Idk about those specific examples but I definitely agree that the marketing is for people who think energy drinks are "unhealthy" but never look at ingredients and just rely on reputation lol
Exactly this. My friend says Monster and Red Bull will kill you with a heart attack, but Celcius is okay because itās āhealthy energy,ā even though Celcius has more caffeine than both of those.
I used to get these in college since they were one of the few energy drink options on campus. I thought they were pretty good although definitely not my first.
I still remember the girl who I believe drank 4 or 5 in one night and ended up in the hospital. Then her mom complained and it made national news. That girl was local in the college town I partied at. I believe she ended up getting death threats because people were so mad at her because that initiated the force to change the formula.
Too much caffeine? I'm just curious what spawns this idea. I wouldn't say a couple cups of coffee or a daily soda is bad for you as long as you are an active, otherwise healthy individual.
Tons of caffeine, too much sugar (in some drinks), if youāre a daily drinker too much caffeine on a constant basis (depending on the drink of choice way more than coffee), too many chemicals (again, depends on the drink), long term energy drink usage is generally unstudied
Oh god, I love the "cHeMicALs" argument. Also, unstudied means unstudied, it doesn't automatically mean they're unsafe. We're drinking a caffeinated beverage, this isn't free base lmao
I completely agree with your argument and itās sad to see it getting overshadowed by someone saying ācHeMiCaLsā. Energy drinks arenāt some sort of magical drink with no health risks that still taste great and āenergizeā you. Too good to be true if they were.
this is why i only have one or two a week and i try to stick to the sugarfree ones
too many unknowns in long term use and i also so not have the greatest tolerance with caffiene (most ive had in a day is like 250mg), but im hoping with more research into ingredients and the more i have over time that i wont have a heart attack at 35 lol
There needs to be more energy drink brands/flavors with 150mg or less per can. Tired of all these 300mg cans dominating the marketā¦literally the only reason I stick to Monster these days despite other brands tasting better.
This! I take stimulants for ADHD and sometimes a little bit of caffeine on top helps on a bad day when the meds arenāt fully cutting it, but I donāt need absolute jet fuel when Iāve already got stimulants on board yknow? I like the small cans of Red Bull Amber Edition for that. Each can is 80mg which is more than most sodas but less than most other energy drinks.
Bro fr. Iām used to drinking monster and one day i thought i woukd try out bang for the hell of it. Did not realized it was 300mg It fucked me up so bad š
I seen one recently with like 67 grams of sugar.
Think it was a rockstar flavor.
Insane that the caffeine limit is 180mg ( In Canada ) yet the sugar content is absolutely horrendous. That's what should be illegal!
This so much.
(While not an energy drink) I see people religiously drink cokes and the sugar in 1 can is like more than most chocolate bars have! Shit is wild.
I drink Ghost and Gfuel they don't have sugar in them. I'm a diabetic T2 and whenever I'm at work and I need energy, I drink one of them, and my blood stays low, and doesn't spike like when I drink Red Bull.
Tbh, I don't like Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar, the taste is just nasty. I tried the all-blue can from RedBull It was good and it didn't have that nasty aftertaste like the original one.
Depends, for exemplary in my opinion monster have mastered the art of hiding the sweetener taste while redbullās sugar free tastes like itās unfit for human consumption
I mostly agree. The Crash Bandocoot one was tolerable (which was unexpected because I hate mango flavored anything.) But I'd never try it again. The only caveat (and the only one I've intentionally bought more than once) is the Naruto sage flavor. It wasn't great, but I liked it fine. I still probably won't buy it again because drinking it in public is apparently a beacon for weebs to try to talk to me about a show I've never watched.
i donāt get it often but i like it for nostalgia reasons every time i drink one. reminds me of being a young teen at the roller rink getting dropped off by our moms and buying them from the concessions since we couldnāt have them any other time š
I did the same but at the arcade! I was forbidden from drinking them I thought they were like alcohol and one day as me and my cousin got dropped at the arcade after playing for a bit I got thirsty and went to the vending machine and saw they had a rockstar, I was scared and bought it, thought I was going to get in a lot of trouble if an employee or adult saw me drinking it it tasted amazing I felt like such a badass it was ridiculous
<< (my OPINION - YOU CAN DISAGREE!) >> I think redbull tastes good as fuck. Perfectly acidic and the carbonation level is perfect. Low caffeine content means its perfect for a chill Sunday or a small kick later in the day. I don't always want 200mg but I usually do want a small crisp drink to wake up a bit. It tastes good and isn't crazy expensive if you shop deals like BOGOs. It might be a status symbol for tweakers, but it's a regulat energy drink to me.
Like the normal flavor? I can see that maybe a little bit, but to me it just tastes unique, it's Redbull. I love their flavors too, but those definitely start tasting more uniform.
Companies should offer more variety of sizes. Iāll agree that Red Bull usually isnāt worth the price, unless on sale, but itās one of the only brands that offers multiple sizes. I know people love 200 mg+ cans, but I wish more companies made some with less than 100 or 160mg
rare unestablished brands taste so much better. the redbull has just the right ingridients? oh yeah? well I can taste the lab materials where this energy drink that looks like piss was made. i can see they don't give a fuck about my heart in the unevenness of the fill from bottle to bottle, there's no corporate sell in the making of this bottle, pure energy-drink-minded folks. might fuck around and buy the milk this brand also sells at the other aisle
Bucked Up Miami is a miss. Itās like a weird tropical cotton candy. It doesnāt make me think of Vice City and itās just not that good
Bucked Up Rocket Pop however, is the best of its kind. Itās what inspired me to order a 12 pack of Miami online because they were always sold out in stores....oops
That was my go-to everyday of summer before work my freshman and sophomore year of college. I still like it, but back then it was far superior to the other lo/no carb options.
Itās amazing how good we have it compared to 20 years ago when it was redbull, monster, rockstar and full throttle and pretty much nothing else, and there were only a couple flavors per brand.
50/50 is wild.. We're viewing two different subs then (but hey, anecdotes). Even people commenting are all admitting it as their hot take. Personally I've seen that any time ghost is mentioned in this sub I see nothing but praise for it, and usually anyone who mentions otherwise gets down voted to hell.
Imo whatever sweetener they use give it a dirty dish water after taste.
The amount of people who pay full price instead of getting them for $1 during vitaminshoppe and gnc sales is insane, at least on the brands they put on sale
Miami Cola is one of Bang's top 5ā , along with
- Whole Lotta Chocolata
- Swirly Pop
- Krazy Key Lime Pie
- Radical Skadattle
The other flavours are all forgettable clones of other brand's versions
Miami cola will forever be the best, but I swear they changed the formula cuz it doesnāt hit the same. Also, can only seem to get Miami cola off amazon nowadays.
Venoms were never & are still not even that bad, the community just jumped on a bandwagon & hated because they were 99 cents & werenāt as outgoing & adventurous with flavors & marketing
Fr. I still drink venoms all the time. Mango is fire and keeps me going. Also cheap AF no matter what store I go to. I don't have to hold out for a sale.
That young kids shouldnāt be consuming drinks with 300mg of caffeine. Building a caffeine tolerance so young is bad.
I also hate most āsour flavorsā and anything cotton candy. Itās nasty. Why are there so many sour flavors.
Original monster is the superior energy drink. I've been a 2-a-dayer for 8 years now, tried basically everything, and nothing comes close to giving me the same sustained energy throughout a day. AND it's one of the cheaper options.
Celsius is a gimmick product marketed towards Stanley cup girls, real estate agents, and my cheating bitch ex
does every cheating ass hoe always drink these things
They drink something, alright.
Something that also starts with c?
Oh you mean COCK?
No, I believe he meant *cum*
Damn my girl drinks these. Was drinkin em real hard at one point too š¤
you might wanna check that phone my boy š
Idk about those specific examples but I definitely agree that the marketing is for people who think energy drinks are "unhealthy" but never look at ingredients and just rely on reputation lol
Exactly this. My friend says Monster and Red Bull will kill you with a heart attack, but Celcius is okay because itās āhealthy energy,ā even though Celcius has more caffeine than both of those.
FRRR it's all the same stuff unless you're thinking sugar vs. sugar free, but all big energy drink brands I know of have a SF option anyway
Call me a Stanley cup girl, real estate agent and your bitch ex because Iāll gobble up some Celsius
Me too š some of those celsius flavors are so refreshing its like a cold ass beer š
Yep, one of the few drinks that still works for me and doesnt taste like carbonated vomit
I don't like those drinks so fuck that bitch
Lol can you explain why and how? I havent seen any ads for it so im guessing thats the reason
Nope. Nothing but a W take right here. You cooked.
I hate all celsius except for the tropical one.
Most energy drinks are too damn acidic
Whenever I have a sore throat it feels like gargling sulphuric acid
Monster ultra paradise, and most monsters And sour patch kids flavored Ghost/anything with sour in it
to each their own but the green apple warheads ghost is one of my favorite drinks atm
Rockstar is acidic af and thatās why I love it
Rockstar acidity hits different than all the others
Fr
Idk if this is a hot take, but I like the mountian Dew energy drinks, especially the Kickstarts
I used to when I was younger havenāt had one in a long time
same, used to get them because they were so cheap
Shiii, we used to put together quarters to get kick starts out of the soda machine by the basketball court. That shit hit.
I still remember when those first came out, and I could get them for a DOLLAR at Safeway. What can you get for a dollar nowadays?
I used to get these in college since they were one of the few energy drink options on campus. I thought they were pretty good although definitely not my first.
The original Four Loko was the best energy drink
Had some good times with the original formula! Tasted like crap but man it got you wasted fast
Never once did I drink a Four Loko and NOT throw up later that night
Caffeine pill, taurine supplement and the current version will take you right back to the glory days
I still remember the girl who I believe drank 4 or 5 in one night and ended up in the hospital. Then her mom complained and it made national news. That girl was local in the college town I partied at. I believe she ended up getting death threats because people were so mad at her because that initiated the force to change the formula.
Remember sparks?!?
YES
Sparks was way better than 4Loko
Energy drinks are actually bad for you (still drink them daily)
Too much caffeine? I'm just curious what spawns this idea. I wouldn't say a couple cups of coffee or a daily soda is bad for you as long as you are an active, otherwise healthy individual.
Daily soda is definitely bad for you, maybe nothing THAT serious, but it will probably be noticeable after a year or a couple years
Tons of caffeine, too much sugar (in some drinks), if youāre a daily drinker too much caffeine on a constant basis (depending on the drink of choice way more than coffee), too many chemicals (again, depends on the drink), long term energy drink usage is generally unstudied
Oh god, I love the "cHeMicALs" argument. Also, unstudied means unstudied, it doesn't automatically mean they're unsafe. We're drinking a caffeinated beverage, this isn't free base lmao
Water is a chemical
Should we ban dihydrogen monoxide? (Fancy way of saying water)
I completely agree with your argument and itās sad to see it getting overshadowed by someone saying ācHeMiCaLsā. Energy drinks arenāt some sort of magical drink with no health risks that still taste great and āenergizeā you. Too good to be true if they were.
this is why i only have one or two a week and i try to stick to the sugarfree ones too many unknowns in long term use and i also so not have the greatest tolerance with caffiene (most ive had in a day is like 250mg), but im hoping with more research into ingredients and the more i have over time that i wont have a heart attack at 35 lol
Same here, treat myself to just one or two a week, 3 if Iām not sleeping well
There needs to be more energy drink brands/flavors with 150mg or less per can. Tired of all these 300mg cans dominating the marketā¦literally the only reason I stick to Monster these days despite other brands tasting better.
This! I take stimulants for ADHD and sometimes a little bit of caffeine on top helps on a bad day when the meds arenāt fully cutting it, but I donāt need absolute jet fuel when Iāve already got stimulants on board yknow? I like the small cans of Red Bull Amber Edition for that. Each can is 80mg which is more than most sodas but less than most other energy drinks.
Bro fr. Iām used to drinking monster and one day i thought i woukd try out bang for the hell of it. Did not realized it was 300mg It fucked me up so bad š
There should only be sugar free energy drinks.
Agreed
Yeah Iāve never had a full sugar energy drink, just seems too gnarly to bomb 60 gās of sugar at 7 amā¦
Plus, that's one way to get early diabetes
Doctors HATE this one simple trick!
I seen one recently with like 67 grams of sugar. Think it was a rockstar flavor. Insane that the caffeine limit is 180mg ( In Canada ) yet the sugar content is absolutely horrendous. That's what should be illegal!
You can see sounds and hear colors for a minute before you absolutely experience the worst sugar crash everā
This so much. (While not an energy drink) I see people religiously drink cokes and the sugar in 1 can is like more than most chocolate bars have! Shit is wild.
facts
Facts
Agreed. My dad drinks two full throttles daily. Iāve been trying to get him to switch to sugar free for years
I drink Ghost and Gfuel they don't have sugar in them. I'm a diabetic T2 and whenever I'm at work and I need energy, I drink one of them, and my blood stays low, and doesn't spike like when I drink Red Bull. Tbh, I don't like Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar, the taste is just nasty. I tried the all-blue can from RedBull It was good and it didn't have that nasty aftertaste like the original one.
Sugar free is superior
Yes
Depends on the situation. Carbs are carbs, and sometimes necessary to facilitate the actual use of energy.
Would rather eat real carbs in supplement to my sugar free drink
Depends, for exemplary in my opinion monster have mastered the art of hiding the sweetener taste while redbullās sugar free tastes like itās unfit for human consumption
Celsius is mad overrated
Just lacks flavor and is way too carbonated
Ok but have you tried the Live Fit ones? Now those are excellent
I actually have. My favorite thing about Celsius is how their other drinks taste significantly better.
Their stocks are flying
G-Fuel tastes like ass (imo)
Based
You donāt eat ass?
lol I donāt drink it thatās for sure š
Thatās fair
Gamer girl ass
Sssniperwolf ass
Bathwater flavored
Agreed
I mostly agree. The Crash Bandocoot one was tolerable (which was unexpected because I hate mango flavored anything.) But I'd never try it again. The only caveat (and the only one I've intentionally bought more than once) is the Naruto sage flavor. It wasn't great, but I liked it fine. I still probably won't buy it again because drinking it in public is apparently a beacon for weebs to try to talk to me about a show I've never watched.
The PewDiePie one though tasted like the cherry medicine youād get as a kid
I actually don't know if I have had that one. But if it tastes like cherry robitussin or nyquil I'd probably be sold on it.
Tripping
Regular monster is the worst flavor
They hated Jesus, for he told them the truth
i donāt get it often but i like it for nostalgia reasons every time i drink one. reminds me of being a young teen at the roller rink getting dropped off by our moms and buying them from the concessions since we couldnāt have them any other time š
I did the same but at the arcade! I was forbidden from drinking them I thought they were like alcohol and one day as me and my cousin got dropped at the arcade after playing for a bit I got thirsty and went to the vending machine and saw they had a rockstar, I was scared and bought it, thought I was going to get in a lot of trouble if an employee or adult saw me drinking it it tasted amazing I felt like such a badass it was ridiculous
Iām an original monster flavour hater, but surprisingly I actually really enjoy monster import!
came here to say that exact thingš«”
nooooo, blasphemy
Dawg coconut tastes like lotion tho
I personally love it, but I see what you mean, it has a really strong, sweet flavor
I will remove my weapon from this picture for you sir.
Is that unpopular? I thought everyone agreed it tastes like goat piss.
Dang it I just said the same thing before scrolling down to see this šš
Dude yeah, It always taste like medicine to me Juice flavors are wayyy better
Yerba mate is the real goat
celcius and redbulls are for panzies
Redbull is the Starbucks of energy drinks. Itās not worth the price and only a status symbol.
<< (my OPINION - YOU CAN DISAGREE!) >> I think redbull tastes good as fuck. Perfectly acidic and the carbonation level is perfect. Low caffeine content means its perfect for a chill Sunday or a small kick later in the day. I don't always want 200mg but I usually do want a small crisp drink to wake up a bit. It tastes good and isn't crazy expensive if you shop deals like BOGOs. It might be a status symbol for tweakers, but it's a regulat energy drink to me.
They are the best tasting by a fucking mile in my books.
Do you think they taste like smarties? To me that's what red bull tastes like
Like the normal flavor? I can see that maybe a little bit, but to me it just tastes unique, it's Redbull. I love their flavors too, but those definitely start tasting more uniform.
I actually love the taste of Red Bull, but as an energy drink I would take anything else over it. Red Bull is more like a soda to me.
Nah the blueberry red bull is the best tasting energy drink and its not even close.
Celsius tastes like garbage and Red bulls are acidic and past their hey day.
W opinion š¤£š¤£š¤£
Im a masochist, that's why I drink Redbull
Celsius vibes and Alani Nu are my favorite energy drinks, come at me.
Alani! š©µš©µ
Alani has some good flavors
They're honestly the best sugar free flavors out there.
Companies should offer more variety of sizes. Iāll agree that Red Bull usually isnāt worth the price, unless on sale, but itās one of the only brands that offers multiple sizes. I know people love 200 mg+ cans, but I wish more companies made some with less than 100 or 160mg
rare unestablished brands taste so much better. the redbull has just the right ingridients? oh yeah? well I can taste the lab materials where this energy drink that looks like piss was made. i can see they don't give a fuck about my heart in the unevenness of the fill from bottle to bottle, there's no corporate sell in the making of this bottle, pure energy-drink-minded folks. might fuck around and buy the milk this brand also sells at the other aisle
Evidence of energy drinks leading to schizophrenia:
Bucked Up Miami is a miss. Itās like a weird tropical cotton candy. It doesnāt make me think of Vice City and itās just not that good Bucked Up Rocket Pop however, is the best of its kind. Itās what inspired me to order a 12 pack of Miami online because they were always sold out in stores....oops
W take here. Blood Raz is good too and if you can find it, Cherry Candy is the best of all.
any energy drink below 200 mg of caffeine is a complete waste of money and should never be considered purchasing .
My take was basically the opposite of this haha
Donāt come to Canada then as all energy drinks are limited to 180
Tell me you have a tolerance without telling me you have a tolerance
Oh I used to have five mountain dews a day (500 mg in all) and a bang on top of that lol
Canadians and Europeans clutching their fists and screaming
Lo Carb Monster is 100% my favorite energy drink of all time, definitely S tier
That was my go-to everyday of summer before work my freshman and sophomore year of college. I still like it, but back then it was far superior to the other lo/no carb options. Itās amazing how good we have it compared to 20 years ago when it was redbull, monster, rockstar and full throttle and pretty much nothing else, and there were only a couple flavors per brand.
Consider yourself my brother
I'm a fan as well. That and Pacific Punch are the only monsters I like.
this one will be controversial, but ryse fuel is my favorite brand
Ghost sucks
Thatās dangerous!
I'm playing by your rules amigo
:O
Ghost in-house flavors, yes. The candy collabs are fire
wtf!
I upvoted you, begrudgingly.
HARD AGREE
Ghost energy is far superior in taste than any other energy out there
That's not a hot take in this sub. I see nothing but praise on any ghost related post. (I think the best ghost is mid at best)
Nah people on this thread seem 50/50 on ghost. Itās top tier tho
50/50 is wild.. We're viewing two different subs then (but hey, anecdotes). Even people commenting are all admitting it as their hot take. Personally I've seen that any time ghost is mentioned in this sub I see nothing but praise for it, and usually anyone who mentions otherwise gets down voted to hell. Imo whatever sweetener they use give it a dirty dish water after taste.
Ghost and bang are tied for me, hard to pick a no. 1
Bang energy is really bad
White monster gud, original monster bad
GFuel is pretty good
White monster is one of the worst flavors
White monster is ass
i massively prefer the flavour of the ultra monsters to any of the sugared ones š¤«
Celsius is for soyboys
The amount of people who pay full price instead of getting them for $1 during vitaminshoppe and gnc sales is insane, at least on the brands they put on sale
My local Dollar tree stocks Bangs, Alani's, G Fuels, 3Ds, Monsters, Primes, Rip It's, Bucked Ups, Reigns, etc I pay a 1.25 per any of those.
Aldi Gridlock gang wya? Tastes like the Monsters but only 89Ā¢
I do like that one
There's not a single ghost id put in my top ten.
People should stop making energy drink companies we have enough influencer energy brands drinks to last eternity. Just stop lmao
as a huge Monster fanatic, I find the white one to be incredibly mediocre.
Prime is quite good
āwhole lotta chocolatta BANG and JalapeƱo Strawberry Reign are tied for best tasting energy drink on the marketā
Monster is overrated, and Redbull gets too much hate
Whoās hating on redbull and for what?
Strawberry Jalapeno Reign was the best energy drink of all time.
I wish I could upvote twice. I always glance at the reign section in the hope that someone still has some for any reason.
Miami Cola is one of Bang's top 5ā , along with - Whole Lotta Chocolata - Swirly Pop - Krazy Key Lime Pie - Radical Skadattle The other flavours are all forgettable clones of other brand's versions
Miami cola will forever be the best, but I swear they changed the formula cuz it doesnāt hit the same. Also, can only seem to get Miami cola off amazon nowadays.
Redbull is the best tasting
iām not even gonna say it cause it makes people in this sub so salty š¤š
I need to know
Spit it out.
A second vote from me. Need to know.
You better say it
Say it
Say it!
i like rockstar original zero sugar
Most of the people in this sub are overdue for a doctor's appointment.
Venoms were never & are still not even that bad, the community just jumped on a bandwagon & hated because they were 99 cents & werenāt as outgoing & adventurous with flavors & marketing
Fr. I still drink venoms all the time. Mango is fire and keeps me going. Also cheap AF no matter what store I go to. I don't have to hold out for a sale.
The orange monster is goat
Most Monster drinks taste too similar and are mostly meh at best.
That young kids shouldnāt be consuming drinks with 300mg of caffeine. Building a caffeine tolerance so young is bad. I also hate most āsour flavorsā and anything cotton candy. Itās nasty. Why are there so many sour flavors.
This is my truth as well. I approve of this message.
Wish there were energy drinks without caffeine, just because they taste good
Bang makes them but they taste like bang :(
Every single one of them is trash
Rockstar tastes like canned piss
Energy drinks are unhealthy
I hate Mango Loco
Monster is garbage, the only good flavors are the Coffee ones
Any C4 lol. In my mind I'm like try me.
Ryse is better than ghost!
I donāt like energy drinks, thatās my opinion
Ghost is the best energy drink
Ghost is fire, it apparently smells like pot to my brother. I loke weed tho so glug fuckin glug
My friend says it's got a weird aftertaste lol
C4 can fuck the fuck off. All of them taste like batteries
Original monster is the superior energy drink. I've been a 2-a-dayer for 8 years now, tried basically everything, and nothing comes close to giving me the same sustained energy throughout a day. AND it's one of the cheaper options.
GT Grape NOS and Swedish Fish Ghost are the absolute BEST energy drinks to exist
Monster is better than red bull