RED BULL.....Is it really the best? And what's with the good can/bad can thing???

[redgtxdi]

So Red Bull, started in 1987 is the #1 energy drink in the world. Coke and Pepsi do plenty for me already. I really don't need more than them. (Beer's another story)

But I've noticed in the last decade that these guys sponsor....EVERYTHING!!! They must have money coming out of their @sses over at Red Bull!!!

How did they do it? How did they get everyone to suck this stuff down like Coke/Pepsi???

And while I think I've had 1 or 2 red bulls in my entire life, I know folks who drink the stuff daily and they swear there are cans that taste good and cans that taste bad. I've heard the fights over the colored dots on the bottom of the cans only to dispel the myths on the interwebs.

I haven't had a can of Coke or Pepsi taste much different from another in my life. Red Bull does it and still people buy the crap outta this stuff??

(Shrug.......and yes, I wish. I'd invented it myself. I'd take my cobra helicopter for a spin)

 

[vi edit]

No clue they had been around that long. As for flavor, not a fan of red bull really. I like the rockstar fruity flavored ones better.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Genius Company!

So happy to see a Company like them blow there cash sponsoring everything including F1. They really are everywhere and in every country globally.

Red Bull introduced 3 new flavors about 2-months ago. Blueberry, Cranberry and Lime. All are very good - they just need to make Diet varieties of them now.

We stock it at work for the employees.

 

[zerocool84]

Of course there isn't any different taste, they are just mentally making it taste different. A can of Red Bull is a can of Red Bull.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Energy drinks are expensive as hell..even more so than beer, and marketing has done magic for them.

 

[purbeast0]

not a fan of energy drinks myself, but i would think the (somewhat) recent incline of people wanting mixed alcohol drinks with redbull helped build up their sales. now bars have to stock the shit as well as their soda. and i'm sure they get the soda dirt cheap compared to redbull since it's all fountain.

 

[Sinsear]

Crack in a can

 

[Aharami]

I'm not an usual red bull drinker, but red bull and vodka kept the party going for 4 days in Miami this past weekend even with 2-3 hrs sleep each night. It is now my party drink. Calories be damned!

 

[Crusty]

Wikipedia says 4.6 billion cans sold worldwide in 2011. That's pretty impressive, but I wonder how much coke sells. I have a feeling it's probably at least 10x that.

 

[RossMAN]

Have you heard of Monster or Rockstar?

 

[Chaotic42]

I tried it once. I didn't feel any more energetic. I think that a big glass of water, a cup of tea, and some light exercise would probably do people better.

 

[Meghan54]

Ahhh, energy drinks. Candy/fruit flavored caffeine for the kids who cannot stomach coffee.

 

[Lifted]

The best thing about Red Bull is its 27 year old heir killed a cop on a motorcycle, dragging his body 200m, while speeding home in his Ferrari drunk and loaded on coke. He continued driving home and instructed (paid) one of the family drivers to claim he was driving. This was back in September and the dude still hasn't been charged.

I hear it's the only thing SandEagle drinks now. :whiste:

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I much prefer the various Monster flavors I've tried to default Red Bull. Red Bull is like drinking Smarties-induced saliva, and while I do enjoy that when we're talking about a few milliliters in my mouth at a time, a can is far too much. And it's, liek, double the price of other energy drinks.

 

[n7]

Red Bull is nowhere close to the best.

Rockstar/Monster/etc have much better flavors.

 

[Ben90]

Crack in a can

None of the mainstream energy drinks are really that high in things that get you going. Red Bull is actually quite close to the bottom in the list.

If you want an actual energy drink, try something along the lines of a Redline Xtreme. I'm really not sure how that stuff is legal; that is the closest you will find to crack in a bottle.

 

[John Connor]

Starbucks Doubleshot.

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[Ben90]

130mg Caffine.

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Lol. Do you weigh one pound? That's some wimpy stuff.

 

[steve wilson]

When I'm struggling to stay awake on a night out due to fatigue a vodka/red bull really perks me up. I don't go out much now, mainly birthdays/stag do's/weddings.

Never really tried the other energy drinks, but sometimes the bars have cheap alternatives which names I can't remember. They never taste as good.

I never do drugs which some friends do and they seem to help them keep going. So the Red bull is the best alternative for me.

 

[Acanthus]

Wikipedia says 4.6 billion cans sold worldwide in 2011. That's pretty impressive, but I wonder how much coke sells. I have a feeling it's probably at least 10x that.

Yeah but think of the margins they get. Sugar, water and caffeine are practically free. Turn around and sell it for $2 a can.

 

[steve wilson]

Read the ingredients list...it's a little more complicated than that...but your point is still valid. The margins will be huge.

 

[soulcougher73]

I dont drink energy drinks often as im immune to caffeine. But i do enjoy the flavor of Monsters M80. Only thing is that one is hard to find aroudn here.

 

[JackBurton]

I just like the taste. Used to drink one 20 oz a day, sometimes two 20 oz per day. Didn't really do a lot for me, I just liked the taste. And it's funny you mentioned others said different cans taste different. Sometimes I'd take a sip of one and say, "hmmm, that tastes a little weird."

 

[rcpratt]

I don't partake in Red Bull unless vodka is involved, and even then it's a rarity (usually involving long days/weekends of drinking). If the cost and calories weren't so prohibitive, I might drink it more often.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Wikipedia says 4.6 billion cans sold worldwide in 2011. That's pretty impressive, but I wonder how much coke sells. I have a feeling it's probably at least 10x that.

Red-Bull is weird. How are they REALLY at the top of the energy drink sales when their cans are THAT fucking small - yet still THAT fucking expensive. I would sooo much rather get a Monster, 2x the amount for less than 1 8oz redbull.