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September 7, 2012
180 X-3
180 X-3
Cost- $1.89 for 8.2oz
Active Ingredients - 180 Energy X-3 is a Lemon Lime Citrus flavored drink with lots of fun graphics on the can. Very spring like yellows and greens draw you in to buy along with the promise of only 10 calories and 3 carbs.
Calories-10
Flavor-
Rating: 1 out of 10
180 X-3 tastes so bad that as soon as the liquid touched my tongue I spat it back out! I cant honestly say weather or not this drink gives you any type of energy because I couldn't get any of it down. One thing that I can say for certain is that it is way over priced! Don't bother!
Bottom Line- I rated 180 X-3 an 1 out of 10 its taste is horrible and way over priced!
180 X-3
180 X-3
Cost- $1.89 for 8.2oz
Active Ingredients - 180 Energy X-3 is a Lemon Lime Citrus flavored drink with lots of fun graphics on the can. Very spring like yellows and greens draw you in to buy along with the promise of only 10 calories and 3 carbs.
Calories-10
Flavor-
Rating: 1 out of 10
180 X-3 tastes so bad that as soon as the liquid touched my tongue I spat it back out! I cant honestly say weather or not this drink gives you any type of energy because I couldn't get any of it down. One thing that I can say for certain is that it is way over priced! Don't bother!
Bottom Line- I rated 180 X-3 an 1 out of 10 its taste is horrible and way over priced!
Jolt Ultra
Jolt Ultra
Cost- $2.99 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - Taurine, Guarana, Ginseng, and Vitamin B complex
Calories-0
Flavor-
Rating: 6 out of 10
Jolt Ultra tastes pretty good and goes down rather smoothly. It really doesn't taste much like anything but does quench your thirst, which is always a good thing.
There is a decent amount of energy in this but it did not last very long.
Worst part about the whole drink is that it Is overpriced! I would not spend this much on the best energy drink!
Bottom Line- I rated Jolt Ultra an 6 out of 10 its taste is pretty good and quenches your thirst. Energy isn't the greatest and worst of all this drink is overpriced!
Bomba Ruby Orange Energy
Bomba Ruby Orange Energy
Cost- $.89 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - 100mg of taurine, 62.5mg of caffeine, vitamins C and B6, as well as some niacin.
Calories-120
Flavor- Ruby Orange
Rating: 3 out of 10
Bomba Ruby Orange Energy tastes a lot better than the previous revised Bomba sugar free. Over all this one taste pretty good but leaves your mouth looking ruby red! This is not the best look I must say!
Energy well there is no energy, or absolutely no effect of energy!
Bottom Line- I rated Bomba Ruby Orange Energy an 3 out of 10 its taste isn't horrible but leaves your mouth red and leaves you energy less! It's a waste!
Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Cherry Charge Energy Drink
Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Cherry Charge Energy Drink
Cost- $.89 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - Substandard (IMHO) 80mg of caffeine, 1000mg of taurine, 20mg of inositol, 19.7mg of niacin, 5mg B6, 5mg Panthothenic acid, 1.3mg of B2, 5micrograms of B12
Calories-120
Flavor-
Rating: 1 out of 10
Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Cherry Charge Energy Drink is horrible! In every single way! It tastes bad! There is no energy in it at all! Okay so it is less than a dollar! But don't even was the change you pick up off the ground on this energy or so called energy drink.
Bottom Line- I rated Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Cherry Charge Energy Drink an 1 out of 10 is a waste!
Bomba Energy Sugarfree
Bomba Energy Sugarfree
Cost- $1.99 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - Substandard (IMHO) 80mg of caffeine, 1000mg of taurine, 20mg of inositol, 19.7mg of niacin, 5mg B6, 5mg Panthothenic acid, 1.3mg of B2, 5micrograms of B12
Calories-110
Flavor-
Rating: 1 out of 10
Bomba Energy Sugarfree taste horrible! They should add sugar to this drink just to make it drinkable!
There is absolutely no energy boost! Big disappointment!
Not only does this drink taste bad and give you no energy it is overpriced!
Bottom Line- I rated Bomba Energy Sugarfree an 1 out of 10 is nasty with no energy and leaves you with no money! Don't bother!
Frigid Dog Energy Sensation Drink
Frigid Dog Energy Sensation Drink
Cost- $1.99 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - Taurine, L-Carnitine, Guarana, Panax Ginseng, Sodium Benzoate, Inositol
Calories-110
Flavor- WIldberry
Rating: 1 out of 10
Frigid Dog Energy Sensation Drink SUCKS! The taste is horrible. I have no clue how they decided that this was supposed to taste anything like berries! I could barely finish my first sip of it.
Not only that there is no energy in this drink the only thing that drink leaves you with is the feeling that you just lost time out of your life trying this!
Bottom Line- I rated Frigid Dog Energy Sensation Drink an 1 out of 10 is horrible! Enough said!
Rip it Chic Energy Berry In-o-scent
Rip it Chic Energy Berry In-o-scent
Cost- $2.19 for 12.0oz
Active Ingredients - Vitamin C 90mg, B6 3mg, Folate 600mcg, B12 9mcg, Taurine 1500mg, Caffeine 150mg (nice), Inositol 150mg, Guarana seed extract 12mg.
Calories- 0
Flavor-
Rating: 7 out of 10
Rip it Chic Energy Berry In-o-scent tastes pretty good. It goes down very smoothly and is completely sugar free so you don't have to overly sweetened energy drink. Positive is that you also don't taste the nasty artificial sweetener after taste.
The energy was a pretty good amount. After drinking this I felt like I could get through my afternoon slump no problem.
Bad side is that it is a bit over priced. But now a days im thinking everything is overpriced.
Bottom Line- I rated Rip it Chic Energy Berry In-o-scent an 7 out of 10 has a pretty good taste and gives you a good amount of energy, down side is that it is a bit pricey!
Stacker 2 Yellow Jacket Energy Shot
Stacker 2 Yellow Jacket Energy Shot
Cost- $1.07 for 1.7oz
Active Ingredients - A sparse allocation of B vitamins, in true stacker fashion, they list caffeine as an ingredient, but give you no indication of how many mg. taurine (undisclosed amount), pantothenic acid (undisclosed amount), yerba mate (It is a slightly less potent stimulant than coffee and much gentler on the stomach. Drinking mate with friends from a shared hollow gourd, also called a mate in Spanish, or cabaça or cuia in Portuguese, with a metal straw (a bombilla in Spanish, bomba or canudo in Portuguese, is an extremely common social practice in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Chile, eastern Bolivia and Brazil and also Syria and Lebanon. Source Wikipedia), Guarana, Ginseng
Calories- 40
Flavor- nasty!
Rating: 1 out of 10
Stacker 2 Yellow Jacket Energy Shot tastes horrible I could barely drink the whole 1.7oz down. It was even harder to keep them down once I did manage to drink it.
The 6 hours of energy is a lie! I drank this in the morning to start my day but the only thing that it made me want to do is go back to sleep.
Only positive is that you can get them for cheap. However im not sure they are worth it even if they are free!!!
Bottom Line- I rated Stacker 2 Yellow Jacket Energy Shot an 1 out of 10 has a horrible taste, Absolutely no energy, it is cheap but not worth it even if its free!
Source Burn Sugar Free
Source Burn Sugar Free
Cost- $2.09 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - This is fairly impressive. 203mg of caffeine in this can, 1000mg of taurine per serving, 100mg of green tea extract per serving, 100mg of guarana per serving, 100mg of panax ginseng per serving, 50mg of EGCG. It also contains the following daily percentages of these vitamins per serving: 25% of A, 150% of B6, 25% of E, 150% Riboflaving, 2% Calcium, 150% B12, 2% Potassium
Calories- 10
Flavor- fruity
Rating: 6 out of 10
Source Burn Sugar Free is not the greatest tasting sugar free energy drink. You definitely need to drink this energy drink cold to be able to tolerate it. It leaves a bad after taste in your mouth, half aluminum from the can and other half is the artificial sweetener.
The energy was a pretty good amount. It didn't leave me overly energized and going crazy but I did have plenty of energy to get through my day
The price is a bit expensive especially for it tasting so bad, but if you don't care about taste and just want the energy then the price might be worth it.
Bottom Line- I rated Atomic Source Burn Sugar Free an 6 out of 10 the taste is pretty bad, its overpriced, the up side is that it does give you a decent amount of energy!
Atomic X Energy Drink
Atomic X Energy Drink
Cost- $1.99 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients - 200mg of caffeine. The following are in percentages of daily allowance per serving: 100% Vitamin C, 100% Niacin, 190% Vitamin B6, 170% Vitamin B12, 50% Pantothenic Acid
Calories- 150
Flavor-
Rating: 8 out of 10
Atomic X Energy Drink has a great taste! It isn't super thick like so many energy drinks that don't have any carbonation to it. It goes down very smoothly. No complaints
It does have an okay amount of energy, im not left feeling like a crack head which is a good thing!
The bad part the price really isn't the best. But for that being the worst part of the drink it still isn't super overpriced.
Bottom Line- I rated Atomic X Energy Drink an 8 out of 10 its got a good taste to it, it gives you a good amount of energy, it is a but over priced but not horrible!
Hype Enlite
Hype Enlite
Cost- $1.50 for 8.3oz
Active Ingredients - 1000mg of Taurine, 80mg of caffeine, 17.5mg of B3, 5mg of B5, 5mg of B6, 5mcg of B12..
Calories- 10
Flavor-
Rating: 7 out of 10
Hype Enlite over all tastes pretty good but does have a bit of a bitter after taste to it. But the drink does go down pretty smoothly so you really cant complain.
There is a decent amount of energy in the small little can. I think this drink is definitely targeted for girls with the pink can and the low calories.
The price really isn't that bad only $1.50 you can get that much form taking in all the cans form your party last night!
Bottom Line- I rated Hype Enlite an 7 out of 10 its cheap, has a pretty good taste, low calories, and its Pink!
180 Orange Citrus Blast
180 Orange Citrus Blast
Cost- $1.19 for 8.2oz
Active Ingredients -The information on the can is sparse, and if not for the "CONTAINS CAFFEINE", nestled awkwardly with the "PLEASE RECYCLE" and the company contact information, I would have never known. This contains the following recommended daily allowance % per serving: Vitamin C 100%, B6 100%, B12 100%. Otherwise, it contains unspecified amounts of Guarana.
Calories- 120
Flavor- Orange
Rating: 2 out of 10
180 Orange Citrus Blast, I think the only good thing about this drink is that it is only 1.19 but there is obviously a reason why it is so cheap. It tastes bad and has no energy in it even though the can states that it has caffeine.
Bottom Line- I rated 180 Orange Citrus Blast an 2 out of 10 its cheap but that's all that it has to offer. Don't bother!
Matrix Mood Enhancing Energy Drink
Matrix Mood Enhancing Energy Drink
Cost- $3.19 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients -Matrix doesn't waste time with vitamins Sodium Citrate, Taurine, Natural Guarana (10% Caffeine) . Caffeine Annhydrous, Pelargonium graveolens extract (1, 3-dimethylpentylamine), Hordenine, Vinpocetine. I don't know what most of this stuff is, but if it doesn't make me grow an extra testicle, I'm on board
Calories- 10
Flavor-
Rating: 7 out of 10
Matrix Mood Enhancing Energy Drink has a vary pleasing tastes. It was definitely better than other energy drinks that I have tried. Bonus is that it is sugar free and doesn't have a horribly bitter after taste and is not overly sweetened with sugar!
Matrix Mood Enhancing Energy Drink, claims to be mood enhancing as the name describes, im not 100% sure that it really enhanced my mood but it definitely did a good job at helping me focus ad get my homework done which was definitely needed!
Worst part about this drink is that it will cost you an arm and a leg. Expecially if you are a college student you might have to sell a kidney to buy this.
Bottom Line- I rated Matrix Mood Enhancing Energy Drink an 7 out of 10 it has a pretty good taste, helps your focus, but the cost is high!
Nature's Nitro2Go FirePower EX2 Extreme
Nature's Nitro2Go FirePower EX2 Extreme
Cost- $2.29 for 16.0oz
Active Ingredients -Well, obviously Taurine, Ginseng and Guarana, but also contains the following daily recommended allowance % per serving of the following: Niacin 100%, B6 250%, B12 80%, Pantothenic Acid 50%.
Calories- 110
Flavor-
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nature's Nitro2Go FirePower EX2 Extreme tastes great! Im not sure what flavor I would say that it is but all that's important is that it tastes good!
When it comes to energy from this energy it falls short. There really is no energy boost at all in this so called energy drink. So if your looking for something that will actually give you energy I would stay away from this!
Price is decent but you can find plenty of better energy drinks for cheaper.
Bottom Line- I rated Nature's Nitro2Go FirePower EX2 Extreme an 5 out of 10 it has a great taste, but that's about it. There is no energy boost in it and the price really isn't the greatest.
OC Energy Insane XXX Energy Shot
OC Energy Insane XXX Energy Shot
Cost- $2.41 for 2.0oz
Active Ingredients -Unspecified amounts of taurine, caffeine, and guarana. Also, the following daily recommended allowance % per serving of the following: carbs 3%, niacin 130%, folate 100%, Vitamin C 100%, B6 100%, B12 130%. Don't forget the "hangover supplement"
Calories- 40
Flavor-
Rating: 5 out of 10
OC Energy Insane XXX Energy Shot, I'm not sure how insane this energy shot really is but what I can tell you is that the taste is sort of bitter. Other than bitter there really isn't much of a flavor to it, which isn't necessarily bad it's not going to last you very long either way with only 2oz.
As for energy, be warned this gives you a crazy amount of energy, I was left feeling like I had just put 50 million caffeine patches on and was extremely jitter and could not focus on a thing. Probably not the best energy shot to take before work, but if you're trying to keep up with your 3 year old nephew this might do the trick.
Bottom Line- I rated OC Energy Insane XXX Energy Shot an 5 out of 10 it has a bit of a bitter taste and leaves with way too much energy than you need.
