Blue Bear
November 16th, 2011Another own-brand Red Bull clone, this time from Spar. It reminded me of old Tesco Kick, with the sour aftertaste. Other than that it’s a bit none-descript to be honest. I reckon Spar could have done better than this, pretty much just changing the word red to blue, and altering the feature ferocious animal a little isn’t the way to make a new energy drink!
Source Sugar Free
October 15th, 2011It tastes no different to the full-fat Source (click here for that review). Obviously because it is sugar free, I preferred it, but taste-wise it was exactly the same.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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Red Thunder
October 1st, 2011Aldi make the best Red Bull clone I’ve ever tasted. Red Thunder is that product and it’s not only pretty cheap, but it’s also the closest drink you’ll get to Red Bull itself. The taste is sweet and very smooth with no bitterness or sourness at all. If there’s an Aldi near you, then you need to try this drink before Red Bull themselves slap Aldi with a law suit for taste copying (if that’s possible??).
KX Sugar Free
September 21st, 2011KX Sugar Free is the low calorie version of the newly rebranded KX. In many ways it is identical, but the loss of sugar seems to have mellowed the flavour a little for the better. The harshness of the flavour is lessened making it a sweeter drink overall – quite strange considering it has no sugar. I’d recommend this over the full fat one if you are given the choice.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Guarana, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
KX
September 17th, 2011KX started out life as Tesco Kick many years ago. It rebranded to KX only a couple of years ago and more recently it has undergone a new rebranding – completely snipping the Tesco own-brand image altogether. It’s made by Cott Beverages and now contains guarana. The taste has also changed slightly due to this recent rebrand, but still retains the KX characteristic sourness. It is another Red Bull clone and is quite a nice drink overall, and given the reasonable price in Tesco it is also good value.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Guarana, UK |
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| Calories: | 44kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Blue Bolt Diet
September 14th, 2011At the risk of repeating myself… I’m going to repeat myself because Blue Bolt is Sainsbury’s own-brand energy drink. As soon as I opened the can I recognised the smell, and taking a sip confirmed it. I believe that Sainsbury’s and Asda must buy their energy drink from the same manufacturer because it is identical to Asda’s Blue Charge. You might as well just go and read that review if you want any more information… and just like the Blue Charge / Diet Blue Charge reviews, both Diet Blue Bolt and Fatty McFatFat Blue Bolt tasted identical and nasty! Come on energy drink manufacturers, I need a day drinking some nice energy drinks, where are they!??
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 5kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Sainsbury's | ||
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Blue Bolt
September 11th, 2011Blue Bolt is Sainsbury’s own-brand energy drink. As soon as I opened the can I recognised the smell, and taking a sip confirmed it. I believe that Sainsbury’s and Asda must buy their energy drink from the same manufacturer because it is identical to Asda’s Blue Charge. You might as well just go and read that review if you want any more information…
LSV Sugar Free
August 23rd, 2011Compared to normal LSV, this drink was far smoother and much easier to drink. If you are faced with the choice between the two and prefer taste over the sugar-high then go for this one. Other than that, the drink is pretty much identical in aroma and aftertaste.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Lifestyle Express | ||
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LSV
August 14th, 2011Another bargain basement Red Bull clone. One swig of this drink made me clench my teeth together and inhale sharply. It was quite abrasive to the throat at first but I soon got used to it. Yup, the taste is a little on the sharp side. Having said that, there are a lot worse out there and this one is placed somewhere in the middle.
