Red Strike Sugar Free

So I thought I’d do a bargain review this week. People love their energy drink but I often get emails asking for a cheaper alternative to Red Bull or Monster that taste similar and good. I understand since energy drinks can be quite costly. I’m always keeping my eye out for good bargain and store brand energy drinks. This week I found on at Murphy USA.

Taste: I pop the top and of course it smells just like your typical clone energy drink. I pour some in a cup and it is a yellow caramel color with a medium carbonation. Taking a sip I get the usual apple/white grape/candy taste. It’s is not real gummy and actually has a very dry finish. It is fairly tart also. It taste like a good sugar free energy drink with no bitterness and would make a good substitute for your usual Red bull or monster. Not a bad job. 6 out of 10


Kick/Ingredients:  Well I drank it down and got just what I expected. It woke me up and got me going in about 15 minutes. I was talking and having a good ol time where as I had been dragging before I drank it. It was not jittery and was more like I was just no longer sleepy and lasted a good 3 hours with no crash. I would put it a notch below the major players. So Red Strike is powered by Caffeine, Taurine, , Inositol, Glucuronolactone, and a decent amount of B vitamins. Amount of caffeine is not revealed on the can but I’d say around 120 mg per can? You get this with 20 calories, 2 grams of carbs and no sugar. Kick 5 out of 10