She fills my bed with gasoline
You think I would have noticed
Fuel High octane energy supplement
Do these companies check before naming their products? This is another drink with the name Fuel. This one comes in a cool aluminum bottle though. Not sure what to expect but based on looks and ingredients I have high hopes. My buddy over at energy drink heaven hooked me up with this one.
Packaging: Well they have a nice 16 oz aluminum bottle with a resealable lid. The bottle is thinner than most of the aluminum bottles I have seen being just slightly thicker than an aluminum can. The shape reminds me a lot of a product meant to actually be poured in your gas take and not your gullet. The fact that there is a gas pump hose and nozzle on it adds to that effect. Really though this is a good job with its tribal flames and cool chrome exhaust pipe font. I’m giving them a grade of A- for packaging
Slogan: “Long Lasting Fuel For Your Body & Mind” is front and center and it works pretty well with this drink. Grade B+ for slogan
Taste: I open the lid and get a nice scent of mild berries and?? Pouring some in a cup it comes out a maroon color with massive carbonation. Taking a sip it has a light berry and grape flavor. For some reason it reminds me of No Fear sugar free which I have not had in a while. It’s got a pretty distinctive artificial finish but is not overly sweet. There is some after taste at the finish. I’m giving this one a grade of C for taste. It’s not bad but not one I would want any time soon for the flavor
Kick/Ingredients: It says 2 drinks in one can but I’m having none of that. I drink it down as quickly as the extremely heavy carbonation level allows. I wait and in 15 to 20 minutes I’m going full speed. The lyrics to “Born to be Wild” come to mind. I got a pretty massive buzz going with even a little bit of jitters. This is some pretty strong stuff. The buzz lasted a solid 4 hours with no crash. So what’s in the drink? 240 mg caffeine, 2000 mg Taurine, Guarana, Inositol, Glucuronolactone, L-Carnitine, and B vitamins at the 100% DV. There are no calories and no carbs. It is sweetened with Sucralose and Ace K. I am giving them a grade of B+ for kick/ingredients. The level of caffeine alone in this drink ranks up there with top runners in 16 0z carbonated drinks.
Web Presence: Ok so here is fail. There is a site at uspremiumbrands.com but there is only 1 page of some images and a contact link. No product info at all. I mean you make a drink that is pretty good then put up a single page? Grade D- for web presence
Recap:
Ok so an unknown drink this one has a mean kick. It comes in a cool package that will be sure to attract some attention. I can tell they put some effort into this drink. The kick really ranks up there with your NOS or Rockstar Zero carbs at the local store. I consider that a real compliment. If you can hang with the majors best offerings you are on the right track. Now they just need to improve the taste and get some info about the drink out on the web. I think if people get wind of this drink it has a chance to make it. One last thing is tone down the carbonation. It says “slightly carbonated” on the can but they are way way off on that. If you like belching a lot though this could be your drink for sure.
