Monster Rehab Watermelon Energy Drink Reivew

The Monster Rehab brand is back with a watermelon variety, but its lethargic appearance leaves a lot to be desired. It is bold and easy to read, that is for certain, but it just sits dully on the shelf of other, more interesting energy drinks my digits wish they lunged for instead.

Cracking open the can to this three percent juice cocktail, from apple, watermelon and coconut, a most tepid taste tumbles out onto my trembling tongue. It has only the faintest sourness, but the experience washes away by an aquatic climax that, sure, makes for a clean finish, but it comes far too early. This leaves every imbibe feeling incomplete and immature, and with nearly sixteen ounces to deal with, it weighs on your patience. The best aspect here is the sweetness, three total grams by the nectars and added glucose, in addition to sucralose and ace-k. It has a slight toothsomeness to it, but it does not bog down your palate with the needless heft of caloric sweeteners some of the full-sugar potables have. What does all this mean? It is drinkable, that is for certain, but I would much rather drink something else.

For energy we have 150 milligrams of caffeine to work with; the buzz lasts around two and a half hours. Other ingredients include electrolytes, vitamins, milk thistle, taurine, inositol and others. In the end, Monster Rehab Watermelon should have stayed in rehab.

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Mtn Dew Kickstart Watermelon Review

This slender, bright green can has text screaming in from many different angles, almost all different fonts, sizes, and with varying levels of importance. Some text is bold, some italicized, but hardly any is necessary, words tossed about the can like a kid learning how to use Microsoft Paint.

First sip is grotesquely sour, a mossy acidity rather unpleasant with the potation's high fructose corn syrup, ace-k and sucralose saccharinity. Its flavor is less the soft, carefree nature of the melon, and inspired most by the Jolly Rancher rendition of the fleshy fruit, twelve ounces with any gentle depth removed. Instead, the candied interpretation lacks the weight of the sugar needed, the fifteen grams used proving too little, particularly with the burn of synthetic honey; this gaucherie potable is liquid candy without the candy sweetness. The petite beverage seems to drag, and no matter how many gulps I choked down, there always seemed to be many more left in the can. Years ago, Pepsi proved that they did not know how to make a tasty watermelon drink, and this year, they showed that they still do not know how.

Sixty eight milligrams of caffeine, and several varying amounts of B vitamins and vitamin C. The buzz is banausic, lasting less than an hour, and acting more like your typical Mtn Dew and an "energizing" beverage. On the whole, this Watermelon Kickstart did not have much promise yet somehow, turned out to be worse.

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Rip It Melon' Hi G.O.A.T Watermelon Energy Drink Review

Energy drink maker Rip It has five new energy drinks, according to their website, and of course the one I first locate is melon flavored. I do not mean to diss the fruit here, but so many other potent potable producers struggle so grandly that what makes me think that a third-rate company can somehow "figure it out?" And that is not a diss at them either, it is just that, I dunno, being a regular at dollar stores across America does not give you the most luxurious presence on the shelf.

As for the actual can, they have stuck with the same basic design language since I first started reviewing, so at least as far back as 2007, and it is, fine, I suppose. There is a bit too much text, especially towards the bottom-half, meaning that I truly do not know the "real" name of the product on offer. Is it "Melon' Hi?" Or is it "G.O.A.T Watermelon?" Or is it "Melon' Hi G.O.A.T Watermelon?" Why is this so complicated!?

The flavor is better than it has any right being, and part of that was the extremely wise decision to take the "reduced calorie" approach: we have both high fructose corn syrup, sixteen grams of the sticky sweet stuff, kept in check by (and keeping in-check the) sugar-free sweetener sucralose, so sips are have a certain weight to them without becoming too heavy. It really is the perfect saccharinity; I just wish what it was sweetening was more interesting. It is less watermelon in the sense of confection, more in-line with the produce aisle than anything else, with some kiwi present just for nuance, but it barely registers on the tongue, and what does mirrors flesh of a fruit not quite ripe. And the more ounces my body depleted from the sixteen ounce transport, the more an earthy funk crept in that eventually pushes the whole experience a bit too close to resembling cucumber more so than anything else. And, if I might add, I have had a cucumber energy drink before, so it would not even be that new. But it is the carbonation that kept me imbibing, well that and it is my job: a plucky effervescence that gentle yet bold, drinking like a premium seltzer instead of some dollar-plus discount store denizen.

For some reason, there is no mention of the caffeine content anywhere on the can, so at least there is their website. It claims we have 160 milligrams of my namesake chemical, but then again, their internet presence also says a can has 200 calories instead of seventy, so who the hell knows. Dear Rip It, get your act together. You are so close to being great and it is frustrating to see you squander your potential, again.

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Rockstar Pure Zero Watermelon Kiwi Energy Drink Review

Watermelon Kiwi is the purported flavor of this newest Rockstar, and although they have gone and updated their visuals, the whitish silver background shows smudges and fingerprints like a stainless steel fridge. The actual organization is refreshingly sparse, compared to some of the label's previous packaging (such as their Blue Ice variety), but ends up looking sterile without any real sense of style or urgency.

Rockstar has already manufactured a watermelon potation with "Pure Zero Watermelon," so it is a shame to see the company struggle again after so many years. The biggest issue is the sweetness, an stupefying sensation of synthetic sugars sucralose and ace-k as well as natural diet honey erythritol. Sips are a struggle thanks to the outrageous characteristic, your palate immediately stunned as it tries to grasp why something so sugary is so flat on the tongue. To its benefit there is something of a strong sourness, not enough to balance things out, but its presence does at least tell me that Rockstar knew that things were just too saccharine. All this of course means that the fruits involved, both the dominating watermelon and the sidelined kiwi are candied caricatures, without a hint of anything natural. Remember, these are vegetation who's depth goes beyond simply being "sweet."

240 milligrams of caffeine, several B vitamins, taurine, guarana, ginseng, and milk thistle, that is the energy cocktail. Buzz remains the brand's biggest draw, lasting three hours without any sort of crash. To end, Rockstar Pure Zero Watermelon Kiwi is drinkable, looks OK and has a rad potency. What more could you ask for? A lot more, apparently.

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Monster Ultra Watermelon Energy Drink Review

Monster is clearly out of the loop- we are in the heart of autumn, and on store shelves sits their newest potable, the summer-inspired Ultra Watermelon. Adding to the confusion is the design's striking similarity their earlier Ultra Red variety, leaving me to physically lift up each can in the local convenience store to read the flavor indication nestled awkwardly on the bottom of the aluminum.

Another watermelon drink that tastes like melted candy, Monster has done zip to change the stereotype. Yet the texture is all wrong, a weak, hollow mouthfeel that demonstrates zero weight or nuance, thanks in large part to its diet demeanor. Erythritol, sucralose and ace-k are not up to the challenge the densely rinded fruit offers, masking the frail elegance of the produce in a heavy fog of counterfeit saccharinity. What we get is an experience that is all confection but no calories, and your palate is not buying it. The expectedly soft edge of sourness is replaced with an astringent tartness, an aspect as equally potent as the sugariness but never distracts from it, a duology of badness that does the summer favorite wrong. Sips slip right off of your tongue down to your tummy depths, where the chemical acidity burns down the walls of your gut until you reach for a handful of antacids.

Your reward is 150 milligrams of caffeine, an average amount from an average line that results in an average kick. Expect something along the lines of two hours, the slightest jitters present but not so much of a crash. Other ingredients include: B vitamins, taurine, ginseng, and inositol. On the whole, Monster should check their crisper drawer, because their watermelons are rotten.

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bang Rainbow Unicorn Energy Drink Review

Rainbow Unicorn makes no sense as an energy drink flavor; the back of the can makes no mention as to what it is actually supposed to taste like, and internet searches are futile for an official response. What gives? The can's carnival color scheme underplays its potency- there is 300 milligrams of caffeine here, and the aluminum walls are painted like a child's spun sugar. Of course kids should not drink this, so what gives?

Watermelon is the big player here, produce presented predominately oversweet with little variation outside tasting like diet sugars. Sucralose and ace-k are the synthetic honeys on display today, an unsuccessful waltz in rescuing palates from becoming scorched with the medicinal temper of not only the throng of supplements but also these two artificial sweeteners in command. But the creative energy is not found in the individual flavors, but rather what is paired together here. Your tongue can spot not only blueberry but also cotton candy and bubble gum; its unorthodox organization of elements make for a unique, not enjoyable, experience. Acidity is a bit player here, a sourness that has a sharp dairy or even almost protein tang to it. This tartness is diluted by the omnipresent emptiness of calories, but your more relaxed imbiber will no doubt notice this minor awkwardness.

The Bang buzz is back, that fabulous four hour buzz that is the real reason to consume the brand. Ingredients include: caffeine (300 milligrams), B vitamins, vitamin C, creatine, and Q10. To end, Rainbow Unicorn's unbridled sense of flavor exploration makes it the most commendable Bang yet, even if it is not quite drinkable.

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Red Bull The Summer Edition Watermelon Energy Drink Review

It is February, and Red Bull already has their annual "Summer Edition" out. This year the variant is watermelon, although they are by now surely running out of seasonal fruits. The can does a good job not just associating with this produce iteration, but also standing out among the other colored and solstice versions on the store shelf.

The flavor suffers from the biggest issue with watermelon drinks; the fruit is simply too delicate to properly reproduce in liquid form. The most common solution is unfortunately the route Red Bull takes here- making it deafening sweet. Sips drink like melted Jolly Rancher candies, the carbonated crimson cocktail gulps with all the nuance of a trick or treat bag stuffed with candy. There is some acidity which helps temper the overwhelming honeying, though conquering all twelve ounces is a tall ask. If it does one thing right, it would be the general lack of an aftertaste; oh sure, your palate is sodden in the gritty sweetness only non-HFCS can provide, but all you notice is the sugariness. Your teeth coated in layers of decaying carbohydrate, but your tongue can only taste the saccharinity, not the purported parody of the summertime favorite.

B vitamins, taurine, and 114 milligrams of sweet, sweet caffeine is what we have to work with this summer, and it is a shame Red Bull does not take the same inconsistent chances it does with its kick as it does its flavors. The buzz lasts two hours only, and honesty, things are so sickly sweet here that you would be forgiven mistaking the buzz as nothing more than a basic sugar rush.

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Arizona Watermelon Natural Energy Drink Review

This cheerful can unfortunately as its design shrinkwrapped on, a cheap feel detracting from its bold font; one that otherwise does not want you to forget that this is watermelon flavored and an energy drink. It is easy to read and I appreciate that, but that does not leave much room for personality.

The flavor is decent enough, but to call this "watermelon" flavored would be to lie- there is simply too potent an emphasis on the other fruits. There are six others that I counted in addition to the namesake nectar, and any passive imbibe resemble primarily pear and pineapple, a melodyless medley of apathetic fruit flavors. Coconut water's involvement give sips an oily mouthfeel, a heavy, unpleasant texture as one consumes that taints every ounce offered here. The lack of effervescence does little to help, leaving mouthfuls leaden and uninteresting as the coconut water dominates.

Each can contains: guarana, caffeine (120 milligrams), teas, B vitamins, vitamin C, as well as some others. The kick is lackluster, lasting two hours at most. In the end, Arizona Watermelon is misguided but harmless.

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Rockstar Pure Zero Watermelon Energy Drink Review

This luminous vermilion can reminds drinkers of its watermelon flavor, well, the fruit's flesh actually. With the rind of the produce being a two-toned green color, the design's ruthless exclusivity of red, black, and silver (and, alright, there is some white), burns the boring color palette into your eyes with every glace you give it. My advice, have a blind friend pick you up a can.

For a drink with no sugar, this Rockstar sure is sweet! Erythritol, ace-k and sucralose do the sugaring here, doing a curiously strong job for an experience as saccharine as a John Hughes film. The synthetic honey has only the most trivial trace of its artificiality, with its petite weight being what really trips up the counterfeit carbohydrate cocktail; just hold a bag of Splenda and a bag of cane sugar, and you will see what I mean. The juicy and usually seeded fruit is the flavor here, derived from all natural sources but without any actual juices, not significantly dissimilar from the Amp line's attempt last year. Every imbibe is buoyant, aided by the ersatz cassonade, which helps each gulp resemble the summertime favorite. But the inexorable sweetness wears your tongue down raw, and combined with the beverage's general dearth of acidity, this Rockstar proves that not every energy drink should be the standard sixteen ounces.

Each can contains: caffeine (240 milligrams), inositol, milk thistle, ginseng, guarana, and B vitamins. The content content of my namesake chemical has your body forgiving and forgetting your tongue's lust for real sugar, a buzz lasting a smooth four hours. Overall, this Rockstar proves that watermelons should just be left to Gallagher.

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Amp Zero Watermelon Energy Drink Review

Amp Zero Watermelon appears on store shelves without any notice, along with several other new varieties. The line has been refurbished many times and it looks like it happened again, this time at least the flavors are more unique. Its can is pale and prosaic, dispassionately getting the job done.

Strong fumes pour from the can, a scent so innocent and inviting our first sip happens almost immediately. The sapor is full-on candy, sweet and playful though grievously without the weight of true sugar. The synthetics preform admirably otherwise, with sucralose and ace-k never promoting any artificiality in the experience. At least, any saccharine disingenuousness is veiled by the beverage's mild sour bite, pleasantly engendering the potation's sweetmeat focus. But sip after sip the flavor wears on your palate, proving that perhaps watermelon is too much at sixteen ounces.

Each can contains: B vitamins, guarana, taurine, ginseng, and 157 milligrams of caffeine. The buzz is only two hours long, proving that no matter how many times the brand is refreshed, the lackluster kick remains. In the end, Amp Zero Watermelon is a decent overall cooler with some fun ideas but mediocre execution.

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Kabang Watermelon Energy Candy Review

The last Kabang candy, for now, left to review is their pink watermelon variety, pictographically parallel to the last three flavors. Only unique is the alleged taste and the color pink, which looks great against the black but blends awfully with the white text.

The sole piece revealed was an elephant man of sorts, deformed that only a mother confectioner could love. Cracked and covered in acid and sodium bicarbonate, the ugly candy needed no persuasive force to begin fizzing. It was a disappointing effervescence though, lasting all of one moment with little strength compared to past Kabangs. But the flavor could have saved this misfit comfit, however be it the taste's weakness or uninteresting approach, this still swiftly scoffed sweetmeat dissatisfied. It hardly resembles the fruit in allegation, lacking the natural subtly and delicate sweetness of the thick-rind vegetation. Overall, fortunately far from bitter, this energy candy closes a line seen better.

A regurgitation of prior flavors and really anything caffeine free, there really is not much of a kick to be had. There is ginseng sure, and some B and C vitamins, but hardly does that stimulate the same as my namesake goad. All in all, there is certainly some squandered potential here; with some caffeine and non-damaged goods, this could have been really something special. As it is however, it is just well, just "something."

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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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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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Redline Xtreme Watermelon Energy Drink Review

It's been a while since I've reviewed an energy drink that labels itself extreme(oh I'm sorry, I mean "Xtreme"), and so when the opportunity arose, I bought Redline Watermelon while at a newly opened convenience store. Redline Watermelon comes in a similar bottle to the last extreme energy drink I had, Engage, but this similarity only applies to the physical bottle and not to the design. The colour choice of light red makes Redline look a lot less intimidating that it should be, and the myriad of text is cluttering and jumbles its focus.

Beginning surprisingly clean, the flavour sprouts into a sweet watermelon taste who's garnished pleasantly by a medium sourness. The melon itself tastes candied but still remains wholly genuine with a near perfect smoothness achieved. There's an indistinct decumbent flowing of a caustic chemical taste that billows out from under the climax of the melon, but in favour of the drinker the fruit overpowers most of this prostrate alkaline taste. What the watermelon couldn't meek is slight but still slightly apparent, and there's a following dulcet surging that's entirely present for balancing out this poignancy. The experience closes soon after, and the only aftertaste is an abridged watermelon remnant that's entirely relishable. Overall, Redline Watermelon's taste is an affluence of authenticity of the fruit that it so well mimics.

Redline Watermelon's kick is potent and long lasting. I felt wide awake about an hour after full consumption, and this was steady for around another three and a half hours. I had slight jitters occurring occasionally, and no crash afterwords. Each bottle contains: caffeine(316mg), green tea extract, beta-alanine, and hypericin. All in all, Redline Xtreme Watermelon's great taste and kick really make you wish that its bottle looked more hardcore, or at least, more attractive.

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