Shark Energy Drink
Cost: $2.00 for 8.4 oz.
Active ingredients: Natural caffeine, taurine, guarana
Rating: 8 out of 10
Calories: 140

Shark energy drink is a product we have seen and tasted at a variety of industry trade events over the past several years. According to the literature that accompanied the drink, Shark energy drink has been in existence since 1965, making it one of the original energy drinks. The fact that its been around for such a long time, coupled with our curiosity surrounding the brand, we were quite enthusiastic when we popped the can top for our first sips.

The taste that greeted us was delicious. We tasted pleasant citrus and more interesting to us, a sweet juicy strawberry flavor. The men in our group liked the flavor overall, the women loved it. All of us agreed this energy drink would stand up well paired with alcohol. (We each saved a can for later tonight or for the next available weekend.) The carbonation quotient was firmly in the middle...not too much or too little. One ingredient in Shark energy drink that caught our eye was the inclusion of choline bitartrate which is touted to support liver function.

The package is attractive and does not attempt to confuse. In other words, the straightforward 8.4 oz. can delivers the Shark logo, a modest amount of promotional text, nutritional information against a silver background.

We found the energy boost to be gradual and pronounced. The energy kick lasted for several hours and did not result in any sort of crash.

Overall, we enjoyed what we saw and tasted in Shark energy drink. We also noticed that Shark offers a sugar free energy drink (no surprise). We will be reviewing that beverage in the coming weeks.

Web site: Shark

Posted by Reviewer at January 23, 2008 12:40 PM