starbucks refreshers raspberry pomegranate

i walked by the starbucks in the mall, and saw their line of uncanned refreshers. the canned flavors are limited to red fruits like raspberry, pomegranate, and strawberry, but the cool lime refresher looked pretty delicious. of course that one you cant get in a can, and i would never even consider paying 5$ for anything like that.  so this flavor of refresher is raspberry pomegranate, but like the other one i am sure its completely unrelated to coffee, and starbucks should take its big fatass logo off the front. this is just an energy drink, and it doesnt matter that the caffeine comes from unroasted coffee beans.



smell: exactly the same as the strawberry lemonaid. not great, but its a pleasant smell. kind of like beer actually, but no bitter alcohol scent. it has that wheaty smell.




taste: well for starters this has almost no carbonation at all, and the flavor is terrible. its kind of like actual fruit at first, then everything blends into an artificial candy sweetness that tastes terrible. first of all i hate real fruit, and also the artificial candy sweetness is on the back of your tongue making you gag.



kick: i cant even drink the whole thing, so refer to my previous starbucks refresher review because it probably has the exact same kick.



overall: do not buy! energy drinks may not be famous for tasting good, but a LEAST most are drinkable. i couldnt even drink this whole thing. this is really awful tasting, and a feel sick not only from drinking it, but the fact that starbucks made 3$ off me with this piece of crap.

jamaican country style cream soda

jamaican country style is the brand, and this is reggae style. last i checked, reggae is a type of music, but is being used to say this soda is jamaican. i have never had a "reggae" style soda, so i have no idea what to expect. this is clear so it might be like jones cream soda, but who knows. you still have to pay a deposit and the bottle is returnable in the us, meaning this is not imported like it makes itself out to be.



smell: oh no... insanely hard to twist off cap..... yep its rusted. this is a very common problem with non proffesionally bottled drinks, and i have run into it three times now. it makes the cap hard to remove, and it makes your drink taste like blood if you drink it from the bottle because theres rust all over the top of the bottle. anyway this smells like cream soda but with actual cream in it. and the cream part doesnt smell very fresh either.



taste: crap. pure crap. this is like the crappiest of the crap cream soda you have ever had, plus extra sour and less carbonation. this tastes more like flat sprite with vanilla syrup added to it. i actually tried that once, but vanilla syrup is made to taste good in coffee, not soda so it tastes horrible, and this is extremely reminiscent of it. i at least avoided the rust by pouring it into a glass, but this is still terrible.



overall: buyer beware!  this is pretty bad, but the only reason it doesnt get a worse rating is that i could still drink this, and its a lot better than a lot of other drinks i have had.

vegasfuel energy drink experience

sorry for the delayed review. i had a bunch of crap to do but theres probably nobody waiting so who gives a crap. so this is a very bland can, with only a red dot on a bunch of black. also it appears they trademarked the phrase "put a little vegas in you" which is severely disturbing and makes me not want to drink this. i would say this is a red bull ripoff, but then again, this is 16oz and black. maybe its a rip off of something else, or maybe its even a unique drink of its own!



smell: fruit punch, but like real fruit punch not hawaiian punch. unfortunately i strongly dislike real fruit.




taste: well i have had much better, but its like real fruit punch and the aftertaste is LITERALLY MINT TOOTHPASTE. this is troubling to drink, for some reason i dont hate it very much.



kick: crappy. kept me going for about an hour and a half, but during that time i could honestly fall asleep if i wanted to.



overall: do not buy! this is a very crappy tasting energy drink, and the kick is very poor, making this not worth the trouble it is to drink this. so dont put any vegas in you. its a terrible idea, and will leave you dissapointed. ( okay i said it. happy?)

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old fashioned moustache elixir

i really really love the packaging for this. unfortunately, there is a 99% chance it will be a red bull clone. seriously, almost every energy drink this isnt a big brand is a red bull clone, but even more so with novelty energy drinks. the top of can is also covered in fuzz for some reason, maybe it made the can grow a moustache. i think i would have plenty of moustache  if i wanted it without this though.




smell: actually not red bull. something like lemonade but also something else sweet in it.




taste: actually, its like mountain dew believe it or not. its also mtn dew colored as you can see in the picture. well actually its even more atomic piss colored than mtn dew. quite a good flavor. the corn syrup makes it pretty syrupy and gives it a bad aftertaste though.



kick: small red bull kick. no jitters, just a bunch of focus. which i guess is a desirable trait in energy drinks, although if i was doing anything other than sitting in front of a computer and typing, i would opt for something stronger. i am typing this unusually fast with no typos at all, so this does make a great focus drink.




overall: buy a palette! very nice tasting for an energy drink, and incredible for a novelty energy drink. plus it has the best name ever. it also has a nice focused kick. i really expected crap from a novelty energy drink, as their focus is not to be a good drink, its to laugh at the name.

arizona cherry lime rickey

i should mention that i am the FIRST REVIEWER!!!! for this new drink by arizona, as it just came out and apparently today was the release date since my local 711 didnt have it yesterday. as most of you may know, this was exclusively launched at 711 for arizonas 20th anniversary with much fanfare. the best part about this drink is that its a huge ass 24oz can, and the arizona company is based in new york. this absolutely CRAPS all over the soda ban being enacted in new york. and i am very happy too see that over half of the city think its a retarded idea. the can design differs radically from arizonas normal cans,  and also it does not contain any tea. this is flavored with real fruit juice (10%) and contains 6 different fruit juices. this is colored with vegetable juice, and all the natural stuff is ruined by every chemical ever put in soda. corn syrup, sucralose, ace k, ester gum and all that crap. i usually love lime rickeys, but they are usually not cherry. it has a qr code on it thats allows you to win an unknown prize.



smell: orange juice? that not even one of the 6 juices..... odd.




taste: disappointment. this tastes like real fruit juice for sure, but like most carbonated fruit juices, this tastes sour and watery, and just generally unsatisfying. fruit juices are generally like that to me, and despite the corn syrup and artificial sweeteners, the taste is still pretty natural. i was disappointed by this, but if you like fruit juice you will probably like this. there are definite cherry and lime tastes, but the other fruits blend in and mute them. i was waiting a month for this, and thats why i was really disappointed.



overall: buyer beware! i had high hopes for a lime rickey drink, but was sadly disappointed. of course this is still a great value at 1$ for a big ass 24 oz can, i didnt like it. this isnt horrible, but i would never buy it again. arizona has much better offerings, and again i still cant believe nobody has reviewed this on any other website yet.