Monster Ultra Vice Guava Energy Drink Review

I am not sure why Monster here thinks guava is "ultra" or a "vice," but the textured can appeared in my local grocery store in an unmarked pile near the exit; either I found it before it could properly be displayed, or no one cares.

A gentle pull of the tab at the top, a slight pour and out comes a sharp pink. It does not have much in way of an odor, and first sip is only slightly more exciting. The sweetness, achieved by the unusual order of our usual friendly neighborhood blend of erythritol, ace-k and sucralose, hardly tastes diet, with just the texture lacking the honest heft of actual carbohydrates. I applaud that, and only that here. Guava is present but is uncommitted to delivering the full experience, its tartness threadbare and unfulfilling. I wanted my teeth to be punched through my mouth with every imbibe, but Monster here seems almost scared to dedicate an entire sixteen ounces to a single piece of produce, let alone one with such a particular personality.

Each can contains 150 milligrams of caffeine, a decent quantity that results in a decent two hour long kick. B vitamins, taurine, inositol, you know, your average suspects, round out the nutrition facts on the back of the metal transport. Overall, the only vice here is pretending to be one.

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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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Rockstar Juiced Pineapple-Orange-Guava Energy Drink Review

Rockstar is back at it again, this time with their new iterations of the of "Juiced" brand. Now with no added sugar and sparkling effervescence, the company is cannibalizing its own history by cramming previously separate ideas into one drink. The can suffers no doubt- oh it may get its point across, but it is a distracted mess of a design! The front is practically one large layer of text that is a slog to read through.

The flavor is absolutely nothing to write home about- honestly it is so boring it lays on the cusp of being unpleasant. Labeled "sparkling," the actual carbonation is is hopelessly dull, a muted texture that splashes your mouth without any sense of urgency or fervor. The trilogy of pictured produce barely shake hands with your palate before hurriedly waning into a weak sap your tastebuds show little interest returning to. With a sad eight percent of juice (apple, guava, pineapple and orange), the actual nectars have zero verisimilitude, limping across the tongue as an indistinguible, unharmonious hodgepodge of bad ideas. Sucralose and ace-k are in charge of sweetening, working with the four grams of true sugars administered by the aforesaid purees, but it is a dispassioned saccharinity that feels aggressively synthetic. A most critical disappointment is the utter lack of acidity- these fruits desperately declare for some sourness, I mean, they are fruits! But their calls go unanswered and gulp after gulp you find your mind wandering, wondering what they could be enjoying had they picked anything else in the store's ice box.

The buzz is another average cog in this disillusioned drink, lasting your standard two and a half hours. Each can contains caffeine (160 milligrams), B vitamins, taurine, inositol, ginseng, milk thistle, and guarana. In the end, Rockstar Juiced Pineapple-Orange-Guava is a miserable little excuse of an energy drink, and is not the way to start off 2020.

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Bang Star Blast Energy Drink Review

Star Blast so far has the best can of the Bang line, the red, white and blue color scheme achieving a level of appealing patriotism that True Eagle struggled so much with. It is not perfect; I hate brand names that use an undercase letter (it vexes the wannabe English major in me), and the can says just about everything but the word "energy," which is the type of drink this most certainly is.

This Bang's flavor is just as gimmicky as the previous iterations were, but it is a whole lot easier to drink. The flavor is a cloudy cocktail of bubble gum and tropical fruits, namely guava, banana, and passion fruit; it kind of like Red Bull on vacation, only not as fun. But the sweetness, which there is a lot of, is not as forcefully fake as the blend of acesulfame potassium and sucralose can be. Do not get me wrong- it leans oh so dangerously close to the line of overly sugary, but there is just enough acidity to keep the saccharinity at bay. Bang Star Blast may be the best Bang flavor yet, but that is not saying much.

Each can contains: creatine, coenzyme, B vitamins, Q10, vitamin C and 300 milligrams of caffeine. That last one is all I care about, granting energy for three and a half hours, if you are experienced to such large quantities of the chemical. Overall, this Bang reaches for the stars, but never quite blasts off.

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Rockstar Pure Zero Tangerine Mango/Guava Strawberry Energy Drink Review

What the hell kind of flavor is "Tangerine Mango/Guava Strawberry?" Why do we need four fruits? And if we do really need all of them, why do we need to list them all? Is "Tropical Punch" too vague? The can is a sunny mess, a bright, bubbly distraction that does not sell its tetrad of tastes.

The flavor does not really remind my tastebuds of much, the strawberry is probably the most noticeable, thanks large part due to its acidity, the only fruit that introduces anything beyond a most basic characteristic. The "mango/guava" feature is perhaps the most disappointing, a misleading pairing that tastes far removed from either of those two pieces of produce. They sip without excitement, a barely noticed duo that exist more like text on a can than flavors in an experience. Tangerine is another missed opportunity; every imbibe is without a question completely removed from ever resembling the citrus, a normally potent, powerhouse of a fruit is diluted into a dismissive, diminutive blip on the beverage's flavor radar. Saccharinity, a threeway between erythritol, ace-k and sucralose, is a rare positive here, sure, you tongue would never mistake it for actual sugar, but the lack of any artificial aftertaste is a rare sight for something masking so many milligrams of bitter caffeine.

The kick is the only real highlight, sporting a solid 240 milligrams of my namesake chemical. The buzz is quick, hitting you before your final sip and lasting four hours beyond it. Overall, Rockstar Pure Zero Tangerine Mango/Guava Strawberry has too many ideas without any clue how to execute them.

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Juice Monster Pipeline Punch Juice Drink Review

This former 7-Eleven exclusive is one of the company's several fruit punch varieties, however this one tosses actual juice into the mix. Its can is decidedly less dynamic than either the Mad Dog or Ballers Blend punch predecessors, an all-red attire that lacks any attitude or color variation. What you see is what you get, and what you get here is a red can.

The cracking of the can unleashes an affable aroma for its modest sixteen percentage of juice. The star of the show is guava, with lead backup performers pineapple and orange, and featuring guest vocals of passion fruit and apple. Sips predominately have a thick, grainy texture to them, thanks no doubt to the lead fruit. The armored vegetation and the citrus supply a relentlessly mild sweetness, and a touch of intricacy thanks to the respective produce's own idiosyncrasies; a certain, one-dimensional sharpness and a bright simplicity. The last two greengroceries are the best and worst portion of the experience; the purple granadilla imbuing a equivocal sense that there is more to each sip, encouraging another. The autumn harvest drinks as filler, wasted potential without euphony or reason outside bulking up the juice quantity. Things are unanticipatedly distinct here, certainly not as crepuscular as either the brand or the boring array of fruits involved in the tepid juice percentage. So what does that mean? It means Monster, you done gone good here.

Each can contains: 200 calories, forty six grams of sugar, some B vitamins, taurine, ginseng, guarana, inositol and 160 milligrams of caffeine. The buzz is not as bright as the flavor and is instead as dull as the can, lasting two and a half hours. Overall, Juice Pipeline Punch is similar to not only other drinks, but also other Monsters, but that is okay. For a drink hailed as a limited edition, it is not too shabby.

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Hiro Thermo Drink Review

Hiro Thermo is not by any means an energy drink, with its disappointing caffeine content of only fifty milligrams. But like the Celsius the product is developed for calorie burning, which is as vague a term as those stupid "hydration" beverages. Hiro's can is not bad, though, with a rather unexciting design that does little to stand out, but is generally unoffensive and at at times is nearly attractive. There should be more emphasis on the fire that engulfs the cave drawn man, and there should definitely be less cluttering text.

Color me surprised by being fairly impressed with its taste. There is a major focus on a mild pear flavoring and the sweetness does an adequate job presenting the fruit authentically. The sugars are all false, with its less than one gram content, but the blend of ace-k and sucralose do a generally admiral job. Guava is in heavy prominence throughout the experience, and it harmonizes gently and comfortably with the neighboring flavor. The saccharinity applauds the newest fruit, and fluid leaves a mild syrupy coating that thickens slightly, and it gives the guava faint textual depth. There is an odd cooling mint sensation that is not unlike the Slap line, though it is far more subtle and it seems to censor any aftertaste by the previously praised artificial sweeteners. The emollient carbonation is allows for a smooth mouth feel and easy and relaxed sipping, which causes the bottom of the can to be reached a bit too quickly. Overall, Hiro Thermo's taste is by no means paradisaical, but it is surely enjoyable to a point, and it never loses its unadulterated purity of flavors.

Kick, what kick? Hiro Thermo is intended to consume calories, and the meager fifty mg of caffeine does little to impress even the most virgins of the white crystals. Whether or not a can could burn off that stick of butter you just (somehow) ate is entirely debatable, and it is no wonder the companies claims are not evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. All in all, why Hiro Thermo existence is controversial, and for me to proclaim any criticisms is pointless, especially since it is not exactly an energy drink.

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Relentless Original Energy Drink Review

Relentless comes in a can where its greatest distinction is also its greatest flaw, which is of course the font used for the logo. One must put quite some effort into reading it, which is wholly unnecessary, but at the same time the writing is so unusually sophisticated that one can't help but want to spend a little more time focusing on it. There is also some unproductive cluttering below the adulterate text that, in combination with the latter, makes the can lean more towards the overall side of unfortunate congestion than the intended elegance.

Relentless' taste is far more original than the can suggested, as the sub name almost universally means something of a Red Bull clone, which the flavour cleverly avoids but vaguely mentions. There's a great deal of sourness initially, with a hollow elaboration on a six note blend of fruits, with unfocused and vapid notes of vanilla being located beneath the prior. Blackberry and raspberry are probably the easiest to notice, even though the two taste nearly as one, with only a slight difference in how strongly they pressure tartness onto the experience. The two fruits, however, are religiously shadowed by the empty taste of blueberry, with it not displaying any of the expected robustness, and it forever wanting to be integrated with the antecedent blend, but it instead can only taste indistinctly behind. Both guava and passion fruit innuendos follow, and their natural exoticism imbues pleasant phantasmagorical characteristics, how ever mild they might actually be. Lastly is the taste of lemon, who seems to close each sip with the taste of familiar citrus, and itself has only the slightest suggestion of individuality, on account of the oft mention extreme temperance of the flavour as a whole. Overall, the breathtaking, or dare I say relentless, speed that fruits are introduced then discontinued disallows the palate the chance to identify their imperfections, or to become at all uninterested during any of the many sips offered.

The kick was four hours in length, and of solid strength, however there were jitters to experience. Each can contains: taurine, caffeine(197mg), a few B vitamins, and guarana. Overall, Relentless Original can surprisingly be described accurately by both of what makes up its name.

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Kronik Blue Citrus Energy Drink Review

Thanks to the pitch blackness that subjugates the can, Kronik Blue Citrus looks as aggressive as any such product. The barbed wire, distorted fonts, and the little addition of spray paint leftovers are all used sparingly, which permits the overall look to be clean yet successfully intimidating. It doesn't, though, accomplish much that hasn't already been done, in the strict sense of can design and organization; it doesn't find any niche audience and repackage it for wide appeal, but it rather plays tamely within a theme that's nearly exhausted.

Kronik's interpretation of "blue citrus" was different from what was expected, which obviously was of blue raspberry. Instead the fluid is extremely light but pleasurably so, but there's a rough bite of carbonation towards the end that obstructs the common potential for quick sipping. The actual flavour is a tropical punch of various fruits, with nobody taking charge or anything keeping them all organized. This should render the experience as cluttered and unfocused, however the liquid is only lightly seasoned, so your palate instead detects a dancing parade of multiple but mild and muffled distractions. The lightness of the flavour disables one from noticing the general ineptitude of it all, but this does authorize you to actually enjoy it. Passion fruit, pineapple, guava, and mango are all witnessed during the army of equatorial tastes, and they're shoddily abridged into nothing but basic reproductions of far more complex works. The tetrad are all blended into a single puree that's sweetened as one, and principally the sugariness lazily does its job, and it leaves a slight syrupiness behind. Overall, Kronik Blue Citrus is drinkable and almost propitious, but it doesn't taste as if it's trying at all to impress or do something new.

Each can contains: caffeine(150mg), ginseng, taurine, inositol, gingko, vitamin C and various B vitamins. The prior produces a pretty good buzz, with the sixty grams of sugar certainly igniting it all rather quickly, however it only lasts for around two and a half hours. Overall, it's pretty sad when a fully sugared variety doesn't even meet the quality of a sugar free flavour, even if the tastes are relatively unrelated.

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X-Drinx Tropical Typhoon Energy Drink Review

The final X-Drinx under my possession is the Tropical Typhoon variety, and the design it sports is very much consistent with past two flavours, however I kind of enjoy the flashy colour lights it showcases. Now I'm not lauding the bottle or anything, but I am rather fond of the almost tie dye look it optically attempts, even if the label as a whole lacks much appeal. But regardless, Tropical Typhoon at least looks better than the previous Orange Rageous did, which while not exactly the most difficult task possible to venture, it is an improvement.

X-Drinx Tropical Typhoon's flavour begins with a guava and passion fruit braid that has adjacent stronger notes of both mango and cherry and lesser suggestions of pineapple and banana. The first two of the aforementioned are more in line with dulcet representations than ripe fresh fruits, however they hold decent authenticity in the sense that neither is cloying or syrupy, and that both provide a tang that isn't presented in a candied fashion. The cherry is initially fairly feeble and this doesn't ever fluctuate, though its presence on the overall flavour is distinct and noticeable immediately. The prior fruit also tastes richly honeyed but it retains a natural tartness and befitting sourness. The latter is artificially seamed to the fruit, however it's entirely appropriate with both the heavy sweetness and organic tartness, as this creates a very candy-like aura to the cherry. The mango taste is fainter than the former that it also resides parallel to, but it's surprisingly genuine considering all the surrounding's fallaciousness. Neither the pineapple or the banana impregnate the experience with much of their respected flavours, although it's apparent that the pineapple is less sweet and sharp than it's commonly portrayed. The banana isn't granted much focus for its appearance and thus it's rendered underdeveloped, but I did observe that it thickened slightly near the throat, which gave the drink a slight textured intricacy. It should be noted that complete taste materializes in the foregoing order that I listed, but all the flavours are exposed simultaneously; no fruit surfaces nor departs partway through. This wouldn't fabricate any problems if it wasn't for the fact that each sip passes deftly and leaves little time to carefully examine the fluid and consider all the fruits that lounge within. All in all, X-Drinx Tropical Typhoon's taste sporadically makes an effort to infix uniqueness into an otherwise rather pedestrian flavour, but it never acquired any negative aspects and was mostly genial to consume.

I had only around two hours of enlivened energy, through out which I experienced no jitters and afterward I endured nothing much in terms of a crash. Each bottle contains: caffeine, guarana, and ginseng. Overall, while Tropical Typhoon was certainly more pleasurable to review than some this year, it wasn't billowing with freshness nor did it match the flavour creativity delineated by X-Drinx Kosmic Kola.

Bazi Energy Shot Review

Bazi Energy Shot comes in the common two oz. bottle, but the mold of the bottle is fairly unique. It doesn't narrow as it goes up, and instead stays consistent. The label is all red with no background or pattern, and it features quite a bit of white text; enough to busy the look. Figuring out the name or purpose isn't difficult, however the design just looks crowded and there's a real absence of excitement. Ultimately, it fails to visually provide the consumer with something new or interesting and feels as if it is likely to blend blandly with other shots on the shelf.

Given off is the distinct scent of chewable children's cold medicine, which despite bringing back memories, doesn't smell appealing. The taste, thankfully, is a lot more appetizing. It begins powdery sweet with a pleasant fake orange flavour that focuses intensely on sugary artificiality instead of naturalism. There's then a medium strength tartness that's entirely separate from the orange, and tastes as if it's wholly present for obscuring any chemical bitterness. I say that because there's weak evidence of the pungency underneath the tartness, and luckily the evidence stays weak. With the experience continuing, a guava and cherry braid arises, and the two welcome the prior tartness and powdery sugariness. The cocktail has an obvious and enjoyable tang from both fruits, which gives good depth and works well with a following resurrection of the earlier orange. The prior, though, is short lived and ends swiftly, but as it finishes so does the experience. Overall, Bazi's taste was surprisingly pleasing and clean leaving.

Each bottle contains: caffeine(eighty mg), inositol, biotin, vitamin A, C, E, and decent levels of several B vitamins. I felt mildly energized but increasingly alert for two hours steady, and there were slight jitters and no crash. In the end, Bazi is a sufficient overall energy shot who's taste is easily its highlight, which isn't something I usually say about energy shots.

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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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Sport Energy Fruit Punch

Along side Sport Energy Doo Drop I purchased the fruit punch variety of the Sport line, properly named Sport Energy Fruit Punch. Fruit Punch is one of the several "new" flavours in the Sport line, and probably the one that I'm most excited to review. Since energy punches are usually done quite well, and after the success of Sport Doo Drop, I'm expecting Sport Punch to be a well thought out, properly executed energy punch.

FIRST IMPRESSION: I like the can to Sport Energy Fruit Punch much more than I did the previous flavours. The red and black combo looks great and blends with the lightning well, creating a storm like atmosphere. Despite being a fan of the colour scheme itself I can't help but feel that the cursive writing towards the bottom of the can and the name "Sport Energy" are out of place and clash with the theme that I think they were going for. Name and grips aside, the red lightning effect looks great and help the can escape a state of average.

TASTE: I opened the can and once I took a sip I noticed that the flavour started out a smooth blend of cherry, passion fruit, pear, and lime extracts. The cherry and passion fruit begin the experience with a crisp burst of flavour, that slowly quiets itself down, letting a fresh pear taste evolve. The pear taste lasts quite some time and slowly is accompanied by a mild lime taste. There are several notes of apple and guava, but these notes underlie the passion fruit/cherry blend, not ruining the flavour, only adding a level of complexity. Sport Punch is not overly sweet, making it more of something found in a juice bar instead of the usual sickly sweet Hi-C. The carbonation is only present towards the initial explosion of flavour, making it easy to drink. Overall, I'm extremely impressed with how well Sport Energy Fruit Punch tastes. Each flavour blends seamlessly, almost like it was an authentic fruit.

KICK: Once I drank the entire can I slowly realized that my alertness and general awareness was raising. They stayed fully raised for about four hours until they gradually declined. During that period I experienced no jitters and once it all ended I received no crash. Each can contains: 160mg of caffeine, 2000mg of Taurine, ten mg of guarana, 400% of your daily intake of Vit. B6, sixty mg of Glucuronolactone, ten mg of ginseng, and 200% of your daily intake of Vit. B5, B12, B2, and Niacin.

FINALL WORDE: All in all, I feel that Sport Energy Fruit Punch is an above average energy drink. In every category Sport Punch either met or exceeded the standard for energy drinks. The can was stylish, the taste was sublime, and the kick was up to code. I'm overall impressed with the Sport Energy line and I feel one flavour may even end up appearing on my "best taste list," but it may be too early to say that. While I may prefer Doo Drop because of personal tastes, Fruit Punch is by far one of the more satisfying energy punches I've had...4/5

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Venom Death Adder Fruit Punch

After two energy candy reviews, I felt like going back to what I review best, energy drinks. And after receiving a coupon for a free(up to $2.29) can of Venom, I decided to go with a rather new flavour, Death Adder, which is supposed to be fruit punch. Now, in the past I've found the Venom line to be pretty mediocre, so I can't say that I'm terribly excited to review Venom Adder, but since fruit punch is a pretty easy flavour to pull off I'm not expecting the worst.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The can to Venom Death Adder uses the same tired and true design that was widely praised before, but with less success. First off the colour(orange) doesn't fit the design nor the indicated flavour well. When I think of fruit punch I think of red not orange. Second, I feel that they should do away with the "Death Adder" sub name. The can is obviously inspired by snakes, so it seems unnecessary. Other than those complaints the can is still much better than most on the market.

TASTE: I opened the can and took a sip. The flavour is hard to describe. It starts out a blend of various fruits, namely guava, orange, cherry, passion fruit, pineapple, lemon and lime. The guava and passion fruit start the flavour and moderately fades into a mixture of orange, cherry, and pineapple. Once the latter blend stays in your mouth for a while, the lemon and lime finish the flavour and are accompanied by a sweet bite. The flavour to Venom Punch isn't very sweet or tart, which I feel works well in their favor. The taste is actually great, which is surprising given the lines history.

KICK: Each sixteen.nine oz can contains: 160mg of caffeine, 240 calories, Taurine, guarana, 200% of your daily intake of Riboflavin, Niacin, Vit. B6, Vit. B12, and 200mg of ginseng. This blend of ingredients gave me a pretty standard kick. While I didn't feel like bouncing off the walls I was noticeably more awake and I was more alert. This lasted around three or so hours. All in all, the buzz could be improved.

FINAL WORDE: From start to finish I feel that Venom Death Adder is an above average energy drink. While the can could use some work and the kick is in need of a re-formulation, the taste is strong enough to save this drink from failing. Actually, I feel that Venom Punch is one of the best tasting punch energy drink I've ever had. Venom Punch overall was a smooth ride that sadly had some bumps along the way. All in all, if your looking for a great tasting energy punch and don't want to go crazy with a powerful kick, then Venom Death Adder is worth a buy...3.5/5

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Rockstar Juiced Guava

With a well deserved trip to Big Lots, I was able to get my hands on several different energy drinks I've never seen and/or heard of. I hope to review those later, for today I got my hands on a 12 pack of 24oz. Rockstar Guava for $8. That's right, just $8. You can't get three(3) 24oz. energy drinks anywhere else. This is why I really adore Big Lots. As for all of you who don't know, Big Lots is a chain of discount stores across America(I believe). Similar to Mardens, or The Christmas Tree Shop. I only had $15 and spent nearly all of it on this, a 24 pack of 12oz Inked for $5, and two(2) 16.9oz Red Devils. Guava was the most expensive, and I'm excited to try it, but was it worth the $8...

FIRST IMPRESSION: Eh, the can's okay. Rockstar has never been known for their "impressive" can designs, but it passes. It's certainly better than Power Trip Mango or Free Fall. I do though like the fake metal imprints on the side of the can. It adds the "tough" image that Rockstar "has". I've never had, or ever heard of a "Guava" so, this will be an interesting experience...3/5

TASTE: I cracked the top open took a big gulp. The initial taste is very similar to Energy Bloom Mango Passion fruit. Its Very light, somewhat sticky in your mouth. Almost like a less acidity No Fear Motherload. Its a very pleasant flavor and goes down very quick. Though I can't com pair it to Guava fruits, I can say that I enjoy it and am glad that I bought a 12 pack...4/5

KICK: Well, I don't know if it was the size or the carbonated water, fruit juice concentrates (a blend of pear and apple juices), guava puree, taurine, citric acid, natural flavors, benzoic acid, caffeine, sucralose, L-carnitine, milk thistle extract, guarana seed extract, panax ginseng root extract, but this drink sure woke me up. My hearts pounding and oh would you look at that. My heart stopped again. Poor thing never had a chance...4/5

FINAL WORD: This must be my favorite Rockstar I've had to date(I mean, we had a great dinner, caught a romantic movie and held hands in the car... her father's a dick though). I'd really recommend you giving this drink a try. Even if you've never had a guava, you should still give it a try. Hey wait a minute... the last couple of energy drinks have been decent to great? This, this has never happened to me... I never thought I'd say this but, I really want a crappy energy drink now...4/5

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