Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Crunk


I like Crunk.
I find it very similar to Pimpjuice in the fact that rappers have something to do with each company, as well as the way they taste. Pimpjuice tastes a little more like juice than Crunk, but Crunk is still good.

Many people that I have seen drink it cringe and say they don’t like it, but I think it’s pretty good.

Can is cool and definitely stands out. This is worth trying if you haven’t.

I give it an 8/10.

Go Fast


The first time I had Go Fast I really liked it, however the next two times I had it I couldn’t even finish it.

I’m not really sure why this happened, but I’m basing this review off of the more recent time I tried it.

It has a very bitter after taste, but at first sip it’s tart and sweet.
I like the packaging, and the fact that is a 12 oz. can. I think 12 oz. cans stick out in the energy drink industry, because they look different than all the other products surrounding them.

I give it a 3/10.

Jones Mixed Berry


I was excited about getting this energy drink because I knew it was made by the same people who make the Jones Sodas, which I love.

This drink was nothing too exciting though. It has a generic berry flavor. I was also annoyed with the fact that I had to buy this drink in a 4 pack. I hate when drinks are only sold in 4 packs.

The packaging is nothing amazing. It is pretty eye-catching though with the pinkish purple background.

I give it a 5/10

Syzmo



This was the very original Syzmo. Way before the Green, Blue, and Red cans came out.

It says on the can both that this drink is organic, and that it contains Blue Agave. I’m not really sure what agave is doing in an energy drink, but it worked in this drink.

I remember this being pretty good for an organic drink. It was highly carbonated and pleasant to drink.

I don’t really like this can as much as I do the 3 new flavors, but this one was alright.

It gets 6/10.

Raw Dawg


I got Raw Dawg Energy Drink in Boston, for a long time I had been hearing about this drink and it was at the top of my list to get.

I finally got a hold of it in a 7/11 in downtown Boston, and I was pretty excited that I finally had it.

Upon taking the first sip I was pretty disappointed. It had a strong cherry flavor. I was kind of bitter and not easy to drink.

I think the packaging is fitting for an energy drink though, with the huge dog on the front.

Overall though pretty disappointing. 4/10

Base


I got Base in Canada as well, I think that it’s pretty popular there.

I remember Base Energy drink being really good. It was sour and tasted clean.

I really like the can. It’s not cluttered at all. Base is an interesting name for an energy drink, but I think overall there really isn’t much bad about this drink.

I give it 7/10.

Fluid Fusion Craz



I remember this drink being pretty good.

It was a fusion of Cranberry and Raspberry. It tasted like those two kinds of juices mixed together and then carbonated. I enjoyed it.

Packaging is kind of cool, I think that a different background other than silver would be good. But overall an interesting idea, and pretty good drink.

I give it a 7/10.

Hype Gold


I’ve only seen this drink once as well. I got it in a Walgreen’s or CVS in Montreal.

I think that it was just like the normal Hype Energy Drink, but I could be wrong. I don’t really remember the taste.

I like the gold packaging, it’s pretty noticeable and cool looking. I would probably buy this again if I ever saw it.

Based mostly on packaging I’ll give it a 5/10

Red Rain


Got this in Canada as well.

It was also a Red Bull clone, just like Red Rave. I believe that Red Rain has recently come out with new flavors, but I have not found them yet.

I don’t like the packaging of this one either. It’s too cheap looking and boring.

I don’t like this one, but I want to try the new ones.

3/10

Red Rave


I also got this drink in Canada a long time ago.

The time that I got this was the only time I have seen it, and it was sitting right next to Red Rain. They have almost exactly the same can, with a different name. Now I see Red Rain at Walmart, but I haven’t seen Red Rave again.

As far as flavor this was a Red Bull clone. This doesn’t surprise me because of the colors used on the can. It just has the feel that it would taste like Red Bull.

It’s a pretty plain energy drink that doesn’t have much to offer.
Packaging is nothing to rave about.

3/10

Guru


I got this drink in Canada, when I went about 3 years back, they had this drink everywhere, and I hadn’t seen it in the U.S.

I have no idea why this drink was so popular in Canada, because I hated the way it tasted.
I remember it tasting awful.

I see this drink a lot now in healthy food stores like Whole Foods. Maybe that’s part of why I didn’t like it’s taste very much. Guru recently came out with a lot more flavors which I think are a lot better.

Maybe I should give it another try or something because I didn’t see what was to like about this drink, besides the packaging which I think is pretty cool.

4/10.

180 Citrus Blast


180 Lemon Lime Citrus Blast

This is by far the least popular of the 180 Energy Drinks.

I very very rarely see this drink. I’m not sure why but normally I only see the Orange flavor of 180.

I don’t like anything really about this drink. The packaging looks cheap, and the drink itself is no go. I think I remember it having the flat Sprite taste. I prefer all of the other 180 drinks over this one.

I wouldn’t recommend this drink. 3/10.