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Power Up!
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Mamma Mia! As if it isn’t enough to appear in 200+ video games, Mario now has his own energy drink! Power Up! (produced by Boston America Corp) comes in a blue can with a picture of Mario and a mushroom. Power Up! is clear and smells like raspberry with a hint of a Red Bull like scent (kind of like Sweet Tarts) to it. Power Up has a fairly tart taste to it, a bit of a sour (like Nerd) raspberry taste, again with a hint of a Red Bull like taste. Power Up! costs 2.99, so it’s more of a novelty drink than a mass marketed drink, maybe something to appeal to the young gamers, but ironically the can reads, “not intended for children”. Mario’s new drink also seems a little more carbonated than other drinks, but it goes down smooth without any problems. The kick is pretty good as well, with 120mg of caffeine per can (8.4 fl oz.) this drink gets you going and you’ll be stomping Koopa Troopas and Goombas in no time! To sum things up, Power Up! is a small drink that comes with a big boost of energy. It has an interesting taste, and is a fun idea (and I expect a Luigi drink in the near future Boston America Corp). However, for 2.99 for an 8oz can, I won’t be buying too many of these in the near future.
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Chinese RedBull
A while back, I was in the ‘China Town’ of my area. It wasn’t a city, but several stores in a shopping complex. I was browsing the stores and all of them seemed to by carrying this. I couldn’t resist the urge to buy several to try, so I bought some for around $1.99 I believe. This is real Red Bull, but the Chinese version of it. It’s not a knock off, or a gimmick; it’s official Red Bull! Check out the site http://redbull.com.cn and you’ll see I’m serious, also while you’re at the site check out the commercial they embedded, it has a guy drink Red Bull then jump up a building. As for the packaging, one side is all Chinese, where the other side contains some English.
Upon opening this, it smells just like normal Red Bull, it also has the same light yellow coloring. However, upon my first sip, I realized that this is in fact a distinct drink from the Red Bull you and I are used to! For starters, this drink is much sweeter it seems more watered down. The taste is almost fruity, think of Red Bull with more water and sugar, but still very tasty. I think the distinct taste comes from different additives, as this drink is labeled as a “Super Vitamin Drink”, unfortunately I cannot read the nutrition facts so I can’t say how many vitamins there are. The taste isn’t strong and the carbonation is low so I was able to drink it very fast, but the flavor was so good, I choose to sip the next one. As for the caffeine amount, I didn’t feel the urge to climb up a building like in the commercial, but I did feel its effects. I used Google translator to find that there are 50mg of 咖啡因 (caffeine) per can. This is indeed an oddity to come across, but I plan on buying more and would recommend this to others.
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