UPDATE—As of May 2012, Rockstar
Punched—Citrus has been discontinued.
CAFFEINE CONTENT
240 mg/16 oz. can
360 mg/24 oz. can
EASE IN ACQUISITION—1
Okay. Maybe this is just an
eastern/central Idaho thing, but I can’t seem to find this stuff anywhere. I had to have a family
member bring up a can from California when they came and visited, but even they
had plenty of difficulty tracking it down.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—7
The packaging is acceptable—standard
Rockstar motif, diamond metal background in a vivid green. I do like the
overall color scheme, though I can’t say I’m wild about the diamond metal
pattern—doesn’t go well with the green.
TASTE—7
Even for an energy drink, there was a
significant difference between the initial and the final flavor. First
sip or two (or maybe three) reminded me of nothing so much as lime Jell-O, with
that medicinal aftertaste that is so common in energy drinks. After that
cleared up, the flavor was more of an archetypal citrus/something else
(probably the açaí berry mentioned on the can), and it really wasn’t bad—even
if it does get old when you’re drinking an entire 24 oz. battery can.
16 OZ. CAN
KICK (INTENSITY)—9
Strength was pretty good, even for a
Rockstar. Once it got me going, I was going strong, and for a while it
felt like there would be no stopping me.
For whatever reason, I’ve never found it as strong as the fruit punch
flavor—no idea why that would be the case.
KICK (DURATION)—9
The first time I had this drink, I was a
bit disillusioned—it gave out much quicker than other Rockstar drinks had,
delivering perhaps a mere three hours of energy. Later on, I figured this was probably a fluke, but didn’t
make a second attempt until I learned it had been discontinued, at which point
I tracked down a second can and gave it a whirl. This time I got about four hours, which is about average for
a drink with this kind of caffeine content. Crash was still pretty brutal, though, and I really needed a
nap once things had worn off.
THE DRINK OVERALL—8.33
It tastes alright and is largely
effective, but in the end, I didn’t find this one to be terribly
memorable. Apparently no one else
has either, since Rockstar’s nixed it from their line. There are other drinks out there that
are plenty potent and taste better, so I’m not terribly broken up about this.
24 OZ. CAN
KICK (INTENSITY)—10+
With a caffeine content of 360 mg, it
shouldn’t come as a surprise that this is a pretty dang potent drink. You want to be recklessly
energetic? This might be your
drink.
A word of warning, though. I experienced a similar effect with
this drink as I did the Monster Energy BFC—all the sugar made me feel
sick. So while I was fairly wired, the queasiness made it
so I had a really hard time enjoying the experience to any degree.
KICK (DURATION)—10+
Seven hours of energy, with, of course, a
really nasty crash at the finish.
THE DRINK OVERALL—9.67
This is another one of those instances where the numbers lie. This 24 oz. Rockstar Punched—Citrus earns points for kick, but the final rating doesn’t reflect how unpleasant the whole ordeal was. If you really want to get wired, go with a Rockstar Zero Carb. I’ve had it a number of times, and I have never once wanted to throw up after the fact.
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I absolutely loved this flavor and I am heart broken over how rockstar discontinued it. But now that I've found your blog I will be checking out some other drinks with similar flavors that you have reviewed. Great blog by the way.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate it! And good luck finding a substitute--I wish I could think of something off the top of my head that tasted similar. Let me know if you find anything.
DeleteAlso loved it. There are still a couple places in my area with leftover stock, which I buy when I find, but I'm sure it doesn't taste as good as when fresher. I'd be happy with a non- energy drink with this flavor. Its almost like squirt with more tartness.
ReplyDeleteHave you of Rockstar Sparkling Energy? It's their newest product and in flavors: Cherry Citrus and Sparkling Peach. I didn't hear about that until I saw some reviews on BevNET.
ReplyDeleteI haven't! Rockstar keeps coming up with new flavors right under my nose! IT'S TEARING ME APART, BRAD!
DeleteI did an image search on Google Images on the two new Rockstar products and found 3 pictures of it already. The third one being on a site other than BevNET.
DeleteI think I might look for the Rockstar Sparkling Energy. It shouldn't be that hard for me to find in my area. I'm also going to look at the video reviews I found for it.
DeleteI actually found them. Need to write reviews. Been busy with finals/moving/graduation lately.
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