The Ultimate Guide To Energy Drinks and their Consumption Mega-Ultra-Uberthread
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If you would kindly post some moar content regarding fun facts and stuff, that would be great.
That doesn't mean you don't have to post stuff about energy drinks.
Here's a Full Throttle commercial
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFHKNFTj88[/media]
[QUOTE=FEARME!;14244926]
-Sidenote- Vault is only available in the U.S.[/QUOTE]
I live in Canada, and I've gotten Vault before at my local confectionary. I've never seen the canned Vault though, only the bottled kind. I must admit though, it's tasty as hell.
[QUOTE=Bran;14245050]I live in Canada, and I've gotten Vault before at my local confectionary. I've never seen the canned Vault though, only the bottled kind. I must admit though, it's tasty as hell.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I edited my post.
okay why the fuck would most of the younger members on this forum need to synthetically energize themselves? the only reason i can imagine for drinking that monster shit is either to stay up (24 HOUR L4D TouRNEAMENT GUYZ) or to act cool with your 12 year old friends by pretending you're "high" off the caffeine. and no "bcuz i wana do sports" is not an answer.
Maybe you could add that you shouldn't mix alcohol with energy drinks. Although it seems pretty obvious that you shouldn't, some people may not think ahead.
[QUOTE=flyingv0921;14245128]okay why the fuck would most of the younger members on this forum need to synthetically energize themselves? the only reason i can imagine for drinking that monster shit is either to stay up (24 HOUR L4D TouRNEAMENT GUYZ) or to act cool with your 12 year old friends by pretending you're "high" off the caffeine. and no "bcuz i wana do sports" is not an answer.[/QUOTE]
You make a good point, but some people don't just drink them for the energy. Even if they do, they may just do it because they like to use them to wake up in the morning.
Energy drinks have no effect on some people and thus they just drink them for the flavor.
[QUOTE=FEARME!;14245158]Maybe you could add that you shouldn't mix alcohol with energy drinks. Although it seems pretty obvious that you shouldn't, some people may not think ahead.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, put this. And for complete dumbasses, put that because it's a stimulant and alcohol is a depressant, it can make you feel 'less drunk' than you are, encouraging further drinking or driving or something.
[QUOTE=noswearb;14245212]Yeah, put this. And for complete dumbasses, put that because it's a stimulant and alcohol is a depressant, it can make you feel 'less drunk' than you are, encouraging further drinking or driving or something.[/QUOTE]
i used to live in australia
v is the shit, dude. i loved it
[QUOTE=flyingv0921;14245228]i used to live in australia
v is the shit, dude. i loved it[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it tastes amazing. Doesn't quite have the energy hit of other drinks, but I'd rather have two Vs than a Mother or whatever. [img]http://d2k5.com/sa_emots/biggrin.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=noswearb;14245243]Yeah, it tastes amazing. Doesn't quite have the energy hit of other drinks, but I'd rather have two Vs than a Mother or whatever. [img]http://d2k5.com/sa_emots/biggrin.gif[/img][/QUOTE]
yeah, old mother tasted horrible, i remember after an afl game they were giving away free cans of it, i got about 20 and never drank a single one. the new mother tastes pretty much the same as any other energy drink out there, that distinctive tangy, tart, fizzy taste
Mango Xenergy
[img]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e312/Haiduc21/xenergy_mango_guava.jpg[/img]
My personal favorite.
I don't crash but I get an energy hit. Never use energy drinks for physical exertion though as they do not work!!! use a gatorade instead.
Alright, if you like Vitamin Water prepare yourself...
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This motherfucker right here is the bizzity best energy drink you can buy. It tastes like a soda Vitamin Water and comes in three flavors. Fruit Punch, [b]DRAGONFRUIT[/b], and tropical citrus .
DO: BUY DRAGONFRUIT, IT WILL WARP YOUR MIND WITH ITS FLAVOR
DO NOT: BUY ANY OTHER KIND (for the energy boost, it's in between a pick-me-up and a full blast of energy)
I love energy drinks, they taste like sex (not all) and keep you fuckin alert and ready for anything. Which is pretty much the idea but whatever. And bad things can happen if you give energy drinks to teenage girls who are crazy to begin with. My favorites are Monster and Full Throttle, hells yea, you can't go wrong with those two.
[img]http://www.holley.com/data/products/pictures/large36-380.jpg[/img]
NOS Energy Drink
Designed to look like a NOS container, this energy drink packs a powerful punch that will keep you going for hours on end. This beverage is designed and produced by the High Performance Beverage Company, a divison of Coca-Cola Company, making it all the better.
Personal Comments:
This is my favorite drink. I love it for its awesome taste, as well as the rush that it gives with you drink it. The taste of this beverage is difficult to adjust to, but after the first bottle you'll be hooked.
[QUOTE=Senney;14246124][img]http://www.holley.com/data/products/pictures/large36-380.jpg[/img]
NOS Energy Drink
Designed to look like a NOS container, this energy drink packs a powerful punch that will keep you going for hours on end. This beverage is designed and produced by the High Performance Beverage Company, a divison of Coca-Cola Company, making it all the better.
Personal Comments:
This is my favorite drink. I love it for its awesome taste, as well as the rush that it gives with you drink it. The taste of this beverage is difficult to adjust to, but after the first bottle you'll be hooked.[/QUOTE]
[b][highlight]343[/b][/highlight] mg of caffeine, I LOVE NOS.
It tastes great too.
[IMG]http://www.caffeineguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/nerd.jpg[/IMG]
Nerd is probably the best energy drink I've had. It's extremely sweet, but it also seems to cause a pretty hefty crash (on me, at least). It's literally like canned liquid candy. Strangely, it seems to be extremely rare. I live in Texas, and out of all the gas stations/convenience stores I've gone to in my area, I've only found one place that sells them, and the gas station is called "Valero". I'm surprised it's not popular yet. It has some pretty neat qualities also. It claims to help your memory retention and keep you awake and alert. Overall, it's a pretty delicious drink, just not so easy to find.
[url]nerdenergy.tv[/url]
I'd love to have one of those! I've never seen ANY, though.
[QUOTE=FEARME!;14246319]I'd love to have one of those! I've never seen ANY, though.[/QUOTE]
You should buy one online to give it a try. They're seriously amazing.
I don't seem to be affected by things like that. I've drunk 2 Monsters before, and felt nothing more or less, before or after. I don't get hyper, nor do I crash. Why? When I was 10 I used to eat sugar packets before every Baseball game... for about 2 years. and I have about 2-3 soda's a day, when I can. Does that have anything to do with it? Would it work the same for me and mild drugs? I was going to smoke some weed with my friend Malcolm, and I was thinking, would it even really affect me? I would have done it, but my older brother's a stupid "Anti-drugs, alcohol, fun" kind of person.
Personally, i LOVE Monster Javas:
[IMG]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/MGRX/javaLABELED.jpg[/IMG]
Great taste, and a good hit of energy + coffee. The first time i drank one, it tasted great, and got me going quick. I didn't even notice a crash afterwords.
Edit: The Russian and Irish Blend are GODLY.
If you like Monster, you would enjoy Venom Black Mamba. It tastes pretty much like a slightly more tart Monster.
[img]http://energyfanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/venom_energy_black.jpg[/img]
Cocaine (energy) is fucking awesome, and you can still order it off their website. (also caffeine content is 280mg)
NOS is good in small doses (11oz BOttle) but much more and the excessive sweetness (probably to cover the herb aftertaste, and it works) can discourage you from drinking any for a while.
AMP tastes like green apple, get AMP Lightning, that stuff is the best lemon flavored thing ever. (besides real lemons)
COFFEE ENERGY: Pretty nasty all around, WAY too sweet and watered down actual coffee, so pussies won't get scared of the taste, if you want some coffee to give you a nice kick in the ass (for coffee) get the Doubleshot Espresso, tastes really good and doesn't make me sick.
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[b]RED EYE[/b]
Another Australian energy drink, this one isn't as popular or as well know as V and Mother. Very fizzy, with about the same amount of caffine per can as V. Also comes in 5 other flavours and bottles.
Power: A berry sort of flavour, very nice. Goes down easy.
Classic: Haven't been able to get this yet
Gold: Once again, unable to locate
Passion: Same as Classic and Gold
Extreme: Cannot find, but apparently quite nice
Platinum: Lemonade style taste, very strong aftertaste. Get some water to wash it down when the aftertaste kicks in.
[img]http://blog.stillaslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/coles-zu-ballistic-energy-drink.jpg[/img]
[B]ZU energy[/B]
A home-brand type energy drink made by coles. Actually not bad for the price, it's around 5.50 for a 4 pack where I live. This flavour, ballistic, tastes a lot like a mix of red bull and mother. The other one, Sublime, tastes like..nothing. Sugar water is the only thing I can think of to describe it.
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[B]WILD NRG[/B]
Fucking terrible. Tastes sort of fruity, horrible aftertase. On the plus side it's dirt cheap. That's about all it's got going for it. Also it's the only image I can find that works. Shuddup.
[img]http://www.bevnet.com/images/reviews/Buzz_Monkey/buzzmonkey_0406.jpg[/img]
[B]
BUZZ MONKEY[/B]
Tastes great, but it's impossible to find where I live. Have only had it once, and I wait for the day I can find it again!
[QUOTE=S3CURiTR0N;14246752]Also it's the only image I can find that works. Shuddup.[/QUOTE]
Use this one [img]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b334/dudepixdump/blogstuff/94ecfa88.jpg?t=1237703448[/img]
My favorite:
[B]Power Edge[/B]
[IMG]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn246/gamerkiwi/main_poweredge.jpg[/IMG]
A small packet that you put into any normal, 16 Oz. water bottle. You take a small sip out of it and pour the contents of the packet in, and shake well. Or take a tall glass, fill it with two cups of water, put the powder in, and stir well. Tastes pretty good, Wild Berry is my favorite, Tangerine-Strawberry is good too. Never tried Lemon-Lime. Has a bit of a sweet taste, and such a slight sour-bitterness to it that I kind of like. It gave me a nice little kick into energy, and is great on slow mornings where you need something to get you started. It has only 10 calories, no fat, no sugar, and 100% of your daily allowance of Vitamin C (Per packet, a serving is only half.). So it's okay for those on a diet (I'm not sure about the sugar replacement.) It has B vitamins, and those are good for energy. Plus it gives the opportunity to make some Powerthirst jokes.
[B]FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY![/B]
[QUOTE=noswearb;14244633][b]V[/b]
[img]http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/images/cache/100x176.21145374449_images_V.jpg[/img]
V is an Australian energy drink that is one of the most popular over here. It contains about 75mg of caffeine in a small can, 150 in a bottle. It also contains guarana.
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V is an New Zealand drink.
[url]http://www.v.co.nz/[/url]
[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;14246953]My favorite:
[B]Power Edge[/B]
[IMG]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn246/gamerkiwi/main_poweredge.jpg[/IMG]
A small packet that you put into any normal, 16 Oz. water bottle. You take a small sip out of it and pour the contents of the packet in, and shake well. Or take a tall glass, fill it with two cups of water, put the powder in, and stir well. Tastes pretty good, Wild Berry is my favorite, Tangerine-Strawberry is good too. Never tried Lemon-Lime. Has a bit of a sweet taste, and such a slight sour-bitterness to it that I kind of like. It gave me a nice little kick into energy, and is great on slow mornings where you need something to get you started. It has only 10 calories, no fat, no sugar, and 100% of your daily allowance of Vitamin C (Per packet, a serving is only half.). So it's okay for those on a diet (I'm not sure about the sugar replacement.) It has B vitamins, and those are good for energy. Plus it gives the opportunity to make some Powerthirst jokes.
[B]FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY![/B][/QUOTE]
I use this stuff in the mornings and take it to school. Helps a lot when I don't get much sleep.
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