Effect Zero

May 28th, 2014

Really not as nice as the full fat version. You’d usually expect there to be a similarity but in this case it’s pretty much a different flavour of energy drink. Much more bitter tasting and quite cheap tasting despite the premium price and ‘high quality’ blurb splashed over the front of the can.

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(1.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3.5kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
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Effect

May 24th, 2014

Not too bad. It’s a clone so there’s no surprises there. It’s also on the herbal side regards to taste, but still very sweet. It bills itself as a high quality energy drink, but other than the slightly larger can, which does feel textured in a higher quality way, there’s nothing to indicate that this is a high quality drink from a taste point of view.

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(2.3/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 330ml
Sold By: WH Smith
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Power Booster

May 21st, 2014

A very nice Red Bull clone from a supermarket in Amsterdam. I like the name, and the can design is much more appealing than many other own brand drinks, but other than that I don’t have much more to say about it. It is available in sugar-free, orange and shot forms so keep your eyes open for those reviews coming up.

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Kruidvat, Amsterdam
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Evolve Sugar Free

May 10th, 2014

I’m not sure if this is related to the other Evolve (full fat version) I tasted a while back, but it’s not how I remember it! This Evolve Sugar Free drink is a clone, but it’s very nice. Not metallic at all as I remember the other one being. I’d highly recommend you try it if you can find it.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2.4kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: B&M
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M Energy Drink Sugar Free

May 7th, 2014

Just another sugar free energy drink. Better than Euro Shopper is now as in recent months I’m pretty sure they have changed their recipe, but still just a clone.

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 4kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Lifestyle Express
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M Energy Drink

May 3rd, 2014

It’s another budget Red Bull clone from a convenience store. It’s cheap, tastes sweet, and wakes you up. Nothing else to say I’m afraid.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 44kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
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Superman Energy Drink

April 16th, 2014

In theory, this drink should be the best drink ever. It’s officially linked to DC according to the logos on the back, and it’s probably imported from Krypton or at the very least the Fortress of Solitude. Sadly though it tastes just like a cheap Red Bull knock-off. It’s on the sour side with notes of pear drops, but it’s still very much a cheap tasting drink. Shame really, they could have made a brilliant drink with branding like this. Here’s my suggestion: make it bright green like kryptonite, change the flavour to something more fruity, and brand it as an antidote to kryptonite… just a suggestion. Right, anyone seen a Batman energy drink?

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 47kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: The Range
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XTREM

March 26th, 2014

It’s a clone on the sweet side. Pretty nice tasting but nothing special. Then again, why did I expect from a can with the silver showing through so predominantly… just saying, it usually means it is a budget drink. I stumbled across this one in a vending machine in Madrid airport.

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(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Madrid, Spain
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XS Energy (XC Energy)

February 19th, 2014

It’s a very large can of generically budget energy drink. It’s a sweet mix, but slightly watery even though it keeps a decent 31.5mg/100ml of caffeine in tow. Mega hit of energy, and a rather nice flavour. I’d buy it again. One thing you should note is that it appears to have changed its name. The can I purchased was named XS Energy, but the web site declares a name change to XC Energy, presumably because of a trademark issue or other such problem.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 31.5mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 47.8kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Home Bargains
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