Amp Overdrive Energy Drink Review

Cost: $2.00
Cost Per Ounce:$0.13
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, Guarana, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:8.2
Kick Rating:8.0
Final Judgment Rating:8.1
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Amp Overdrive Energy Drink Review
Well it has been quite awhile since Pepsi has released the Amp Energy Drink. They have not done too much since the release of the Amp Energy Drink Review. About the only thing they did was make it available in a tall boy (16 ounces) and Big Rig (24 ounces) cans as well as the regular8.4 ounce slim can. Well not too long ago Mountain Dew (Pepsi) released the Amp Overdrive Energy drink. Considering that it has been almost a year since I reviewed the last Amp product I thought it was time to give the new Amp Overdrive a try. I got my hands on a 16 ounce can and here are my thoughts on Amp Overdrive.

Amp Overdrive Energy Drink Review: Taste
First off the original Amp tasted eerily similar to Mountain Dew. The new Amp Overdrive Energy Drink tastes eerily similar the Mountain Dew Code Red. The only difference seems to be that this cherry flavored beverage seems to be a little sweeter than Code Red. Mountain Dew (Pepsi) does do a good job of masking the medicinal aftertaste as I could not find any medicinal aftertaste at all. So we basically have a sweet cherry flavored energy drink on our hands that tastes pretty similar to Mountain Dew Code Red. I am a big fan of the original Mountain Dew but not so much for the Code Red. You would think that with all the resources available to Pepsi that they could have spent a little more time developing a unique line of energy drinks but this does not seem to be the case here. If you like Mountain Dew Code Red, you will like Amp Overdrive, plain and simple. Taste Rating - 8.2

Amp Overdrive Energy Drink Review: Kick
We have established that this is pretty much Mountain Dew Code Red reformulated as an energy drink. But how does it hold up? Well with more caffeine (142 milligrams in a 16 ounce can( than Code Red and added energy ingredients like Taurine, Guarana, Ginseng and B-Vitamins a decent kick should be forthcoming. However, as with the original Amp, the kick is nothing to brag about. The kick did last awhile, but there was a little crash associated with it. Afterall, there is 58 grams of sugar in a 16 ounce version of Amp Overdrive. Kick Rating - 8.0

Amp Overdrive Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
Well the taste is far from creative, but none the less it is still pretty good and should sit well with any Code Red drinkers out there. The kick is not very powerful when taking the rest of the market into prospective, but it is not too shabby. One good thing is that they do offer it in several sizes, 8.4, 16 and 24 ounces. Combine that with a pretty competitive price of $2.00 and you got yourself an average energy drink. Nothing to brag about, but not too bad. Final Judgment - 8.1