Beaver Buzz Citrus Energy Drink Review

Cost: $2.99 - $3.29 (Canadian)
Cost Per Ounce:$0.19-$0.21
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Guarana, Taurine, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:8.1
Kick Rating:8.9
Final Judgment Rating:8.4
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Beaver Buzz Citrus Energy Drink Review
Well this is the third installment of the Beaver Buzz Energy Drink line up that I have done. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two, href="http://energy-drink-ratings.blogspot.com/2007/06/beaver-buzz-saskatoon-berry-energy.html">Saskatoon Berry and Beaver Big Buzz so I was looking forward to doing today's review on the Citrus version of Beaver Buzz. These drinks are provided to us by our Neighbors to the north, Canada. They have several varieties including the above mentioned as well as a Green Tea version which I will review down the line. They also offer several different sizes including 8.4 ounce (250ml), 12 ounce (355ml) and the 16 ounce (473 ml) version. Enough background and onto the review of the 12 ounce (355ml)Beaver Buzz Citrus Energy Drink.

Beaver Buzz Citrus Energy Drink Review: Taste
My initial taste impression of this beverage brought back memories of a product I had reviewed back in March 2007 which is the Kronik Energy Drink. Beaver Citrus Energy tasted almost identical to Kronik as it had the passion, citrus fruit flavor combined with a medicinal aftertaste. The medicinal aftertaste was not over the top, but it was noticeable. Beaver Buzz citrus energy even had the same odd smell as Kronik Energy. The taste was good but combined with the medicinal aftertaste I would have to say that this is my least favorite of the Beaver Buzz lineup. But hey taste is subjective! Taste Rating - 8.1

Beaver Buzz Citrus Energy Drink Review: Kick
So the taste was not my favorite, but will the kick category save this citrus drink? Well in the 12 ounce (355ml) can there is 160 milligrams of caffeine, 145 milligrams of guarana extract, 1446 milligrams of taurine, 145 milligrams of siberian ginseng root extract and a pretty good helping of b-vitamins. So yeah the kick was pretty good. Again, not over the top, but a well balanced and well received kick. Now I can see why there is a slight medicinal aftertaste, that's a lot of energy ingredients! Kick Rating - 8.9

Beaver Buzz Citrus Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
Mediocre taste followed up by a pretty "dam good" kick. If they could completely rid the drink of medicinal aftertaste (which is next to impossible) or at least tone it down a bit making it similar to the very small medicinal aftertaste in their Big Buzz this drink would be outstanding. But as it stands now there is room for improvement. Final Judgment - 8.4