Boost

November 10th, 2012

A bog-standard Red Bull clone which tastes sweet and as you’d expect. The main reason for the slightly elevated price-tag compared to other budget drinks is assumedly down to the Boost branding. The cans are attractive and look premium by comparison to the usual range of cheapo clones. Boost is most commonly found in 500ml bottles from my experience, but occasionally you find it in a 250ml can as per the photo attached to this review. If anyone ever sees a can of sugar-free Boost please let me know where you saw it cuz I can’t find it anywhere!

Overall Rating:
(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 47kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Premier Stores, UK
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Lucozade Energy Caribbean Crush

November 3rd, 2012

Oh no, not another tropical energy drink. Well, that was what crossed my mind as I opened the bottle and the smell emerged. The actual flavour, however, was quite a sweetened tropical taste, which took the edge off the usual sharpness of the fruit. They’ve also thrown in a background note of coconut which, I’m pleased to say, made it better. I really enjoyed this drink I have to say.

Overall Rating:
(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 57kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
Sold By: Premier Stores UK
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Lucozade Energy – Pink Lemonade

October 27th, 2012

This drink is nice… it’s fruity, sweet, and everything you’d expect from Pink Lemonade. I’m puzzled by the Lucozade branding though, because as a sports drink it is pretty bad – it’s far too sickly and sweet to be refreshing. If you want a change, give it a go, but if you’re after a refreshing sports drink, stick to the flavours you’re familiar with.

Overall Rating:
(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 57kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
Sold By: Asda
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No Fear Super Charged

October 20th, 2012

Wow. Possibly the biggest buzz I’ve had from an Energy Drink in ages. My tongue went kind of numb and tingly, which I’m sure isn’t a good thing. It tasted pretty good though despite being a bit Red Bull-y… but I’m going to be kind and not stick it in the clone category. I’d recommend this drink only when you plan on not sleeping for a few days. Sadly it doesn’t have the re-sealable can like its regular sibling.

Overall Rating:
(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 45mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 355ml
Sold By: Asda
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Mountain Dew Energy – Game Fuel

October 13th, 2012

Wow! I do love Mountain Dew, and it’s always annoyed me that you can’t get the same range of flavours here in the UK as our US cousins enjoy. Well, Game Fuel is at least a step in the right direction. Released as a special flavour in honour of the launch of Halo 4, this Citrus and Raspberry drinks tastes awesome. Unlike most other Mountain Dew varieties, this one isn’t fluorescent in colour either. It’s fruity and refreshing, and only (compared to other energy drinks) lightly caffeinated. I hope it is a permanent addition to the range.

Overall Rating:
(3.9/5)
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Caffeine: 18mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Premiere Stores
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Red Bull Cola

September 29th, 2012

Technically, I don’t normally allow colas a space on this web site because I don’t count them as energy drinks. I’ve made the occasional exception for colas which try to be energy drinks by containing guarana or taurine, but it’s always by exception. Red Bull Cola is another exception, but only because of its name. In every other respect it doesn’t count as an energy drink even though it packs in the same amount of caffeine as Lucozade. It tastes like a cola. That’s it really, nothing exceptional at all really and it’s not even one of the better colas. I was hoping for a slightly cola flavoured mix with Red Bull which would have been interesting but nope, it’s just a cola.

Overall Rating:
(2.3/5)
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Caffeine: 13mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 38kCal/100ml
Size: 355ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Krating Daeng

September 22nd, 2012

This is the original Red Bull. I won’t dish out a history lesson here, so check out the wiki page for that. I’ll just tell you that it’s a non-carbonated syrupy tasting version of Red Bull. Personally, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I enjoy Red Bull, but the actual kick you get from this drink is amazing and unrivalled. I’m not sure what they put in this exactly, but a small bottle was enough to send me flying for quite a number of hours. It’s been going for a long time, and was inspired itself by Lipovitan. You can get hold of it across Asia, or in Asian supermarkets here in the UK. To all energy drink connoisseurs, make the effort to try this one!

Overall Rating:
(3.6/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 150ml
Sold By: Thai Supermarket
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Aspire – Cranberry

September 15th, 2012

We have a new contender for the worst tasting energy drink! To be fair though, it isn’t branding itself as tasting nice, but it does claim to burn 200 calories for every can you drink… really, it reckons it will help you lose weight. The can contains 12.5 calories, so I guess overall you’d be 187.5 calories down after drinking this. That’s if you can stomach it through to the end. The drink is bitter, and I’m talking about pint-of-bitter bitter, there’s something very earthy and real-ale tasting about the drink. Maybe that’s what unsweetened cranberries taste like? Anyway, it’s sold in health stores and premium supermarkets in the weight loss sections so keep your eyes out for it in case of a doughnut craving. That way you can cancel the doughnut out by drinking one of these, I’m sure that’s how it works…

Overall Rating:
(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 5kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Holland and Barrett
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Black Energy

September 8th, 2012

This appears to be a re-branding of a drink I tried a while back called Black Tiger. I have to say, on revisiting it, I’m enjoying it more than I did last time. But forget about the taste on this drink – it’s clearly about the branding. It’s a Polish drink endorsed by none other than Mike Tyson and has the slogan “Black Power!” emblazoned all over it too. It looks like we’ve discovered the secret of Mike’s success.

Overall Rating:
(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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