Purepower Shotz
Cost: $1.20 for 5.75oz
Active ingredients: Taurine, Caffeine, B12

(two reviews for this drink)
Souce: Evan (napalm_penguin13(at)yahoo(dot)com)
Rating:7 out of 10

Here's a energy drink I like when I'm low on cash and need a lift. Pure Power comes at a relatively low price tag, but I was able to get 2 for that. I don't know if any other 7-elevens have this deal but they usually do a 2 for one deal with the worst selling energy drink. Flavor-wise this is a strangely refreshing sour (not bitter, a rarity for an energy drink) citrusy lemon-lime drink. It's almost as if someone poured lemon juice into 7-up. If anyone here has ever drank lemon juice straight up (I have) they know how it makes the roof of your mouth burn and sometimes your throat, too. This was the major problem with the drink, but it only started after the 2nd can for me. As for pump-upedness this kept me alert and awake in the hours I'd usually crash out for about 3 hours, letting me down easy. There was no jittering or jumpiness, just controlled energy that made sure i was awake. I could easily drink this fast without getting an upset stomach like Red Bull or Rockstar. The flavor that kind of smacks you does a good job with vodka, too. It was fine right to 40-45%. Overall the cost, kick, and flavor masking make this into my top energy drinks.

OK, this one I did not like. About the only thing it has going for it is the fact that it is small so I was able to finish the entire thing. Had it been regular sized I would have pitched it about half way through. Shotz has one screwed up flavor I can’t quite place. It’s sort of a lemony, grapefruit flavor similar to Mountain Dew Amp without the pleasantness or the sweetness. There is a very bizarre after taste to Shotz that I really disliked….first off it’s sort of bitter like a not so good grapefruit at breakfast followed by what I can only describe as a scratchy feeling. Think back to the last time you started getting a good case of the flu. Remember how you could slowly feel your throat starting to get a bit scratchy and you just KNEW you were going to feel like poop in another day? Well, that’s what this stuff does to your throat…..totally weird, and not very nice, and not at all something I would link to a good tasting energy drink. That being said, let’s talk about the energy properties of this little guy. There aren’t any….done, game over, no worky. Shotz claims to be a “Small can, BIG punch.” Now what I’d like to know is what are they comparing it to? Diet root beer? Sprite? Water?? No, there is in fact 0 punch to this even though it claims to contain as much caffeine as 1-2 cups of coffee. I call Shenanigans! Now, normally I write my reviews in the morning about half way through the drink I am reviewing…as of right now my brain is stuck in reverse and I am seriously struggling to come up with something witty, or pertinent to say about how really bad I think this stuff is…that should tell you something right there if you happened to gaze at the rating up above. This stuff is an insult gold mine, and I’m asleep at the push cart. I think I need to just end it right here, pop open a can of something that will wake my ass up, and call it a game. Just remember folks…if you want something that tastes good and will wake your butt up…read down through the other reviews. If you want to play South American relief worker and pretend you need to be treated for malaria, drink this stuff.

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Posted by Dan at July 26, 2004 06:13 AM