Monster Rehab Green Tea Energy Review

When Monster's original Rehab drink came out, it never crossed my mind that other flavors would be necessary. I figured that Monster would put out Rehab, and keep it in their line as a nice, "unique" energy drink. But of course, Monster recently added a few new flavors to their Rehab line. I spotted these few new drinks on a shelf at the grocery store I used to frequent for my energy drinks. For some reason the store has made it a point to not put their energy drinks in coolers ever since I moved about 20 minutes away, I actually only visit the town I used to live in where the store is located twice a month or so. Enough of that though, let's see how Monster's Green Tea Rehab offering performs in the can, taste, and buzz categories.


The Can:
Just like with their juice line, Monster keeps the same can design for their Rehab line but changes the color for each particular drink. I do like the Rehab can design, there's a lot of stuff going on in the design. It's not exactly simple and to the point, but it's also not a big mess. Naturally, the can has a green color scheme to match the green tea flavor. The black and green design sort of matches the original Monster can in a sense, but not exactly. The can does a decent job of informing you of the product, is eye-catching, and basically does was it's supposed to by holding the liquid inside.

The Drink:
I've always been a big fan of tea, particularly green tea actually. I have to say, upon cracking upon the can and taking a sip I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor. The drink does have a definite tea flavor to it, but with some nice fruit flavors backing it up. I could pick out some pineapple, some lemon, and at one point even some apple. The drink is definitely easy to consume, I found it enjoyable and actually wouldn't hesitate to drink it again. I do, however, wish that Monster would at least take some time to put out some decent, standard energy drinks. Not juice drinks, not tea drinks, just something similar to their original or Dub flavor. Still, I found that this drink was rather tasty and fairly enjoyable.

The Buzz:
The Rehab energy blend certainly isn't sub-par but it's not exactly anything spectacular either. It contains some B vitamins, caffeine, taurine, inositol amonst a few other ingredients. Not long after finishing the drink, I did in fact feel a nice little lift in energy, but nothing substantial. The little buzz lasted for about 2 1/2 hours, I stayed awake and felt more alert but nothing more.

I have enjoyed the taste of quite a few Monster energy drinks, but I've been a bit tired of them for a long time. While I am a bit sick of Monster's drinks, I enjoyed drinking this particular one and as long as Monster keeps putting out new drinks, I'll probably keep reviewing them. I recommend at least giving this drink a try, it definitely shouldn't be too hard to find since Monster drinks are just about everywhere these days.

Lost 5-0 Energy Review

Wow, it feels great to be back reviewing energy drinks after a little few-month hiatus. I just couldn't put the 16 oz. cans, interesting flavors, and sometimes great, sometimes sub-par energy buzzes away forever. It sure has been awhile, and a lot has changed in my life. Still, I would say that I'm back full force and you can expect at least a few reviews per month from me from now on. If you actually check out this site and read the reviews I've written in the past, thanks. I love drinking and reviewing energy drinks, and since it'll be 2012 in a few days, why not write a few reviews to end a great year?Anyway, today we'll be checking out the first, and only, Lost drink I've ever had. Lost drinks might already be gone from your favorite convenient store now for good. I say that because I picked this drink up at Big Lots, the store where all energy drinks go to die.

The Can:
In the past I remember writing about how much I enjoy a nice, simple can design that still get's the job done. Well, Lost 5-0 basically takes that concept and throws it out the window. Lost 5-0 reminds me a lot of the people on reality television shows in the sense that it's a "hot mess". Some cans are so ridiculous that they make me laugh, this one doesn't quite do that but it's close. While the main color scheme in orange, purple and green somehow work their way into the mixture. Despite this, the can doesn't look that bad, it does a decent job of catching the eye and letting you know about the drink. Don't get me wrong, I do like the way the can looks and I feel that just about anyone would, it's just very "busy". Besides, I bought this for less than a dollar at the Big Lots near my house, so what can you expect? Oh yeah, there's also some text on the back of the can about how the Government is watching you, and about how "The Truth Hurts". I really wish that I was concerned about the Illuminati and other nonsense while drinking an energy drink, but unfortunately I"m not. But I do give Lost a thumbs up for trying to inform somebody that purchases half-year old energy drinks from Big Lots about the "All-seeing eye" , or something.

The Drink:
The Lost brand is owned by Hansen's, the same brand that owns Monster. I've had just about every Monster drink at one point and wasn't surprised at all when I had this. Monster Khaos, one of Monster's "Energy + Juice" offerings is actually where this drink derives it's flavor. I had Monster Khaos a few times but they were all awhile ago, so I can't go all the way and say that this is the same drink. However, it's pretty close if you ask me.  The flavor isn't directly "orange" (I've written so many times about how there's no such thing as a defined "orange flavor"). It has sort of a pineapple taste in the background, and an odd consistency for an energy drink because it's 30% juice.  The taste is ok, I feel that if you drink an energy drink every once in awhile you could easily tolerate it. However, you might be turned off if this is your first energy drink. It certainly wasn't my first ,that's for sure.

The Buzz:
5-0 contains all the things you've come to expect in energy drinks; Taurine, Guarana, Caffeine, B-Vitamins, amongst other things. Unfortunately the can doesn't list the caffeine content of the drink, so it's pretty much a guessing game. I was a bit tired and worn out when I purchased this, and after drinking it I guess I did feel a nice little lift in energy. It's nothing spectacular, and it's not non-existent. For the casual energy drink consumer, this drink should undoubtedly satisfy your energy drink craving. However, you won't be bouncing off the wall and depending on how much caffeine you consume you may not feel anything at all. In short, the buzz this drink provides in about average.

I do recommend giving Lost 5-0 a try, it's drinkable, gives a decent buzz and is cheap. However, since I got it at Big Lots quite awhile ago, you might never see it in a store near you, but don't think you've lost the opportunity to drink an amazing drink (No pun intended..or something).