Monster Ultra Red Energy Drink Review

Name: Monster: Ultra Red

Size: 16 fl. oz.
Caffeine content: 140 mg. per can

Energy blend: Caffeine, Taurine, L-Carnitine, Panax Ginseng Extract, Guarana Extract, Glucoronolactone, Inositol

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Ultra Red was released alongside, and is essentially the "red" counterpart to Monster's Ultra Blue. Both drinks are sugar free, have zero calories, and have their own unique flavors as opposed to being sugar free versions of other Monster drinks.

Can/Design:

I personally like the color used for Ultra Red more than Ultra Blue. It's a somewhat dark red that makes the overall design look pretty good. The overall design is thorough, and contains much of the usual information found on Monster cans.

Side-by-side in a Monster cooler, Ultra Red looks a little different than Ultra Blue despite the fact that their designs are pretty much the same. The can is almost overly red, but easy to spot, and also features Monster's gritty can texture as found on Ultra Blue, Cuba Lima, etc.

Taste:

Ultra Red is, in my opinion, Monster's best-tasting sugar free drink. It's all personal preference, and I definitely like this drink's "red" berry flavor that is light but does a good job of hiding the fact that this is sugar free.

All sugar free energy drinks taste "sugar free" to an extent thanks to artificial sweeteners, but Ultra Red's actual flavor is really good and makes the drink taste like a regular light, smooth, energy drink. This drink is definitely drinkable for a sugar free energy drink, and I could probably drink it on a regular basis more easily than with Ultra Blue.

Energy:

Despite having "Ultra" in their names, all of Monster's Ultra drinks contain less caffeine than a regular Monster (140 mg. per can). Then again, if you're going to load an energy drink with caffeine, you might as well load it with sugar too. Still, the amount of caffeine that this drink contains is far from disappointing.

The energy that this drink provides also satisfies without being overbearing. The effects are prevelant without being ridiculous, and almost exactly what you would expect from this drink. The energy that Ultra Red provides compliments it's flavor quite well.

Ultra Red is easy to find, and definitely worth a try if it's what you're looking for. Ultra Blue is also good, and despite being more additions to Monster's long list of products, both drinks are pretty good for what they're supposed to be.