Energy Drinks

Zip Lock

2008-11-29T20:17:00.000-08:00

Zip Lock...a nice energy drinks recipe to try !

Ingredients

* 1/3 shot Curacao, blue
* 2/3 shot Vodka, raspberry
* 1/2 pint Energy Drink
* 2 splashes Orange Juice

Glass to Use
Pint glassPint glass

Mixing Instructions

Fill pint glass almost half way with whatever energy drink you want (we use Monster or Rockstar), then add a couple splashes of orange juice to make it yellow/orange colored.
Fill a shot glass with raspberry vodka and blue curacao. Drop the shot into the pint and chug. The blue and the yellow turning green is like the seal on a zip-lock! A great energy drinks !

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Wausau Saturday Night

2008-11-29T20:16:00.000-08:00

Wausau Saturday Night...A nice energy drinks to try !

Ingredients

* 1 oz. Liqueur, cherry
* 1 splash Whiskey, straight grain
* 1 can Energy Drink

Glass to Use :
Plastic Beer Cups, Plastic Beer Cups
Mixing Instructions

Combine and pour over ice. Enjoy it !

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Triple C Confusion

2008-11-29T20:15:00.000-08:00

Triple C Confusion...a great energy drinks to try ! Nice one !

Ingredients

* 3 parts Everglo
* 2 parts Hpnotiq
* 1 part Rum, overproof/151 proof
* 1/2 glass Energy Drink
* 2-3 lighted cubes Ice

Glass to Use
Hurricane glassHurricane glass

Instructions
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into glass that has light-cubes at the bottom. The energy drinks is ready ...enjoy !

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The All-Nighter

2008-11-29T20:14:00.000-08:00

The All-Nighter...try this great energy drink recipe....amazing taste !

INGREDIENTS

* 1 1/2 oz. Rum, raspberry
* 1/2 oz. Sour Apple Pucker
* 1 1/2 oz. Energy Drink
* 3/4 oz. Pomegranate Juice

Glass to Use
Cocktail glassCocktail glass

INSTRUCTIONS
Stir ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into glass. The energy drink is ready ! Enjoy !

Silencer

2008-11-29T20:13:00.000-08:00

Silencer Energy Drinks

Ingredients

* 1 part Gin
* 1 part Rum, light
* 1 part Rum, overproof/151 proof
* 1 part Tequila, white
* 1 part Triple Sec
* 1 part Vodka
* 1 part Wild Turkey 101
* Fill with Energy Drink
* 2 parts Sour Mix

Glass to Use
Collins glassCollins glass
Mixing Instructions

Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a large frosted glass, such as a collins glass. The appearance and flavor of the drink will differ based on the energy drink used.
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Seventh Sin

2008-11-29T20:12:00.000-08:00

Energy Drinks....

Seventh Sin

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 oz. Brandy
* 1 1/2 oz. Cran-Rasberry Juice
* 1 1/2 oz. Energy Drink

Glass to Use
Cocktail glassCocktail glass
Mixing Instructions
Gently shake these ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, and then strain them into the glass.
Energy Drinks....
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Plan B+

2008-11-29T20:11:00.000-08:00

Plan B+Energy Drinks...

Ingredients

* 1 oz. Absinthe
* 3 oz. Energy Drink

Glass to Use
Flute glassFlute glass
Mixing Instructions

An easier to mix variant of the Plan B: Chill all ingredients. Pour absinthe into champagne flute. Fill to 3/4 full with Amp energy drink
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Philly Sunset

2008-11-29T20:09:00.000-08:00

Philly Sunset....a great energy drink...try this one !

Ingredients

* 1/2 oz. Rum, white
* 1 oz. Triple Sec
* 1/2 oz. Vodka
* 2 oz. Energy Drink
* 5 drops Grenadine
* 4 oz. Orange Juice
* 1 oz. (cranberry) Rose's Cocktail Infusion
* 1 splash Sour Mix

Glass to Use
Collins glassCollins glass
Mixing Instructions

Build over ice in a collins glass. Drizzle grenadine in last and watch the sun set! Nice and refreshing taste !

Lord Voldemort

2008-11-29T20:08:00.000-08:00

Lord Voldemort

Ingredients

* 2 shots Curacao, green
* 2 shots Everclear
* 2 splashes Energy Drink
* 2 splashes Olive Oil

Glass to Use
Highball glassHighball glass

Instructions
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into glass and light it on fire. The energy drinks mixed is ready...

Over The Rainbow

2008-11-29T19:50:00.000-08:00

Over The Rainbow... a great energy drink to try !

Ingredients

* 2 oz. Tequila, gold
* 2 oz. Vodka, apple
* 1 piece Energy Drink
* 2 splashes Grape Juice
* 1 can Red Bull

Glass to Use:
Highball glassHighball glass

INSTRUCTIONS

Put a few ice cubes in bottom of glass, pour vodka and tequila in together and stir for a second. Now pour the grape juice and Red Bull in and stir again. Lastly place a Berocca Tablet (vitamin supplement) into the mix and wait until it is fully dissolved. The energy drink is ready !

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Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt

2008-09-01T08:43:00.000-07:00

Cherry Charge Energy Drink

Price: $0.89 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 30g Sodium: 0mg
Editor Rating: 1 of 10
User Rating: 3.83 of 10 with 54 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Cordyceps (oh good, I love parasites in my drink), B-Vitamins, Ginseng, Goji berry (in the family Solanaceae, which also includes deadly nightshade, and tobacco), and guarana. Mmmmm, this sounds appetizing.

Also, there's natural caffeine, as opposed to synthetic caffeine.

On a positive note (the only one), it's got no sodium. Then again, maybe that's what it's missing to keep it from tasting like rot and death.

Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Asian Experience Energy Drink

Price: $0.89 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 30g Sodium: 0mg
Editor Rating: 1 of 10
User Rating: 4.26 of 10 with 145 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Cordyceps (oh good, I love parasites in my drink), B-Vitamins, Ginseng, Goji berry (in the family Solanaceae, which also includes deadly nightshade, and tobacco), and guarana. Mmmmm, this sounds appetizing.

Great energy drinks to try ! Enjoy it !

Rockstar Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

Rockstar Punched Energy Plus Punch

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 31g Sodium: 55mg
Editor Rating: 9 of 10
User Rating: 7.61 of 10 with 122 reviews

Active Ingredients:
The following is per serving either by volume, or recommended daily %. B3 100%, B5 100%, B6 100%, B12 100%, Taurine 1g, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract 150mg, Caffeine 120mg, Guarana Seed Extract 25mg, Inositol 25mg, L-Carnitine 25mg, Panax Ginseng Extract 25mg, Milk Thistle Extract 25mg.

Rockstar Juiced Guava

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 90 Carbohydrates: 22g Sodium: 30mg
Editor Rating: 6 of 10
User Rating: 7.37 of 10 with 226 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Lots of B vitamins, 2000mg of taurine, 160mg of caffeine, and gurana seed extract.

Rockstar Zero Carb

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 110mg
Editor Rating: 9.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.43 of 10 with 387 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Zero Carb Rockstar comes with all the standard energy providing ingredients. The only difference is the amount of it! One 16oz can totes 240mg of caffeine, which means the 24oz can has 360mg of caffeine.

Rockstar Diet Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 2g Sodium: 140mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 7.22 of 10 with 445 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Lots of B2 and vitamin C as well as 1892mg taurine (they're very specific) 400mg guarana, 50mg inositol, 50mg carnitine, 50mg eleutherococcus senticosus, 40mg milk thistle, and 30mg ginko. There is caffeine in this but they don't list how much. They do list taurine as the third ingredient. For those of you who don't know, ingredients are listed in order by quantity. That's a lot!!

Rockstar Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 35mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 6.79 of 10 with 873 reviews

Active Ingredients:
100% or more of many B vitamins and C vitamins. Also, 1892mg of taurine, 400mg of guarana, 50mg of inositol, 50mg of carnitine, 50mg of eleutherococcus senticosus, 40mg of milk thistle, and 30mg of Ginkgo

A great energy drinks to try ! Great !

Rip it Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Rip it Chic Energy Berry In-o-scent

Price: $2.19 Serving Size: 12.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 140mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.71 of 10 with 43 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Vitamin C 90mg, B6 3mg, Folate 600mcg, B12 9mcg, Taurine 1500mg, Caffeine 150mg (nice), Inositol 150mg, Guarana seed extract 12mg.

Rip It Energy Fuel Lime Wrecker

Price: $1.00 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 33g Sodium: 95mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 4.78 of 10 with 211 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Lime wrecker is packed full with 100% of you daily value of vitamins C, B6, B12, and Folate. Each can also contains 2000mg of taurine, 204mg of caffeine, and 20mg of inositol.

Rip It Energy Fuel Citrus X Sugar Free

Price: $0.98 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 95mg
Editor Rating: 7 of 10
User Rating: 4.28 of 10 with 204 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine 2000mg, caffeine, guarana seed extract.

Rip It Energy Fuel Power Sugar Free

Price: $0.98 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 130mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 3.51 of 10 with 180 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine 2000mg, caffeine, guarana seed extract

Rip It Energy Fuel Citrus X

Price: $0.98 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 33g Sodium: 95mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 3.92 of 10 with 183 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine 2000mg, caffeine, guarana seed extract, and one wild ride.

Rip It Energy Fuel Power

Price: $0.98 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 32g Sodium: 130mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 3.78 of 10 with 171 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine 2000mg, caffeine, guarana seed extract
Another great energy drinks to try....amazing !

Radioactive Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:59:00.000-07:00

Radioactive Energy Sugar Free

Price: $2.50 Serving Size: 10.50oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 50mg
Editor Rating: 7 of 10
User Rating: 6.52 of 10 with 94 reviews

Active Ingredients:
This can contains a ton of vitamins including 5000% of your recommended daily allowance for vitamin B12 as well as Taurine 1000mg, Guarana 200mg,, Inositol 25mg, L-Carnitine 25mg, Eleutherococcus Senticosus 25mg, Milk thistle 20mg, Ginkgo 15mg.

Radioactive Energy

Price: $2.50 Serving Size: 10.50oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 150 Carbohydrates: 37g Sodium: 50mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 6.82 of 10 with 317 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Caffeine, a host of B Vitamins, Taurine 1000mg, Guarana 200mg,, Inositol 25mg, L-Carnitine 25mg, Eleutherococcus Senticosus 25mg, Milk thistle 20mg, Ginkgo 15mg.

5-Hour Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:57:00.000-07:00

Decaf 5-Hour Energy

Price: $1.65 Serving Size: 2.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 4 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 10mg
Editor Rating: 4 of 10
User Rating: 4.92 of 10 with 13 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Like most things that are decaf, 5-hour energy is not completely decaffeinated, but if you're not sensitive to caffeine, it might as well be. This 2oz. energy shot contains 6mg of caffeine. The other energy comes from the following active ingredients (mg/% USRDA): Vitamin B6 40mg/2000%, Folic Acid 400mcg/100%, B12 500mcg/8333%. Decaf 5-hour energy also contains a 2106mg energy blend of the following in unspecified amounts: Choline, Glucuronolactone, N-Acetyl, L-Tyrosine, L-Phenylalanine, Taurine, Malic Acid, and the whopping 6mg of caffeine. Lastly, there is a 1mg blend of enzymes: Amylase, Protease, Lipase, Cellulase, Lactase.

5-Hour Energy Orange

Price: $2.00 Serving Size: 2.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 4 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 10mg
Editor Rating: 9 of 10
User Rating: 8.22 of 10 with 114 reviews

Active Ingredients:
About as much caffeine as a cup of coffee, 30mg/150% of USRDA of Niacin (B3), 40mg/2000% of B6, 400mcg/100% of Folic Acid, 500mcg/8333% of B12. Also, unspecified amounts of Citicoline, Glucuronolactone, N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine, L-Phenylalanine, Taurine, Malic Acid. Also 1mg of the following enzymes: amylase, protease, lipase, cellulase, lactase.

5-Hour Energy Lemon Lime

Price: $2.50 Serving Size: 2.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 8 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 10mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 8.91 of 10 with 52 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine, Caffeine mainly, but 8333% of your daily allowance of B12, 2000% of B6 as well.

5-Hour Energy

Price: $2.99 Serving Size: 2.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 15 Carbohydrates: 3g Sodium: 10mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 8.09 of 10 with 130 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine, Caffeine mainly, but 8333% of your daily allowance of B12, 1600% of B6 as well. "Chaser 5-hour Energy is a powerful blend of vitamins, enzymes and amino acids designed to help you get going fast, and keep you going for up to five hours."

180 Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

180 Orange Citrus Blast Energy Drink

Price: $1.19 Serving Size: 8.20oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 33g Sodium: 25mg
Editor Rating: 3.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.14 of 10 with 34 reviews

Active Ingredients:
The information on the can is sparse, and if not for the "CONTAINS CAFFEINE", nestled awkwardly with the "PLEASE RECYCLE" and the company contact information, I would have never known. This contains the following recommended daily allowance % per serving: Vitamin C 100%, B6 100%, B12 100%. Otherwise, it contains unspecified amounts of Guarana.

180 Red with Goji Energy Drink

Price: $1.19 Serving Size: 8.20oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 31g Sodium: 25mg
Editor Rating: 3.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.35 of 10 with 17 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Goji juice concentrate, guarana. I found no mention of caffeine, taurine, and the usual suspects, at least on the can I bought. The following are percentage of daily values per serving: 250% vitamin C, 130% B6, 90% B12. This drink also contains 1g of protein.

180 Blue with Acai Energy Drink

Price: $1.19 Serving Size: 8.20oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 31g Sodium: 15mg
Editor Rating: 4 of 10
User Rating: 6.34 of 10 with 43 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Affectionately, this can clarifies, and I quote, "contains caffeine". No information about how much or anything. The back of this can is like talking to a Sprint customer service representative, only this can is actually written mostly in English. Over 100% of your daily allowance of Vitamin C, B6, and B12, but nothing impressive here. The can does actually show a breakdown of recommended daily allowances of fat, sodium, cholesterol, carbohydrates, and dietary fiber based on 2000 calorie and 2500 calorie diets. I almost want to keep the can around as a handy electric blue reference.

180 Energy X-3

Price: $1.89 Serving Size: 8.20oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 3g Sodium: 50mg
Editor Rating: 2 of 10
User Rating: 3.10 of 10 with 19 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Caffeine, vitamins B6, B12, and C.

Red Bull Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

Red Bull Sugar Free

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 3g Sodium: 200mg
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.63 of 10 with 274 reviews

Active Ingredients:
"With Taurine", appears to be the biggest selling point, as it's on the front of the can, but also contains caffeine.

Red Bull Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 28g Sodium: 200mg
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.49 of 10 with 743 reviews

Active Ingredients:
'Vitalizes Body and Mind' with taurine. The other ingredients are pretty basic. Red Bull claims to improve performance, concentration, reaction time, and stimulate the metabolism. It sounds like a lot, but pretty much anything with caffeine in it will do the same, it's just common sense.

Monster Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:47:00.000-07:00

Java Monster Tea Energy Chai Hai

Price: $2.29 Serving Size: 7.50oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 90 Carbohydrates: 14g Sodium: 260mg
Editor Rating: 9.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.46 of 10 with 20 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Of course, this contains the obligatory "2.5g Monster Energy blend" (Caffeine, Guarana, Inositol, Maltodextrin, and some other stuff). Also, the following mg/% of USRDA (whichever are available on the can) of the following: Calsium 152mg/ 15%, Vitamin A 80IU/2%, Vitamin C 30mg/50%, Vitamin D 30IU/8%, Potassium 125mg/4%, Vitamin B2 1.7mg/100%, Vitamin B3 20mg/100%, Vitamin B6 2mg/100%, Vitamin B12 6mcg/100%, Phosphorus 100mg/10%, Taurine 1g, Panax Ginseng 200mg.

Monster Mixxd Energy Juice

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 27g Sodium: 10mg
Editor Rating: 4 of 10
User Rating: 6.43 of 10 with 141 reviews

Active Ingredients:
30% Juices, 27g of sugar per serving and the following g/percentage of daily allowance per serving: B2 1.7g, B3 20g/100%, B6 2mg/100%, B12 6mcg/100%, Calcium 20mg/100%, taurine 1g/less than 1% (I think this is the first time I've seen a recommended daily allowance for taurine), panax ginseng 200mg, "energy blend" 2500mg (claims to contain unspecified amounts of glucose, caffeine, guarana, l-carnitine, glucuronolactone, inositol, maltodextrin). 100% of daily allowance of calcium, impressive.

Java Monster Coffee Energy Lo-Ball

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 7.50oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 50 Carbohydrates: 6g Sodium: 230mg
Editor Rating: 9.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.95 of 10 with 110 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Here's the breakdown of mg and/or % of daily allowance per serving: Calcium 90mg/10%, Vitamin C 30mg/50%, Vitamin D IU (international units, not sure why they measured it in that standard)/5%, Potassium 60mg/2%, B2 1.7mg/100%, B3 20mg/100%, B6 2mg/100%, B12 6mcg/100%, Phosphorus 60mg/5%, Taurine 1g, Panax Ginseng 200mg. Otherwise undisclosed amounts of L-Carnitine, Glucose, Caffeine, Guarana, Inositol, Glucuronolactone, Maltodextrin.

Java Monster Coffee Energy Big Black

Price: $2.19 Serving Size: 7.50oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 17g Sodium: 350mg
Editor Rating: 9 of 10
User Rating: 7.07 of 10 with 43 reviews

Active Ingredients:
You guessed it, check out Java Monster Coffee Energy Mean Bean.

Java Monster Coffee Energy Loca Moca

Price: $2.19 Serving Size: 7.50oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 17g Sodium: 350mg
Editor Rating: 8.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.18 of 10 with 124 reviews

Active Ingredients:
More parallels with the other Java Monster drinks here. The following percentages are Recommended Daily Value Per Serving. Calcium 20%, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 50%, Vitamin D 10%, Potassium 6%, Riboflavin 100%, Niacin 100%, B6 100%, B12 100%, Phosphorus 10%. The rest of the stats are in mg Per Serving, Taurine 1000mg, Panax Ginseng 200mg. Also contains undisclosed amounts of L-Carnitine, Glucose, Caffeine, Guarana, Inositol, Maltodextrin, Glucuronolactone (purported to fight fatigue and provide a sense of well-being, per Wikipedia).

Java Monster Coffee Energy Mean Bean

Price: $2.79 Serving Size: 7.50oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 17g Sodium: 350mg
Editor Rating: 7 of 10
User Rating: 7.49 of 10 with 181 reviews

Active Ingredients:
The following percentages are Recommended Daily Value Per Serving. Calcium (is that active, I'm not sure, but it's here) 20%, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 50%, Vitamin D 10%, Potassium 6%, Riboflavin 100%, Niacin 100%, B6 100%, B12 100%, Phosphorus 10%. The rest of the stats are in mg Per Serving, Taurine 1000mg, Panax Ginseng 200mg. Also contains undisclosed amounts of L-Carnitine, Glucose, Caffeine, Guarana, Inositol, Maltodextrin, Glucuronolactone (purported to fight fatigue and provide a sense of well-being, per Wikipedia).

Monster Assault

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 27g Sodium: 180mg
Editor Rating: 4 of 10
User Rating: 7.59 of 10 with 268 reviews

Active Ingredients:
2000mg taurine, 400mg ginseng, and 5000mg of their energy blend which consists of glucose, caffeine, l-carnitine, inositol, and malodextrin.

Monster Khaos Energy Juice

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 90 Carbohydrates: 21g Sodium: 15mg
Editor Rating: 5.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.55 of 10 with 502 reviews

Active Ingredients:
2000mg taurine, 400mg ginseng, and 2500mg of their energy blend which consists of glucose, caffeine, l-carnitine, inositol, and malodextrin.

Monster Energy Lo-Carb

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 3g Sodium: 180mg
Editor Rating: 8.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.21 of 10 with 639 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Energy Blend 5000 mg, Taurine 2000 mg, and tons of B vitamins

Monster Energy XXL

Price: $2.99 Serving Size: 7.83oz. Servings Per Container: 3.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 27g Sodium: 180mg
Editor Rating: 9.5 of 10
User Rating: 8.09 of 10 with 258 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Per serving it contains the same as the 16oz Monster but just for the fun, this can contains 3000mg taurine, 600mg ginseng, 7500mg energy blend - caffeine, guarana, l-carnitine, and inositol.

Liquid Ice Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:46:00.001-07:00

Liquid Ice Sugar Free

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 15 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 35mg
Editor Rating: 6 of 10
User Rating: 3.64 of 10 with 36 reviews

Active Ingredients:
This little can is packed with 1000mg of taurine, 80mg of caffeine, 47mg of inositol, 5mg of ubiquinone, and lots of B vitamins. Ubiquinone (CoQ10) is a naturally occurring co-enzyme which helps generate chemical and electrical energy from the foods we eat. Natural production of CoQ10 is limited by its complexity and deficiencies are very common. The American Journal of Cardiology reported that CoQ10 increases exercise tolerance and revitalizes the immune system. A 75% deficiency of CoQ10 in the heart cells can cause the heart to stop functioning. The recommended daily supplement is 15-50mg per day.

Liquid Ice Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 32g Sodium: 200mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.40 of 10 with 99 reviews

Active Ingredients:
This little can is packed with 1000mg of taurine, 80mg of caffeine, 47mg of inositol, 5mg of ubiquinone, and lots of B vitamins.

Liquid Ice Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

Liquid Ice Sugar Free

Liquid Ice Energy Drink

Kronik Energy Drinks

2008-09-01T07:43:00.000-07:00

Kronik Entourage

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 140 Carbohydrates: 33g Sodium: 20mg
Editor Rating: 2.5 of 10
User Rating: 4.12 of 10 with 34 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine, ginseng, niacin, lots of B vitamins as well as glucosamine which is interesting because in the past I've only seen it in joint relief vitamins.

Kronik Grind Fearless Energy Supplement

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 230mg
Editor Rating: 5 of 10
User Rating: 7.08 of 10 with 64 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6. Taurine 1000mg, Glucuronolactone 50mg, Inositol 50mg (all per serving, which there are 2 in the can)

Kronik Energy Low-Carb

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 1g Sodium: 70mg
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.12 of 10 with 87 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Kronik contains a lot of the usual ingredients, taurine, caffeine, ginseng, C and B vitamins, abut also has a host of other ingredients. Ginkobiloba, milk thistle, licorice root, grape seed, and l-tyrosine which I've never heard of until now. L-tyrosine is used by the body to make certain neurotransmitters which help to elevate moods, and keep us alert. Also the text on the can gave me a headache because it was blurry and hard to read the small print.

Kronik Energy

Price: $2.49 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 31g Sodium: 75mg
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.71 of 10 with 153 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Kronik is packed full of some of the usual ingredients: 2000mg taurine, 100mg guarana, 100mg ginseng, 50mg inositol. It also has some other extracts such as ginko biloba which delivers oxygen to the brain making it easier to remember. Kronik also has 50 mg of milk thistle which aids in a variety of bodily functions, most notably stimulates bile flow. In other words... is a laxitive. So at least you can use this to take a break from the Metamucil.

Jolt Energy Drinks

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Jolt Power Cola

Price: $2.99 Serving Size: 7.83oz. Servings Per Container: 3.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 26g Sodium: 5mg
Editor Rating: 9 of 10
User Rating: 7.15 of 10 with 76 reviews

Active Ingredients:
It's notable that this can contains 75g of sugar, which is roughly enough to put a dent in the annual Cuban sugar cane production. At 100 calories per serving though, Power Cola is actually 20 calories less per serving than Jolt Blue. Power Cola is also very low in sodium (5mg per serving). As the can states on the side, clearly Jolt Power Cola contains unspecified amounts of taurine, guarana, and ginseng, as well as 60% of the USRDA of Vitamin B6, and even 1g of protein.

Jolt Ultra

Price: $2.99 Serving Size: 7.83oz. Servings Per Container: 3.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 30mg
Editor Rating: 5.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.32 of 10 with 54 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine, Guarana, Ginseng, and Vitamin B complex

Jolt Blue Energy

Price: $2.99 Serving Size: 7.83oz. Servings Per Container: 3.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 32g Sodium: 50mg
Editor Rating: 9.5 of 10
User Rating: 7.61 of 10 with 251 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine, Caffeine, Guarana, Ginseng, Vitamin B, lots of carbs

Joker Mad Energy Drink

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Joker Mad Energy Lo-Carb

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 3g Sodium: 180mg
Editor Rating: 7 of 10
User Rating: 6.80 of 10 with 159 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Taurine 2000 mg, 5000 mg Energy Blend including caffeine, ginseng, inositol, and glucose. Coincidentally, the back of this can looks exactly like the back of the Lo-Carb Monster can. It also has the exact same amount of C vitamin, B vitamins, niacin, sugar, carbs, calories, and sodium. Not to mention they have the same fonts, and the can layout is the same.... hmmm The only difference is that Lo-Carb Monster has L-Carnitine as the main ingredient in it's energy blend.

Joker Mad Energy

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 27g Sodium: 180mg
Editor Rating: 6 of 10
User Rating: 7.45 of 10 with 426 reviews

Active Ingredients:
5000mg of their Energy Blend which includes caffeine, ginseng, and guarana as well as 2000mg of taurine and lots of B vitamins.

Hype Energy Drink

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Hype Enlite

Price: $1.50 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 4g Sodium: 280mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 7.46 of 10 with 44 reviews

Active Ingredients:
1000mg of Taurine, 80mg of caffeine, 17.5mg of B3, 5mg of B5, 5mg of B6, 5mcg of B12.

Hype MFP

Price: $1.50 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 100 Carbohydrates: 25g Sodium: 280mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.63 of 10 with 266 reviews

Active Ingredients:
B vitamins, caffeine, taurine, guarana.

Hype Energy

Price: $1.50 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 250mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 3.33 of 10 with 3 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Hype contains caffeine, taurine, ginseng, and guarana, as well as a load of vitamins, including vitamins C, B1, Be, B3, B6, B8, B9, B12 and E.

Hooters Energy Drink

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Hooters Sugar Free Lite Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 220mg
Editor Rating: 6 of 10
User Rating: 6.38 of 10 with 21 reviews

Active Ingredients:
It contains no fruit juice, so no need to worry about being energized from that. The following is either mg or % of recommended daily allowance per serving: taurine 950mg, caffeine 110mg, guarana 133mg, inositol 5mg, ginseng extract 133mg, B12 1000%, B6 530%, Niacin 200%, Pantothenic Acid 100%, Calcium 5% Magnesium 3%.

Hooters Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 27g Sodium: 220mg
Editor Rating: 5 of 10
User Rating: 6.92 of 10 with 49 reviews

Active Ingredients:
The following are in % or mg per serving. B12 100%, Pantothenic Acid 100%, B6 530%, Calcium 5%, Niacin 200%, Magnesium 3%, Taurine 950mg, Caffeine 110mg, Guaran Extract, 133mg, Inositol 5mg, Ginseng Extract 133mg.

Energy Drink Full Throttle

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Full Throttle Coffee Energy Beverage Caramel

Price: $2.39 Serving Size: 15.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 250 Carbohydrates: 45g Sodium: 380mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 6.66 of 10 with 12 reviews

Active Ingredients:
I love when they list caffeine content, this beverage contains 126mg of caffeine. Also, 1123mg of taurine, 167mg of ginseng extract, 27mg of carnitine, 1.3mg of guarana extract. The following are USRDA/mg (whichever measurements are available) per can 15% Calcium, 200% Niacin, 200% B6, 15%/45g Carbohydrates, 7%/2g Dietary Fiber, 4g Protein.

Full Throttle Fury Orange Flavor

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 16.00oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 220 Carbohydrates: 57g Sodium: 160mg
Editor Rating: 3 of 10
User Rating: 6.92 of 10 with 65 reviews

Active Ingredients:
57g of sugar in this can should get things moving. 100% of daily recommended allowance of Niacin, and 200% of both B6 and B12. Otherwise, unspecified amounts of caffeine, guarana, taurine, carnitine, ginseng, and sucrose.

Full Throttle Nature is One Bad Mother

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 20mg
Editor Rating: 1.5 of 10
User Rating: 4.07 of 10 with 121 reviews

Active Ingredients:
The following are % off daily value per serving. Vitamin E 10%, Niacin 20%, Vitamin B6 20%, Vitamin B12 10%. Otherwise in completely undocumented amounts, ginseng extract, caffeine, and guarana extract. In retrospect, nature isn't looking like such a bad mother. I've seen $.89 energy drinks with better specs than this.

Full Throttle Blue Demon Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 80mg
Editor Rating: 7 of 10
User Rating: 7.13 of 10 with 723 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Healthy dose of carbs, Niacin, Vitamin B6, B12, B3, B1,Taurine, Ginseng Extract, Caffeine, Carnitine

Full Throttle Fury Sugar Free

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 5 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 85mg
Editor Rating: 6.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.51 of 10 with 112 reviews

Active Ingredients:
1210mg taurine, 180mg ginseng, as well as caffeine, and guarana extract.

Full Throttle Energy Drink Sugar Free

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 0 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 85mg
Editor Rating: 5.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.76 of 10 with 120 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Lots of the good stuff in every can, we did the math for you, since there are 2 servings. Taurine 1210mg, Ginseng Extract 180mg, Carnitine 28mg, Guarana Extract 1.4mg, and an undisclosed amount of caffeine.

Full Throttle Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 85mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 7.44 of 10 with 532 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Per serving, contains Taurine (605mg), Ginseng Extract(90mg), Caffeine, Carnatine(15mg), and Guarana Extract (.7mg).

Crunk Energy Drink

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Sugar Free Crunk Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 5 Carbohydrates: 2g Sodium: 120mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 5.47 of 10 with 17 reviews

Active Ingredients:
You will want to refer to Crunk Energy Drink for the explanation of what many of the following ingredients assert to accomplish. The following are USRDA/mg (whichever measurements are available) per can: 100mg caffeine, 30mg/50% Vitamin C, 7.5iu/25% of Vitamin E, 375mcg/25% Vitamin B1, 1.7mg/100% Vitamin B2, 20mg/100% Vitamin B3, 2mg/100% Vitamin B6, 6mcg/100% Vitamin B12, 10mg/100% Vitamin B5, 50mg/5% Calcium, 12mg/4% Magnesium, 5mcg/5% Selenium. This drink also contains undisclosed amounts (none greater than 200mg) of: Inositol, green tea leaf, damiana, l-carnitine, licorice, guarana, l-tyrosine, horny goat weed, n acetyl l-cysteine, ginkgo biloba, panax ginseng, grape seed extract, skull cap, white willow, ashwaganda, milk thistle.

Crunk Energy Drink

Price: $1.99 Serving Size: 8.30oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 29g Sodium: 120mg
Editor Rating: 8.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.87 of 10 with 60 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Crunk Energy drink starts off with a reasonable 100mg of caffeine, reinforced with Inositol, Green Tea Leaf, Damiana (reputed to help with energy, emphysema, low estrogen, frigidity, hot flashes, impotency, infertility, menopause, Parkinson's disease, PMS, inflammation of prostate, Lou Gehrig's disease, and more dealing with reproductive organs in both males and females.) ¹, L-Carnitine, Licorice (not sure if this is supposed to have any other medicinal/herbal value other than as an expectorant, and to stop anal leakage), Guarana, L-Tyrosine, Horny Goat Weed (a.k.a. Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Fairy Wings, or Yin Yang Huo. Essentially notable for having aphrodisiac qualities), N Acetyl L-Cysteine, Ginko Biloba, Panax Ginseng, Grape Seed Extract, Skull Cap (after some research, I found too many species of plant going by this name to determine which is used in Crunk, and what purpose it serves), White Willow (used to remedy aches and fevers), Ashwaganda (provide strength and help the body resist disease), Milk Thistle (promotes liver health). On top of all that, we've still got vitamins to cover (amount/USRDA): Vitamin C 30mg/50%, E 7.5iu/25%, B1 375mcg/25%, B2 1.7mg/100%, B3 20mg/100%, B6 2mg/100%, B12 6mcg/100%, B5 10mg/100%, Calcium 50mg/5%, Magnesium 12mg/4%, Selenium 5mcg/5%.

¹ Ritchason, J. 1995, "The Little Herb Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition" p.70 c/o Wikipedia

Bomba

2008-09-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

Bomba Sugarfree

Price: $1.89 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 6 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 60mg
Editor Rating: 3.5 of 10
User Rating: 4.66 of 10 with 18 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Substandard (IMHO) 80mg of caffeine, 1000mg of taurine, 20mg of inositol, 19.7mg of niacin, 5mg B6, 5mg Panthothenic acid, 1.3mg of B2, 5micrograms of B12

Bomba Ruby Orange Energy

Price: $1.89 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 110 Carbohydrates: 28g Sodium: 60mg
Editor Rating: 5.5 of 10
User Rating: 4.92 of 10 with 23 reviews

Active Ingredients:
100mg of taurine, 62.5mg of caffeine, vitamins C and B6, as well as some niacin.

Bomba Original Energy

Price: $1.89 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 140 Carbohydrates: 33g Sodium: 60mg
Editor Rating: 8.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.18 of 10 with 50 reviews

Active Ingredients:
1000mg of taurine, 62.5mg of caffeine, vitamins C and B6, as well as some niacin.

Bomba Berry

Price: $1.89 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 90 Carbohydrates: 22g Sodium: 5mg
Editor Rating: 8 of 10
User Rating: 7.21 of 10 with 65 reviews

Active Ingredients:
100mg of taurine, 62.5mg of caffeine, vitamins C and B6, as well as some niacin.

Bomba Black Currant Energy

Price: $1.89 Serving Size: 8.40oz. Servings Per Container: 1.0
Calories: 130 Carbohydrates: 30g Sodium: 5mg
Editor Rating: 7 of 10
User Rating: 6.46 of 10 with 71 reviews

Active Ingredients:
100mg of taurine, 62.5mg of caffeine, vitamins C and B6, as well as some niacin.

Blue Streak

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Blue Streak Sugar Free

Price: $0.89 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 10 Carbohydrates: 0g Sodium: 160mg
Editor Rating: 5 of 10
User Rating: 6.73 of 10 with 32 reviews

Active Ingredients:
An unspecified amount of taurine, and caffeine. As for vitamins, we have 100% B3, 250% B6, 80% B12, 50% B5. These figures are per serving, as there are 2 servings per can.

Blue Streak

Price: $0.89 Serving Size: 8.00oz. Servings Per Container: 2.0
Calories: 120 Carbohydrates: 31g Sodium: 160mg
Editor Rating: 7.5 of 10
User Rating: 6.80 of 10 with 68 reviews

Active Ingredients:
Caffeine, taurine, B6, B12, and niacin.

Decaf 5-Hour Energy

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Decaf 5-Hour Energy

5-Hour Energy Orange

5-Hour Energy Lemon Lime

5-Hour Energy

What happens when energy drinks are combined with alcohol?

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What happens when energy drinks are combined with alcohol?

Energy drinks are also used as mixers with alcohol. This combination carries a number of dangers:

* Since energy drinks are stimulants and alcohol is a depressant, the combination of effects may be dangerous. The stimulant effects can mask how intoxicated you are and prevent you
from realizing how much alcohol you have consumed. Fatigue is one of the ways the body normally tells someone that they've had enough to drink.
* The stimulant effect can give the person the impression they aren't impaired. No matter how alert you feel, your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the same as it would be without the energy drink. Once the stimulant effect wears off, the depressant effects of the alcohol will remain and could cause vomiting in your sleep or respiratory depression.
* Both energy drinks and alcohol are very dehydrating (the caffeine in energy drinks is a diuretic). Dehydration can hinder your body's ability to metabolize alcohol and will increase the
toxicity, and therefore the hangover, the next day.

Short-term Dangers to drinking Energy Drinks

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Are there short-term dangers to drinking energy drinks?
Individual responses to caffeine vary, and these drinks should be treated carefully because of how powerful they are. Energy drinks' stimulating properties can boost the heart rate and blood pressure (sometimes to the point of palpitations), dehydrate the body, and, like other stimulants, prevent sleep.

Energy drinks should not be used while exercising as the combination of fluid loss from sweating and the diuretic quality of the caffeine can leave the user severely dehydrated.Know what you're drinking. Energy drinks are not necessarily bad for you, but they shouldn't be seen as "natural alternatives" either. Some of the claims they make like "improved performance and concentration" can be misleading. If you think of them as highly-caffeinated drinks, you'll have a more accurate picture of what they are and how they affect you. You wouldn't use Mountain
Dew as a sports drink. And a drink like Red Bull and vodka is more like strong coffee and whisky than anything else.

What are energy drinks?

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What are energy drinks?

Energy drinks are beverages like :

Red Bull,
Venom,
Adrenaline Rush,
180,
ISO Sprint, and
Whoopass,

which contain large doses of caffeine and other legal stimulants like ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng. Energy drinks may contain as much as 80 mg of caffeine, the equivalent of a cup of coffee. Compared to the 37 mg. of caffeine in a Mountain Dew, or the 23 mg. in a Coca-Cola Classic, that's a big punch. These energy drinks are marketed to people under 30, especially to college students, and are widely available both on and off campus.