lo-carb buzzed

Last month when I bought buzzed energy, I also picked up lo-carb buzzed energy. Since the original buzzed didn't end up being anything of value, lo-carb buzzed was not high on my review list. But after several writing complications, my quantity of drinks rapidly declined. So when I had puddle of beverages left in my fridge, I manned up and decided to review lo-carb buzzed. Will lo-carb buzzed be great like Buzz Light-year, or dreaded like a buzz-cut?

FIRST IMPRESSION: Though I really liked the original buzzed energy can, I'm not so wild about lo-carb buzzeds can. The design is the same, but the colour scheme swap is awful. The orange just doesn't have the same spunk that the purple did, resulting in a disappointing can. I do like the weird multiple "z" logo, however. It's strange and tries its hardest to make up for the orange, but it's not enough. I can't say I'm all too thrilled to review lo-carb buzzed. Being that the original buzzed was a mediocre at best drink, I doubt lo-carb buzzed will fare much better.

TASTE: I opened the can and took a sip. The flavour starts with a sudden blast of gumminess that quickly diminishes. Then a mild vanilla begins to surface, riding along side a sour bubble gum taste. The whole experience ends in a cloying, sickly sweet, and syrupy vanilla. For a sugar free energy drink, I really couldn't tell that it was sugar free, as the sweetness was similar to HFCS. Overall, while I would recommend lo-carb buzzed over original buzzed energy, there are a whole slew of energy drinks that I'd recommend over the both of them.

KICK: Each can contains: caffeine, Taurine, guarana, L-Carnitine, L-Tartrate, 200% of your daily intake of Vit. C, Riboflavin, Vit. B12, B6, and niacin. This overall blend gave me a fair to middling buzz. I experienced no jitters and had a decent amount of energy. It lasted around three or so hours, and after the three hours I did experience a noticeable drop in energy, but nothing to be considered a "crash."

FINAL WORD: lo-carb buzzed is neither the best nor the worst energy drink I've ever had. While I didn't struggling drinking it, I really didn't receive any pleasure either. It's evident through its laughably bad can design, run-of-the-mill taste, and average kick that lo-carb buzzed wasn't created for any reason other to ride of the success of Red Bull, and make a quick buck. lo-carb buzzed is a truly meaningless product that isn't worth it's $1.50 price tag...2.4/5

buzzed energy, isn't that redundant...

While shopping at my not-so-local Tedeschi food store, I noticed two similar looking energy drinks sitting next to each other in the drink cooler. They were buzzed energy and lo-carb buzzed energy. Noticing the two for $3 sale I grabbed both cans and scampered on out the door. Though the name "buzzed" fits the overall energy drink theme, I doubt that I'm going to be buzzing like a bee after all is said and done.

FIRST IMPRESSION: Though it screams Red Bull clone, I have to say that I like the can to buzzed. The text is minimal and to the point and the overall design is attractive. The purple jagged spikes work well with the green logo and black background, creating a bizarre neon-hardcore atmosphere. Impressive work by the can designers.

TASTE: I cracked open the can and took a sip. The flavour begins a gummy vanilla with notes of spearmint. Once the vanilla fades the spearmint lightly coasts your mouth, and is eventually enveloped in a thick bubble gum. Buzzed is not very sweet nor is it at all syrupy, giving it an edge over the standard Red Bull clone. All in all, buzzed energy's taste is simple and while it has been done before, it is done better than some.

KICK: Each can contains: caffeine, Taurine, HFCS, inositol, guarana, and 200% of your daily intake of Vit. C, B12, B6, Riboflavin, and Niacin. buzzed energy's decent taste was followed by a decent buzz. For around three or so hours I had a measurable amount of energy and a case of the jitters. The whole rush ended in a mild crash. For a FreeFall clone buzzed provided a pretty good kick, but when compared to other, better produced energy drinks, it is nothing but run of the mill.

FINAL WORD: My reaction to buzzed energy was split. When compared to other Red Bull clones buzzed looks like a success, but when compared to energy drinks in general, buzzed seems clichéd and routine. Though the can was great, the unexceptional kick and taste diminished any chance for a recommendation. Buzzed is one of those energy drinks that you'd find collecting dusk on a drug store shelf, that is just praying for it to be put on discount so that it might be considered by someone who doesn't know anything about energy drinks. Overall, buzzed energy is not a buzzworthy energy drink...2.7/5