Hydrive Energy Chews Review - Orange Burst

Cost: $2.49
Cost Per Ounce:$NA
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:8.6
Kick Rating:8.7
Final Judgment Rating:8.7
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Hydrive Energy Chews Review - Orange Burst:
Well it looks like Hydrive, the makers of one of my favorite Energy Drinks have come out with a line of nutrient enhanced soft energy chews. The first flavor of the energy chews to be released by Hydrive is Orange Burst. Each pack costs $2.49 and comes with 4 chews. A serving size is 2 chews, so it looks like you get about 2 servings for the price of one energy drink. So immediately I liked the price of the new Hydrive Energy Chews, let's see if I like the taste and kick of the chews.

Hydrive Energy Chews Review - Orange Burst: Taste
A lot of times when Energy Drinks are stuffed into tiny chews the taste suffers as the medicinal aftertaste ends up being overwhelmingly bad. However, after popping one of the 20 calorie Hydrive energy chews into my mouth I realized that this stereotype does not seem to apply to all energy chews. In fact, the Orange Burst from Hydrive reminded me more of a Starburst then anything energy related. After a minute I had the first chew done and I did not hesitate popping in the second 20 calorie chew to get the same slow orange release flavor (2 chews are a serving size). Overall I was pleased with the flavor. I mean, it was exactly what it said on the package and I was not stuck running for a bottle of what to get rid of a crummy aftertaste. Taste Rating - 8.6

Hydrive Energy Chews Review - Orange Burst: Kick
So the Orange burst flavor was pleasing, but will Hydrive deliver a "Rapid Release" as stated on the package? Well, elapsed time for me to consume two energy chews (a serving size) was about 3 minutes. Consumption was faster than your normal energy drinks, but I think a energy shot would have been faster. Either way, the convenience factor of these chews does seem to beat out the energy shot. Anyways... back to the kick. The energy ingredients of two chews (one serving) is 160 milligrams of caffeine, 132 milligrams of taurine and 200% of your daily allowance of various b-vitamins. Overall, not bad at all considering the size and price. Two chews gave me an ample kick, but I was still dragging from the weekend so I decided to pop the other two as well. Definitely a huge boost of energy and at $2.49 for all 4 chews it was still a good deal. Kick Rating (2 chews/one serving) - 8.7

Hydrive Energy Chews Review - Orange Burst: Final Judgment
Quick, convenient, good tasting and strong, definitely a good example of what an energy chew should taste like. At $2.49 for 2 servings it is also a pretty decent price and it gives you the option to pick how much caffeine you want at one time. Oh and did I mention that 1 chew gives you 100% of your daily allowance of vitamin C! Not too shabby... Final Judgment - 8.7