Moxie Recharge Tea/Lemonade Energy Drink Review

Out of nowhere comes a new Moxie variety, a brand long thought to be abeyant. However their return is in the unfortunate form of those "rehab" drinks popularized by its more common competitors. Here the synonym is recharge and its can is the compulsory black with ample suggestions of yellow. It is not ugly, but the personality of the brand is not as edgy as the can believes it is.

A capricious departure from the "recovery" genus of beverages, 260 calories rock your tongue with all the sugar your waist does not need. Even more surprising is its carbonation, another trademark absence in the genre. Drinking as an energy drink should, each sip has terrific weight, an effervescent puddle of gooey saccharinity and tart lemony goodness. Your lips furrow with felicity from all the sour sweetness, each gulp cloying and clogging your throat but you pound away anyway at the can with a huge smile. Tea is inappropriately given top billing on the can, present in none of the sixteen ounces. Okay, maybe there is some aftertaste tinted of the black leaves, but an Arnold Palmer this is not. It is better.

B and C vitamins, taurine, inositol, caffeine, and gentian root come in each can, along with sixty two grams of sugar and the aforementioned calorie count. Energy is basic but functional, lasting two and a half hours, maybe three. With all that sugar there definitely is a bit of a crash after. With all said and done, Moxie Recharge is a breath of fresh air in the "hydration" market, though its peculiarities are likely to disunite consumers.

Moxie, Zero Punch

The Moxie Energy line has been a bumpy experience. While it isn't the biggest line of drinks, the few in the line barely encourage me to try another flavour. Like I said in my review of Moxie Thunder, Moxie Explosion is a sugar free fruit punch energy drink. Now, despite being a fan of energy punches, I can't say that I'm excited to review Explosion simply because it probably won't be sweet enough to successfully pull off a punch flavour.

FIRST IMPRESSION: I like the can to Moxie Zero Carb Explosion. While I do feel that the font sizes should be adjusted, the overall can is pretty good looking. The core of the design is the same as previous varieties with only some cosmetic changes. The pink/purple colour fits the hypnotize swirl in the back quite well and the sub name "explosion" reminds me of fruit punch. All in all, despite some problems the overall can is nice.

TASTE: I opened the can and took a sip. The flavour starts out a strawberry and melon blend that slowly weakens, letting a faint cherry/blue berry taste shine. The strawberry starts the flavour until the melon overlaps it early on. Towards the middle of the drink a barely detectable mint taste emerges between the cherry/blue berry blend, which doesn't last too long and actually adds some complexity of the drink. There's a mild sour bite that starts towards the straw/melon blend and lasts through the whole experience. The overall flavour isn't sweet, so there isn't any sugar free taste. All in all, despite the fact that this isn't really a punch, it is really unique and actually quite good.

KICK: Each can contains: Taurine, caffeine, 100% of your daily intake of Pantothenic Acid, 380% of your daily intake of Vit. B6, 360% of your daily intake of Vit. B12, 200% of your daily intake of Vit. C, Niacin, and twenty mg of L-Carnitine, Yerba Mate, and green tea. This intermixture gave me an above average buzz. For around three to four hours my alertness went up and I wasn't diagnosed with a case of the jitters. Once the three+ hours ended I calmly decayed.

FINAL WERD: From start to finish, I feel that Moxie Punch S/F is an above standard energy drink. While the can could use some minor tweaks, the good kick and the without equal taste more than make up for it. Now I'm not a saying that Moxie Punch will revolutionize the market, but it is an admirable attempt. All in all Moxie Zero Carb Explosion is miles ahead of its counter parts and should be bought...3.8/5

Moxie Zero Carb Thunder

I said in my re-review of Moxie Energy that, and I quote,

"If Cornucopia really wants to get there foot in the door in the energy drink market, there gonna have to give the flavour a change into something much more unique..."

For months it seemed that Cornucopia Beverages wanted nothing more but to make a drink with a tired and true flavour, until a recent tip to Shaws changed my mind. I saw two new zero carb Moxie flavours on sale for $1.50, Thunder(blueberry/cranberry) and Explosion(fruit punch). Now, since I don't want to review two fruit punches in a row, I'm starting with Thunder.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The can to Moxie Zero Carb Thunder is a mixed bag. While I like the blue liquid rippling water effect, I don't like the large "Moxie" logo. Taking up a third+ of the can is too much and too distracting. Personally I would of preferred if Cornucopia would just rename this drink to "T Energy Thunder." Well, maybe that isn't such a good idea because people would end up calling it "Cross Energy." Either way, the can is alright as it is, but at the same time it could benefit from some work.

TASTE: I cracked open the can and took a sip. The flavour starts out a tart blue berry that goes away rather quickly leaving a slight cranberry taste behind. The cranberry taste is brief, which is a disappointment as you don't see many cranberry flavoured energy drinks. The whole flavour is finished by a heavy carbonation and a sour bite, both of which make taking large gulps hard. For a drink called "Thunder" you would expect the flavour to be in your face and vibrant, but instead it is mellow to the point of being dull. One thing that amazes me about the flavour is that there is no sugar free aftertaste. This explains the lack of sweetness through out the drink. Overall, Moxie Thunder is a decent tasting zero carb energy drink that I feel would be better if it was sugared.

KICK: Each can contains: caffeine, Taurine, forty mg of exocyan cran, 100% of your daily intake of Pantothenic Acid, 380% of your daily intake of Vit. B6, 360% of your daily intake of Vit. B12, 200% of your daily intake of Vit. C, Niacin, and twenty mg of L-Carnitine, Yerba Mate, and green tea. This overall blend if ingredients gave me a pretty good buzz. For around three to four hours I felt awake and my alertness went up. After the three to four hours I didn't revive any crash, which is an improvement from the original.

FINAL WERD: Overall, I feel that Moxie Zero Carb Thunder is a decent energy drink. While the experience could of been better, it could of certainly of been worse. If there was one thing that I would like to see improved it would be the taste. While not bad, the taste was dull and didn't do the sub name "Thunder" justice. That aside Moxie Thunder Zero is still a decent choice for someone looking for a way to get some good energy with out expanding their waist line...3/5

Toxic Energy Drink Re-review

As a Maine-er myself, I have a bizarre love hate relationship with the official soft drink of Maine, Moxie. Moxie is notorious among soda lovers as either a great tasting, unique soda, or the most disgusting soda out there, even beating out the Jones Holiday sodas. Now, I personally find Moxie a pretty good soda, and awhile ago, I reviewed Moxie Energy Drink in a can. I thought Moxie Energy Drink was also pretty good, but nothing spectacular. But now since Moxie is owed by a new company, Cornucopia Beverages, Moxie has a completely new design and comes in a bottle instead of the popular can. And so, because of this new bottle change, and maybe just for a little nostalgia, I've decided to re-review Moxie energy.

FIRST IMPRESSION: Moxie Energy's design has certainly improved since its original can. The giant X, the ripples of what seems to be liquid metal, and the addition of the releasable bottle really make Moxie Energy really more appealing. Overall, a surprisingly attractive can from a line of drinks not exactly known for its curb appeal.

TASTE: I opened the bottle and has hit with a vibrant orange colour. The flavour to Moxie Energy is a full on Red Bull clone. It starts out super sweet, almost like its sweetened with honey, and a strong apple taste upfront. After the apple flavour lingers in your mouth for a while, a slight cranberry-like flavour starts to develop. There's a strong tart and sour quality to it through out the whole experience of the flavour. Overall, I find that Moxie Energy is actually better in the bottle than in the can(as with most energy drinks) and is a pretty good drink. While it is by no means a thirst quencher, it would be a good drink for staying up all night playing some Goldeneye for the N64.

KICK: Each sixteen.nine oz. bottle contains: 240 calories, sixty grams of sugar, 200% of your daily intake of Vit. C, Niacin, 100% of your daily intake of Pantothenic Acid, 380% of your daily intake of Vit. B6, 360% of your daily intake of Vit. B12, Taurine, and caffeine. This mix of ingredients gave me an above average kick. While Moxie Energy is no power horse, its certainly better than many other energy drinks out there, by providing a good three to four hour buzz, which was filled with jitters, raised alertness and ended in a horrible crash.

FINAL WERD: Overall, I find that Moxie Energy is a pretty good energy drink. The kick, bottle, and taste were all at least decent, but that's were Moxie disappoints me, there's nothing that's really great. Though I can say that I might consider buying it again, I feel that Moxie will just get lost among the thousands of other energy drinks on the market. If Cornucopia really wants to get there foot in the door in the energy drink market, there gonna have to give the flavour a change into something much more unique and get more powerful ingredients. While I can recommend Moxie Energy for people who are in the need of some energy and what to show off the fact that there from Maine, I can't recommend Moxie Energy for really anyone else...3.2/5

Toxic Energy Drink

This energy drink you can get EVERYWHERE! Market Basket, lots of gas stations for 2/$3. But after my review, you'll know why its cheap... First of all, Moxie was always one of my favorite soda(behind Dr. Pepper and Vault) and was excited to get this. The can scares me with "Not For Couch Potatoes", this must be powerful. Upon 1st sip, it didn't taste like Moxie at ALL! More like the sour green apple goo candy in a tube that your mother would never let you have because its bad for you and your neighbor rubs it in your face... anyway, its not good at taste but... Damn, does this rock you.

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