Colossus

January 6th, 2018

I purchased this from Lidl at the same time as I purchased Kong Strong, and given that the old Lidl energy drink brand was called Mixxed Up I expected them both to taste more or less the same as that and therefore each other. They were quite different though – compared to Kong Strong, this drink is more tart and sour, and quite difficult to drink in such a large quantity. I struggled through it with my teeth and tongue feeling fuzzy and coated afterwards… if you have the choice, don’t choose this one.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 40kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Lidl
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Kong Strong

December 23rd, 2017

Not just strong, but KONG STRONG! I assume this drink is branded to take advantage of the recent Kong movie. Taste-wise it was ok, very sweet and pleasant to drink. I have a feeling though that’s it’s just a rebranded version of their Mixxxxxxxxxed Up drink of days gone by.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 44kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Lidl
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Beaver Buzz Energy

July 22nd, 2017

Once again, purchased just for the name! It’s a clone, but one with amusing packaging 🙂 Only available in Canada!

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(2.6/5)
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Caffeine: 37mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 50.7kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: Safeway, Vancouver
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Nos

June 10th, 2017

It’s a clone! If I’d purchased this in the UK I’d have expected to find it in a budget shop costing only a few pence, but as I purchased this in Vancouver it cost a fortune! It’s really quite strong and sugary, and sparked me into life very quickly, but given its competition of the bigger brands it just doesn’t compare on taste.

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(2.2/5)
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Caffeine: 33.6mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 40kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: 7 Eleven, Vancouver
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Spectra

April 8th, 2017

A large can of clone-style energy drink. Nothing particularly special about it, but it’s sweet, not too sour or sharp, but definitely budget.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Lifestyle Express
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Volcaz

December 17th, 2016

WHOOP! It’s the 400th energy drink to be reviewed on this site! Sadly, it’s not a special drink though. With a name like Volcaz and discovered in the Polish (as in the country, not the cleaning product) aisle of Tesco, this drink seems to have been made in Hungary. It’s just a clone, but a nice and sweet one with no bitter aftertaste.

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Battery

September 17th, 2016

Sadly this is just a massive can of generic tasting energy drink. It’s sweet and slightly bitter, and quite difficult to finish because of that. Gives you a big sugar punch but that’s all.

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(2.2/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 50kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: 7 Eleven, Stavanger
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Oxxo

June 18th, 2016

Nope, it doesn’t taste like gravy and it isn’t thick and brown. It’s just a cheapo tasting clone with a bitter tang to it. Drinkable, but quite definitely budget.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Home Bargains
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Relentless Zero

May 28th, 2016

Relentless energy drinks have had a bit of a design overhaul recently. Gone is the gothic-style line art graphics on the can, and in are loud and bold colours. With that rebranding has come the new Relentless Zero, which is effectively a renamed version of their awkwardly named Relentless Origin Ultra (maybe because it’s easier to understand a ‘zero’ drink will be low calories instead of the wholly non-descriptive ‘ultra’ moniker they used previously. The drink is the same as before so far as I can tell – slightly watery but no strange brewed taste.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Asda
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