She's a very kinky girl
Freek Maniac Sugar Free
Well once again I am digging deep into my stash for a blast from the past. A lot of energy drinks have come and gone over the years. Some deserved it and some did not. I’m reaching back to judge if these drinks deserved their fate or not. Freek was made by the same company as Rip it. Freek was very sought after but elusive and hard to find. I was able to grab a several of these drinks in a trade with Taurine Rules(RIP) a while back and also grab a few at Big lots(the holy grail of budget energy!). Let’s check this flavor out
Packaging: This is one area that mad Freek so sought after. The can had a psycho killer design with an evil face on it. Some of the cans had this round evil face with sharp teeth while at some point they had a more Frankenstein looking face on them. I have a mixture of both designs but I like this one the best. It looks evil all around including the fonts used. Really as far as aggressive energy designs go this one was a great one. Of course this design might have scared off most adult consumers. Not likely to find anyone drinking a can of Freek at the board meeting or something. Still this can rocked and I give it a grade of B
Slogans: “Get your Freek on”. Holy crap that is a good slogan. It screams party time and energy and is fun as hell to say. Grade A+
Taste ect: Ok so what does maniac taste like? I had no idea what to expect. Popping the top I get a nice melon scent. Pouring some in a cup it comes out a dark fluorescent green color with a heavy carbonation. Taking a sip I get a nice melon and apple flavor with a mild level of sweetness. It’s kind of a muted Moutaindew type flavor. There is no bitterness or after taste. I have to say I expected a bolder flavor. Not a bad sugar free drink though. Grade C
Kick/Ingredients: Well I drank it as fast as I could considering its high carbonation. It got me going good in the next 15 minutes or so. I had a nice strong level of energy. I would not say I was ready to get my freek on but I was going pretty good. Put it this way. If I was like Michael Myers in Halloween I would be dead the second time somebody killed me and not keep popping back up to attack again and again. I had a good solid buzz though for 4 hours and there was no crash. So What’s in this freek? 204 mg caffeine, 2000 mg Taurine, Ginseng, Guarana, Inositol, and moderate B vitamins. It also has some Vitamin C. There are no calories, carbs, or sugars. I’d give it a solid C+ for kick
Web presence: There is still a place holder at freekenergy.com where you can see some images. You can see they had the scary cans wearing wigs and hats and such which was just stupid looking really and diluted the whole Freek image I think. I’ll give them a grade of NA for web presence though.
Recap:
You know maybe this drink deserved to live. I loved the design and concept and the drink itself was better than average. Really though I will miss the slogan. I mean when your getting ready to open a can you could say “Time to get my Freek on”. You can still say it if you want but you might get some strange looks. Really though this was a drink Goths everywhere should have loved it. I will miss this freek and wonder why so many lamer drinks have survived while the freek died.
