Energy Rush Berry Mix

A while back I reviewed Energy Rush Citrus and found that it was a decent attempt at an energy mix, so I've decided to try another flavour in the line, berry. Energy Rush is made by the 4C company, who is known for there grated cheese and bread crumbs, so naturally, making an energy mix was a logical choice. Note,*In my review for Energy Rush Citrus, I said that there were only two flavours in the line, berry and citrus, but I was wrong. There is also an orange variety, which if Energy Rush Berry Mix turns out good, I might consider trying.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The packet, while slightly more attractive than its citrus counterpart because of the soft blue, still falls into the same traps that Citrus did before it. The packet is too cluttered and the company's logo is too big. I do, however, like the large "with taurine" text below "Energy Rush." This tells me that at least they tried to put some energy ingredients instead of just caffeine, like some other energy products I've had.

TASTE: I opened the packet and poured it into a sixteen.nine oz. bottle of water. The bottle turned a light purple colour, indicating that its gonna be more of a grape drink and a berry drink. The flavours best described as a light mix of berry and grape, with the grape trailing the berry and adding a little zing towards the end. The berry flavour consists of mostly blue raspberry, but there is some açaí in there as well. The drink isn't tart, which I think is a little disappointing. There's also no sugar free aftertaste, which is surprising. Overall, the flavour's is not as good as Energy Rush Citrus, but it is still drinkable and is a pretty good tasting energy mix.

KICK: Each packet contains: caffeine, Taurine, 200% of Vit. B6, B3, 100% of Vit. B5, twenty % of Vit. B9, and 160% of Vit. B12. This mix of ingredients gave me a decent buzz, but nothing great. My alertness was noticeably up and only slight jitters were experienced. This lasted a good three hours or so.

FINAL WORD: All in all, Energy Rush Berry Mix is a slightly lower than decent energy mix. While the taste was antiqued, the packet was unimpressive and the buzz was nothing I have never seen before. While its still a good deal(fourteen packets for $3.99), Energy Rush Berry just doesn't have an edge over other energy mixes such as Helix Orange. Unless looking for a decent berry flavoured energy mix that won't have you going crazy, I say skip Energy Rush Berry Mix...2.9/5

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