Review: Tru Blood
If you’ve ever watched True Blood on HBO and hoped that they’d make a branded beverage to go with it, you are in luck. Check out “Tru Blood,” which is…
Reviews
Review: 989 OnDemand
989 is a beverage that features a cap dispenser for the nutrients, flavor, and coloring. Like other products in this up and coming segment, the product is clean and enjoyable,…
Review: Spindrift Water
Spindrift “Water” is a novel approach to making a low calorie CSD. Like their flagship Spindrift Soda line, they’ve mixed sparkling water with fresh not-from-concentrate fruit juices and purees. In…
Review: Andalé Energy Drink
Andalé Energy Drink is a new soccer / Mexico themed energy drink that comes in regular, sugar free, and a shot. While this is clearly a product that’s targeting an…
Review: Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Honey Lemonade with Ginseng
The Honey Lemonade with Ginseng flavor is what appears to be the flagship flavor of the Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Lemonade line from AriZona Beverages. However, it wasn’t sent in…
Review: Q Kola
Q Kola, which is from the makers of Q Tonic, is a super premium cola that comes in a beautiful looking 8 ounce glass bottle. Q Kola is made with…
Review: Juan Valdez RTD Coffee
The fictional coffee character Juan Valdez is making his way to the RTD coffee category thanks to a company named Alpina. Unfortunately, the offering feels like a me-too effort and…
Review: Real Beanz Coconut Water
RealBeanz, an RTD iced coffee made with premium-brewed beans and rSBT free milk with nutrient enhanced flavors, announced today it has launched two new flavors: Iced Cappuccino made with Coconut…
Review: La Colombe Pure Black Coffee
On the surface, putting straight black coffee into a bottle doesn’t seem like anything that’s all that difficult to do. However, when your product doesn’t have sweeteners or flavors and…
Review: XO2 Uplift
XO2 Uplift is an energy drink that uses a flavor that is underutilized by the energy drink category: cola. However, there’s probably good reason why this CSD flavor isn’t used…
Review: POWERCOCO…Revisited
Our first review of POWERCOCO, which is a coconut water based sports drink, was based on samples from their first production run. Since then, the product has taken on a…
Review: BLU Energy Drink
BLU Energy Drink is a line of energy drinks that comes in several flavors. Designed with the objective of being “the best product, with the best taste at the best…
Review: Blink Energy Water
Blink Energy Water is a sugar free non-carbonated beverage that was designed to have the benefits of an energy drink (including 150mg of caffeine), but without the color, bubbles, and…
Review: Kill Cliff
Kill Cliff is a sports recovery drink that was created by a former US Navy Seal and features a patent pending formula. Their goal was to create a low calorie…