Amp Energy Drink

Post by **Sylvus** » November 29, 2007, 4:45 pm

Holy crap, this stuff tastes like shit! I was falling asleep at my desk so I went to the vending machine. I sometimes will drink red bull, even though I don't really care for the taste of it, but Amp is totally awful. I'm going to finish it because I'm hoping it'll stop me from passing out, but sweet fancy moses I hate this stuff.

Just thought you'd like to know.

noel · Post by **noel** » November 29, 2007, 4:56 pm

It DOES taste like total crap. I like Mt. Dew a lot, so I tried Amp... once. Never again.

In other news taurine:

Despite its presence in many energy drinks, taurine has not been shown to be energy-giving. A study of mice hereditarily unable to transport taurine suggests that it is needed for proper maintenance and functioning of skeletal muscles.[24]

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 29, 2007, 5:00 pm

Mountain Dew is still the holy-of-holies for me when I need a boost.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » November 29, 2007, 5:04 pm

I agree with the assessment that Amp (and Red Bull) taste like shit.

Rockstar has just redone their drinks to have a berry flavor that is acceptable. I wouldn't say it tastes so good you'll quit drinking everything else, but it definately doesn't taste bad. Before it felt like you had to suffer the horrible taste for an energy drink, but I don't feel that way anymore. Also, Glaceau's Vitaman Water has added a Vitamin Energy line. Their water flavors are quite good, and lifted straight to the energy line. However I haven't had them personally as I require sugar free energy drinks.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 29, 2007, 5:05 pm

As bad as this stuff tastes, it appears to be doing the trick. Before I opened it my eyes were at half-mast and I felt like I was about to Rip Van Winkle it. Now I'm wide awake, if a little bit shaky in the hands.

Next time maybe I'll just have to plug my nose when I drink it.

Bagar- · Post by **Bagar-** » November 29, 2007, 5:12 pm

Glaceau's Vitaman Water

I tried some of this shit at work, forget what flavor, and almost spit it out. I think it was berry or some shit, and honestly, I don't know why, but it tasted like cold, stale coffee to me. Was disgusting.

I'll stick to my propel water!

As for energy drinks, I tried red bull once, tasted like shit, so decided not to try any of the others.

cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » November 29, 2007, 5:16 pm

newsflash for you connie chung: that bitter taste is actually energon molecules interweavened into the formula. if you interweavened any flavor into the formula, there wouldnt be room for all of those molecules and then you might as well be drinking fresca or whatever the fuck it is you non-hardcore unenergized pussies drink. i almost feel bad for you, laying there all exhausted on the floor while my heart is about to explode from all of my energy.

edit: fresca is more feminine than sprite

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » November 29, 2007, 5:20 pm

Ooo.. Interwoven energon molecules!

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 29, 2007, 5:24 pm

No... interWEAVENed

Post by **Sylvus** » November 29, 2007, 5:36 pm

cadalano wrote:newsflash for you connie chung: that bitter taste is actually energon molecules interweavened into the formula. if you interweavened any flavor into the formula, there wouldnt be room for all of those molecules and then you might as well be drinking fresca or whatever the fuck it is you non-hardcore unenergized pussies drink. i almost feel bad for you, laying there all exhausted on the floor while my heart is about to explode from all of my energy.

edit: fresca is more feminine than sprite

This kind of reminds me of the PowerThirst ads on collegehumor.com

cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » November 29, 2007, 5:38 pm

yeah i was trying to find it to link it, but i'm at work

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 29, 2007, 6:25 pm

is TaB still around? No man should ever be caught drinking a TaB.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 29, 2007, 6:42 pm

Vitamin Water is amazing. I have a constant supply of it at my house. It seems to do the trick too, but I admittedly have never used it to stay awake so

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Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » November 29, 2007, 6:51 pm

I like the taste of Red Bull, and Monster. I have not liked the Rock Star drinks I have tried and I also think Amp tastes like absolute shit.

There is actually one I like a lot that I can only find at Super America gas stations, I can't remember what it is called right now.. Has a nice citrus (hint of orange) taste to it, I think that one is my favorite, I'll post the name when I get home.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » November 29, 2007, 7:00 pm

Vitamin Water itself isn't an energy drink. But there is a seperate line (in cans) called Vitamin Energy.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » November 29, 2007, 8:02 pm

You people are all retarded. Nothing provides the blatant burst of enerco(TM) energized unadulterated energy like chugging wine.

Spankes · Post by **Spankes** » November 29, 2007, 8:57 pm

I love Red Bull. Sobe Adrenaline Rush is also tasty.

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » November 29, 2007, 9:18 pm

You guys are all talking about a lot of Coca-Cola products and products that Coca-Cola distributes, and since i sell Coca-Cola for a living and I'm bored I'll jump in.

Rockstar has just redone their drinks to have a berry flavor that is acceptable. I wouldn't say it tastes so good you'll quit drinking everything else, but it definately doesn't taste bad. Before it felt like you had to suffer the horrible taste for an energy drink, but I don't feel that way anymore. Also, Glaceau's Vitaman Water has added a Vitamin Energy line. Their water flavors are quite good, and lifted straight to the energy line. However I haven't had them personally as I require sugar free energy drinks.

Rockstar drinks haven't been redone, but they are a lot of new flavors:

Rockstar Original -- Cough Syrup-ey taste, I like it however.
Rockstar Zero -- Zero Carb Rockstar
Rockstar Diet -- Diet Sugar Free Rockstar
Rockstar Juiced Orange -- Less Carbonated Orange Flavor Rockstar
Rockstar Juiced Pomegranate -- ^^ but Pomegranate Flavor
Rockstar Juiced Guava -- ^^ but Guava
Rockstar Punched -- Best tasting energy drink around, very little carbonation fruit punch flavor.

All of them are loaded with Caffeine, Ginseng, Taurine, among other things. Mostly I think they give you the quick Caffeinated boost and lead you to a big crash at the end. Imho none of them work as well as Redbull (Not a coke product).

Fun trivia fact: Redbull is only made in Australia (according to the redbull guy) and imported by every other country.

Glaceau is now distributed by Coca-Cola as well. As far as the waters go -- I don't like them much but they're hugely popular and the market for them has grown by over 100% every year for the past 5 years.

The most popular flavors are
XXX -- Pomegranate - Blueberry water
Defense -- can't recall what flavor it is offhand
Power-C -- I think this one's a dragonfruit flavor.
Focus -- Kiwi - Strawberry I think. It's a horrible pink color so guys are wary of buying it.

The Vitamin Energy drinks are absolutely awful tasting. They're too carbonated, bland flavored (compared to other energy drinks) watery things that remind me of drinking tonic water. I hear they work well though for a long-term energy boost.

If you get nothing else from the Glaceau products, read the labels, a lot of them are really funny.

Ok. The end.

Edit: We still offer TaB as well (In the Eastern Great Lakes region at least). It's offered in the original 12oz cans and a new TaB Energy Drink which is a diet drink that tastes a lot like a cherry jolly rancher.

And if you like Mountain Dew but don't like Amp, try Full Throttle. It was originally created to compete with Mountain Dew before the horrible flop that is called "Vault" came out.

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » November 29, 2007, 9:43 pm

Yeah. I completely adore all types of Mountain Dew AND all types of energy drink. Except amp, which combines both and sucks huge massive slippery balls.

Also XXX is my favorite water.

WE NEED A POLL SYLBIS

Spang · Post by **Spang** » November 29, 2007, 9:57 pm

Energy drinks don't work. It's all psychological, and I base this on absolutely nothing.

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » November 29, 2007, 10:37 pm

I love Vitamin Water. I like flavored drinks, and I hate artificial sweetener (cutting out pretty much every other flavored water thingy, including Propel). I'm perfectly aware that Vitamin Water isn't a healthy drink or anything, but hey-- it still has about half the sugar that you'll find in any non-diet soda or fruit juice. Also, the flavor is lighter than juice/soda, which I prefer, and I think it does a better job at quenching thirst than most anything but regular water. Plus, apparently it has some vitamins in it, which can't hurt, right?

I drink the shit all the time. Looking around the room I'm sitting in right now, I see three empty bottles.

As for energy drinks:

Coffee, bitches!

But if I have to drink an energy drink, I like Red Bull, Sobe Adrenaline Rush, and the various juiced Rockstars. I only drink energy drinks when I have to make a long night-time drive, or if I need something to put vodka or jaeger into.

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » November 30, 2007, 5:10 am

Sueven wrote: I'm perfectly aware that Vitamin Water isn't a healthy drink or anything

I looked into it because I was curious if you were right.

Dr. Sears wrote:The bottom line: Don't waste your money on vitamin water. You're better off serving your child plain bottled water and letting her get vitamins from healthy foods and/or a daily multivitamin

also..

Glaceau wrote: brian urlacher leads the best and most feared defense in the nfl; donovan mcnabb is one of the country’s most spectacular quarterbacks; david wright is major league baseball’s rising young star; and nascar driver kasey kahne is one of the hottest drivers on the circuit, not only do they all drink vitaminwater – they are investors in the company as well. grammy-winning megastar kelly clarkson and hip hop entrepreneur 50 cent are both addicted to the product because it works so well for them and it’s changed their lives. because of this, they both became investors in the company. there are hundreds of additional celeb vitaminwater addicts across the country. just open any issue of us weekly or people to see who they are. our exciting new partnership with tata values glacéau at $2.2 billion and guarantees we will continue to meet the explosive demand for our products fueled by the health and wellness revolution. now, millions more across the country looking for something healthier to drink can finally go out and get their own bottle of glacéau.

One word to summarize a long paragraph of bullshit. I had thought it was healthy.

At least it has vitamins, though, and is better tasting than pop.

Gonzoie - Luclin · Post by **Gonzoie - Luclin** » November 30, 2007, 7:39 am

5 hour energy shots usually did the trick for me.

Either that or Sobe Adrenaline Rush. I find thats the best tasting of the shit tasters. However, nothing beats a Redbull and Jaeger.

miir · Post by **miir** » November 30, 2007, 10:28 am

I just don't get this energy drink fad.

I drink one or two cups of coffee a day... mostly because I enjoy the taste.
Other than that, I drink water and sometimes a glass of juice in the morning.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » November 30, 2007, 12:23 pm

miir wrote:I just don't get this energy drink fad.

It's mostly just a marketing gimmick to part suckers from their money.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 30, 2007, 12:29 pm

I don't get this whole coffee fad...

Don't get me wrong, I don't believe in the energizing power of a term that was invented by a marketing department, I mostly drink it for the caffeine because I don't drink coffee.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 30, 2007, 12:34 pm

Amp is shit. I bought it once shortly after it was released due only to the Moutain Dew connection. I figured that if it could do more than Mountain Dew, it had to be strong! It tasted like a powdered drink mixed with a soft drink and something else.

cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » November 30, 2007, 1:03 pm

yeah coffee is a fad just like breathing oxygen is the new "hip" thing

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 30, 2007, 1:33 pm

cadalano wrote:yeah coffee is a fad just like breathing oxygen is the new "hip" thing

I thought CO2 was the new fad TT

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 30, 2007, 1:49 pm

Cacao (Theobromine active) is much better for you and does much the same thing as caffeine w/out the bad side effects.

from my Cacao thread: (with the screwed up tables)

I've noticed over the past year that more chocolate candy is available in the dark variety (M&Ms, specialty bars, etc)

So, buy pure Cacao, down a few handfuls of it in the morning when you wake up , and you'll be good for 6-10 hours! Tastes likes shit if you don't mix it with something but so what!

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » November 30, 2007, 2:37 pm

i like the amp overdrive it's cherry but i can only drink it with ice otherwise it tastes like how my toilet smells

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » November 30, 2007, 2:56 pm

Funkmasterr wrote:I like the taste of Red Bull, and Monster. I have not liked the Rock Star drinks I have tried and I also think Amp tastes like absolute shit.

There is actually one I like a lot that I can only find at Super America gas stations, I can't remember what it is called right now.. Has a nice citrus (hint of orange) taste to it, I think that one is my favorite, I'll post the name when I get home.

It's called shock wave. And it's delicious. I drink these things for the flavor, caffeine does not wake me up- and that's probably a good thing because I would drink way too much pop/coffee if it did.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » November 30, 2007, 6:01 pm

Nez, I said that above about the Rockstar rework because I used to buy diet Rockstar which I can now longer find. Instead they have Rockstar zero in it's place. They're both sugarfree, but the new zero has a berry flavor and the old diet one had the old energy drink(tm) flavor. I can't even find the white can diet rockstar anymore. It seems like all the Juiced flavors arrived at the same time, because I used to only be able to find regular or diet.

Also, I very much like drinking coffee...but sometimes during Texas summers after being outside all afternoon, hot coffee doesn't sound very good.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » November 30, 2007, 6:08 pm

Winnow wrote:Tastes likes shit if you don't mix it with something but so what!

I like the taste...

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 30, 2007, 6:12 pm

Aabidano wrote:
Winnow wrote:Tastes likes shit if you don't mix it with something but so what!
I like the taste...

I don't mind it either but it tastes a little bitter for most people expecting a "chocolate" type flavor. I was being preemptive!

noel · Post by **noel** » November 30, 2007, 10:49 pm

Neziroth wrote:Stuff

including...

Neziroth wrote:Rockstar Juiced Guava -- ^^ but Guava

The Guava is my favorite. I used to be able to get Rockstar Cola which was awesome, but I can't seem to find it anywhere anymore. Great info, Nez.

Sylvus, coffee may be a fad or girly-drink in the midwest, but on the West Coast it was a fad 15 years ago. It hasn't gone away. I thought fads went away?

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 30, 2007, 11:02 pm

I detected sarcasm in Sylvus'sss's statement...

noel · Post by **noel** » November 30, 2007, 11:21 pm

Did you detect it in mine?

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » November 30, 2007, 11:47 pm

You Californians and your bottled drinks!

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » December 1, 2007, 2:14 am

noel wrote:Did you detect it in mine?

No

noel · Post by **noel** » December 1, 2007, 3:58 am

My bad. I should have thrown in a smiley!

In other news, I picked up some Rock Star Punch tonight because of Nez's suggestion. It's in the freezer right now as I like to hit it right before it freezes. Hopefully it's good.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » December 1, 2007, 4:26 am

noel wrote:It's in the freezer right now as I like to hit it right before it freezes. Hopefully it's good.

Strange fetish! Most people just like to stick it in a well and make put lotion on!

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » December 1, 2007, 11:48 am

Winnow wrote:
noel wrote:It's in the freezer right now as I like to hit it right before it freezes. Hopefully it's good.
Strange fetish! Most people just like to stick it in a well and make put lotion on!

I think it slows the bloodflow enough to make it last long time

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » December 1, 2007, 1:45 pm

Boogahz wrote:
Winnow wrote:
noel wrote:It's in the freezer right now as I like to hit it right before it freezes. Hopefully it's good.
Strange fetish! Most people just like to stick it in a well and make put lotion on!
I think it slows the bloodflow enough to make it last long time

Or else it gets returned to store?

Noysyrump · Post by **Noysyrump** » December 1, 2007, 2:49 pm

i like coffee.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » December 1, 2007, 6:07 pm

VPX Redline

There's a Redline Xtreme now, but I haven't tried it. Redline is the best thing I've found since Ephedra was taken off the market due to stupid fucking baseball players doing stupid fucking things with it.

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » December 1, 2007, 6:28 pm

Nez, I said that above about the Rockstar rework because I used to buy diet Rockstar which I can now longer find. Instead they have Rockstar zero in it's place. They're both sugarfree, but the new zero has a berry flavor and the old diet one had the old energy drink(tm) flavor. I can't even find the white can diet rockstar anymore. It seems like all the Juiced flavors arrived at the same time, because I used to only be able to find regular or diet.

Depending on the area you live in, the Coca-Cola sales center that services the stores may be owned by an independent person other than Coca Cola Enterprises. If that's the case they may choose not to carry certain flavors, Diet Rockstar being one of them.

It's still available in the same white can (Rockstar Zero is a blue can). Another possibility may be that the major grocery chains in your area may have chosen not to carry Diet Rockstar, instead choosing only Rockstar Zero to save shelf space. If the main office of your major chains chooses not to, then none of their stores will have that product.

Fun Fact: "Diet" drinks are thought to be avoided by men, because apparently "Diet" is a feminine thing. Which is why "Diet Sprite" is now "Sprite Zero", along with arrivals of Coke Zero, Cherry Coke Zero, Vault Zero, and Fanta Orange Zero.

Your best bet would be to check gas stations, independent small stores and pharmacies for Diet Rockstar if you've only been checking major chain stores.

I suspect an independent owner of your Coca Cola Sales Center because the Rockstar Juiced flavors came out one by one and the release each flavor was separated by months.

Juiced Orange was first, and alone for what seems like almost a year.
Juiced Guava came next and was alone for another 6 or so months,
Juiced Pomegranate came next, followed pretty closely by Punched.

Noel, how was the Rockstar Punched?

Truant · Post by **Truant** » December 1, 2007, 7:13 pm

That's interesting. Thanks for clearing that up.

I'm not too worried about finding diet Rockstar. I like the zero version better, heh.

noel · Post by **noel** » December 1, 2007, 8:01 pm

It was actually pretty damn good. I think I still like Juiced guava the most, but Punch is a definite close second. Any idea if Rockstar Cola is still available at all? I didn't see it on the website, but if you know where or how I can get a case or two, I'd definitely be willing to pay for it.

Thanks!

BTW Winnow, I'm glad I didn't read your post while I was drinking it. I would have likely shot it all over my PC.

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » December 2, 2007, 10:49 pm

My favorite of the energy drinks is rockstar original, mainly because of the taste but also because it is almost always on sale. You get twice as much for the same price. But for real energy, nothing beats powdered caffeine directly to the lungs.

now that is yummy!