NOS Cherried Out Energy Drink Review

With a name like "Cherried Out," you would be right to assume that this NOS variety is a refurbishment of their earlier offering "Loaded Cherry." However identical, well, nearly identical, a quick glance at the list of ingredients divulges a massive disappointment; the caffeine content has been reduced by 100 milligrams, down to 160 mg. With such minor alterations to the can (namely shifts in text), it is a shame that the company diluted one of the brand's strongest selling-points.

The flavor is a friendly reminder as to why I liked the aforementioned "Loaded Cherry" variety all those years ago- Cherried Out tastes largely the same. There is still that potent flavor of cherry, deeper than a macro energy drink has any right tasting. It is a deep, dark venture into the vigorous and nuanced world of the stone fruit, but it grows bogged down in its own intricacy, a cocktail of sweet and black cherries, but it is a mixture far from balanced. For every sugary sip is a devilishly tart undercurrent, where the ugly characteristic of high fructose corn syrup, fifty three grams of it, alongside sucralose, rumbles through the otherwise velvet mouthfeel with the gritty, syrupy texture of the caloric sweetener. It is a flavor on the cusp of a recommendation- there is a lot to like here, but too many other cherry drinks have success where this NOS struggles.

Each can contains B vitamins, taurine, inositol, guarana, and 160 milligrams of caffeine. I have already expressed my disappointment in the stimulant's reduced presence compared to past varieties. The buzz lasts a generic two hours, a kick that you have been kicked by countless times. On the whole, NOS Cherried Out is an average cherry energy drink with muted ambitions and an even less rewarding execution.

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Rockstar Revolt Killer Black Cherry Energy Drink Review

Rockstar Revolt Killer Black Cherry is a joyless looking energy drink, using the same template the company has used for years. At this point only some text and colors change between releases, leaving me jaded of a design that was unappealing to begin with.

The taste here is a massive misfire, surely one of Rockstar's least successful beverages. Or at least, it is one of their worst drinks that have a normal flavor (remember, this is the company that makes a cucumber drink). Nothing works here, every aspect operates independently from each other, an under-oiled machine where flavor, sugar, acidity, and carbonation work as individuals and not as a whole. Sweetness proves to be the experience's biggest flaw, sixty eight grams of pure sugar, causing the calorie count to be a completely inexcusable 280. But it is a saccharinity that tastes dull, never quite sweet enough to combat the potation's piercing acerbity- and it is a tartness that is painfully incomplete without a harmonious sweetness. Effervescence is another downfall, slumberous bubbles barely lift the drink from feeling flat on the palate.

Each can contains: B vitamins, taurine, inositol, ginseng, guarana, milk thistle, and 240 milligrams of caffeine. That last part is the only reason to drink this trash, as it births a wonderful three and a half hour long kick. To end, Revolt Killer Black Cherry should be killed off the Rockstar line.

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Monster Ultra Black Energy Drink Review

Here we have yet another "Ultra" Monster drink, their spinoff line of sugar free drinks in textured cans. Flavor wise, the line has been pretty decent, however this is the umpteenth variety, and that once unique coarse can is now just an anticipated gimmick. Dear Monster, instead of exploiting your last idea, work on your next.

There have been many terrific black cherry energy drinks, so Monster has some really tough competition. But the first sip has been taken, and competition, you need not worry. The word "Black" in the name encourages the notion that this is a "black cherry" flavored drink. Hell, I would have even bet money on that. Well, I guess I did, seeing that I bought a can. What we get, though, is an artificial, ice-cream topping cherry taste that is far more childish than the sleek aluminum transport suggests. The lack of any true sugar sacrifices the hefty mouthfeel the lusted and supplements callous carbonation, numbing the namesake by the diet sixteen ounce's resolute effervescence and artificial saccharinity. There is more cranberry and blackberry than expected, padding flavors who dilute the niche cherry into something more commercial, questioning the point of even making a purported "cherry" focused drink if they just deliquesce it for marketability. The two berries are not too shabby however; they add some much desired tartness nuance to an otherwise stale experience. The trilogy of fruits make up a decent flavor here, but it fails to encourage as much excitement as the Bing brand does so effortlessly.

Each can contains: caffeine (137 milligrams), taurine, ginseng, l-carnitine, guarana, and inositol. There are also some B vitamins thrown in for nutrition. The buzz is your standard Monster "Ultra" kick, lasting an hour and a half, only slightly longer lasting than your usual eight ounce drink with the same caffeine content because the larger can doses out petite bursts of the bitter substance over a longer period. All in all, Monster Ultra Black should be left in the darkness.

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Bing Black Energy Drink Review

Thank you local hipster grocery store, I have been looking for the phenomenal Bing's black brother for many years now. Its can is a silky black, ample red text text popping off of the background darkness. Not everything is paradise however, as there is a lot of text that drifts the can out from its sophistication and leaves you reading when you should be drinking.

The can crackles as it is cracked open, unleashing a deep, robust scent that would work in a pinch as an air freshener. First sip engulfs your palate with the sharp flavors of both blackberry and cherry, a simple five percentage of juice acting as if it was followed by a zero. Every sip is powerful, a blast of concentrated, coltish, fruity pleasure, the former of the two tastes adding a fluffy texture with its minor edge of tartness. The latter of the dyad adding an immense depth to the outer rim of every imbibe, a controlled eruption of dense complexity that collapses as you finalize each sip. You take your second gulp only to notice the lovely liquid has been washed off of your tongue, and that each succeeding swig feels like your first, a real Groundhog-day experience. Sweetness is achieved from cane sugar and sucralose, and they do a fine job here, exercising a believable weight for a drink with only forty calories. Carbonation also deserves an introduction, a hardly conspicuous effervescence that I cannot imagine the twelve ounces without.

Each can contains: caffeine (120 milligrams), ginseng, guarana, acai, flax seed, vitamin C, B vitamins, among others. The kick is the weakest link, easily, but the rest of the beverage make it worth visiting, even just once and even just for its flavor.

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Hydrive Black Cherry Energy Drink Review

Trading some childish text for too much text, Hydrive Black Cherry is a beautiful vermilion color hardly seen behind its Brobdingnagian label. It is mostly attractive, with plenty of sultry black and interesting dotted background, but becomes lost as it erroneously believes words like "formula" and "caffeine" are necessary.

Not unlike the best cheep beers, our first swig somehow does not stun with zero taste, an avalanche of watery nothingness. It is expected and as refreshing as bottled water gets, but almost instantly the deepest of fruit flavors dye the former flood blandness and kick your jaw to the floor. Equal parts maraschino and rum cherry, every quaff exploits a paradisiacal balance between playful saccharinity and impassioned tartness. It is sweet while honoring the "black" in its name, sucrose and sucralose behaving and blending in a faultless textbook fashion. Its tenacious texture is provocative on the palate while never growing cloying or unwelcome, its viscidness somewhat grainy yet somehow silky. Has this Hydrive been reformulated since I last praised its taste years ago? I do not know, but I am still praising it.

Each bottle contains: B vitamins, yerba mate, taurine, and 195 milligrams of caffeine. The kick is better than most in of the line, lasting almost four hour long and of equal strength to many of its competitors. On the whole, any of my complaints of Hydrive Black Cherry are niggling.

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Mtn Dew Kickstart Black Cherry Review

The crayon maroon color complements the black, working particularly well with the gradient. The red is bright and creamy but much too adolescent for the aggressive design.

Inviting perfumes lead to the sweet bliss of black cherry, a flavor startlingly balanced and enjoyable from the Mtn Dew company. The beverage's trivial juice content of five percent is from the bulking white grape, and there is even the infamous HFCS that turns soda into syrup. None of that matters here; every sip is emotionally sweet for only all the right reasons, candying a brusk fruit into an innocently surfaced experience, complete with the delicate depth of a tart underbelly. This is an honest energy drink, as complicated but considerably more sophisticated than you would ever expect from the brand.

Eighty calories and ninety two milligrams of caffeine are contained in the sixteen ounce transport, skimpy enough of food energy but flaccid when it comes to a buzz. A stronger pop than energy drink and occupies a awkward place between the two, Mtn Dew Black Cherry Kickstart never really starts kicking.

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Clif Shot Bloks Black Cherry Energy Chew Review

Not falling into my usual definition of a "shot," these "Bloks" are the first Clif product reviewed here, and my spellchecker absolutely hates them. Its packaging is long and thin, withholding six chews with a grand total of 100 milligrams of caffeine. It is a quantity far from the most impressive, but honestly more than expected when examined in the exercise section of the local Wal Mart.

These are cough drop sized lovelies with the texture of gummy worms, only a whole heck of a lot stickier. You have to literally pull them off of your teeth, deep purple candies that melt with little persuasion and behave much like you would expect a child's confection to. The flavor is strong with even a little tartness to boot, however all the sugar provides a dynamite sugary rush that sweetens the cherry almost too much so. There is caffeine from green tea, although you would never know so just by tasting it. This is a strict black cherry affair who's simplicity is brilliant, even if the flavor itself is not.

Twenty four grams of sugar and the aforementioned amount of my namesake make for a buzz most pedestrian. Maybe it lasts an hour, maybe a little more, but no caffeine-junkie is gonna get their fix here. If anything, it is a break from things stronger (see what I did there?! Ya know, fix, break- forget it).

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Double Kick Energy Candy Line Review

Alright, we get it, your product is a candy, but that is certainly no excuse for the unattractively childish packaging, especially if it is an adult energy candy. The name “Double Kick,” complete with a cartoony donkey, is painfully trite. It is not original, it is not fun, and with a solid eighty milligrams of caffeine per small tab, its potency should be demonstrated by a more serious, or impressive, design.

When you crunch down on any given tablet, the sorbitol based bite breaks without a satisfactory snap. Instead there is an ungainly grind of grains and grit, tasting little of the fruitiness promised (allowing the candy to dissolve is thus recommended). This is how each of the candies physically preform in the mouth, but the following explains the individual flavors in more depth:

Green Apple: The little piece is appropriately green and smells wicked of green apple, like any good candy would. But this is not a good candy; your first encounter with the tablet is disrespectful, tasting very mildly of green apple with a consistent synthetic sweetness.

Grape: The next flavor is grape, but we are actually exposed to a decent fruit flavor. Sure, it is more alike grape medicine than any other application, the tartness is good and the sweetness is superior.

Watermelon: The red fleshed melon is naturally tame, unforced and laid-back, but without real sugar and without a large size to properly convey the flavor right, we instead suffer through a synthetic moment of ineptitude.

Strawberry: Tasting very little like the vibrant perfection of the outwardly seeded fruit, this piece is unapologetically unpronounced, ignoring everything down to the hush idiosyncrasies in favor of ignorant sweetness. It was actually quite difficult to differentiate from the watermelon's equally unelaborative flavor.

Orange: Scented strongly and pleasantly, this flavor preforms rather well, at first; the fake sugars sweeten just enough, and there is a touch of tartness that really approximates the fruit. However, the sorbitol and sucralose do eventually and unfortunately burn and clog your palate with its artificiality.

Blue Raspberry: Sweetness subdued and without any tartness, this blue raspberry imitation is bland and unexciting. It barely resembles the candied fruit flavor, let alone demonstrate any depth, however the absence of any artificial aftertaste is worth noting.

Black Cherry: A naturally pronounced and complex flavor, neither of which the small size is capable of. The resulting candy is artificially harsh and entirely unappetizing despite the pleasant aroma. It may have been the last flavor tried, but it was the first that needed a chaser.

There are five calories, eighty milligrams of caffeine, some B vitamins, and taurine per piece. The quick-hitting energy was of decent strength, however it lasted only an hour and a half before I was considering another. But then I remembered the unpleasing taste, and reached for something else.

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MiO Energy Black Cherry Review

I may be a virgin to this MiO "water enhancer" stuff, but I'm not of the naive, wait-til-you-get-married type; I've done my research on the topic, and I've seen it in action before. People have even tried to talk me into it, but flavoured and carbonated water, aka soda, is enough of an "enhancement" for me. But in all seriousness, this black cherry's black bottle is quite nice on the eyes, and though text does needlessly bulk the lower portion, it's a problem with the line as a whole and not exclusive to this particular variety.

The sixteen plus ounce bottle utilized received an initial giving of a bit more than two squirts, clouding the once crystal beverage a pleasant purple. But this dyad of injections is a disappointingly bland experience, with the namesake black cherry making a much diluted appearance. The liquid gets ever so darker with an introduction of another splash, which only insignificantly intensifies the still boring flavour. Another few spritzes were in order for me to pleasure each of the many remaining sips, and now we're exposed to the product's mildly thick viscosity and enjoyably high sweetness. It indirectly describes only the faintest of tartness, and everything considered you couldn't define the fruit as tasting even the slightest bit natural. It's purely an artificial affair, an eventually satisfying one, and is super sugary and marginally astringent shot directly on the tongue.

My four or so spurts of the caffeinated concentrate contained somewhere more than 240 milligrams of the stimulant, each serving serving sixty, with my uncertainty stemming from the fact that some drizzles inevitably lasted just a few moments longer than others. There's also ginseng, guarana, taurine, and marginal amounts of a few B vitamins, and the kick, though wildly modifiable, lasted well into the five hour mark. In the end, MiO Energy Black Cherry is a surprising mainstream effort that's equal parts imagination and success.

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Hydrive Black Cherry Extra Strength Energy Drink Review

With a suggested flavour like black cherry, utilizing both red and black as the main colours is not only logical but naturally appealing, and the duo gives the bottle a grim edginess that's otherwise been ignored by the line. The exiguous appearance of white bounces off its general opposite, and the seemingly trivial usage of yellow becomes such a positive complementary to the otherwise pleasurably morose design. The sentence exclaiming the product's increased caffeine content, unfortunately, is stylized intentionally, though it unintentionally feels out of place on such a sullenly sophisticated label.

The initially tasteless fluid quickly becomes sodden with a rather rich flavour of the obvious, and as this saturation occurs, the prunus serotina becomes momentarily candied. It's immensely ephemeral and it quickly ripens into the expectedly robust description of the fruit. It now demonstrates a gentle tartness as well as mellow notes of earth, and it's presently invariably creditable to the flavour of an actual black cherry. The contained six grams of sugar works alongside sucralose to provide sweetness, and though the verisimilitude is certainly and detectably impaired, it is not outright glaring or crippled because of it. But with the temporary delay in ignition, the overall flavour feels as if it's just shy of reaching its complete aptitude, and the brusque mutation from its original confection state into its current authentic illustration definitely doesn't help one to indulge each sip. This doesn't, however, determine as to whether or not the experience is an enjoyable one, as it absolutely is, but with such strict competition concerning cherry flavoured products, it takes a near perfect mimicking to achieve the greatest praise.

Each bottle contains: caffeine(195mg), various B vitamins, taurine, and L-arginine. The advertised improvement over former flavours is felt and appreciated, but not necessarily groundbreaking. The kick inclined from lasting two hours to just under four, and the general potency of it was unquestionably magnified. All in all, Hydrive Black Cherry Extra Strength is acutely good, and though it's an overall improvement over past varieties, the taste wasn't the best portrayal of the fruit.

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Bing Energy Drink Review

Bing is an unashamed cherry focused energy drink, with a pleasant red colour and two cherries prominently displayed on the can. The product even contains the actual juice of the fruit, and while the sexy style of the design is generally enjoyable, I can't help but dislike the unnecessarily paragraph smack dab in the middle. It feels almost like a press release, with the self absorbed comment on being delicious, and if the writing is absolutely needed, then it only deserves to be seen on the back.

Though the claim of being delicious was just previously criticized, after tasting it I'd honestly agree. The flavour is heavy on cherry, and the authenticity declared is extolling and staggeringly sensual. The sweetness, though being part artificial and part actual sugar, is done with such skill that it tastes wholly authentic and not the least bit synthetic. There's an enjoyable tartness that's strongly prevalent, but it's maturely controlled and prevented from debasing the overall sophistication. There's a weaker sourness that also avoids reducing the flavour into something out of a kids candy shop, and this and the prior give the cherry a richly robust depth and complexity. Each sip has immense dimension but what's really impressive is the stubborn focus on the single fruit; something that hasn't been so evinced since the much admired NOS Cherry, however Bing does has a slight red grape suggestion. The indirect flavour only emerges briefly and it appears below the main fruit, and it gives the experience a bit of relief from as well as even more intricacy to the cherry. Overall, whether or not Bing tastes better than any with a such a flavour is debatable, but it's a meritorious flavour regardless.

Each twelve ounce can contains: taurine, caffeine(120mg), ginseng, guarana, several B vitamins, and vitamin C. The buzz was of standard strength, and it lasted around two hours. All in all, if you should run across Bing selling for a buck and some change, then a purchase is well worth the money.

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Barium Energy Powder Review

Barium is probably the easiest variety yet to pronounce, and though the yellow and blackish purple are pleasant together, the overall denuded appearance of the bright sticker is starting to overstay its visual welcome. The design is still as appreciatively appropriate as ever, but with so little optical uniqueness between flavours, the amount of pleasure acquired is starting to wane.

The texturally grainy substance's liquefying point feels kindred to the natural temperature of your mouth, and the product then subsequently becomes a smooth syrup that's just as enjoyable as its initial stage. Black cherry is the flavour attempted, and the surprising success of the taste signifies immense care as to how it was crafted. It's tart when it needs to be, sour when required, and it's thoroughly sweet without ever overwhelming. The actual flavour profile of the black cherry is deeply authentic without ever losing the much lauded candied quality, and the fruit remains ever so desolated and is never disturbed as it dictates the palate. The powder imbibes much of the tongue and friends' moisture if and when a more than generous quantity is bequeathed, and this doesn't develop nearly as severely if only a meager amount is dispensed. An aftertaste does not occur, though your mouth certainly feels sacchariferously dusted that is not all too dissimilar to the days following Halloween or Easter. Overall, Barium's flavour is unexpectedly pleasurable, and it's easily better tasting than the similar Encaff Energy Stix.

Ninety milligrams of caffeine isn't what it used to be, especially given that this is all that Barium contains in the realm of energy ingredients. Sure, the sugar helped spark some of what was ultimately a two hour buzz, but my namesake chemical just wasn't able to provide a sustained or impressive kick. In the end, if a caffeinated sour cherry Pixy Stix sounds too good to be true, than Barium Energy Powder is definitely worth a look into.

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925 Power Shot

Back in mid October, I received an email from William Wooten, wondering if I'd like some samples of his companies product, 925 Energy Shot, for review. Like what all caffeine junkies would do, I agreed, but then, months past and no shots, and no word from him. I sent several emails, but I got no replies. Finally, I emailed him in late December, still wondering about the fate of the shots. Surprisingly, I received a reply, an apology, and then about a week later, I had a twelve pack of 925 Shots in the mail. 925 has gotten rave reviews on its taste, and although Headshot Original recently changed my grim out look on the taste of all energy shots, I doubt 925 Power Shot will be worth the wait.

Most energy shots go for either the health store, or the aggressive look, so I'm glad to see that 925 Energy Shot went for something different. The bottle looks sleek, attractive and quite modern. There's not too much text, though I'd rather see a bit less next time. The name "925" stands for nine to five, a typical work day for the employed. Personally, I like the name. It flows well and doesn't feel forced as it fits the overall energy shot theme. 925 Shot supposedly has a "smooth black cherry flavour," and supposedly covers the bitterness. Given my history with two oz. shots, I doubt it will cover the horrid taste of all the ingredients the company crammed in the bottle.

I twisted off the cap and took a sip. The flavour starts out a sour and mild cherry flavour, with a light undercurrent of artificial sweeteners. After the initial flavour, a stronger cherry taste appears, and is constantly fighting a growing sourness to be the main focus. Towards the end of the experience, the sourness gains strength, and once it's done, only a soft abridged cherry is left as an aftertaste. Often varying in power, a cloying sensation is amongst the flavour, but thankfully the cherry and sourness are able to hind most of it. 925 Shot goes down smooth, and isn't the least bit bitter. Because of this, I was able to drink 925 with out the aid water, which is amazing since it's sugar free and two oz. Although it's extremely simple, I actually enjoyed the taste of 925. Though I'm not saying I'd drink 925 Energy Shot purely on taste, for a two oz. shot, you really can't do better.

Each bottle contains: N-Acetyl, L-Tyrosine, L-Citrulline Malate, Glucuronolactone, Maltic Acid, 120mg of caffeine, Inositol, Niacin, Niacinamide, Green Tea, Yerba Mate, Ginseng, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Cyanocobalamin, and Folic Acid. Once consumed, I noticed I had more energy, was more focused, and had a mild case of the jitters. This lasted roughly five hours and once the five hours was over, I felt less awake and alert than before, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "crash." Nothing special, but still up to par with other energy shots.

I've recommended several other energy shots before, but from an overall perspective, 925 Energy Shot is one of the better shots for the money. While the bottle and kick may not be the best I've seen, the taste is the best I've come across, and those together help create a terrific product. If I was a regular reader of the site, I'd swear I was paid to write this review, but honestly, 925 Shot deserves to be the energy shot leader, not 5 Hour Energy. Not only is it a bit cheaper at $2.29 a bottle, but it looks much more sophisticated.

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