Hydrive acai berry

One line of energy drinks that I never planned on finishing is the Hydrive line. Each of the two flavours in the line were mediocre, so my hopes of the line ever picking it self up and becoming a worthy member of the energy drink society were low. But when the only un-reviewed energy drinks at Big Lots were two varieties of Hydrive, I broke down and decided to give the line a second chance. Now, I've heard some good things about Hydrive acai berry, so that's why I choose it first to review.

FIRST IMPRESSION: I like the bottle of Hydrive acai berry. It's clean, yet refine. Though there is some scattered text among the bottle, there's not enough to make things cluttered. The design is the same for all the other Hydrive drinks, and I feel that this ones the best. All in all, a great looking bottle.

TASTE: I un-capped the bottle and took a sip. The flavour is definitely the strongest in the line. The initial flavour is a mixture of raspberry and blueberry. These flavours are the most prominent. Once these flavours fade, a blend of cranberry and acai take over. These are the weakest flavours, almost like they are diluted. The whole flavour ends with a tart bite. The overall taste of Hydrive acai berry isn't very sweet, which I feel is a poor decision, as it could have countered the overall tartness of the drink. Personally, I'm not a fan of the flavour. It's too unbalanced and the larger size compared to the previous ones make this the hardest to drink in the line.

KICK: Each bottle contains: Spring water, Sucrose, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, monopotassium Phosphate, 145 mg of caffeine, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Arginine, Niacinamide (B3), Calcium Pantothenate, B6, and Cyanocobalamin. This blend of ingredients gave me a fair to middling buzz. For around two and a half hours I felt mentally improved and pretty awake, with no jitters. The lack of sugar seemed to of caused no crash, which was nice.

FINAL WORD: All in all, I have to say that Hydrive acai berry is an average overall energy drink. While the bottle design was spot on, and the kick was more health-y than most, the taste really disappointed me. It had much potential, but sadly it was too unbalanced for my taste. This doesn't really make me excited to try and review the others in the Hydrive line, but hopefully I will someday. Now, I personally think that the reason I'm not a fan of the Hydrive line is that I'm not a fan of flavoured water, as I prefer carbonated drinks. For people like me, I can't recommend this drink, but for people looking for a better alternative to berry Gatorade, then there is no real better choice than the Hydrive acai berry ...3/5

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