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Kombucha is a two-stage fermented sweetened tea beverage that uses yeast and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to convert sugars into ethanol and lactate and acetic acid bacteria (AAB) to oxidize ethanol to acetate. Its popularity as a beverage grew from claims of health benefits derived from this vibrant microbial bioconversion. While recent studies have shed light on the diversity of cultures in Kombucha fermentation, there is limited information on the diversity, and especially viability, of cultures in retail beverages that advertise the presence of Kombucha and probiotic cultures. In this study, 12 Kombucha beverages produced by different manufacturers throughout the US were purchased and microbially characterized. Eight of the beverages contained viable Kombucha cultures, while 3 of the remaining 4 had viable <i>Bacillus</i> cultures as added probiotics. Amplicon profiling revealed that all contained Kombucha yeast and bacteria cells. The dominant yeasts detected were <i>Lachancea cidri</i> (10/12), <i>Brettanomyces</i> (9/12), <i>Malassezia</i> (6/12), and <i>Saccharomyces</i> (5/12). Dominant LAB included <i>Liquorilactobacillus</i> and <i>Oenococcus oeni</i>, and AAB were <i>Komagataeibacter</i>, <i>Gluconobacter</i>, and <i>Acetobacter</i>. One beverage had a significant amount of <i>Zymomonas mobilis</i>, an ethanol-producing bacterium from Agave cactus. While Kombucha beverages differ in the types and viability of cultures, all except one beverage contained detectable viable cells.