Oakland woman cited over homemade 'Summer Coolers’

State liquor regulators cited an Oakland woman for selling “Summer Coolers” — elaborate, candy-laden alcoholic drinks that were advertised on social media — from a home without a license, officials said Wednesday.

The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control had received complaints from community members around the 10000 block of McIntyre Street about alcohol being sold from a home, said John Carr, an agency spokesman. The beverages were advertised on Instagram, he said, and individuals could text requests for the drinks before going to the home to pick them up.

Waynesha Stroman, 22, was cited Friday on suspicion of misdemeanor sales of alcoholic beverages without a license after state liquor agents and Oakland police went to the home, Carr said. Efforts to reach Stroman on Wednesday were unsuccessful.

In a report this week, KPIX-TV said it went undercover and requested a few “vodka coolers” from the folks on McIntyre Street, then picked them up at the home, then called the police.

The people behind “Summer Coolers” continued Wednesday to advertise drinks topped with loads of candy and fruit on Instagram, but its Twitter account hadn’t been updated since October. KPIX said the Instagram account had “undergone a magical transformation” since the state bust, and now “features tons of little kids drinking coolers and smiling.”

Stroman’s mother told KPIX that they “don’t sell alcohol in our Summer Coolers. Our Summer Coolers are completely fruit candy juices.”

Carr said it wasn’t the first time an illicit booze seller had marketed on social media.

“People selling without a license, all kinds of questions come up — who is verifying safe service of alcohol? Checking identification?” he said. “Not to mention it is unfair to those who do go through the process of applying for a license.”

Hamed Aleaziz is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: haleaziz@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @haleaziz