Red Rain Storm Surge Energy Drink Review

Name: Red Rain: Storm Surge
Size: 16 fl.oz
Caffeine content: 142 mg. per can
Energy blend:  Caffeine, Taurine, B Vitamins, Inositol
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Red Rain is made by Cott Beverages, which is a company that makes several obscure energy drinks and shots. Judging by Red Rain's name, it easy to see how original their original energy drink is. Red Rain is different from some other Red Bull-influenced energy drinks though, because they also have several other flavors that are pretty original. Storm Surge is their orange-inspired drink, and is commonly found at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores.

Can/Design:

Every Red Rain flavor has the same design, with the only real differences being the color scheme and the way that the name of the flavor on the front of the can looks. Storm Surge's design is blue and orange, and the pull-tab on top of the can is also blue. The design looks alright, but like other Red Rain drinks it would look better with the name of the drink in a different font and the nutrition label not having a white background. For what it is though, Storm Surge looks pretty good. I love orange flavored energy drinks, and this drink's design definitely does a good job of promoting the flavor that's supposedly contained inside the can.

Taste:

Storm Surge's flavor is technically "orange passionfruit". Like Red Rain's other flavors, it has a sweet, sugary, and strong taste that I personally found pretty good. "Orange" energy drinks can go in completely different directions as far as flavor, and I found Storm Surge's flavor to be predominately passionfruit with a little bit of orange to it. The overall flavor is actually far from "natural" tasting, too.

Still, Storm Surge is far from undrinkable as long as you like sugary, sweet energy drinks, orange passionfruit, and reasonably-priced energy drinks.

Energy:

Per 16 fl. oz. can, Storm Surge contains 142 mg. of Caffeine, an undisclosed amount of Taurine, B Vitamins, and Inositol.

142 mg. of Caffeine is a decent amount, but it's also less than the amount that several other easily-available energy drinks offer. Still, Storm Surge provided a    noticeable, decent lift in energy that was pretty much exactly what I was anticipating for this drink. For only $1, I wasn't surprised, and since I drank it early in the morning, I felt the effects until about 10:00 AM after drinking it around 7:00 AM.

For only $1- A decent flavor that's gummy, sweet, and (potentially) oddly enjoyable, and an average lift in energy.

Storm Surge is definitely worth a try if it's what you're looking for, and another expected to addition to Red Rain's line of energy drinks.