red rain Zero Sugar Energy Drink Review

red rain Zero Sugar is an appalling revision of an honestly decent looking drink, swapping the black sleekness for white bleakness. The red does bounce attractively off of the bare aluminum, but it is too a point of excess here, and the embarrassing quantity of text really fail any chances of the can passing. Twice mentioned is the inclusion of B vitamins, and there is no reason to say "zero sugar," and "low calorie" in sequence, and later be followed by "diet."

Manufacturer Cott calls this citrus, which is as big a lie as me telling you I do not overwrite. It is an entirely chemical experience, truly not tasting much like anything, and really resembling Red Bull in theory more so than through execution, an expected succumbing to the dark side of energy drinks. Its viscosity is gummy without having much flavor to affect, with only a slight vanillin taste, thoroughly medicinal and empty on the tongue. Young kids who love those puckering candies would probably imbibe this stuff like crazy, as everything is forcefully sour and to the point where it just does not enhance the experience, as if sourness is the way to make a good potable. The saccharinity is decent, however, easily the highlight of each sip, though it feels pointless within the overall bland unnaturalness, where it is presented with the impossible task of sweetening and making any of the many inorganically inept sips the least bit enjoyable.

There is no reward for suffering through the entire can, with only 142 milligrams of caffeine present. There is also some B vitamins, taurine, and inositol, but nothing but the popular stimulant could have brought the two hour buzz up to something longer lasting. In the end, red rain Zero Sugar is a lazy excuse for not only an energy drink, but for bubbly drinks in general.

red rain Redeem Energy & Hydration Drink Review

Because you could not redeem any other red rain Energy Drink, the five cents back to the customer was just such a great bargain for customers that the drink itself is named after it... In all honesty, I really have no idea why Redeem is named "Redeem,"  but you do not have to look hard to discover the company's inspiration. The can is shockingly good, sexy black with ample yet sharp strokes of yellow, and white pin stripes that add more than they probably should. There is far too much text just below the flavor however.

An uninteresting ripoff of Monster Rehab, at least at first glance; Redeem's lemonade is far more sour than the competition. It tastes like the summer refreshment should, followed with a slight earthy bite with bitter highlights thanks to the tea. Sweetness is artificial but unassumingly so, brightening the citrus with a verve and passion that would make both the aforementioned and Rockstar's attempts jealous. The mouthfeel is somewhat airy with perhaps some pulp, and without carbonation each sip is smooth, and the near fifteen ounce can is exhausted expeditiously. Unoriginal to be sure, but this red rain does have some redeeming qualities.

There is a decent little kick here, just under four hours long with jitters. Each can contains: caffeine (190 milligrams), b vitamins, taurine, ginseng, and guarana. To end, red rain Redeem is a timeworn experience that surprisingly surpassing its inspirations.

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red rain Precipitation Energy Drink Review

There is no actual red rain or precipitation here, but there is a ton of text for the eyes to digest. A lot is needlessly large and most is cliche, following the "Energy drink cans for Dummies" manual to a 't.' The can's color scheme at least resembles the watermelon, but it plays it safe and feels scared to try anything its own.

The brusk carbonation is refreshingly rough, but the same cannot be said for the flavor. It is cheap and one-note, super syrupy sweet without rhyme or reason with the fruit never demanding such saccharinity. It is sugary for the sake of fattening the drinker, thickening into a heavy paste with the can almost empty. There is at least some sourness, but it too is without the care to impersonate the melon, an inaccurate acidity built without ever complementing the namesake. All this obtuseness is bad at first oversimplified sip and only gets worse, an uneducated experience not dissimilar to liquid candy; too much at sixteen ounces!

Each can contains: caffeine (142 mg), various B vitamins, taurine, and inositol. The kick lasted two and a half hours without trouble, but I crashed soon after. In the end, red rain Precipitation is without the care the unique flavor suggests and demands.

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red rain Storm Surge Energy Drink Review

This uninteresting can sits on Dollar Tree shelves across the states, hammering cliche text at the eyes with no textural detail. The orange is bright and pure however, but the "Storm Surge" name struggles considering its nearly identical color.

Your initial sip does not disclose the involved flavors, a ghostly familiar blend that you cannot place your finger on. It takes several large sips before the passion fruit is revealed, but the experience is equal parts orange and mango too. All three disregard their inspiration's fine distinctions, favoring the cheap method of dumbing down depth with syrupy sweetness and inconsistent sourness. The beverage's final few sips unsheathe some pineapple and lime suspicions and powdery tartness, great complexities no matter how minor or late they are. You finish the pint fast, never sure what the 240 calories reminds you of, but what ever it was, it probably was not very good itself.

I had energy for two plus hours, a jitterless period unadvanced by a crash. Each can contains: taurine, B vitamins, inositol, and 142 milligrams of caffeine. On the whole, red rain Storm Surge is a brainless beverage that deserves as much attention as what went into it.

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Red Rain Berry Energy Shot Review

Red Rain Berry Energy Shot looks as good as possible being found in a Wal Mart clearance. Sure it is a bit crowded, and absolutely the text is much too ample, but the squiggly line insignia of the brand is sorta cool looking, and the faded red encased in black is probably the best scheme of colours they could have utilized.

The seal is not broken or missing, so it must be safe to consume, with my finger nail running through the thin plastic surprisingly and unusually well. The flavour is not much to bark at, with all the wateriness of any shot, though here, ice cold at least, there is not much of any bitterness. It is not medicinally sharp to the tongue, but there is not much of an actual taste, however, nothing resembling berry that is. The experience is an insipid shell, the fruit's skin if you will, without any of the juicy flesh to savour. Things are at least halfway tart, doing the shot more good than it probably should, and the only satisfaction that comes with the final sip is that that ends the consumer's misery of blandness.

Taurine, caffeine, B vitamins, N-acetyl, and L-tyosine make up the supplement's cocktail, an unfortunate one that does not disclaim any exact amounts. The kick lasted something over two hours, under three, and there was nothing of a crash afterward. Overall, Red Rain Berry Energy Shot rightfully belongs in discount, but not necessarily in the trash.

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red rain Downpour Energy Drink Review

Downpour comes in a green can, which isn't what's suggested by its name red rain, which is exactly why you shouldn't brand anything after a colour. Sure, it made sense to years ago when Red Bull was the definitive energy drink, but when you want to expand your product offerings, you're limited to just using the same colour or you risk looking stupid, which is what we have here. It doesn't help that the can itself isn't attractive, with far too much text choking the lower half, and as with the previous varieties, there doesn't seem to be any purpose in using the word "rain." Descending water droplets typically makes one lethargic and drained of energy, which is exactly what these drinks are supposed to prevent.

red rain Downpour has a rather subdued flavour that doesn't assault your palate, but opts to instead mildly pass it by without much interaction. There is surely lime and cherry to taste, but their decrepitude prevents them from tasting ripe, or from ever evolving into a state of the such. There is only the slightest susurration of sourness, which creates an incurable falseness to the fruits, both of whom crave generous helpings of the embellishment. There's an effervescence that's certainly fizzy to the ear, but not exactly bubbly to the tongue, which gives the experience a melancholy flatness. If there was something to praise, it's most definitely the saccharinity, one that gives HFCS a good name by never being syrupy, cloying, and by being conceivably the most creditable characteristic.

Ingredients include: caffeine(142mg), taurine, inositol, and an assortment of B vitamins. The cocktail didn't stir up anything special, with the kick lasting only about two and a half hours, and the sixty grams of sugar likely had something to do with the mild jitters. What it all comes down to is that red rain Downpour doesn't receive praise because it doesn't demand it of itself. It unwisely accepts its mediocrity and disseminates the feeling that it just doesn't care.

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red rain Hydroplane Energy Drink Review

red rain Hydroplane's can is purple, which I find humorous given the name clearly contains a different colour. But I can partially forgive such silliness, as the purple works well with the minimal design and the modest sprinkling of blue and white. I also sort of guiltily enjoy that the name rhymes, though I do not really like either of the two parts. "Red Rain" still sounds cliche and really looks stupid without a red can, and the presence of the sub name, "Hydroplane," isn't explain nor does it even match the suggested flavour.

red rain Hydroplane's carbonation is a bit more subdued than some similar tasting products, which is respected and begins the flavour on the right note. The taste starts with a pleasant pomegranate that's enough sour and robust to be considered realistic. The fruit is decisively influenced by red grape, which too resembles its nature bound inspiration quite well. The grape is mildly sour and deeply voluptuous, and it wholly complements the pomegranate and creates an overall statuesque experience. The sweetness is plenitudinous but restrains from becoming cloying, and each of the two prior fruits pleasure from the well behaved saccharinity. There are subjacent depictions of both black and raspberry, both of which are tasted simultaneously. They're detected during the sourness of the grape, although the two are awkwardly simple and neither display the same level of genuineness as the initial two. Each sip is crisp and leaves behind little on the palate once the last of them is taken. Overall, the flavour is generally uncompleted with little actual intricacy, however it evinces a strong degree of authenticity that's worth a fair amount of lauding.

I had just under three hours of decent energy, with mild jitters, and there wasn't a following crash. Each can contains: various B vitamins, taurine, inositol, and caffeine(142mg). All in all, though Hydroplane is an overall improvement over the original red rain, it still requires a myriad of little tweaks before it could be considered good.

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red rain Energy Drink Review

It's quite obvious that red rain's name contains the word "red" because of Red Bull, which, like Pit Bull, may of been acceptable early after Red Bulls success, but in 2010, it's cliche and lazy. The can is a failed attempt at simplicity and sophistication. Though I would rather have a clean though boring can over an overly busy one, with a name like "red rain," it makes you wonder why there isn't a red rain storm or something as the design. If done correctly, the can could have been hard core and cool looking, and not uninteresting and unexciting.

A strong chemical taste with a light sour sting begins red rain's flavour. There's an underneath layer of a highly gummy bubble gum and light notes of a smooth, if not boring fake vanilla taste. The gumminess doesn't remain exclusive to the bubble gum, as it soon overtakes the vanillin, and eventually it "enhances" the chemical taste. There are roaming, subtle hints of a pineapple and a fairly realistic apple. The apple taste quickly overlaps the pineapple once it sharply emerges. The chemical taste lasts through out the experience, but it doesn't change in tone or strength during the entire duration of the flavour; not even for the finish. Its overall carbonation is light and unobtrusive, and there's a semi-sickly sweet glaze left behind once you take your final sip. Ultimately, red rain shouldn't be described as the poor mans Red Bull, as even the poor have taste buds.

A sixteen oz. can of red rain contains: a variety of B vitamins, taurine, caffeine(160mg), and inositol. This fairly run of the mill ingredient cocktail gave me a fairly run of the mill kick. I had mild jitters during the provided three hour buzz, and the best part was the lack of a crash. Overall, red rain may of been viewed as average or mediocre at the time of its original release, but it hasn't aged well.

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