As for the can here, it is pretty much what you expect from the brand; the design has remained unchanged for so long that if it were not for these new varieties, I would have assumed National Beverage Corp., the maker behind Rip It, had totally forgotten about their little potent potable once that La Croix popularity got to their heads.
Pineapple is so front and center here that it scratched me right where I itched. The fruit works solo the moment it hits your palate all the way down to your stomach, with this beautiful acidity that is not only respectful to the large spiky produce but, and perhaps more critically, it is so puckering that even if this were entirely sugar free, you would be hard-pressed to tell. Fortunately, Rip It went with a reduced calorie approach, with sixteen grams of high fructose corn syrup bulked up by sugar-free sweetener sucralose, which helps give body while also preventing mouthfuls from gunking up completely. This is an admittedly simple experience, one-note even, but while imbibing, I did not care. Nope, not even a little bit.
Like the preceding Melon' Hi G.O.A.T Watermelon, there is no mention of the caffeine content. What gives?! The buzz is OK I guess, lasting about two hours, but again, if you are going to list out how much vitamin C your product has got, then please, please do the same for my namesake chemical! In the end, Rip It Yolo Pineapple may only live once, but it deserves to live twice.
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