28 Black
December 4th, 2013Sharp and fruity. Not to my taste but I’d say this was a mixture of berries and tropical fruits. It reckons it’ll give me 28 hours of energy and there’s even a graph on the side of the can to scientifically prove it beyond reasonable doubt. Nope… not convinced myself, but it’s a potent drink.
F.E.E.D.
November 30th, 2013Claiming to be Fairtrade where possible, the only ingredient listed as Fairtrade is the sugar, so technically I suppose that counts. It seems to me though to be a gimmick for the sake of a gimmick. Standing for Fair Exchange Energy Drink, F.E.E.D. is just another Red Bull Clone but with a difference – it’s on the sweet side for a clone and does have an unusual taste too. It’s borderline as a clone, but still a clone.
Bulldog
November 27th, 2013What a nice little Red Bull clone this is. Sweet, syrupy and generally very pleasant to drink. According to the can, the brand has won the accolade of “The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: International Trade” a number of years in a row. Even though the award was for the product’s business practises as opposed to the product itself, I’m giving it the 2013 award for “The Fizzy Wake-Up Awards best Red Bull Clone 2013”.
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| Caffeine: | 31.5mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, UK |
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| Calories: | 48.8kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | 99p Stores | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Planet Energy
November 23rd, 2013Cheap tasting, watery, sour, pretty much all the things I find boring and unoriginal in a typical Red Bull clone. It does have a very slight aniseed taste to it which makes it bearable, but overall I wouldn’t bother again.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, UK |
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| Calories: | 46kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | 99p Stores | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Go Fast! Energy Shot
November 20th, 2013Bitter, but then that’s what you usually expect from an energy shot. Sadly it tastes nothing like its canned brother, but it does wake you up pretty quick.
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| Caffeine: | 160mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Shots, UK |
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| Calories: | 10kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 50ml | ||
| Sold By: | One Stop | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Locura
November 16th, 2013Discovered in a small duty-free shop on the main street in Gibraltar, this is another Red Bull clone. It’s nice, just unoriginal. It’s a Spanish drink which I’ve never seen sold anywhere else, but then again I don’t frequent Spain that often. It’s on the sweet side, comparable to the Aldi own-brand in taste.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Gibraltar, Spain |
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| Calories: | 45.6kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Gibraltar | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Euro Shopper Energy Drink Tropical Orange
November 12th, 2013For only 39p it’s not too bad. More orangy than tropically I’d say, but still a little on the sharp side for my liking. It’s obviously a budget drink and both the can design and taste reflect that, but if you want something different to the normal energy drink taste then you can’t really go too far wrong with this one.
Black Sun
November 9th, 2013When the can described the product as pineapple flavoured, I was expecting a sharp and sour kick. I was surprised! This drink tasted amazing. They’ve managed to create a sweet pineapple drink which, whilst fruity and refreshing, is not overpoweringly so. Most energy drinks that attempt to sweeten their tropical themed products to avoid the sourness end up with a synthetic flavour – again, this drink avoids that too. This drink is one of my favourites in the ‘trying to taste like a proper fruity drink’ category.
B52
November 6th, 2013Awesome name! Disappointing execution 🙁 If you’re going to name your energy drink after a massive bomber, you should at least go to the effort of altering the flavour slightly. It seems like they’ve developed a great design and concept, then filled the can full of “Mixture A: Generic Energy Drink”. Nearly there guys…
