Rockstar Recovery Energy Drink Review

Cost: $2.00
Cost Per Ounce:$0.13
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins, Electrolytes
Taste Rating:9.3
Kick Rating:8.5
Final Judgment Rating:9.0
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Rockstar Recovery Energy Drink Review:
So it really has been a looong time since I have reviewed a Rockstar Energy Drink... not because they haven't had anything new, but usually I prefer to review energy drinks that are not quite mainstream. However, last time I was at the gas station checking out the new offerings, I couldn't resist the bright yellow 16 ounce Rockstar Recovery drink. This new drink is touted as being a recovery drink... mainly offering energy and hydration which basically means high caffeine and some electrolytes. Now I am not sure what Rockstar meant by "recovery"??? Was it from physical activity or a hangover? So not knowing I decided to test its effects on a class A hangover... Meaning happy hour until bar close. Yeah I haven't pulled one of these class "a" benders in quite some time so this energy/recovery drink definitely has its work cut out for it... Enough fluff and onto the review.

Rockstar Recovery Energy Drink Review: Taste
So the 16 ounce can is bright yellow with a black pop top... But it tastes nothing like the Rockstar drinks you are probably familiar with. Recovery is non-carbonated and has a very smooth lemonade taste. I should emphasize the "very" part as it really is smooth and has NO medicinal aftertaste at all. This drink (in terms of taste) and IMHO (which is never wrong) is far above the rest of Rockstar's offerings. Now taste may be subjective, but pretty much everyone can enjoy a nice crisp refreshing lemonade at some point. And that's exactly what I did. Taste Rating - 9.3

Rockstar Recovery Energy Drink Review: Kick
So by far my favorite tasting Rockstar... but will Rockstar Recovery give me energy and help with a hangover? Well they did combine my two favorite things... caffeine and electrolytes (you know those things found in sports drinks) and they did a pretty good job of it as well. The claims of "high caffeine" on the can are not 100% accurate as there is 160 milligrams in the entire can which makes it pretty much standard in that category. However the other energy ingredients like taurine, ginseng and b-vitamins combined with the recovery aspects of electrolytes (potassium) definitely did the trick of helping me function the next day after my binder. Now I was far from jumping off the walls but I could function and my eyes were not fighting to roll back into my head like normally after a bender. Kick Rating - 8.5

Rockstar Recovery Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
Great taste and average kick. Combined with electrolytes I think this new offering is pretty solid. I don't think Rockstar was looking to blow people away with caffeine content here, they were looking to combine two solid beverages... energy drinks and sports drinks... And I think they did a pretty good job of doing it. I would for sure recommend grabbing one of these bad boys out of the cooler when you see one at a c-store. Final Judgment - 9.0