N.O.-XPLODE
igniter shot
DISCLAIMER: I found this energy-shot-whatever at 7-11 while Katie was buying 40’s. Honestly this video says everything I ever could, and more.
CONCLUSION: Good face, good face.
vegasfuel
energy drink experience
COMMENTS: “Put a little vegas in you.” Um, what?
PRICE: ugh. whatever.
TASTE/SMELL/SENSE: I cracked this can, took a whif, and I got a healthy dose of Hawaiian Punch and white-board markers. Tasted it, and that was actually pretty spot on. Well, it was unoffensive enough to finish the whole can, but the marker-essence stuck around as a mild aftertaste.
BLAH BLAH: blah blah blah. Rating: What happens on vegas fuel stays on vegas fuel.
emerge
Enhanced with B vitamins. cool.
TASTE: Nothing especially notable here. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t terrible, but I got the distinct impression that I should have only paid a dollar for it.
PRICE: $2. For $2 i could have just as easily picked up a redbull, or some fancy coffee, or a travel size pack of DayQuil liquid tabs.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Purchased from the mini-mart next door to the Halal food place that I really like. SHOUT OUTS TO NOOR FOOD.
COMMENT: When I first saw the can, I thought it read energe, or maybe even energè. About half the people that I showed the can to said the same thing. Can you claim the same? That’s all i have to say about that. On a scale from 1 to Gump, energe is a 3, at best.
CAUTION
AriZona energy drink. Rx. extreme performance.
PRICE: 99c. It says so it big numbers right on the can.
TASTE: Of all the chemical horrors I’ve been drinking lately, the arizona Rx whatever actually tastes like it consists of natural … things. Like orange-zest and maybe lemons(?) and probably tea. Well, not like normal tea, really. If most of these drinks drinks are comparable to walking through a gas station shop, this guy was more like a stoll through a Trader Joes; still snacky, but slightly more substantial.
PS: I’ve actually had this one before, but got another one to take a picture of and write about. Truth be told, i think i might’ve even had another since then. On a scale of Apples to Oranges, this is definitely Oranges!
rip it (sugar free)
Energy fuel. Power (flavor?). 0 calories 0 carbs.
TASTE: Lets get it out of the way and say that this had the standard “artificial-sweetener” aftertaste. Otherwise, it was a sweeter, fruiter drink with hints of apples and smarties going on. Nothing special, but at least not the worst thing I could do with a dollar.
SPECIAL FEATURES: The most notable thing here wasn’t so much the liquid inside the can, rather what was on it. Bucking bronco. “WILD RIDE”. k.
PRICE: $1. hey, at least it’s a dollar that I didn’t lose in the laundry.
COMMENT: I finished this guy on the drive to Spokane International Airport. I suppose the fact that I made it through the hour inside GEG without nodding off is something. So on a scale from 1 to Something, it’s probably about a Something.
red|rain
Energy Drink. enhanced with B-vitamins. mental clarity & focus.
TASTE: It tastes like Red Bull, except if you removed all of the familiar flavors like “sweet” or “fruity”. All that’s left is the taste of that citric acid powder at the bottom of a bag of sour gummy worms.
SMELL: Right after opening the can, I was caught by the piercing odor. I tried to get Abby to smell, and instead managed to spill it all down the front of her shirt. After clean-up, her reply was that it smells like apples and throw-up. I don’t disagree.
PRICE: $1. rad.
COMMENT: on a scale from 1 to BAD, this is maybe a 6?
