Xenergy + Hydration Grape Review

This is a shame; Xenergy used to mean hardcore, drinks that were always potent and tasty, and looked their best in black cans. Now however, the brand is soft, losing its previous and praised identity in repudiated tries at becoming more mainstream. Go back, Xenergy, you were great the way you were.

Imitation sweeteners bring the one-dimensional grape here down even further, to the level of a kid's Little Hug or Kool Aid Burst beverage. The fruit plays no new tune, lacking the depth expected from the company, its only personality being a bit of a salty bite from the electrolytes. Its boring array of nothing new was unfortunately yet not entirely unanticipated, but the immature understanding of grape makes one yearn for the company's flavors of years ago. Where is the depth? Where is the creativity? Where is the Xenergy I loved? I would never classify this variety as bad, as it is most definitely drinkable, but it is most disappointing.

The aforementioned electrolytes and some B vitamins are all that this "energy" drink has to provide you with energy. It does not, unsurprisingly. Its synthetic and sickly sweet flavor is never refreshing, and is not what you would or should be reaching for at the gym.

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Xenergy + Tea Raspberry Acai Energy Drink Review

The purple belt and green headband works well enough with the kindred circles of the logo, forcing the brand to be spotted and read easily on a can cluttered with text. The font for "Xenergy" is chunky and the rest is unorganized and clunky, misemphasised and excessive on a bare aluminum background that just does not work.

As disimpressive as the can is, what is held inside is a surprising surprise, a raspberry heavy flavor of lovely artificiality that luxuriates in the carbonation's noninclusion. Those looking for acai are to be despondent, but the experience is nonetheless a charming example of how to do raspberry right. It is tart but never forcefully so, a sourness with an edge of realism that brings terrific nuance to a nuance. You go probably half way through the can before you recognize that the black tea, an ordinarily bitter and potent taste, only exists on the can. Slowly the leafs poke through the flavor, but adds only depth with a flavor so sweet. To end, this is not the Xenergy hoped for, but is nevertheless a pretty darn good one.

Each can contains: B vitamins, taurine, guarana, ginseng, and 160-ish milligrams of caffeine. There have been better buzzes, from the company even, but the kick here is the industry standard. On the whole, Xenergy + Tea Raspberry Acai represents a new direction for the company, one I am not particularly excited for.

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Xenergy Lemonade Pineapple Energy Drink Review

At the risk of sounding redundant, this latest Xenergy is harsh on the eyes with its ugly bare aluminum and (too) bright yellow accents. It is boringly and ridiculously two-toned, an appalling assault on the eyes that makes you long for the beauty of their former and far more handsome options.

After disappointment after disappointment, this Pineapple Lemonade is the most refreshing, both figuratively and literally, Xenergy in a long time. The lemonade is both sweet and tart, a splendid reproduction of the summertime favorite. But it is the pineapple that preforms so well so unexpectedly; it is sweet in its own right, tart in its own right, yet completely harmonious with that of the aforementioned. There is simple depth that avoids complication, an elegant experience that is complex but so demurely so. Unfortunately there should be more going on with the texture, especially since this is non-carbonated, as no mouth feel should ever feel so static. But regardless, this is one of their best varieties in quite a long time.

Each can contains: caffeine (160 milligrams), B vitamins, ginseng, guarana, inositol, and L-carnitine. The kick did not last past three hours, a buzz as strong as every other conventional sixteen ounce energy drink out there. To end, Xenergy Lemonade Pineapple is exceptional only for its flavor; otherwise, this is a pretty average affair.

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Xenergy + Hydration Tropical Punch Review

Huh? What the hell am I writing about this for? I review "energy" drinks, not these stupid hydration- huh, what, it says "energy" at the top?! Oh, um, well, uh, yeah. A misguided entry into the hydration and energy market, containing no caffeine will help avoid dehydration and escape controversy but also elude energy. And ignoring the boring aluminum color, being a can means you cannot just throw this into your gym bag or sip at your leisure, an dire citation of the early All-Sport (only this is smart enough not to be carbonated).

The aroma is pungently vitamin-esque and grainy, off-putting and discouraging. The flavor showcases red and blue raspberry, artificial and alkaline with a hollow saccharinity that has little interest in self control. There is guava and passion fruit as well, perhaps a touch of lime present additionally, but none demonstrate even the slightest realism; forcefully fake with listless progression. Each sip is exhausted and vacuous, an experience with no dynamism or excitement, only bland distractions. Far from ever thirst quenching although never a struggle to drink, Xenergy + Hydration Tropical Punch proves the company released too many with too little R&D.

B vitamins and electrolytes make up the kick here, or what ever you could call this. There was little energy, a feeling of only mild refreshment or rejuvenation if anything, and even then it is a stretch.

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Xenergy + Lemonade Raspberry Energy Drink Review

The fashion in which this variety is written insinuates towards "Lemonade" being sub-line, this being the Raspberry flavor in that line. That being true of course, but "Lemonade Raspberry" is an awkward read, and the way the top text is written pretends that lemonade is more than just lemony sweetness.

This fifteen and a half ounce can presents a playful aroma, and although the fruits are sweet with adequate realism, both begin with mild blandness and collapse in watery disappointment. The sourness is initially obtuse but sharpens as the sip is sipped, a performance so honest you can almost feel the pulp as the drink splashes between teeth. But with a berry consistently understated and a citrus so decidedly sober, these unfortunately underemphasised flavors are stark contrasts to the potent tastes of Xenergy's of years past.

There is a decent little kick here, something around two and a half, maybe three hours long, jitter free and without a crash afterward. Each can contains: caffeine (155 milligrams), inositol, guarana, ginseng, and B vitamins. With a standard buzz and difficultly deadened taste, I cannot recommend this even if sampled for free (as in my case).

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Xenergy + Tea Honey Ginseng Energy Drink Review

Being a sixteen (or fifteen and a half rather) ounce can immediately tells you this is an energy drink, so beginning at the top, there is no reason for the first word to be "energy"; we already know that! "Green Tea" is fine but the brand should come first, as it is often the reason why people choose one drink over another (unfortunately it is rarely taste). Then we witness this little yellow ball and then giant green one. It does bridge the two strips of color together, but the chunky and minimal text looks empty inside. Now we are looking at the flavor, "Honey Ginseng," but this is where the tea should now appear: tea is a flavor ya know! We get also a UFC sponsorship and tons of text incorrectly emphasized; there is a lot of retail space on a can, use it wisely.

Sweet honey brightly introduces the polite taste of green tea, earthy and weakly bitter in only the best possible way. You can almost feel the leafs pass your tongue as you sip, an effulgent experience that shames similar efforts from Arizona and Snapple. There is depth here, honest complexity to both the tea and honey, an unrefined elegance with notes of nature and forgotten candor. Gulps (they are gulps, trust me) are effervescent despite being noneffercescent, and are pounded back one after another in perhaps Xenergy's most mainstream flavor to date, if not one of their best.

Taurine, B vitamins, carnitine, inositol, guarana, and 155 milligrams of caffeine are included per can. Oh, there is also green tea and ginseng, but ya already new that. The kick lasts something under three hours, a mild kick after its refreshing flavor.

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Xenergy Melon Mayhem Energy Drink Review

The Christmas tree green may shine off of the exhausting bare silver, but feels too soft for an energy drink. Plus, that empty aluminum color is quite difficult to photograph without including the photographer. What is more, the longer I look at the can the more the horizontal text wears down my eyes; there is simply too much!

The drink has the sweet scent of hard watermelon candy, a great foreshadowing of the flavor. It is an incredibly simple experience despite the combination of the aforementioned, honey dew and cantaloupe. Only the first two would be nectarous to a child's palate however, with the latter more honest, cutting with some tartness and an edge of realism. But with placid effervescence each sip is smooth and swift, veiling any and all actual depth. It is sixteen ounces of diet delight, but beverages before have been more memorable.

Each can contains: a few B vitamins, taurine, guarana, caffeine (184mg), inositol, and ginseng. The buzz lasted a standard three hours without jitters, of average strength and without a resulting crash. Overall, although worthy of the brand, Xenergy Melon Mayhem is the weaker of the two debuting drinks.

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Xenergy Tangerine Twister Energy Drink Review

Without the oft criticized UFC character distracting the design, my opinion should be high, however the bare aluminum simply overwhelms the little color on the can. It is an empty canvas from a painter without much on his palette, an unfortunate return that looks so surprisingly worse than the expected black of other recent varieties.

The pheromones released are respectful and soft, suggestions of what would follow I did believe. But the flavor packs a punch, an almost brutal baptism of a one dimensional and creamy tangerine taste. It is somewhat tart and carefully sweet, with thick edges of carbonation and a thin upholstering of mango. The richness to the namesake citrus is initially unmistakable, as is the first sip and how smooth each one is after despite its passionate effervescence. I was worried how a tangerine Xenergy would differentiate itself from the Orange Fuel flavor from years prior, but they did it with flying colors.

Each can contains: caffeine (184mg), taurine, guarana, ginseng, and several B vitamins. The kick lasted a little over three hours, a strong trilogy of sixty minutes that began before the can was emptied. All in all, my favorite Xenergy may still be Cherry Lime, but their creative Tangerine Twister is an unexpected second.

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Xenergy Frostberry Blast Energy Drink Review

As the brand becomes more popular, their sponsorship from the UFC has unfortunately become much more emphasized. It is not because the sport does not interest me, but rather that the can's former praise went partially towards its clarity and focus, something lost or at least abated thanks namely to Wanderlei Silva's appearance. With his image comes the obligatory text defining who he is, and with his shirt copying the above logo, the newly nebulous and redundant can suffers extensively.

The first sip left my mouth sodden with flavour and left me quite surprised, thanks to an uncommon taste who taunted my palate with its vague familiarity. You get a wallop of tart berries, namely black, blue, rasp, and cranberry: all crushed into a recognizable pulp, yet the identification any individual is obscured by the other's subtle idiosyncrasies. The fruits are indefinitely chalky and laugh in the face of realism; instead they are emphatically sour and unnaturally sweet. The acidity is pleasant, as is the saccharinity, however the latter does results in a slight chemical finish. It is an energetic experience, one with impressive verve and enthusiasm.

The buzz lasts four or so hours, and its potency is much like any in the line. Each can contains: caffeine(208mg), taurine, B vitamins, guarana, inositol, and ginseng. All in all, the xenergy line has historically been most comfortable with citruses, and this variety flaunts their flavour flexibility.

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xenergy Fruit Punch Energy Drink Review

This limited edition can isn't my favourite, with the fighter diminishing the actual logo of the line. It ends up feeling like he's the focus of the can, when in reality it's just an existing design that's been modified to fit around him. Thankfully though it utilizes black as its main colour, and fortunately everything isn't cluttered, but now I'm just scraping for any positives to save from the criticized.

There's a lot to like with each sip, with an outlining of tangerine and a filling of both cherry and cranberry. Each billow with their own distinct tartness, and the latter two also each disembogue a slight subjacent sourness. The two characteristics are potent but describe only their accompanied fruits, rather than aggregating and defining the general experience as one with no varying depth. Obscured advertisements of green grape and lime are tasted outside the the prior trilogy, but they're respectful and respected, and both add even more tartness to play with. The sweetness is done well, tasting robust and properly honeying each fruit respectively, but you will never mistake this as honestly sugared. Overall, xenergy Fruit Punch is the best sugar free take on the flavour genre I've had in years.

Each can contains: caffeine, taurine, guarana, ginseng, and inositol. The energy blend is basic but productive, creating a four hour long buzz that's free of jitters. In the end, xenergy Fruit Punch does the line proud even if it doesn't do anything new.

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xenergy Orange Fuel Energy Drink Review

Other than take the day off, I couldn't think of a better way to spend my favourite holiday than to review the last variety in one of my favourite lines, and that drink is xenergy Orange Fuel. Its can uses the better of the two designs possible, and the orange and black colour scheme is well balanced in that it appropriately permits greater emphasis on the latter colour. It gives the can a sleek appeal that's attractive as well as aggressive, and the vibrant orange obtains the eye's attention well, especially since it jumps vividly off the dark backdrop.

There's a strong tart and sour tangerine that's initially tasted, and it has a sharply authentic tang that imbues a firm sense of realism into the fruit. It isn't that the tangerine tastes false without it, as the minor sweetness does a laudable job in mimicking the natural fruit's sugariness, it's just that the tang instills a greater extent of authenticity. The prior then cascades majorly in strength, and a thick layer of sugar then is evident on your palate, but there's a mild tartness, that occasionally resembles sourness, that's salvaged from the prior tangerine, and it masks a large portion of the synthetic taste from the artificial sweeteners. The latter, unlike the past citrus, has a knowingly fake aura to it, and it tumors a sort of grainy texture that's enjoyably slight but doesn't aid it with any sort of verism. Effervescent froth then spikes in a fashion that's almost uncomfortably rough, and along with it is an insinuated orange flavour that's extremely simple and fake to the taste, but thankfully the just prior adoption of tart and sourness creates a manageable degree excitement and genuineness. Overall, xenergy Orange Fuel does a great job consistently fooling your mouth into thinking it actually contains both sugar and juice, when in reality it only contains chemical sweeteners and natural flavours.

The kick I received from Orange Fuel was just as impressive as past xenergys. I had around four hours of energy that was adorned by slight jitters but wasn't followed by a crash. Each can contains: caffeine, several B vitamins, guarana, ginseng, inositol, and taurine. All in all, xenergy Orange Fuel is one of the best examples of an overall great sugar free energy drink in recent memory.

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xenergy Lemon Blast Energy Drink Review

Another citrus xenergy? Well, since their other citrus varieties are among the best of the line, I guess it isn't a bad thing. Lemon Blast is the sub name and flavour indication of the xenergy I'm the most excited to review. And despite the last flavour being a bit of a disappointment, I hope this can redirect the line back in the quality direction they previously followed so closely. Lemon Blast's can uses the same base design to the recent varieties, and the vivid yellow offsets and complements the dark black terrifically. But the red circle around the letters "xen," despite looking good among the other colours, doesn't seem to meaningfully add to the can nor does it serve any purpose.

xenergy Lemon Blast pours out with an impressive foam head, and the liquid itself is murky and uncoloured. Its taste begins with a fairly sweet lemon who leans more towards the sour side. The sourness rapidly declines in strength as more sips are taken, and replacing it is a two way cross of more sweetness and a newly appearing tartness. The sweetness doesn't taste artificial and it harmonizes with the lemon for most of the experience. The tartness is the weaker than the sourness it partway replaces, and it feels dazed within the sweetness. Following is a watery climax to the lemon that dilutes it to the point of blandness. But in the drinks favour, the sourness rebirths itself to a strength level far surpassing its earlier state. It's accompanied with a decently realistic sweetness that enhances the sourness by restraining it from over and outdoing itself. Acting as groundwork for the prior, the tartness from before recovers and prevents the whole thing from collapsing. The experience ends with the proceeding gently fading and a citric bite wholly appurtenant to it. The drinks carbonation is bubbly, joyful, and it was fitting throughout. Overall, Lemon Blast's taste reminded me much of lemonade, and while I didn't enjoy it as much as other xenergy's, it did the flavour justice in the sugar free realm.

Caffeine, guarana, taurine, ginseng, inositol, and a variety of B vitamins make up xenergy Lemon Blast's energy cocktail, and the kick was no less, though no better, than the other varieties. It took around twenty minutes after I finished the can to begin to feel energized, and once it began it continued gradually til it peaked at the three hour mark. It then lasted about one hour longer. All in all, like the past two xenergy's, I paid $1.50 for Lemon Blast, which is a bit less than I'd say it's worth. While it did fall short of greatness, it was too tall to be considered bad.

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xenergy Cherry Rush Energy Drink Review

When I first looked at xenergy Cherry Rush's can, I thought it was just a redesign of Cherry Lime, as they're really only a colour change different. But the company website has both Cherry Lime and Rush, so I guess it's safe to assume they'll taste different. But why they used the same colours for the circles is beyond me, especially when green doesn't have much to do with cherry. Like I said before, the can is only a colour swap different from past varieties, which is a minor detail that honestly works in the cans favour greatly. The black is attractive and although it doesn't inform the drinker it's sugar free like the silver did, that's about my only problem with the can.

The flavour starts out a decently realistic cherry that's mildly tart and is pushed along gently with the aid of effervescent carbonation. The cherry is more on the sweet side than previous xenergy varieties and sadly tastes a bit synthetic because of it. It's not as glaring or as overt as most sugar free drinks, though it's still noticeable. There's a gradual sourness trailing the cherry that helps off set some of the artificial sweetness, however it is soon hidden mostly by a resurgence of the bubbly carbonation. It's far less joyous and more harsh than before, and adding to the level of roughness is a sharp black cherry flavour. The black cherry is far from strong and is fairly short lived; leaving as suddenly as it appeared. Overall, while it's pale in comparison to its siblings, xenergy Cherry Rush is still an enjoyable sugar free cherry energy drink.

While Cherry Rush doesn't taste as good as other xenergy's, it certainly kicks just as good. I had energy immediately following the completion of the entire can, and it lasted four or so hours with no crash. Each can contains: caffeine, guarana, ginseng, inositol, a variety of B vitamins, and taurine. Overall, I paid $1.50 for xenergy Cherry Rush, and while I don't feel I wasted my money, this marks my first disappointment with the line, and the first time I don't think a variety was worth more than what I paid.

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xenergy Citrus Slam Energy Drink Review

Now this is what I'm talking about! Instead of using the silver I so often criticized on past varieties, xenergy Citrus Slam's can using a much more attractive black for its background colour. And although the design is essentially the same, the black just brings out the designs full potential in ways the silver couldn't. It's billed flavour is "Citrus Slam," which to me sounds awfully similar to xenergy Citrus Clear. This can be rather confusing, and the only way that I can think of that they could avoided this would be for Citrus Clear to labeled "Lemon-Lime" and Citrus Slam be labeled what ever the flavour turns out to be.

xenergy Citrus Slam's taste initially consists of a sour lemon that's quickly changed into a sour lime. But the lime only appears briefly, as more, lesser strong lemon materializes. Since the two never coexist, they flavour avoids resembling drinks like 7-Up. The carbonation is most prevalent just after the weaker lemon surfaces, as it's spumante, bubbly and it cheerfully complements the flavour as a whole. The flavour is nestled upon a tart grapefruit backdrop that's mildly sweet, and the two balance well with the level of sourness present. The grapefruit feels almost sparkling with the carbonation, and while it's more or less a note, it adds depth to the flavour. There's a slight ginger spice coincide with the prior fruit taste, and while it's hardly noticeable, it's fittingly light. Overall, although Citrus Slam reminds me more of a refined envision of flavours like Max Velocity Uncaged Sugar Free than an entirely unique experience, it's just as enjoyable and immersive as any other xenergy.

While Citrus Slam may have a slightly higher percentage or amount of some ingredients, it's relatively identical to past flavours: caffeine, a variety of B vitamins, taurine, guarana, ginseng, and inositol. From this I received a kick lasting four hours total, with no jitters and no crash. Overall, even though it's taste wasn't all too original, it's kick was just as good, and it's can was far better than the rest of the line; all of which make Citrus Slam the most well rounded xenergy yet.

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xenergy Cherry Lime Energy Drink Review

The can to xenergy Cherry Lime hasn't evolved much off of previous flavours, and with all the same problems that plagued those cans, the only thing attractive about Cherry Lime's design is the underutilized green on red colour scheme. The colours look good laying upon one another, and the two even work well with the silver back drop, but I find the silver to be far too predominate. But I think they choose to overstate the silver because it's a common colour for diet and sugar free beverages(i.e. diet Coke and diet Pepsi). Another problem with the design itself is that it consists purely of words and text, not of any patterns or images, outside the two circles. Perhaps they were going for the sophisticated, elegant look, but it just looks boring and unexciting.

xenergy Cherry Lime splashed into my glass with a foam head that would make root beer jealous. Upon taking my first sip, I was greeted by a simple and fairly sweet cherry that's embellished by a sparkling carbonation that's soft yet intense enough to enhance the said taste. The sweetness is stronger and more realistic than the usual sugar free energy drink sweetness, allowing the cherry to taste genuine and authentic. The cherry has only trace amounts of tartness and is heavier on the sourness. And as the experience progresses, the sourness steadily grows to accompany a soon emerging lime. The lime flavour isn't sweet and the sourness present isn't as distinct or as true to the fruit it is mimicking, and it actually becomes sort of bland nearing the end. But thankfully, you taste the sourness over the actual lime most of the time. The flavour begins to end with a crisp bite, but it's soon obscured by a sudden surge of sourness and bubbly carbonation that dissipates just as quickly as it encompasses your mouth. Overall, xenergy Cherry Lime is easily my favourite tasting xenergy drink yet, which is not only an honor but a feat that's truly impressive.

xenergy Cherry Lime's kick is just as impressive as previous flavours, with a buzz lasting just about four hours with no jitters and no crash following. Each can contains: caffeine(200mg), inositol, L-carnitine, taurine, guarana, ginseng, and several B vitamins. In the end, xenergy Cherry Lime sadly may not receive all the attention it deserves because of it's uninteresting can, which is a shame given its taste and kicks quality.

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xenergy Blu Pom Energy Drink Review

xenergy Blu Pom is the first and only xenergy that I paid more than a dollar for(about $2.49), so this and the fact that the others have wildly impressed me, mean I have high expectations for Blu Pom. It comes in a silver can, with two purplish circles in the middle, and busy text. I like the colour of the circles more than on previous varieties, as it counters the silver well. I also like that they didn't use the full names "blueberry pomegranate" as the flavour indication, and instead shortened it to Blu Pom. The Pit Bull line could benefit from doing the same. Like I said before, the text is a problem, but it mostly lies towards the bottom. Lines like "zero calorie" and "sugar free" mean essentially the same, and lines like "all natural flavours + colours" feel out of place and pointless.

Initially, the flavour is a soft and ripe blueberry who's texture is realistic and believable, however the sweetness doesn't feel as natural with it. Following is a fairly low-key cherry that feels much more natural with the said sweetness. This is when the drinks fizzy carbonation becomes noticeable, as it tickles the cherry playfully. There's a measurable sourness present along with the cherry, and it steadily grows long after the cherry dies out, and only fades as the experience ends. Then the cherry is, at first, lost in a more distinct raspberry and blackberry cross, but it is able to reappear briefly trailing behind. The raspberry and blackberry aren't as full bodied as their respected fruits, but the braid does add a mild tart crust to the experience. The focus is then quickly lifted off the prior blend and shined upon a rapidly rising pomegranate. The pomegranate isn't as succulent as the fruit it's attempting to imitate, however it is as sweet. Overall, while drinking xenergy Blu Pom, you'll likely to forget it's sugar free, and you'll likely enjoy it as much as I did.

xenergy Blu Pom's energy blend is: caffeine(200mg), several B vitamins, taurine, guarana, ginseng, inositol, and L-carnitine. With no sugar, the kick wasn't immediate and short lived, but instead it evenly increases 'til it reaches its peak one and a half hours in. It remains steady until it reaches just under the four hour mark, where it ends with no crash. All in all, xenergy Blu Pom successfully meets each and every expectation set by its siblings, and in some cases, it goes beyond those expectations and in turn sets more for succeeding varieties.

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xenergy Mango Guava

I was a bit disappointed initially with my most recent trip to Big Lots. They were all out of xenergy Cran Razz, but when I desperately searched the shelves, I found something better, a whole new flavour. xenergy Mango Guava was the name, and I quickly grabbed a couple cans and took off. Now, I've enjoy the limited selection of mango, guava, and xenergy energy drinks, so I'm really excited to review xenergy Mango Guava.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The rest of xenergy Mango Guava is going to have to be amazing to make up for the terrible can. While the design itself isn't the worst, the colour scheme just ruins it. The can is also heavily cluttered with text, a lot of it being unnecessary. Another thing that bothers me is that there's an energy blend. Personally, I like being able to see how much caffeine etc. a drink contains by just reading the can, and not doing online research.

TASTE: I opened the can and took a sip. The flavour starts out a strong mango, with a light carbonation that rides up along your cheeks. Along with an abbreviate mango, a minimal guava taste appears. There blended together so well that it tastes like genuine juice, when in reality it contains none. The sweetness perfectly contrasts the flavours, and though it's sugar free, it doesn't like it. There are some mild hints of apple and pear, and the apple is higher in strength than the pear. The experience ends with a mildly sour and effervescent bite, and there's no aftertaste. Although xenergy Mango Guava's taste may be simple, it still is simply the best tasting sugar free energy drink I've ever had.

KICK: Each can contains: 200mg of caffeine, Taurine, glucuronolactone, guarana, panax ginseng, sucralose, inositol, L-carnitine, niacinamide, Vit. B6, B5 and cyanocobalamin. Like the other varieties in the line, xenergy Mango Guava gave me a great, healthy, and long lasting kick. It was sustained for a positive four hours, and I had no jitters. My mental awareness was raised, and I felt more alert. The kick didn't end in a crash, but it was obvious I wasn't as alert or energetic as I formerly was.

FINAL WORD: Overall, xenergy Mango Guava is an early, but strong contender for best drink of 2010. Not only was the kick healthy and long lasting, the taste wildly impressed me, especially since it's sugar free. The only down side is the can, but honestly, it's easy to look past it. For $.60, xenergy Mango Guava is a steal, and even if you have to waste more money than the typical energy drink cost in gas money to get to your nearest Big Lots, it's worth it...4.3/5

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xenergy Cran Razz

After an almost year long absence, I finally found another flavour in the short but great xenergy line, xenergy Cran Razz. While at a long awaited trip to Big Lots, I was honestly surprised when I found a xenergy flavour. Sadly, Cran Razz was the only flavour they carried, and the amount of cans they had stocked was quite low. But hopefully, Cran Razz will turn out to be a wildly impressive product like its brothers, to keep me occupied until I find another flavour.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The can is an improvement over Big Apple, but it isn't terribly great either. The silver tarnishes its attempted "premium" look and the writing quantity is a bit too much. Like a lot of energy drink cans, the company felt the needed to bog the design down with pointless text like "all natural flavours + colours." Why not just put "all natural?" Maybe only the flavours and colours are natural, so they're trying to exploit them through clever marketing? Who knows. Since the line has in the past tasted great and been powerful, and since I really love cranberries, I have to say that I'm really excited to review xenergy Cran Razz.

TASTE: I opened the can and took a sip. The flavour begins a fresh raspberry with a mild level of sweetness. Then, a blast of carbonation erases the raspberry, allowing what tastes like recently rinsed cranberries to gain some attention, and then finish the flavour. The blast of carbonation gets lesser with time, adding complexity to each sip. The raspberry is pleasantly tart, where as the cranberry is lacking a good amount of tartness. A combination of sweetness and tartness appear once the cranberry is done with the flavour, creating the only real aftertaste. I didn't find the sweetness to taste artificial, which seems to be a running theme in some of the recent sugar free energy drinks I've had. Both the cranberry and the raspberry impersonate their respected fruits will quite a bit of success, though the raspberry is done better than the cranberry. Overall, while the taste isn't quite as enjoyable as some of the previous xenergy drinks, it's still a thoroughly satisfying flavour.

KICK: Each can contains: 200mg of caffeine, Taurine, glucuronolactone, guarana, panax ginseng, sucralose, inositol, L-carnitine, niacinamide, Vit. B6, B5 and cyancobalamin. Like the previous varieties, xenergy Cran Razz provided a natural and smooth buzz. I felt healthy throughout the four hour experience, and I didn't have any jitters, nor did it end in a crash.

FINAL WORD: I've had a few energy drinks labeled as "premium" in my day, but few taste as good or are as powerful as xenergy Cran Razz. It seems that Xyience inc didn't just spend time on one area, and at least tried to spend the good around the overall product. But sadly, they didn't spread it too evenly, as the can is in need of some major work. For what I paid($.60), I find xenergy Cran Razz to be worth spending the pocket change on...4/5

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Xenergy New York

My history with Xenergy has been a good one. Now, it may be too early to say that though, mainly because I've only tried Citrus Clear. I got b Big Apple at the Dollar Tree... for a dollar. I like how its apple flavored, and yet apple's are known for their sweetness. Despite my love for apple's, I've never enjoyed apple juice. Wait... is apple a citrus? Well, lets see what Wikipedia has to say about the subject... "The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae." Hm, interesting. Apparently the apple is a rose? I feel so betrayed...

FIRST IMPRESSION: Eh, I don't like the can as much as Citrus Clear. I feel that green and silver don't go together well. Like Clear before it, I like the Chinese/Japanese/Asian/Taiwanese writing on the front. I do feel that its a little small though, but a minor complaint. Wait, If there's Chinese/Japanese/Asian/Taiwanese writing, why is it called "big apple"? I don't even think apples are sold in China/Japan/Asia/Taiwan...2.3/5

TASTE: I opened the can and took a big whiff. The drink smells of apple juice. The flavour is pretty complex. It starts out light, and after a couple of seconds, your hit with a near perfect Granny Smith apple flavour. Its like eating a fresh apple, with all the juice's running down your throat. You can barley taste the artificial sweeteners. Its not all to sweet, but just right for apple's. Overall, a really good, almost surprisingly good, flavour...4/5

KICK: Well, just like Clear before it, I got a major buzz. But, it feels, sort of, healthy. Its got Carbonated water, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate, natural flavors, glucoronolactone, caffeine, D-calcium pantothenate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, panax ginseng extract, guarana extract, spinach extract, sucralose, ace-k, niacinamide, inositol, L-carnitine, pyridoxine hydrochloride, and cyancobalamin in each can. I felt wide awake, about half an hour after consuming "Big Apple." Wait, why do you type an "an" before "hour"? Shouldn't it be "a"? I thought only vowels had "an" before it, not words starting with "h"...4/5

FINAL WORD: I really like the Xenergy line. I really wish I could get more of them up here. Oh well, I guess... I can live... with only Big Apple and Citrus Clear, for now. Well... yeah. That's about it. I got nothing else to say. Do do do... I'm bored. Anyone know a good joke???4/5

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Xenergy Citrus Clear

The Dollar Tree is well known on the energy drink culture for selling cheap energy drinks. I discovered energy drinks about three(3) years ago. It all started with Rip It Power. But that's all in the past. Today I've got Xenergy Citrus Clear, which I got at the Dollar Tree. It was one of two(2) flavour there, they also had Big Apple. On another note, this drinks sugar free, so a sugar free apple energy drink didn't really seem all to appetizing. Well then again, nether does clear.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The can is a little bland, but that's exactly what I think of when the terms "health", or "sugar free" are involved. I do like the Japanese(or Chinese) symbols. Its something that's criminally underused in the energy drink business. The can's clean, but kinda empty. The can claims to be a premium energy drink, but then again, so did Red Devil...3/5

TASTE: Well I cracked the top open and took a sip. Your hit with a water clear liquid that taste's like Diet 7-UP, but no artificial sweeteners come in and ruin it. You can barely taste the sweeteners in this. It taste very much like 7-UP, but not as strong or as sweet. There's mild carbonation, which makes it very easy to drink. I really enjoy the flavour of Xenergy Citrus Clear. Its very refreshing to have an energy drink taste just a soda of the same flavour...4/5

KICK: One area where Xenergy Citrus Clear really excels in is the kick department. It contains: Carbonated water, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate, natural flavors, glucoronolactone, caffeine, D-calcium pantothenate, guarana extract, panax ginseng extract, sucralose, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, inositol, L-carnitine, niacinamide, acesulfame potassium, pyridoxine hydrochloride, and cyancobalamin. Its a very healthy kick. I'd say in about half a hour, I felt wide awake. I felt like doing anything I want. If only I drank this before I went to school...4/5

FINAL WORD: Just an overall great drink. It doesn't taste healthy, but it is, and infused with a powerful kick. I really wish that they would give each can in the Xenergy brand a different design. But, this is only a small complaint...4/5

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