Bang American Berry Energy Drink Review

Oh not you too, Bang. Why does every company lately feel they need to slap red, white and blue colors onto an energy drink? Are you really trying to corner the market of people who wear white tank tops and a cowboy hat while looking for cheap beer and sparklers at their local Wally World?

The stench of cheap produce wafts from the tall, sixteen ounce can. The taste, however, that took me in a time-machine back to the late aughts when Moxie Thunder was something you could find with decent regularity. I kinda dug that drink then, but I am not the same person now, and the world of energy drinks has matured, mutated, regressed and then evolved further. But what is so bad here? It cannot be the fruits themselves, an antiquated amalgam of blueberry, raspberry, cranberry and strawberry; those flavors by themselves could come together craft a caffeinated cocktail worth quaffing. No, what ruins the experience is the tartness, a sort of lactic sourness that calls to mind an incredibly thin-bodied yogurt without the dairy. It does not tickle your taste buds and curl the side of your lip the way a soft drink should. Instead, your head sort of jerks back, thrust away in both major bewilderment and minor disgust. There is a slight silver lining, something I would ordinarily criticize the brand for: saccharinity. Without real sugar to expand your waistline, sucralose and ace-k are exploited until your tongue cannot taste any more synthetic sweetness from any subsequent sip. This means the vulgar acidity is tampered down somewhat. I mean, it results in you savoring the insides of those colored satchels you find in coffee shops all over, but hey, sometimes stubbing your big toe is better then banging your pinkie toe.

But hey, 300 milligrams of caffeine is a pretty nice reward, huh? The three and a half hour long buzz is a good one, more impressive than anything else this dastardly drink displays. Overall, Bang American Berry tastes as bad as I imagine most Americans smell.

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Steaz Berry Zero Energy Drink Review

The Steaz company is back, with that comes a brand new can. Its an OK design, a very clean package, but lacking the svelte look of the previous redesign. I do appreciate the little fruit and herb illustrations however, but things here lack the edge is 100 milligrams of caffeine demands- drawings have the aluminum walls looking childish.

Flavor-wise, this is surprisingly palatable, though there are a few rough patches. The biggest no-no is sweetness, definitely. Erythritol and Stevia are the sugar duo here, but they are bogged down by the weight of the tastes of all the supplements and herbs- the yerba mate and green tea in particular washes the benign berry flavor away with their biting bitterness. Now I am all for a unique experience, a flavor less sweet than the thousands of other products, but close your eyes and you would swear every imbibe was from a generic "unsweetened canned green tea." What you can taste of the nebulous "berry" moniker is pleasant enough, but where as the earlier diet Steaz had a taste rich in acai nuance and apple influence, as well as hints of vanilla and lemon, the Steaz today is a one-note blueberry beverage. But it is diluted to the point of blandness, only exacerbated by the aforesaid acridity. The carbonation is wholly agreeable though, never strident and sips with relative ease; I feared a harsher effervescence from the "sparkling water" listed in the ingredients.

Kick-wise, there is a lot to like here, granting a clean boost with 100 milligrams of caffeine. It is short lived, but what energy you can extract here is quite nice. Each can also contains: B vitamins, vitamin C, yerba mate, guarana, and green tea. To end, Steaz Berry Zero has been reviewed here twice before, but despite all the revamps, I would never choose it over other organic energy drinks.

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Red Bull The Pink Edition Sugar Free Energy Drink Review

Red Bull unleashes a diet version of their recent "Pink Edition," a potent potable that did not win over my palate. It barely registered to memory after the can was tossed away, dissipating from memory, living on as merely another energy drink on The Caffeine King. The can here is mostly identical, save for some out-of-place blue "sugar free" banners; I suppose it is important information.

The flavor is a bit more lively than its full-calorie brethren, the acidity more in control of the experience thanks to the milquetoast sucralose and ace-k, the two synthetic sweeteners involved. This time around, blueberry and raspberry take the lead over strawberry, which is only tasted when your lips are not puckered. And that is good, because who wants to taste artificial sugars? Present also is bit of apple and a touch of cranberry, though you have to do some spelunking for either. Yet their presence is inconsequential, hitting your tongue as just more fruity noise as you try and enjoy the twelve ounces of tartness. The carbonation is as bubbly as one expects, but its slight harshness distracts from the zesty acidity that otherwise caresses your taste buds.

Familiar faces like taurine, vitamins, and of course 114 milligrams of caffeine, make up the energy blend today, and the two hour kick is all-too familiar. It is the same as any Red Bull, and considering how funky they have been with flavors lately, it is a shame to see them still sticking stubbornly to such an antiquated formula.

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Red Bull The Pink Edition Energy Drink Review

Look at Red Bull, getting into the Valentine's Day spirit! But now should consumers expect a spring, summer, winter AND, er, romance variety? Or is this a one-off like the company's "Blue Edition?" Eh, it probably does not matter. The can is standard fare, looking like any other Red Bull, only bright pink in color. How erotic.

There is little in the way of smell radiating from the twelve ounce metal transport, and the taste is equally lethargic. "Wild Berry" is the alleged flavor and my tongue searches for but to no avail; someone had the "W" in "wild" turned upside down here. A severely saccharine strawberry starts things off but is immediately replaced by a tangy blend of raspberry and blueberry, though the experience is hardly about what this tastes like. No, this potent potable is about texture; how it feels as the bright hued elixir washes across your palate, rotting your teeth as it soon finds a permanent place on your hips. The best thing here is the acidity, which tickles my tongue and curls my lips, able to stand up against the thirty eight grams of sugar and glucose. Mouthfuls thusly become an exercise in "sweet and sour," where both argue for dominance and, ultimately, tartness reigns supreme. Thank the heart-shaped-chocolate heavens.

Oh how I wish the buzz was a bit stronger; this does not exactly look or taste the best, so we have to blindly hope for a killer kick. Oh well, the 114 milligrams of caffeine is enough to satisfy my morning cravings, but that is about all it satiates.

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Red Bull The Winter Edition Iced Vanilla Berry Sugar Free Energy Drink Review

I do appreciate Red Bull not only expanding beyond their basic, well, Red Bulls, with their various "Summer" and "Winter" editions, but this year also comes a diet variety. Is it a merry Christmas, or a lump of coal in our stocking? Or, you know, is it fall?

The visuals here are alright but busy, loaded with text of different sizes, colors and orientations, forcing your eyes to zip around and right off of the can. In particular, the "Sugar Free" badging not only is written twice, but also seems plastered over a look with a completely different design language. I dunno, I am no graphic artist, just a sometimes-fan who pines for something a little better looking.

The flavor is a lot like the surprisingly good full-sugar version, though the sucralose and ace-k used here means mouthfuls lack a certain gravity to them, passing over my palate and through my cavity-filled teeth with a certain unsatisfying lightness. Vanilla and berry again arrive here, resembling cotton candy like its aforesaid calorie-ridden brethren, but only until you stop to think about the bright blue beverage crashing down on your tongue; the elixir's slight texture pretty much destroys any confection pleasure one could get from a taste such as this. Acidity is washed away in a sea of synthetic sweeteners, who not only rule the experience from the moment it hits your taste buds to the time it finally washes away, leaving behind a bit of an artificial aftertaste. If I sound overly negative, then it is only because the original was that tasty.

Between a lousy look and disappointing taste, it is a shame that the 114 milligrams of caffeine just does not muster up a very good kick. Lasting two hours, the buzz is old hat. The whole production is old hat, actually, and I stop wearing hats years ago.

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Red Bull The Winter Edition Iced Vanilla Berry Energy Drink Review

Leaves are falling as pumpkin spice rules every coffee shop in town, but that does not stop Red Bull from skipping a season and unleashing to the caffeinated world their 2024 "Winter Edition," this time allegedly "Iced Vanilla Berry" flavored. The can has this soft blue, augmented by the spurts of silver, that really does give the impression of a chilly January day, but then I look at my calendar and see it still reads "September."

Pouring out the light azure liquid fills your nose with memories of your childhood candy shop, the first sip is a sweet and sour ride. Mouthfuls are interesting and intricate, tasting both of vanilla and berry but coming together in a fashion that resembles cotton candy, but not excessively or expressly an experience designed for children. There is nuance here, the spice being full-bodied and on the cusp of being complex before it is interrupted by the fruitiness, which is mostly blue and raspberry, a far less technical flavor that sees the elixir leaving the palate with a clean finish. But the biggest draw here is the acidity: this is tart, impressively so, not shying away from making the edges of your lips curl slightly. It cuts through the thirty eight grams of sugar and glucose to allow for a beverage that is not afraid to go off the well-dranken path.

With just 114 milligrams of caffeine, the buzz is mild and hardly registers on my internal stimulant meter. I suppose there is something to be said about a more restrictive kick in the days of Bang and G Fuel, but what that is I do not know.

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Celsius Arctic Vide Energy Drink Review

Celsius is one of those long-running energy drinks that you are always surprised to see pumping out new products. I have reviewed these drinks for over the last decade, never walking away terribly impressed, but today's "Arctic Vibe" variety does sport a better can than they historically offered. (I mean, just look at their Apple Orchard drink!) There is still waay too much text, but the color scheme is attractive, and there is a sense of forward momentum as my eyes dart about.

"Sparkling Frozen Berry Edition" claims the can, but what the hell does that mean? It means this is your basic berry beverage, predominately blue raspberry with a bit of grape, a flavor profile lifted directly from the far superior Rockstar Zero Carb. What makes that drink better? For starters, the sourness succumbs to the synthetic sweetener sucralose, only able to jolt the experience with the necessary acidity the first moment the liquid crashes down on your tongue. From then on, the mouthful is just sweet, the tartness killed without a funeral in its honor. Then there is the "sparkling" moniker, which is a lie if I have ever heard one. Effervescence is muted, the thousands if not millions of bubbles only gently pounding your palate; it is far too tame for such a description!

We are still dealing with the accusation that this will burn calories, which sure, I am not familiar with the science behind it, but I will buy it. If that is the case however, why aren't more products like this? Anyway, the buzz, thanks to a cool 200 milligrams of caffeine, lasts a solid three hours easy. Additional ingredients taurine, vitamins, ginger, guarana, and others. On the whole, Celsius Arctic Vibe is not vibin'.

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Super Energy Mixed Berryburst Energy Drink Review

At least the can is not shrink-wrapped, I think, as I gaze upon this utterly generic looking energy drink. From the name, "Super Energy," to the swath of text like writing the alleged flavor, Mixed Berryburst, twice, at least it does not feel slapped together on the palm. I do not enjoy looking at it however, I mean, how could I? There is far too much going on, words written in silver against a white backdrop, as well as unnecessary "drip" decals- is this hunk of metal... sweating? Maybe it is supposed to be condensation, I dunno.

The purple elixir arrives to your tongue flatter than my sense of humor- it really sips like a still beverage, yet the back of the can claims carbonation water is the first ingredient. Poppycock! The flavor is a nasty mess of monk fruit and Stevia, dominating each and every imbibe with its unruly earthiness. It certainly does not make sense when you remember the purported "Mixed Berryburst" flavor. Honestly, it sounds like something found on generic cough syrup. Anyway, at this point I am but a few mouthfuls in and I am struggling, not only to actually find anything that resembles the aforesaid fruit blend, but also with the experience as a whole: this is an ugly thing to drink, made all the more ugly by the fact that I still have so many ounces left to finish!

With 200 milligrams of caffeine, the buzz is without a doubt the best thing here. But even with stuffz like collagen, vitamins and all that jazz, it is still not worth what I just put my poor palate through. Really, Super Energy Mixed Berryburst is one of the worst energy drinks of not just this year, but of any year.

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Diabolo Loco Acai Berry Guava Energy Drink Review

A sleek crimson coloring and minimalistic text looks out of place with the kiddy visuals of the fruits down at the bottom of the can, resulting in a disconnected design. It is still superior to many of the overstuffed and exhausted looking energy drinks that often grace this site, but it is a small misstep that ends up costing the drink more than the sum of its parts are worth.

The flavor has an odd tone to it; sips are never as sweet as they should be, and the top-billed trilogy of flavors are far from acidic as anticipated. Sweetness, from the familiar blend of ace-k and sucralose, otherwise do a fine job at never tasting artificial. The flavors themselves taste about as natural as "all natural flavors" can in a diet energy drink, but there is something missing from them- a sense of urgency. Every sip is knocked back so passingly that the entire experience comes off as distant and lethargic. You take your time in your consumption, a selfish potable that demands more time than your palate is willing to offer.

Each can contains B vitamins, taurine, inositol, and caffeine, 160 milligrams of the stuff. The buzz is a recognizable two hour long one, but at least it does not end with a crash. To end, Diabolo Loco Acai Berry Guava does only a few small things wrong, but there is not enough done right to recommend it.

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Mossy Oak Pursuit Citrus Berry All Zero Energy Drink Review

The white and vermilion can struggles to make sense with its alleged flavor of Citrus Berry. Those are fruits far more alive and fresh than the deciduous tree in the background, which does not appear to to be the same tree as the one in the logo- what is going on here?

The base of the flavor, orange and cranberry, is a fun one, but it is pounded into resignation by the swill's synthetic sweetness, a characteristic so compulsory that it cloaks most nuance of the caffeinated cocktail. Its saccharinity is repulsive and ugly, so needy of attention that it robs focus from the drink's fruit blend and reduces them to an afterthought; for zero sugar, gulps have an inescapable syrupiness that is derivative of only the most unpleasant potations. Tartness is one of the more tolerable players here, an almost affable acidity that languishes as it waits for a more dominant taste to take over. But effervescence is the strongest participant, every sip supplies the mouth with a surplus of suds, giving things a sense of momentum the beverage otherwise lacks.

This buzz, a generic two and a half hour one, is the best thing this camouflaged drink has going for it. It is smooth and does not end in a crash. Every can contains: B vitamins, taurine, and 160 milligrams of caffeine. On the whole, Mossy Oak Pursuit Citrus Berry All Zero lives up to its namesake: "all zero."

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Kill Cliff Berry Legit Lemonade Energy Drink Review

Kill Cliff's antiquated edginess was not what caught my attention; that honor goes to the text on the back of the can. Immediately following the word "suck" reads "damn," and I dunno, maybe my third-grader humor had taken over me, but the sight of expletives made me chortle enough for the can to end up in my cart at the local food market.

There is a reason the flavor works so well here, but let us save that for later. The real star of the experience is the acidity, a fun, innocent sourness that brings your tongue back to the days of gorging candy by the bagful. It teases the edge of of your lips, and they use all their might to not curl, but even the most mighty of muscles submit to its charm. This tartness carries all twelve of the available ounces, the single feature separating this from just any energy drink. Lemon is the chief fruit, rocking every sip with its gentle presence, giving reason for the aforesaid tang to be on your tongue. The berry, on the other hand, is just an answer to a trivia question, having no bearing on what makes Kill Cliff such a joy to gulp. Composed mostly of black and raspberries, it is a static cocktail that impersonates depth for the sake of nuance- it has no right being here.

Here is the bad news, and no doubt why the flavor is so pleasant- we have just twenty five milligrams of caffeine. It makes for one of the weaker kicks in recent memory, lasting just less than an hour. Other ingredients include: B vitamins, ginger root, green tea, and ginseng. To end, Kill Cliff Berry Legit Lemonade is not legit enough, and by the time we get to the buzz, just quits.

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Yerbae Iced Triple Berry Energy Drink Review

This is an energy drink- no doubt about it. Its caffeinated content blazes the can in numerous places, a can that is sixteen ounces, I mean just look at it! Yet only once does it mention "energy" on the backside of the aluminum. It is a pretty sharp looking design, but this marketing failure is inexcusable and senseless.

Yerba mate is a divisive component, yet Yerbae manages to keep most adverse astringencies behind a slight sourness and clean finish. But all is far from perfect, in fact, there are two issues here, major ones that prevent the experience from reaches a basic level of competency. First problem: the sweetness. Now do not get me wrong, I am not saying that every drink needs 200 calories worth of sugar, but the sole Stevia sweetener involved is not up to snuff, lacking support from all the additional ingredients that not only destroys the basic commerciality of the product, but also injures every sip. They sit naked on the tongue, herbal elements in dire need of support- it is painfully incomplete! There is a pleasant tartness here, but the acidity is a team player who dies without the carbohydrate backup. Problem number two is the passive flavors, particularly the fruit trilogy in the "Triple Berry" moniker. They lack gusto, diluted to the point where gulp after gulp you begin to taste nothing but water. Carbonated water yes, but water still.

160 milligrams of caffeine makes for a pretty solid kick, lasting two and a half hours. And that is it- no other unnecessary supplements needed here. Overall, Yerbae Iced Triple Berry is a problematic potation, one with too many cracks in the cogs that grind things to an abrupt halt.

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3D Berry Blue Energy Drink Review

Now here is an energy drink that is either brilliant or stupid, although I am banking on the former. No pointless imagery or unnecessary text to clutter the aluminum retail space, we have the brand, flavor, and other requirements, but that is it! Its tall can stands proud in the energy drink cooler of my local gas station.

With 200 milligrams of caffeine, this is no doubt one of the super-potent drinks that flooded the market once the Bang brand gained traction. It might be 100 milligrams below its competition, but that ends up being its biggest benefit; sips are far from corrosive, with the three-tiered blend of erythritol, sucralose and ace-k able to just keep the experience from sinking into the dark abyss of badness oh-so common with this style of potation. The can heralds the taste to be "Berry Blue," which might as well read "generic blue raspberry," a very candy-inspired interpretation of the fake fruit flavorant that itself is relatively gentle on the tongue. Acidity is muted but present, a docile sourness who primarily exists to scrapes off any nasty artificial sweetener taste from the palate, giving imbibes an "almost" clean finish.

The aforesaid quantity of my namesake chemical gives you an immediate kick that lasts for three hours. Other ingredients include vitamins, taurine, ginseng, guarana, inositol, among others. To end, Berry Blue may be an imperfect introduction to the 3D line, but it does not scare me away from it.

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Red Bull The Winter Edition Arctic Berry Energy Drink Review

Another winter, another Winter Edition Red Bull- though it is only September. The packaging is that classic iconography drenched in depressing blue, suffering from the longstanding silliness that is a drink with "red" in the name not being colored red. Still, you know what you are getting yourself into; the company did not need to reinvent the wheel, and they did not.

Arctic Berry must mean "blue raspberry" to Red Bull formulators, because this is full-on confectionery. It is an immature adaptation, exploring absolutely none of the depth the fruit can sometimes offer, giving you twelve ounces liquid Jolly Ranchers. There is thirty eight grams of sugar and glucose at play today, providing a toothsome grit to every swig that avoids the common syrupy pitfall. It does however clump up in the back of your throat, and as more and more of the simple carbohydrates are consumed, you quickly find your entire mouth sticky with a teeth-rotting sugariness. The tastes of cotton candy rocks the underground of each imbibe, something that acts as more of a nuance to the sweetness than to the actual flavor profile, reliving your palate partially from the unyielding saccharinity. Acidity is present and demands some attention away from all the candy, frosting the edges of your tongue with a sharp ping of sourness. It all makes for an experience that should appeal to all the sweetmeat junkies out there, but anyone looking for something that even comes close to the delicacy of last year's Winter Edition will be massively disappointed.

Red Bull might just be the most famous energy drink, but their energy blend needs to be revisited. With just 114 milligrams of caffeine, some B vitamins and taurine, your body will be wishing for the potency of its competitors. Overall, Red Bull The Winter Edition Arctic Berry is very drinkable, but it feels like they took the easy way out.

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V8 +Energy Honeycrisp Apple Berry Drink Review

V8 +Energy simultaneously makes complete sense, and no sense. In one respect, energy drinks have for years featured juice, in varying quantities, and the brand's namesake products do contain vitamins not unlike most caffeinated potables. On the other hand however, the markets are completely different; I cannot imagine anyone has ever thought to themselves, after finishing a can of Red Bull, "... I should have had a V8."

Just one sip in and you discover that this has a lot going for it, approaching apple with a more honest mindset than most of the products reviewed here. Sweetness is proportional to the produce on display, coming only from the nectar within and stevia. Every ounce sips with honesty; close your eyes and take a swig, and you will have no trouble imagining yourself sinking your teeth into a red round beauty in an orchard. A quick glance at the rear of the can reveals that we have sweet potatoes, purple carrots and carrots to thank for a bulk of the fifty percentage of juice, but your palate needn't worry; this is an expression of fruity love only, and no mouthful exposes any influence of vegetables. Apple is the only fruit hailing from the actual crop, with the vague "berry" mention coming from "natural flavoring," an element that distracts from the otherwise authentic experience. Acidity is present but could be stronger, a sourness dying without confrontation to the saccharinity.

Each can contains eighty milligrams of caffeine, from black and green tea, and that is really all we have. Does it matter though? No, really it does not. The buzz is about what any petite energy drink offers, lasting an hour, perhaps a few moments longer. In the end, V8+ Honeycrisp Apple Berry's taste is its highmark, but its confused branding and unexciting kick keep it from greatness.

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+Red Berry Citrus Power Elixir Review

A new decade, a new +Red. This time we have "Berry Citrus," although only time and tongue will tell if this is a refresh of their existing Power Elixir drink from years ago. The can is attractive, standing tall and proud against less unique beverage structures, although having to pry a piece of plastic off only to find more plastic, is simply a waste of plastic.

The flavor is a lovingly old school, a wickedly sugary example of how to execute an underrepresented "sweet tart" flavor. Tons of lime and a bulk of blue raspberry predominantly compose the experience, with fleeting mentions of grapefruit, lemon and tangerine. All this citrus means there is a lot of acidity to play with, and every sip is a whirlpool of tartness, coating every inch of your palate with a crushing sourness. But the glue that holds things together is the mouthfeel, a powdery texture that melds wonderfully with the flavors and moments. The only problem here is a common problem with any drink that believes caffeine is not enough for a kick; the myriad of nasty supplements tarnish this peaceful petite potable. The doomed flood of vulgarity takes a bit before it breaks through all the sweetness, but once six of the twelve ounces have crossed your palate, it burns through the pleasant carbohydrate sensation. It is a shame, really, since the elements here should have made a more cohesive potation.

160 milligrams of caffeine, several B vitamins, electrolytes, and a bunch of other ingredients. The buzz is OK, lasting about two hours and ending without a crash. On the whole, +Red Berry Citrus is almost a recommendation, but too many lapses in judgement leaves an unfortunate disappointment.

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Yachak Berry Red Energy Drink Review

I gotta say, the can to Yachak Berry Red is pretty awesome. Its unorthodox background is packed with too much detail, there is far too much text, and the name frankly does not make much sense, but I am all for its zaniness.

The flavor is a misstep, a flat experience that packs too little flavor within the first few imbibes. The lack of effervescence is a major downfall upon introduction, leaving the liquid to languish without any personality, no texture or character to offer our palate. It honestly tastes like tap water for the opening quaffs, full of funky mineral notes and nuances, only not really as bad as that sounds. But as sips are taken, the subtly births out from the languid liquid, a slight sourness breaking through the overarching earthiness. It is the flavor of cranberry, as distant tasting an interpretation of the bog-growing fruit if I had ever had one. It is really not a bad tasting energy drink, just an eccentric one.

Each can contains 160 milligrams of caffeine, thanks to the yerba mate the can so proudly tells me is "organic." The buzz is pretty solid, a clean buzz that lasts two and a half hours. Yachak Berry Red Energy is an unwonted cocktail that ultimately does more right than wrong.

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Red Bull The Summer Edition Coconut Berry Energy Drink Review

Another year, another summer, and another "Summer Edition" from Red Bull. This time around the flavor is Coconut Berry, and is easily the version I am the least excited for. Aside from coconut drinks generally being unnerving to drink, the can here is a total bore- it is all white and silver and screams "diet" more so than "summer."

Things are far from as bad as I expected, but this is still not the easiest drink to drink. Sourness is the first thing, and often the only thing, you taste, an acidity that is as puckering as the company's flagship flavor. The long dreaded coconut is surprisingly pleasant, in small sips mind you, as it quickly fades into a hodgepodge of blue, black and raspberries, the one part of the experience that benefits from the tyrant tartness. It overall is not a bad beverage, far more drinkable than anticipated and I applaud Red Bull for taking a greater risk than they normally do (remember, for years the only variety they offered was "sugar free"). As it stands, however, The Summer Edition Coconut Berry is a tough sell.

Each can contains:B vitamins, taurine, and 114 milligrams of caffeine. Its kick, lasting an hour and a half, is pathetic considering what you pay, which for me was just shy of three bucks. Overall, this newest Red Bull in town is a funky little diversion that is almost weird enough to justify a one-time purchase.

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Legendary Sunshine Ginger Berry Energy Drink Review

This pale can sorely lacks the bright burst of color of its Clementine Twist sister variant. Its packed full of text, too many fonts and too little cohesiveness, nothing about this can informs consumers it is flavored of "ginger berry." It is a rather unique mix up, but the design does not care to play up this combination.

I am not sure if there is anything legendary here, but the flavor profile is on the cusp of spectacular. Ginger is the main event here, sweeter like a glass of Vernors, with a spicy punch of the starring spice. Effervescence is curt and abrasive and really punches through the stale mouthfeel of Stevia, who alongside cane sugar make up the saccharinity cocktail here. But the can claiming the taste of berry is a waste of space on the can; you can taste a hint of blueberry lurking beneath every imbibe, but the pungent sweetness of the ginger chokes out almost any surviving nuance of the fruit. Marketing this as a golden ginger ale would have been the wiser rout.

Each can contains: vitamin B12 and fifty milligrams of caffeine. The buzz is a disappointment- the flavor is so potent you would expect the following buzz to be just as forceful. Instead, it lasts a tacky hour, maybe less, but fortunately without jitters. In the end, Legendary Sunshine Ginger Berry desperately needs a shot of caffeine and a more consistent marketing. You can leave the flavor alone however- it is great as it is.

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Bomba Mixed Berries Energy Drink Review

One of several Bomba varieties, Mixed Berries is a dimensionless blue hue with a label that has even less personality. But that does not seem to matter in a shaped glass container like this, its pull tab only adding to is charm.

The taste dismally has less character than its military-inspired transport; remaining an unenthusiastic cocktail of blueberry, blackberry and raspberry- only less interesting than that troika suggests. Tartness is a massive disappointment, understated and could use a kick in the pants. Sweetness is a strong player here, twenty eight grams of pure sugar sweetening with a level of honesty and enjoyment the the actual flavor lacks so brazenly. There is a refreshing edge of realism to every imbibe, a slight organic bite that breaths the only individualism into the limited sips offered.

Each bottle contains 120 calories, some taurine and inositol, and caffeine (seventy five milligrams, per internet sources). The kick is a weak hour and a half long one, so be sure to pick up another pick-me-up. In the end, Bomba Mixed Berries is a decidedly mixed bag.

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