Blue Bear Light

January 28th, 2012

I’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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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 4kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Spar
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Lucozade Alert Plus Shot

January 7th, 2012

A very sour lemon tasting  shot, but it does wake you up. It’s also sugar free as standard which is unusual given that Lucozade products are normally quite high in sugar and calories. The sugar isn’t missed though because you get the energy hit quickly and it lasts for a few hours making this quite an effective shot.

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(3/5)
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Caffeine: 200mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3.3kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
Sold By: Spar
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Red Bull Sugarfree Shot

November 30th, 2011

This sugar free version of Red Bull’s Energy Shot suffers less from the bitterness problem. It’s still an acquired taste though, but more palatable overall. If you have to choose any particular energy shot to keep in your car for emergencies, this is the one to go for… it acts quickly despite the lack of sugar and doesn’t leave you feeling tired after half-an-hour when the sugar low catches you up.

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 133mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 1.2kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Rip It Shot – Citrus X

November 12th, 2011

Yay! An energy drink brand with lots of different flavours of energy shots instead of the normal boring single flavour in full-fat and sugar-free. Rip It Shots are ALL sugar free, and they’re all based on flavours from the main Rip It line. This flavour sort of tastes like a bitter version of Rip It Citrus X – you can taste the oranges. It’s nice as energy shots go and can be downed without gagging which is good going compared to some energy shots (ahem, Target Urban…)

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(2.9/5)
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Caffeine: 166.7mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 0kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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Target Energy Shot – Urban

November 5th, 2011

When I opened the bottle up, I was immediately hit with a nasty smell. It was like someone had farted in the bottle then closed the lid. Then I tasted it and that confirmed my suspicions. I’m pretty sure someone had infused a fart with this drink – it tastes awful. Seriously, go and buy one of these because you need to taste it to believe it! It’s a double strength version of the ‘life’ Target energy shot, and also boasts only 4 calories. Personally I’d have been grateful for an extra few calories just to improve the flavour.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 140mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 6.7kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Pit Bull Sugar Free

October 5th, 2011

Now, I’ve not tried the full-fat version of Pit Bull at the time of writing this review, and this is my first ever taste of Pit Bull energy drink. I’m told that the sugar-free version tastes exactly the same as the regular version and I hope it does. Pit Bull’s flagship flavour is described as having “a great lemon/lime ginger ale taste”. Now, I can’t really compare it against ginger ale, but the lemon/lime flavour certainly comes through. It’s a refreshing summery drink which went down very nicely on the particularly hot day that I drank it on. Sadly, neither the can nor the web site advises the caffeine content of the product so I’ve made a guess at 10mg/100ml. It didn’t have a great kick, but it had a great flavour.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 10mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 0kCal/100ml
Size: 248ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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KX Sugar Free

September 21st, 2011

KX Sugar Free is the low calorie version of the newly rebranded KX. In many ways it is identical, but the loss of sugar seems to have mellowed the flavour a little for the better. The harshness of the flavour is lessened making it a sweeter drink overall – quite strange considering it has no sugar. I’d recommend this over the full fat one if you are given the choice.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Blue Bolt Diet

September 14th, 2011

At the risk of repeating myself… I’m going to repeat myself because Blue Bolt is Sainsbury’s own-brand energy drink. As soon as I opened the can I recognised the smell, and taking a sip confirmed it. I believe that Sainsbury’s and Asda must buy their energy drink from the same manufacturer because it is identical to Asda’s Blue Charge. You might as well just go and read that review if you want any more information… and just like the Blue Charge / Diet Blue Charge reviews, both Diet Blue Bolt and Fatty McFatFat Blue Bolt tasted identical and nasty! Come on energy drink manufacturers, I need a day drinking some nice energy drinks, where are they!??

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 5kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
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Blue Charge Diet

September 7th, 2011

I tried this within hours of trying the full-fat version and to be honest I couldn’t tell the difference, so I’m going to refer you to that review for more information.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 5kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Asda
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