Rockstar Energy Drink, Caffeine and Electrolytes, (Packaging May Vary) Orange , Recovery Orange, 16 Fl Oz (Pack of 24)

This is my third time personally buying these 24 packs, and before I bought them a friend of mine would buy them as we mix them with alcohol. The flavor was always amazing, so good it would make you just want to continue drinking and drinking. Recently, however, I have noticed that my past 2 shipments have come in fine condition but the taste has been off. At first, I thought maybe I had been mixing the drink too strong, so I decided to just drink a can by itself (as I love the flavor). It was then that I realized that the flavor was dead--I couldn't even finish the one that I opened. Surprised by this, I came back to Amazon to check if this was common and sure enough it is.I'm thinking it has to do with where it's manufactured, but I think that someone needs to be quality controlling these. I pay good money for these, so I would like them to be as good as the one I can find in a random gas station.Hopefully, this is just a fluke incident, but so far they are 1/3!Update (9/1/19):After my fifth shipment now, they are 3/5. I’m hoping that they continue to stay good tasting, so I’m raising the stars to match (3/5).Update (10/8/19):4/5, so far the taste is consistently good since the first occurrence.Update (5/16/20):5/5, since the first issue, the quality has been great!

I discovered this drink by accident back in my college days and I scarcely drink any other caffeinated beverages as a result. I've tried the fruit punch and lemonade variants as well and as good as those are, I always come back to the orange.The flavor is full and smooth with nary an aftertaste and if your friend's don't notice the 10 calorie per serving (20 cal/can), they'll have no clue it's a "diet" energy drink. (This is the reason I'm a good deal thinner than my full sugar swigging colleagues!) Behold the miracles of science!The caffeine content is moderate, 160mg per can, so you can chug one down without getting the jitters so bad that you lose the ability to type recognizable commands into the terminal but it will still keep you going.

I was a little hesitant to buy this when I read the reviews since there were mentions of different taste than the normal product and dented cans. I did receive one dented can but it wasn't an issue. I also thought the taste was normal. I love these drinks. I noticed the price fluctuates greatly... I bought them much cheaper as listed now for about $1.20/can and I see it's up to about $1.50. The gas station offers 2/$3 so I'll keep an eye out but when the price is right this is a great product for bulk purchase.

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Rockstar isnt the best but they are a more reasonable priced they taste Very good but they just dont have the kick of Bang and Reign or even Celcious but sometimes you dont want a huge kick so grab a Rockstar

PSA for those worried about mixed reviews. I have purchased from this listing 12 times in the past. I only order it when it is shipped and sold by Amazon.com due to the variability in reviews. Don't know if the bad reviews come from 3rd party items fulfilled by amazon or if it's just the one's that are shipped by a 3rd party, I haven't bothered risking it and only order when it's in stock directly from Amazon. I've never received a delivery of cans that taste any different from the ones I pick up at local gas stations.For those worried about sudden recipe changes:A. CARBONATION: This product has ALWAYS been lightly carbonated. Just because they added the word carbonated in the ingredients list doesn't mean it's suddenly as carbonated as a Dr. Pepper. I shook up both of the pictured cans and the one that says carbonated in the ingredients list did not foam up or do anything different from the previous can design.B. CALORIES: I don't know why both cans are 1 serving but one says 10 calories and the other says 25. Both have 3 grams of carbohydrates (2g of it being added sugars) and no protein or fat. That means there were 12 calories in the old can and there are 12 calories in the new can. No change. Ingredients list have the same items in the same orders, they just modified what they're calling a few of the ingredients.

I have received 3 shipments so far. First shipment was perfect, I was excited as it's way more economical to purchase in bulk than at the grocery or convenience stores. Second shipment all the cans were dented at the top (a bit of space between the shipping box might have been the culprit during transportation or they were defective already) and was able to get a replacement with ZERO hassle. Third shipment was great, look forward to ordering more in the future.As far as quality of the drink- it's my favorite. Non-carbonated, tastes like lemonade if lemonade had caffeine! For health, no it's not the best, but of the energy drink market it's as good as one could hope for!

I will definitely order another one thanks