Energy Drinks Thread

Time to drag this conversation back to its RIGHTFUL TOPIC.

You can all thank Sai for the return of this thread (from the abyss where it belongs), for just about a week ago I received a package from AMERICA, LAND OF THE ENERGY DRINK



I'd expected some food, maybe a Californian knickknack or two. Also an energy drink since I'd been asked if I like them. Energy drink, singular.

I was not expecting... this



and that's just the top layer.

After excavating all the drinks I also found a reassuring missive:



There was nothing for it, I had to catalogue this collection of fine vintages:



From left to right, in all-caps as energy drink tradition dictates:

MONSTER 'LOCA MOCA' JAVA
STARBUCKS WHITE CHOCOLATE DOUBLESHOT ENERGY COFFEE BEVERAGE
MONSTER REHAB ENERGY ICED TEA (PINK LEMONADE)
STARBUCKS COFFEE DOUBLESHOT ENERGY COFFEE BEVERAGE
MONSTER UNLEADED (CAFFEINE FREE)
V8 ENERGY BLACKBERRY CRANBERRY
ROCKSTAR SUPERSOURS ENERGY DRINK
SAMBAZON AMAZON ENERGY - ACAI BERRY
V8 ENERGY ORANGE PINEAPPLE
ROCKSTAR ~HORCHATA~ ENERGY
NOS HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK

And since I'm a Grateful Mail Recipient I promptly decided to poison myself sample two at 7pm. Using receptacles worthy of these noble beverages, ofc.

I'm made of great ideas.

Scale ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 being THE DEFINITIVE ENERGY DRINK EXPERIENCE

~STARBUCKS WHITE CHOCOLATE DOUBLESHOT ENERGY COFFEE BEVERAGE~



A hint of white chocolate is contained within the aroma of this refreshment, but the concentrated bitter flavor of coffee overwhelms any nuance Starbucks might have been going for. The aftertaste is also dominated by the coffee, and since I was advertised an energy drink, not coffee (and I don't drink coffee in the first place)

3/10


~NOS HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK~



I finished this energy drink.

I almost died finishing this energy drink.

NOS HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK is apparently named after the chemical compound NOS, or nitrous oxide. While nitrous oxide has medical applications, the HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK side of things leads me to believe it refers to the usage of NOS as an oxidizer in rockets and motor racing engines.

It ranks up there with motor fuel in the taste department, is what I'm getting at.

When you pour out a NOS, a striking visual resemblance to piss might be the first thing you notice. Your impressions would be on-track with the eventual payoff. According to official marketing, 'original' NOS (pictured above) is "mango passionfruit" flavored.

I couldn't detect a hint of either fruit past the inordinately acidic, citrus-y bouquet of this thirst quencher. What I could detect was that it tasted quite a bit like I was downing mysterious orange-scented liquids out of the cleaning supply closet.

On the plus side, NOS was relatively liquid, and as such amenable to copious chugging. An aftertaste of almost rancid citrus completed the ENERGY DRINK EXPERIENCE I'd been waiting for.

Truly, NOS have outdone themselves.

10/10

Stay tuned for more... eventually.