![]() That amount equals the same amount in what I would consider to be the “new generation” of energy drinks: Bang, Reign, etc., which all seem to focus on maximizing caffeine content over everything else. That puts it on the higher end of the caffeine spectrum…as a matter of fact, I don’t think I’ve seen anything in a supermarket that tops that. Let’s end with a solid positive: these come standard with a whopping 300mg of caffeine. I know I wouldn’t be able to drink it in one sitting. However, for those looking to maximize their energy, and who need the full 300mg pickup of a full can all at once, it might be a much bigger issue. That wasn’t too much of an issue for me, considering I generally only drink half a can (or sometimes even less) at a time by the time it started getting too saccharine for my tastes, I was about to put the can away anyway. I will say that, although it doesn’t quite cross the line into “overly sweet” – at least initially – the more and more I drank, the harder I had to try forcing it down. That brings me to another plus: it’s sugar free! I used to hate sugar free energy drinks because of the aforementioned aftertaste, but after realizing that sugared drinks were making me feel even worse once the caffeine rush wore off, they are the only ones I buy. It’s very sweet – almost to a fault – although it is fairly impressive that there’s really no distinguishable “diet” aftertaste that you usually get with sugar-free drinks. Yeah, tastes about what you’d expect, with a strong blue raspberry flavor that’s very familiar to pretty much anyone who’s ever had blue raspberry candy before. Oh yeah, the scent is getting even stronger…I have a weak sense of smell and it keeps seeping toward my nostrils even though I’m a fairly good distance away…I don’t know if that’s reassuring or not. But I feel it’s my duty to try these things so you don’t have to, and that’s why I’m sitting here wondering whether or not to even try this thing. ![]() I have to admit that the idea of blue raspberry in drink form is not exactly something that has ever excited me – even in the national brand energy beverage – so this isn’t exactly appealing to me either. Well, this smells exactly like what you think you’re getting into, with a very strong, very sweet candylike raspberry. At any rate, we’ll start off by taking a look at the blue raspberry, because I have slightly higher hopes for this one. ![]() I do have a very sweet palate, but I do not enjoy drinks that are based off candy flavors, so I don’t have hope for either. I have to be honest here: both of these flavors sound disgusting. Gridlock energy drinks have finally crept up to $1.09 after staying at $.99 for years…not too shabby at a time when prices on everything seem to be skyrocketing. ![]() I give Aldi energy drinks a lot of flack, but one thing I do have to give them credit for: they’re pretty consistent about maintaining their price points. Ampli, which I’m assuming is a shortened version of “Amplify”, offers up two different flavors – cotton candy and blue raspberry – for just a mere 99 cents each. ![]()
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