Reviews

Review: Speed Energy

Speed Energy is the official energy drink of Robby Gordon of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fame. While this endorsement alone won’t make this energy drink a success, the quality of…

Review: Coconut Water Cubed³

Cubed³ is the one of the more recent brands to land in our office and its angle — to take “Coconut Water where it hasn’t been before, great tasting!” —…

Review: Blk. Water

Blk. Water, which is short for “black water,” is, indeed, black water. While there’s certainly some gimmickry to the concept (more on that in a bit), the product is black…

Review: Fizzy Lizzy Raspberry Lemon

Fizzy Lizzy has been one of our favorite sparkling juice brands since it launched over ten years ago. Now — and several packaging designs later — Fizzy Lizzy is a…

Review: Levis Diet Chocolate Champ Cherry

When it comes to regional sodas, there are those that fit into more mainstream buckets (a la root beer) and those that have a bit more character (e.g. super spicy…

Review: Cocoa Metro

Nowadays, most startup beverage companies are focused on things like energy drinks, coconut water, and antioxidant laden juice drinks, it’s refreshing to see a company that’s doing something as seemingly…

Review: Frubob

Frubob, which markets itself as “The Natural Fruit Float,” was created four years ago by Dr. Chris Davies, a British heart surgeon. At that time, Chris was determined to make…

Review: Natalie’s Juice

It might not be the sexiest drink on the market today, but good old fashioned juices are still very much a part of the American diet.  And when it comes…

Review: Good Night

When it comes to functional beverages, many brands try so hard to create “image” (hey, it worked big for Red Bull) that the underlying function of the drink is often…

Review: GT’s Kombucha Cherry Chia Synergy

GT’s Kombucha, which is still the far and away leader of the kombucha space, has added several new chia seed enhanced flavors to their lineup. As we predicted in BevNET…

Review: Vita Coco Tropical Fruit

If Vita Coco set out to make a product that would blend a high quality fruit punch with coconut water, they’ve definitely succeeded with this product. In fact, it sort…

Review: Coco Libre USDA Organic Coconut Water

Coco Libre is a product from Maverick Brands (the company behind Sunkist Naturals). Their latest effort is Coco Libre, which is made with USDA Organic certified pure coconut water from…

Review: C+ Swiss Hemp Iced Tea in a Paper Can

C+SWISS is an all natural hemp infused black tea that comes in a unique paper can (from Cartocan). The can alone makes this product worth a look, but the iced…