Lidl's Mega Energy is, well, an energy drink, and it is awkward to read the word "energy" twice on an otherwise sterile can. At least it is not shrink-wrapped, but it is painfully generic, a green explosion that amounts to zero personality on the otherwise black backdrop. Is it any different from the same-named drink from 2018? The world may never know.
Well, it is a Red Bull clone, what did you expect? It is what I expected after all, a person who has experienced oh so many potent potables before. It is not a bad one fortunately, a bit too sweet to be honest, but considering this retails for less than a dollar, I have paid more for worse tasting things. Vanilla and apple are the nucleus to the flavor, containing a heavy chemical influence making for sips that taste straight from the science lab instead of mother nature. Cutting through the sixty four grams of sugar (and 270 calories) is a hearty acidity and a relatively creamy texture, neither quite strong enough to prevent the feeling that this golden bubbly cocktail is going right to my hips, but there is something here. Capping off each imbibe is bubble gum, the final feature of the famous profile it pillaged, leaving behind an aftertaste that lingers a bit too long. There are some problems here in Lidl's sixteen ounce produce, for sure, but this is ain't a bad budget beverage.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is the reduction from 160 milligrams of caffeine to 140. Why bother? The buzz does not suffer much from the stimulant slimming, still lasting about two hours or so. Other ingredients include taurine, B vitamins, inositol, ginseng and guarana extracts. Overall, Mega Energy by Lidl only disappoints if you have any expectations.
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