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Rockstar Roasted: Light Vanilla

Light Vanilla

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Last Updated: 10/31/2007 4:30 PM

Product Type: Energy: Diet; Container: 15 fl oz (473ml) can
BevNET Review: Rockstar Roasted's most innovative flavor is this one, a reduced calorie (70 per serving vs 140) and fat entry called Light Vanilla. Vanilla flavored coffee drinks are typically the most over flavored coffee entries -- and Rockstar has figured out a nice way to play this to its advantage. Specifically, they've used a blend of sugar, sucralose and ace-k to help cut the calories without sacrificing sweetness. In addition, this helps keep the vanilla flavor in check, giving the drink a coffee flavor that can stand on its own. However, this doesn't help the finish of the drink, which has a more pronounced energy and artificial sweetener flavor. Packaging follows suit with the other flavors, but with lighter color to denote the lighter formulation. Overall, we appreciate their effort to be different and cut the calories -- but would like it a lot more if the finish were a bit more smooth.

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This is it!!
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Why are they now so hard to find!!! Great product!! Please make more!!

Posted by clint on 7/25/2009 9:41 PM

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Addicted
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I can't stop drinking this stuff. My daily stroll to Starbucks has been replaced with a walk through the slum to the nearest convenient store that carries this. I'm a fitness freak and won't do drinks with sugar, but this makes it OK, somehow. My espresso habit has been replaced, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing, but this stuff if phenominal. It doesn't have the same kick as other Rockstar's, Rockstar Zero made me go crazy, Diet Rockstar gave me the worst crash ever. This stuff wakes me up, but it's more mellow than the others.

Posted by JM on 7/10/2008 4:56 PM

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Rockstar is far better than any others in this category!
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I am not big on energy drinks but I tried RockStar Roasted Vanilla light and WOW. It Has Great Taste and gives a nice steady energy burst for quite a while. It is smooth and not too sweet. The fact that it has only 50 calories per serving is a wonderful surprise! One big Issue I do have is I Can't find it anywhere now!!! I found it in one local store (by the can) now they are out and no other store I have been to carries it? Any help!???

Posted by Keith on 5/23/2008 12:27 PM

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Roasted: lightened up!
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Though I enjoy the Mocha + Latte flavors more, I still liked this one. The only thing that keeps it from 5 stars is the aftertaste. IMO, better than its copycat from Monster. Another great product from Rockstar!

Posted by Tyler on 1/21/2008 10:35 AM

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