Energy Drink Reviews – TBLC ‘09 Pt 5

RJMontalvo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:08:35 +0000

While there are still quite a few drinks in the pipeline that I have yet to post about I am slowly getting to the last few dregs my local stores have on their shelves and may soon be forced to look to outside sources for new energy fixes. Thankfully the folks at The Energy Drink Outlet have offered me a new source of tasty beverages with a little pep. With great enthusiasm I will be perusing through their website to toss down my throat in the name of science and all that is geeky! Without further ado I bring you my reviews of Venom Mojave Rattler (Low carb Energy Drink) and Monster M-80 (Energy + Juice).

Venom: Mojave Rattler (Low Carb Energy Drink)

Taste: I took multiple sips of Mojave Rattler attempting to find a flavor to associate the taste with and hit a brick wall each and every time. While not unpleasant Mojave Rattler’s taste just feels like a mixture of flavors made only to mask the mediciny energy taste. It definitely succeeds in this but doesn’t taste all that great either, sorta the middle of the road Mama Bear of energy drink flavor.

Boost: Mojave Rattler’s bite kicked in about 20 to 25 minutes and I went from being almost ready to doze off to having a very pleasant body buzz.

Longevity: After an hour I was still feeling that buzz and was loving every minute of it. This buzz can sometimes be a bad thing but actually was a perfect highlight to the alertness I had after drinking the Venom energy drink. At around 2 hours I was still feeling the body buzz but my eyes began to feel a bit heavy. At around the 2 and a half hour mark the buzz and alertness were completely gone but thankfully I wasn’t ready to pass out.

Final Verdict: There’s very little negative things I could say about Venom Energy’s Mojave Rattler. While the taste wasn’t great it definitely wasn’t on the horrid chemical tasting category either. I’d suggest it to ayone looking for a nice boost to jump start your day and/or evening.

Monster: M80 (Energy + Juice)

Taste: This may sound a bit weird but there is a definite malt liquor taste to Monster M80. While this is something that I’m quite used to the harsh citrus taste may take some getting used to for the non initiated. Personally I’m a big boy and don’t mind my drinks a little bit on the hard side of things.

Boost: After about about 20 minutes I’m beginning to feel slightly energized and alert but not overtly so.

Longevity: After an hour I’m beginning to feel myself come down to a barely alert state. After 2 hours the exact same feeling is still here and thankfully no drowsiness in sight. At 3 hours the semi alertness is dissipating but it was not a drastic change and left me still able to function.

Final Verdict: While not a super energizing drink by any means I found my experience with Monster M80 to be fairly pleasant. The mix of the strong tasting energy drink and tame energy is quite the enigma because usually drinks tasting this harsh come with energy boosts that are above par. You can do a lot worse when looking for an energy drink but there’s not enough umph in this drink for it to be recommendable.

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Energy Drink Reviews – TBLC ‘09 Pt 4

RJMontalvo — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:30:46 +0000

It’s become quite a thrill to head up to my corner store on an almost daily basis to see if I can find any new caffienated goodies to purchase. I also find myself looking for extremely obscure energy drinks to get my lips on. With this in mind I came across the Bing (Black Cherry Energy Drink). Along with Bing I will also will be reviewing Rockstar Juiced (Pomegranate flavor).

Bing: Black Cherry (Energy Drink)

Taste: The black cherry flavor immediately made itself known as soon as it hit my tongue. Unfortunately that wonderful Bing cherry flavor was gone just as quickly as it showed up to the party leaving that very familiar mediciny energy drink taste.

Boost: At almost 15 minutes on the dot I felt the Bing kicking in. I immediately felt alert and wide-eyed.

Longevity: After an hour I was feeling pretty good. At around 2 hours I felt myself coming down but still alert. At around 2.5-3 hours the effects of the Bing was completely gone but there was no crash in sight.

Final Verdict: Once again this drink would have to fall into the great to drink but not terribly functional as an energy drink category. Not necessarily a bad thing but if I’m in need of some fuel for a cram session Bing will not be what I grab.

Rockstar: Juiced Pomegranate (Energy Drink)

Taste: There’s an interesting back end taste to this flavored Rockstar. My guess it’s the pomegranate creeping up after energy drink taste finally dissipates. Thankfully neither is too harsh and the drink went down fairly smoothly.

Boost: There was a slight boost at around 25 minutes that was barely noticeable but there nonetheless.

Longevity: That semi alertness continued for almost an hour and a half but I’m not positive whether it was me waking up naturally or the drink itself. At the very least there was no crash to be found and in the end I did end up being alert.

Final Verdict: I would not suggest to to anyone looking for a tasty beverage or an energy drink. While the taste was passable but not something I would want to drink on a daily basis.

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