Rockstar Punched Energy Drink Review

Cost: $1.99
Cost Per Ounce:$0.13
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, Ginseng, Gingko, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:8.8
Kick Rating:8.7
Final Judgment Rating:8.8
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Rockstar Punched Energy Drink Review:
So the Rockstar Energy Drink has been in the news lately so I figured I would run down to the store and see if they have any new flavors. I know the last one I reviewed was the Rockstar Energy Shot and I was far from impressed. Being as it has been awhile since I actually tried a full sized energy drink, I thought I would skip reviewing the other shot flavor and try out Rockstar Punched. When I got to the store I had a decision to make... Should I get the 16 ounce can or the giant 24 ounce resealable can (copied from Jolt? When considering I didn't want to be sucking on the same energy drink all day I opted for the 16 ounce Rockstar punched. Let's see how it performs in the taste and kick categories.

16 Pack - Rockstar Punched Energy Drink Tropical Punch Flavor - 16 Ounce

Rockstar Punched Energy Drink Review: Taste
I vaguely remember trying the citrus version, but reading my review, I see I wasn't the biggest fan of the taste which is probably from my lack of liking most citrus based energy drinks. Regardless the new Rockstar Punched actually had a pretty solid tropical flavor (even though I thought it would have a more berry flavor). Overall it was one of the better Rockstar's that I have tried and it definitely did a much better job at masking the medicinal aftertaste from the energy ingredients than the original. Taste Rating - 8.8

Rockstar Punched Energy Drink Review: Kick
The 16 ounce Rockstar Punched uses the same energy formula as the original. So the ingredients are as follows (all 16 ounces or both servings): 2000 milligrams of taurine, 240 milligrams of caffeine, 50 milligrams of guarana extract, 50 milligrams of Panax Ginseng, 300 milligrams of Ginkgo Biloba topped off with a decent amount of b-vitamins. Overall the kick did last for several hours, but even after 300 + reviews I still get a crash from all the sugars in these drinks (62 milligrams or 20% of your daily allowance). Kick Rating - 8.7

Rockstar Punched Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
One of the better tasting Rockstar drinks on the market. The kick is decent but I would like more options from Rockstar in the sugar free categories. They currently have a zero carb and sugar free, the zero carb version being the best in my opinion. Final Judgment - 8.8

Diet Turbo Tea Review

Cost: $1.99
Cost Per Ounce:$0.11
Active Ingredients:Caffeine (caffeine, tea, guarana)
Taste Rating:8.2
Kick Rating:8.5
Final Judgment Rating:8.5
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Diet Turbo Tea Review:
I know what some of you may be thinking... Diet Turbo Tea is not exactly your typical Energy Drink that you would see reviewed here. However, I have in the past, and continue to review all sorts of caffeinated products. As long as they supply energy, they are fair game. Also, I am pretty adamant about my workout routine which is another reason I am a little excited to review Diet Turbo Tea which is made by American Body Building Products. Diet Turbo Tea comes in a resealable 18 ounce plastic bottle. It comes in four different flavors, Raspberry Tea, Green Tea, Lemon Tea and Peach Tea. It has no calories, no carbs or sugar. It is also designed to enhance your performance, be it at the gym or some other physical activity. Diet Turbo Tea is also made for enhanced alertness, thermogenesis (weight loss) and hydration (via electrolytes). Now I won't be able to evaluate the thermogenesis aspect, but let's put the rest of the claims to the test... starting with taste.

Diet Turbo Tea Review: Taste
Now usually when I think of teas I cringe ever so slightly as the taste is really not quite up my ally. Add in the fact that there are no calories or carbs, it's sugar free and is also designed for working out and you have what most reviewers would be afraid to try. However, I tried two different flavors (out of four). First I drank a half a bottle of Raspberry Tea because I thought I would like that one the best. Then I followed that up by drinking a peach flavored tea throughout the rest of my workout. To my surprise I Was actually pleased with both. You can tell that they are artificially flavored and that they are made for enhanced performance, but they really were actually very well received by this reviewer. As far as a workout energy drinks go, both flavors that I tried were very good. Taste Rating - 8.2

Diet Turbo Tea Review: Kick
For a drink designed to enhance your workout, the taste was well received. Now to measure the "turbo" aspect of the drink. Looks like the energy is derived from 90 milligrams of caffeine (caffeine, tea and guarana), making this a pretty light drink in the kick category. However, the addition of electrolytes makes this drink more lucrative, especially for those that work out hard in the gym. It won't give you that off the wall kick like some hardcore energy drinks, but as far as I am concerned it is more than enough to get me through an intense workout. Besides, no one likes cramping up because of too much caffeine in the middle of a workout. If you are looking for something more intense, American Body Builiding offers several other products. Stay tuned for those reviews as well. Kick Rating - 8.5


Diet Turbo Tea Review: Final Judgment
If you are not used to these types of drinks, then they are probably not for you... just stick to the normal sugar laden energy drinks you can buy at convenience stores. If you are looking for a drink to boost you through your workouts without making you crash or cramp up, then definitely check these out. Remember there are four different flavors you can try out. Oh and did I mention you can get a case (24 18 ounce bottles) for $48.00! Final Judgment - 8.5

5-Hour Energy Featured Fan Contest

Well in the spirit of giving free stuff away... Here is another contest being run by 5-Hour Energy They are giving away 72 bottles of 5-Hour Energy!! Full contest details are below. Good Luck and don't forget to enter my Make Your Own Private Label Energy Drink contest as well!

5-Hour Energy is hosting yet another contest! The "Become a Featured Fan" contest has 5-Hour Energy fans submitting their photo and story of 400 words or less to the 5-Hour Energy team to showcase why they are one of 5-Hour Energy’s biggest fans. The winner will be featured on the 5-Hour Energy Web site with their story and will win 72 bottles of 5-Hour Energy shots. All you have to do is write about how 5-Hour Energy has made a positive impact on your life. Was it the key to finishing that marathon? Does it help motivate you to work out? Or is it the one thing you count on to make it through a long day of work? You get the opportunity to showcase any experience that you choose where a 5-Hour Energy shot has made a difference in your performance. You get the chance to show off your experiences, talents, or abilities in this story and potentially share it with the world! Essentially, you get your moment in the spotlight!

Check out the rules and conditions and then submit your story by July 10, 2009. It is super easy and only takes a few minutes to enter! You can find the information on the details and enter at the 5-Hour Energy site's contest page.

Mountain Dew Game Fuel Re-Release and Giveaways

June continues to be a month of contests and giveaways here on Energy Drink Ratings!!!!

I wanted to let you readers know about the recent partnership between Mountain Dew Game Fuel and World of Warcraft for the re-release of Game Fuel - a favorite among Mtn Dew fans and gamers alike that was originally released for Halo 3



Mountain Dew Game Fuel is teaming up with folks over at World of Warcraft to release two brand new flavors, Alliance Blue and Horde Red. They're available for a limited time only, so they’re sure to be collectibles as well.

In addition, Mountain Dew Game Fuel and WOW have created an interactive microsite where you can earn points to win gaming gear, product and trial memberships to WOW. They’re giving away a prize every 15 minutes! And as an extra thanks to you readers of Energy Drink Ratings, you will get an additional 25 tokens per day! Use the following link to redeem your Mountain Dew Game Fuel extra points: http://bit.ly/u1DBp.

A little Synopsis of the Giveaway

1) Mountain Dew is proud to introduce Game Fuel, two limited-time-only flavors inspired by the hit video game World of Warcraft.

2) Choose Your Side with Alliance Blue (Mountain Dew with a punch of wild fruit flavor), or Horde Red (Mountain Dew with a blast of citrus cherry flavor).

3) Visit WARCRAFT.COM/DEW to register for your chance win great gaming prizes every 15 minutes, including Alienware notebooks, Razer peripherals and cool World of Warcraft gear.

4) Only from Mountain Dew Game Fuel, get a free 14-day-trial of World of Warcraft, or an in-game battlebot pet. Log onto WARCRAFT.COM/DEW to experience the world of Azeroth.

You don’t even have to be a gamer to like free stuff!!!

Contest - Make Your Own Private Label Energy Drink

Alright, I thought I would sidestep from my normal Energy Drink Reviews and throw out a contest for all you loyal energy enthusiasts. The contest is to design or make your own private label energy drink...something fun to see if you guys can be more creative than the big boys (Monster Energy and Rockstar Energy Drink).

Contest has ended. Pick the winners by July 31, 2009 Here

What's In it for me you ask?
As I said above, the contest will just be for fun, but I will still award prizes to the most creative concept. Now I am not a rich man by any means, so the prize is not going to be over the top. But for the person that comes up with the best idea to make their own private label energy drink will be rewarded with a free 12 pack of energy shots and a free 12 pack of energy drinks. The free 12 packs will be totally random, but if you look through my site you will see a bunch of really interesting drinks that you probably can't get anywhere else. So in essence, a variety pack of shots and drinks.



Contest Details for Making Your Own Private Label Energy Drink

1) Energy Drink Name - you are going to need a name. I know a lot of good names have already been taken, but there has to be something catchy still left. And remember, your name is going to be one of the most important parts of the contest. Not only will your name be your brand, but it you get something catchy and unique enough, you just might get some publicity out of it (i.e. Cocaine Energy Drink).

2) Ingredients - What would you put in it? What trend will you follow... will you make it healthy by adding vitamins, acai, or some other health crazed ingredient? Will you go over the top with caffeine, substitute guarana, would you include taurine? How about sugar...sugar free, natural sugar, real sugar or substitute?

3) Taste - What would your drink taste like? Please don't suggest another Red Bull knockoff flavor.

4) Label (optional but brownie points if you do) - Come up with a catchy label design, incorporate your name (duh) and off the wall tag line or catch phrase. Remember, there are tons of energy drinks on the shelves these days... since you are not going to have a huge marketing budget, what's going to catch the eye of a potential consumer. Oh, and remember, you do want to sell these, so no naked chicks... you won't sell any.

How to Enter Make Your Own Private Label Energy Drink Contest

1) Send me the name of your energy drink, ingredients you would use, what the drink would taste like and label design (optional).

2) Include your - Email Address, Name and Age (must be at least 16 to enter).

3) Contest Entries to be emailed to me by July 10, 2009.

How will the winner be selected?
I will pick the top 3 entrants. Then I will post their concepts on the website and from here I will let, you the readers decide who the winner is. That's it. There is nothing else to it. Have fun and be creative and send over as many entries as you like.

Email Your Entries To: energydrinkratings@gmail.com

Contest has ended. Pick the winners by July 31, 2009 Here

9-2-5 Energy Shot Review

Cost: $2.00
Cost Per Ounce:$1.00
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Yerba Mate, B-Vitamins, Green Tea Extract
Taste Rating:9.6
Kick Rating:8.4
Final Judgment Rating:9
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

9-2-5 Energy Shot Review:
You know the Energy Drinks market has come a long way when the likes of Monster Energy Drink and Red Bull have come out with their own concoctions. The trend has also been seen on this blog as more and more shots get reviewed compared to drinks and sometimes I get sick of reviewing just the shots. However, ever now and again a energy shot comes out that is actually quite good. This just happened to be the case with the two ounce 9-2-5 Energy Shot from Energy Beverages Worldwide. Just check out the 9-2-5 Energy review below to see what I mean.

Official Site: 9-2-5 Energy

9-2-5 Energy Shot Review: Taste
To be blunt, in the beginning, a lot of energy shots just tasted like crap. The main objective was to cram what was normally (at least back then) packaged in 8.4 ounces into 2 ounces. Little attention seemed to be given to the actual taste. Thankfully beverage companies (well at least most of them) paid heed to consumer and blogger :) complaints and started to remedy this. Well with the absolutely stunningly smooth black cherry flavor from 9-2-5 Energy Shots, taste seems to have been taken to another. That's right, I personally think that 9-2-5 should be considered one of the Best Energy Drink or Shots on the market in terms of taste. Now taste is subjective, but try it yourself and I think you might agree. Taste Rating - 9.6

9-2-5 Energy Shot Review: Kick
Alright, 9-2-5 sailed through the taste test, but will it deliver energy for a full nine to five workday? Well, to put it to the test that is what I actually did. I drank it when I got to work (yes I do have a real job) at nine to see if it lasted all day. Well the energy ingredient list includes 120 milligrams of caffeine (1.5 times a 8.3 ounce Red Bull), Yerba Mate, Green Tea Extract, B-Vitamins and Ginseng. So for me, it did not last all day. But you have to remember, I am a bit of a caffeine junkie. For your typical coffee drinkers who are looking for a quicker pick me up without all the calories 9-2-5 should do the trick. Kick Rating - 8.4

9-2-5 Energy Shot Review: Final Judgment
Great taste and a pretty good kick to boot. If you are looking for a pick me up to get you through work that won't add to your waistline and that you don't have to choke down, then give this little bugger a try. It looks like you can only get it online at the moment, but if anyone knows where else to get it, feel free to chime in below in the comments section. Final Judgment - 9.0

Official Site: 9-2-5 Energy