Most disgusting Rockstar drink ever

[moonbogg]

Comes in a green and white can and taste like gasoline. That disgusting crap is Rockstar Horchata. Do yourself a flavor and never buy it, unless you are curious about how disgusting an energy drink can actually be.

When it first hits your tongue, it tastes decent and you can tell its horchata. It has a creamy, sweet horchata flavor with a hint of cinnamon. All of a sudden, the flavor breaks down into a very bitter, chemical-like taste that does its best to dare you to take another sip. It tries to lure you back with the initial flavor, but it is always followed by that bitter flavor decay and is unable to stay well enough ahead of that bitterness, preventing you from enjoying the drink.

You may try it out of curiosity, but you've been warned. This shit is disgusting.

 

[jlee]

Don't get the mango one either. Blech.

 

[moonbogg]

Don't get the mango one either. Blech.

I'll take your word for it. I primarily drink for effect, so I was shocked that I ended up pouring the drink down the drain. I usually finish an energy drink, even if I don't care for it. I could only wonder how this drink made it to the store shelf. Very surprising.

 

[I Saw OJ]

I saw that at a gas station the other day and was like aww hell no.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

Ugh, the smell of that stuff makes me sick. I had a roommate my freshman year in college that lived off of that stuff.

Gross.

 

[Brainonska511]

Most disgusting Rockstar drink ever

I always thought they were all equally nasty.

 

[jlee]

I always thought they were all equally nasty.

Heh some are BAD. I usually go with the 'pure zero' white or blue ones.

 

[vi edit]

The Lemonade refresher is pretty good.

 

[smackababy]

I haven't had a Rockstar before, but the Monster ones mixed with Juice are pretty good, as well as the Mountain Dew Kickstart.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Rockstar is like the Four Loko of caffeine delivery vehicles; you don't drink it for the rich, fulfilling flavor, you pound it like a frat boy because your body needs that drug NOW dammit! If you can taste it, you're not shotgunning properly.

 

[Corporate Thug]

There was a Rockstar Flavor that was excellent: Pomegranate. It was 50% juice. Literally the best tasting energy drink I ever had. Unfortunately, they discontinued it.

 

[moonbogg]

Rockstar is like the Four Loko of caffeine delivery vehicles; you don't drink it for the rich, fulfilling flavor, you pound it like a frat boy because your body needs that drug NOW dammit! If you can taste it, you're not shotgunning properly.

Right. The best ones to chug are the no carb, no sugar ones. They go down fast with no ill effects (other than the shakes, but no biggie).

 

[DigDog]

i'll go with what AP said.

 

[smackababy]

Rockstar is like the Four Loko of caffeine delivery vehicles; you don't drink it for the rich, fulfilling flavor, you pound it like a frat boy because your body needs that drug NOW dammit! If you can taste it, you're not shotgunning properly.

FourLoko is the nectar of the gods! Straight from the goat of Valhalla's teet! Especially, if you got the higher caffeine and alcohol content versions. Oh, many a trip to New Orleans was fun picking up a couple at a gas station to pregame before hitting Bourbon street.

 

[soulcougher73]

I miss Monster M-80. That was my fav, but cant find anymore.

 

[EliteRetard]

Any time I try an "energy drink" they make me tired.
I recall trying to figure out why at one point and I seem to remember that most have nothing scientifically proven to give you energy. It's just a bunch of chemicals (some of it is literally factory waste that they can now sell instead of pay to dispose) and sugar and placebo.
Sugar has never given me energy.

 

[smackababy]

Any time I try an "energy drink" they make me tired.
I recall trying to figure out why at one point and I seem to remember that most have nothing scientifically proven to give you energy. It's just a bunch of chemicals (some of it is literally factory waste that they can now sell instead of pay to dispose) and sugar and placebo.
Sugar has never given me energy.

Wat? Caffeine has been "scientifically proven" to give you energy. It is a stimulant. Sugar (monosaccharides) are quick to be broken down and converted to energy in the body as well, so they also give you some quick energy.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Bottle of caffeine pills and Bronkaid keep me moving on my slow days.

 

[Kadarin]

Can't be any worse than this: http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Steven_Seagal_s_Lightning_Bolt.aspx

 

[Ichinisan]

All the Rockstar energy drinks I've ever tried have been horrible.

 

[rudeguy]

I get the ones in the white can. Local place puts them on sale 5 for $5 every so often and I stock up

 

[skipsneeky2]

I love the Mixxd and Khaos flavors of Monster drinks, but i can't find the Mixxd flavor any more and it is my favorite.Was it discontinued?

 

[Crono]

I love the Mixxd and Khaos flavors of Monster drinks, but i can't find the Mixxd flavor any more and it is my favorite.Was it discontinued?

I think it was. That was my favorite flavor, as well. Tasted a bit like grape soda. Khaos used to be my second favorite, but I don't drink it often because there's something bitter to the aftertaste like regular Monster that I don't like, unlike some of their other flavors. Well, not really the aftertaste, but when you burp and you get that flavor coming back... is there a name for that? Monster burps? I want to say it's the guarana producing that bitterness, but I'm not certain of that.

My new favorite Monster is Lime. Tastes excellent, a little like coke, and has real sugar. When I tried it the first time I was like, "wow, this is really good", looked at the ingredients, and saw sugar listed. Sugar tastes noticeably better than corn syrup in sodas, unless you have no sense of smell/taste buds.

Monster's Zero Ultra and Ultra red are good, too, for no-sugar drinks. Better tasting than a lot of diet sodas even, in my opinion. I also like Full Throttle (Blue Agave, Red Berry, and Citrus, in that order). Very smooth drinks. All the NOS drinks are very good, too. Probably the best selection overall.

Most "regular" flavor energy drinks of all the brands, especially Monster, have a nasty aftertaste to varying degrees. Much prefer the ones that have some fruit flavor to even out the taste, though I'll drink the regular ones occasionally. Rockstar is below average overall, and Red Bull is just about average. I'll buy Rip It (citrus or sugar free usually) for $1 a can at the local Dollar Tree over those two. Better value. Some of the Rockstar Juiced ones are okay, but I don't remember offhand which ones. I have no idea why Rockstar and Red Bull are still as popular as they are, they aren't that good compared to the others. I know some people prefer or expect a nasty flavor to their energy drinks (some of it is the caffeine, which I notice when using caffeine powder with green tea or other drinks), but I don't and the better flavors minimize it. I prefer light-roast, smooth black coffee, too, so I guess I just prefer smooth flavor to bitter).

I miss Amp Energy Lightning, which was a lemonade-based energy drink. The flavor was very sharp and acidic, but a good pick-me-up. All the other Amp flavors are average or worse.