True Colors Sugar Free Energy Drink Review

True Colors Sugar Free actually comes in a pretty decent can; its design isn't really busy and I like the dotted bottom half. But the colour choices are what ruins the visual pleasure for me, as the white and silver is far too bleak to look at, and the only real instillation of colour is used by the latter of the name, which ends up being too odd for the rest of the can. It's sort of funny, too, as with a name like "True Colors," there really isn't much in the realm of colours.

True Colors Sugar Free's taste is sharp on the tongue, at first, and once the initial pungency occurs, you noticed the liquid is rather low on flavour. The antecedent astringent sensation doesn't taste much like anything, actually, and it mostly resembles the chemical unpleasantness of any similar beverage. Red Bull is the obvious inspiration for the flavour, however the usual staples of such are veiled behind the previous. What can be observed is of apple that's inadequately sweetened, and lamentably it's the only appearance of sugar throughout the entirety of the drink. This causes the rest of the product to taste dull and borderline bitter, and even with vanilla soon touching the prior briefly, the grievous absence of desired saccharinity results in it feeling bland and deeply alcohol influenced, much like pure vanilla extract does plain. There's no tart or sourness to taste and as a whole, each sip brings back bad memories of the companies previous low calorie disaster 24:7 Sugar Free. It is thankfully more palatable, but it is pretty sad when that's the only possible praise.

Each can contains: caffeine, inositol, and several B vitamins in much varying amounts. Like one could expect I didn't receive much of a buzz, but what was felt lasted two hours. I didn't have jitters nor did I detect a crash afterward. Overall, the only way that I could claim many positives about True Colors Sugar Free would to be if I was payed. A whole heck of a lot.

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True Colors Orange-Tangerine Energy Drink Review

Three True Colors varieties filled my local Big Lots recently, although Orange-Tangerine was the only previously non-reviewed flavour available. I payed a cheap sixty cents for it, which is better than what I paid for the earlier flavours, which were bought in a subway convenience store. The can is largely the same, and the only difference is the bottom colour, which is now orange, and the flavour indication that's partly the former and partly tangerine. Why they felt it necessary to use both words is beyond me, as one of the two would be more than sufficient with the colour of the lower half.

True Colors Orange-Tangerine's flavour is fairly inspired, and not exactly by what you would expect. It's initially faintly of orange, however it's quickly abandoned for focus upon an effervescent ginger ale taste. Both the prior and the former are diluted and rest on the verge of becoming bland, though it's more of a problem with the orange, as one naturally anticipates a strong and profound taste. A crass saccharinity is also presumed when speaking about such flavoured fizzy drinks, and despite the presence of a cogent sweetness nearing the final stages of the taste, the orange remains mostly dry to the tongue. The blatant restricting of the can suggested fruits prevents the palate from detecting any potential differences between the possible citruses, and the two could easily be used interchangeably when describing the taste. The ginger ale isn't spiced explicitly in terms of strength but when compared to the surroundings, it plays a majority in the overall mildness. There's an almost herbal bitterness present nether to the aforementioned sugary finish, and thankfully the confectionery quality keeps it from distracting too much from the experience. In the end, though the taste to True Colors Orange wasn't exactly the most pleasurable, it certainly was a fresh departure from those who are similarly flavoured.

In true True Colors fashion, I only received a two hour buzz. I had some jitters, sadly, and there was a noticeable crash afterward. Each can contains: caffeine, taurine, and several B vitamins. All in all, True Colors Orange-Tangerine does enough different for me to consider my sixty cents well enough spent, if it's only for the creativity usually absent from the parent company Prilabs.

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True Colors Original Energy Drink Review

The last variety I know of in the True Colors line is Original, which sounds like the flavour will be a variation of the "original" energy drink; Red Bull. And since previous Prilab clones have been absolutely terrible, True Colors Original doesn't have me all too excited. The can is consistent with its sibling, but I'm mixed with the silver colour. While it does give a bit of a techno vibe that I really kinda like, it also look a bit dreary and bleak. And while the coloured letters in "Colors" make an attempt to counter the silver, they just end up looking forced and mismatched.

Although I was right that True Colors Original is a Red Bull clone, it beats out not only the companies previous clones, but many recent clones as well. It begins gentle with a soft though syrupy sweetness that's delightful tartness crosses well with the syrupiness. In the back end of the prior is a blend of faintly gummy vanilla and sugary apple; both of which seal the flavours fate of being labeled a clone. The apple has an almost mushy, grainy consistency that's reminiscent of apple sauce, but it's very light, so it adds only slight complexity. The experience ends with a crisp bite of tartness and sweet vanilla, and following is an unpleasant though unsurprising syrupy coating. Overall, while True Colors Original's taste was far from original, it was also far from unenjoyable. It was much more mellow and much less cloying than some, if not most counterfeit flavours.

Caffeine, taurine, burnt sugar, inositol, and a variety of B vitamins make up most of True Colors Original's energy blend, and I use the term energy blend loosely. I only had energy for around two hours before I crashed mildly. Overall, True Colors Original may narrowly impress me in terms of taste and can impression, but it's still far from a well designed and thoroughly thought out energy drink.

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True Color Fruit Punch Energy Drink Review

True Colors is the second line of energy drinks made by Prilabs that I've been able to come across, the first being the terrible 24:7 line. And while that's far from a good start, True Colors design already looks better and more polished than the companies previous work. Though I don't feel the different colours used in "Colors" do anything beneficial, and although the line "enhanced energy beverage" is nothing more than an overly glorified and pointless way to say "energy drink," those are my only real complaints.

True Color Fruit Punch's taste begins with a fair sourness attempting to enhance and excite a muddled braid of guava, cherry, and passion fruit. I say muddled as the entire flavour has a metallic bitterness and chemical-quality to it that it becomes difficult to enjoy. Initially, the guava blends with the cherry, and both fruits share equal power. Following is a mildly tangy passion fruit, who, at first is just trailing behind, eventually gains enough momentum as the guava loses strength to wholly replace it in the experience. Then lagging behind is an allusion of pear that adds welcome complexity. None of the fruits are very sweet nor do they resemble their respected inspiration naturally. Nearing the completion of the experience, an abrupt and heavily grainy sweetness blends with a cross of tartness and sourness, but the prior greatly outshines the latter. But the thing about the sweetness is that while it may be invasive, it coexists with the bitterness/chemical taste instead of displacing it. Overall, if other energy punches are any indication, the flavour isn't too hard to pull off, yet somehow Prilabs struggled.

Each can contains: caffeine, taurine, inositol, and several B vitamins. This humdrum ingredient cocktail gave me a buzz only lasting two hours. I didn't have any jitters, but I did crash, and while it wasn't hard, it was hard enough to mention. All in all, while there have been plenty of mediocre energy punches in the past, True Color Fruit Punch is the first truly bad one.

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