Rockstar Punched Apple

Price: €1.50 or €1.75
Contains: 0.5L

I picked this one up at a gas station when I was on a trip to the other side of the country.
Because I probably won't have the chance to visit that gas station again, I bought two of them immeadiately, and later on four extra on a market as a little provision.

Packaging:
Like all Rockstar drinks in this country this can comes in a 0.5L can.
It uses the attractive aluminum tread plating template, which has been used on all the Rockstar cans we know of, except for the regular variant.
This time the can has a nice shade of green, which of course corresponds with the fact that this drink contains apple.

Slogan:
I've heard that the true slogan is 'Party like a rockstar'.
Too bad I can't find it anywhere on my can.
All I can find is: 'Rockstar Energy Drink is designed for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles' and 'Apple, 10% juice', but I will not count those as a slogan.
I assume that 'Party like a rockstar' really is the true slogan, and I quite like it.

Taste:
Although the can claims that it only contains 10% apple juice, the drink has the same smell and color.
The only difference in looks between Rockstar Punched Apple and true apple juice that I can mention will be the fact that there are some bubbles present.
Not only does the drink LOOK like apple juice, the taste is almost the same as well.
It's hard to believe that this drink only contains 10% juice, since it tastes just like apple juice, though more sour and carbonated.
Well, that really isn't a bad thing, i mean, the drink still has a great taste all over it.
True Rockstar quality, I love it.

Kick:
Rockstar Punched Apple not only has a true Rockstar quality flavor, the kick is true quality as well.
Though the kick was not as big as the kick that the original gave me, a kick is still a kick.
The buzz was decent one, that's for sure.

Price/Quality Ratio:
I paid €1.50 for this drink at a market and €1.75 at a gass station.
That makes this drink a little more expensive than the Rockstars, but it's normal that you pay some extra at gass stations, so I'm sure that this drink would have costed €1.39 if it was sold in a normal supermarket.
That being said, the price quality ratio is about the same as with the other Rockstars.
The price might seem a little high, but with Rockstar you get true quality.

Monster Lo-Carb

Price: €1,19, €1,39 or €1,49 (depends on where you get it)
Contains: 0,5L

This drink is the 'Lo-Carb' blue 500 ml. Monster. At first: the can. I really love the looks of the Monster cans, they kept it pretty simple but they still look great. The drink is really good as well; it's certainly not a Red Bull clone and has it's own, unique taste. I don't know what makes it so different, but it is good. It has a slight lemon flavor, but not the Red Bull-lemon. It's different. The only thing that disappoints me about the Monster Cans is the price.
Sadly, they're €1,50 a piece.

Go Fast! Ice tea Energy drink

Price: €2,-
Contains: 0,25L

I never knew Go Fast! had multiple flavors here in The Netherlands, but they do. I bought this one in a gas station for €2. It's much for a 250ml can, but as a collector and reviewer I couldn't resist it.

The can looks like a Go Fast! sugarfree edition with its silver instead of red. The top green bar says 'bio energy', so I think it is a herbal-like drink.

However it smells like green tea. And so does it when you just sip it. It tastes pretty good actually. Something I noticed was that when your can gets emptier (so when you drink more) and you'll get over half the can, the taste is just odd. It gets a little more sticky, and doesn't taste like green tea anymore. But I had some good sips near the bottom of the can aswell, so the quality of the drink is pretty variable. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Just the same idea as I always had of Go Fast! energydrinks.

Monster Ripper

Price: €1,19, €1,39 or €1,49 (depends on where you get it)
Contains: 0,5L

Monster Ripper, this is certainly my favorite drink by my favorite energy drink brand.

Packaging:
The can is how we know it from Monster: it's mostly black and the most striking feature is the yellow claw logo.
Underneath that claw logo is the standard 'Monster' writing in white, and more at the bottom 'RIPPER' is written in yellow, with a little scope through the last 'R'.
One thing I noticed that different to the Monster and Monster Lo-Carb cans, is that the can is not entirely black.
It has some subtle grey area's on the front with an iron effect.
I really like the Monster cans, and this one is certainly not an exception.

Slogan:
The slogan for the Ripper is 'The Juice is Loose'.
It fits perfectly in the Monster+Juice theme and I really like it.

Taste:
I poured this one in glass, and I saw the drink was colored yellow.
In fact, it has the exact same color as the claw logo on the front!
The taste of this drink is something special.
It's very unique and pineapple-like.
The drink is subtally carbonated, which really completes it.
The juice is certainly noticeable, and that's what I like the most about this drink.

Kick:
I really got the big bad Monster buzz of this one.
Last time I drank it was when I just came out of bed (yes, that's right; the first thing I do in the morning is drinking energy drinks).
Immedeately I didn't feel sleepy anymore, I was ready to go.
Too bad I didn't have anything to do that required energy that day...

Price/Quality Ratio:
The most common price for this baby is €1,49, that might seem a little expensive, but the drink certainly knows how to live up to its price.
I don't mind paying one and a half euro for this drink, in fact, I think I should do it more often.

Monster

Price: €1.19, €1.39, €1.49, €2.29, €2.50 (depends on where you get it)
Contains: 0.5L

Let's review the regular version of this kick-ass energy drink brand.

Packaging:
The 500mL can is almost entirely black and the only 'decorations' are logos and nutrition facts.
It has a striking simplicity over it that I really like.
Monster's cool green claw logo is the eyecatcher on this can.
On the top the active ingredients are displayed, seperated from eachother by green plusses.
Underneath the claw logo there's the 'Monster' writing, which is present on all monster cans, and 'Energy' written in green.
I like how everything fits within the three-color scheme (black-green-silver) and the simplicity completes this can.

Slogan:
Monster's slogan is 'Unleash the Beast'.
It sounds cool to me and it fits within the Monster theme.

Taste:
When I poured this drink into a glass I noticed the classic caramel color (maybe a bit lighter, but I don't know for sure because I was stupid enough to pour it into a blue-tainted glass) and it had a small layer of foam on the top.
Even from the smell I could already judge that the drink would be very sweet.
I was right, when I took the first sip the first thing I noticed was the sweetness of the drink.
It does not taste like any other energy drink I've tasted so far (aside from the other Monsters).
The drink has it own unique taste and it certainly does not go with the flow by trying to taste like a Red Bull.
It's also subtally carbonated, but though it's kept subtle you'll still belch loudly after 4 sips in a row.
Sadly, I think it's the combination of the carbonation and the large amount of fluid that makes you feel sick when you're having more than one can.
But still, this drink really is something different, in a positive way.

Kick:
Monster never seems to disappoint me when it comes to the buzz.
The drink certainly gets me up in the morning and gives a nice, constant amount of energy.
I think it's the guarana that does the trick; you feel energy, but it's subtle so you will not act hyperactive or something.

Price/Quality Ratio:
As you can read on the top of this review the variety of prices for Monster is rather big.
The most common price is €1.49, and that's fine with me, since the drink lives up to the price.