I love the Ghost Pepper sauce. It is like a spicy [Thai] sweet chili sauce," one Redditor says. The Scorpion Pepper bottle is more contentious, with the garlic heavy flavor splitting reviewers into two camps. And some fruit-flavored bottles are a downright disappointment. "Stay away from the blueberry one it's terrible," a user cautions. So for something more universally well-liked (yet still shelf-stable), consider grabbing one of the 14 unique jerky flavors found at Buc-ee's instead.