Comments on: Reed’s Natural Energy Elixir

By: Viki

Viki — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:22:11 +0000

I agree with Sylvia.
I thought it was great! Felt alert, but not jittery.
Much better tasting than most energy drinks and better priced, too.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:48:23 +0000

I had my first can of this today and came home immediately to see where I can get more. I absolutely loved it. Of course, I am a freak for ginger, and that’s probably the ‘burn’ you refer to. I thought it was absolutely delicious, and it did give me a boost without amping me out of my skull. I thought the balance of flavors was just right … not syrupy sweet, just enough carbonation to clear the taste buds, nice lemony tang somewhere in the mix, and no ‘medicine’ taste, as sometimes occurs when there are B vitamins in the ingredients. I also liked that it wasn’t an enormous can. Those can pack enough sugar to create a guaranteed crash. Yep, I’m definitely ordering a case of it.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:23:17 +0000

John, thanks for reporting on your thoughts! It’s great to hear other people’s opinions. I think we’ve got opposite taste preferences, because the Venoms don’t taste all THAT bad to me

By: John

John — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:45 +0000

Another take:

I have to disagree. By no means drink this warm, but chilled it tastes a little bit lighter than ginger beer. If you don’t like ginger beer or ginger in general, stay away. But I don’t find the taste nearly as offensive as you say. Also, while I don’t for a second believe it is the “healthy” energy drink, I don’t feel like it’s stripping the enamel off my teeth. Most energy drinks I’ve had have caused lingering tooth sensitivity. Again, you won’t like this if you don’t like ginger. The “energy” hit I felt was equivalent to a cup of coffee. Nothing like some of the others I’ve had, but it did have some.

Pros:
Tastes like ginger
Doesn’t cause tooth sensitivity
Ingredients are natural (if not proven healthy)

Cons:
Tastes like ginger (strong enough to bother some)
Tastes terrible warm
Less energy than some others

Seriously, you make this sound like it’s worse than Sugarfree Sobe No Fear, Black Mamba Venom, or Mojave Rattler Venom.

Just another take, for those who like ginger a bit.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:07:27 +0000

If you really want to win your bet, make sure it’s not completely chilled. I found out the hard way that drinking this one without letting it completely chill seriously amplifies all the scary taste experiences.

By: MagiShard

MagiShard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:41:29 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever had an energy drink I couldn’t finish because of taste. I now know a good bet for my friends. “I’ll give you $5 if you can drink this…” >:D

By: Dusty

Dusty — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:51:52 +0000

Knut, I’m assuming you’re exactly right. Topping the content list is 23g of ginger root.

By: Knut

Knut — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:42:30 +0000

I bet the burning is from all the ginger they put in those drinks. The can (if you still have it) probably says how many grams.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:27:19 +0000

It’s a light spicy burn in the back of your throat, kind of reminiscent of Atomic Fireballs for me.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:17:20 +0000

That sounds worse than Full Throttle’s Bad Mother. What kinda burning is it? Is it like, hot pepper burning, or is it like Cocaine (the energy drink ) burning? Like heavy burning or light burning is basically what I’m asking.