Hell Sugarfree
February 11th, 2012As I expected, an improvement on the regular Hell but sadly still not original. It is a Red Bull clone through and through which is a shame considering the great can design and product image. They could have done so much more.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Filco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Blue Bear Light
January 28th, 2012I’m still not sure what it is about sugar-free energy drinks that makes them taste (usually) considerably better than their lard enducing counterparts, but Blue Bear Light follows the same trend. Spar’s own-brand diet energy drink is a nice little Red Bull clone but sadly a tad overpriced in my opinion.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Spar | ||
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Red Z
January 21st, 2012A nice Red Bull Clone which doesn’t suffer from any nasty aftertaste, bitterness or sour notes. I’d be interested in trying a sugar-free version of this one which could potentially improve the flavour. Cheaper than Red Bull, but not cheap enough to make it a preferable choice sadly.
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| Caffeine: | 31mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, UK |
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| Calories: | 47kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Filco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Black Tiger
January 14th, 2012Sadly it’s another Red Bull clone. Sold by Tesco and seemingly imported from Poland, this drink is quite close to Red Bull itself but with a very slightly sour twist. Given that it tastes like a cheap energy drink, the price of a quid seems quite high but given the amount of money they’ve pumped in to the “Eye Of The Tiger” themed advert on their website and the whole Power is Black marketing campaign I’m sure they justify the cost that way. And on the subject of their marketing campaign, I’m wondering if there’s been a Polish mistranslation somewhere because when I first saw Black Tiger, I immediately associated it with the Black Panthers – which is something completely different and unassociated with this energy drink. I’m sure had this drink been around 1960s then it would have made the perfect official drink…
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, UK |
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| Calories: | 46kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
React
December 31st, 2011Another big-time contender emerges, sponsoring Reel Big Fish from off-of scateboarding game sound tracks as they tour the US. It is a Red Bull clone, butgets the balance just right and for only 99p for a 500ml can it’s reasonably priced too. The can looks good (even if the logo is trying to be a little ‘Relentless’) and the drink tastes good. Sadly the main web site at time of writing doesn’t appear to house anything other than a logo of brand, so you may want to check out the Facebook page instead: http://www.facebook.com/reactenergy. This brand has potential – I’m keeping my eyes peeled for a sugar free version and I’m hoping they go the way of Crunk and Rip It and start to produce other flavours.
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| Caffeine: | 31.5mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Large Can, UK |
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| Calories: | 50kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Premier Stores, UK | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Blue Bear
November 16th, 2011Another own-brand Red Bull clone, this time from Spar. It reminded me of old Tesco Kick, with the sour aftertaste. Other than that it’s a bit none-descript to be honest. I reckon Spar could have done better than this, pretty much just changing the word red to blue, and altering the feature ferocious animal a little isn’t the way to make a new energy drink!
Source Sugar Free
October 15th, 2011It tastes no different to the full-fat Source (click here for that review). Obviously because it is sugar free, I preferred it, but taste-wise it was exactly the same.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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Source
October 8th, 2011This Morrisons own-brand drink tastes very similar to Asda/Sainsbury’s own brands, only slightly better. I’m assuming it is due to the use of carrot and stuff (“vegetable” extracts), but the Morrisons drink is smoother and more palatable than Asda/Sainsbury’s. Sadly though it’s still not the best out there and is miles behind Aldi’s own-brand Red Thunder.
Red Thunder
October 1st, 2011Aldi make the best Red Bull clone I’ve ever tasted. Red Thunder is that product and it’s not only pretty cheap, but it’s also the closest drink you’ll get to Red Bull itself. The taste is sweet and very smooth with no bitterness or sourness at all. If there’s an Aldi near you, then you need to try this drink before Red Bull themselves slap Aldi with a law suit for taste copying (if that’s possible??).
