• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 day ago

    Okay, flame war time.

    You need caffeine, but you also want some decent flavor.

    Redbull, Monster, or Rockstar?

    (Not including Reign because that is a “I need to do this 6 hour drive, fuck my organs” drink)

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      4 hours ago

      Redbull Waldmeister and Grapefruit flavour. Probably not available outside of DACH because no one else uses Waldmeister/Sweet Woodruff as a flavour.

    • ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      12 hours ago

      Redbull Sugar Free. Zero is not as good. Original is ok too. We gave a try with Monster Ultra (zero sugar) once, it was wayyyyyyy to sweet. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Rockstar in any shop

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      22 hours ago

      Yerba Mate, Coffee, black tea, green tea, oolong tea, espresso

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      21 hours ago

      Redbull is overpriced and tastes like the most generic energy drink flavor and Rockstar has no decent sugar free options (although blueberry Rockstar was pretty decent if I recall, but I don’t like the idea of having so much sugar). Leaves only Monster.

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        19 hours ago

        Redbull tastes generic same way as LOTR feels like generic modern fantasy. It sorta defined the whole thing and became the standard.

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      21 hours ago

      I find energy drinks disgusting, the sweetness is overwhelming, and I generally don’t mind sweet drinks, but there’s something in those that just disgusts me.

      And I’m in Italy so coffee is life.

      • Fushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        20 hours ago

        Monster white isn’t sweet for what’s worth, it has lime, but if you dislike them more power to you since they are not really healthy, besides the caffeine they have a bunch of stuff.

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          19 hours ago

          if you dislike them more power to you since they are not really healthy

          No worries, I make sure to compensate with plenty of different unhealthy stuff

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      16 hours ago

      Buying name brand energy drinks, in THIS economy? And I definitely don’t want to have half a liter of it in a container that can’t be closed, so if those three are the only options I pick Red Bull.

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      16 hours ago

      That’s my current favourite. Here in Germany, it’s sold both at Penny and Rewe, tastes like lemonade and uses sweeteners instead of sugar. Bangin

      Edit: And it’s really cheap. 60 Cents for a 0,5l can plus 25 Cents deposit

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      19 hours ago

      For the flavour, cafe latte.

      But really, if you need caffeine, your body is addicted and need to lay off the stuff for a while to get your natural self back. You shouldn’t need it to function.

    • Fushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      20 hours ago

      Buy some guaraná pills, eat the dust out of the pill directly so the caffeine activates faster and then drink whatever non caffeinated drink you like, like orange juice.

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      22 hours ago

      I wish… caffeine makes me feel like my heart is going to explode. Harder stimulants are fine, apparently. I miss coffee.

    • queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      24 hours ago

      Aldi Brand. ~$1 a can and I haven’t had a regular Red Bull in long enough that I’m no longer sure if they taste different. They’re pretty similar though.