Energy Drink Added 2008-03-06 20:18:05

NOS Grape High Performance Energy Review

Price: $1.99
Available at: BP Concord, NC
Nutrition Information:
Size: 16.0oz. · Serving Size: 8oz. Calories: 110 · Carbs: 28g · Sodium: 115mg

Ratings:
Combined Reviewer Rating:

8.5 out of 10 8.10 out of 10 from 67 reviewers

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NOS Grape High Performance Energy Drink comes in a bright purple can that reminds me of Grape Hubba Bubba. Add the bright yellow text, and it begins to look like Los Angeles Lakers Energy Drink (which is no worse of an idea than Hooters Energy Drink. The rim of the can amusingly lists taurine twice, as if they forgot they'd mentioned it two ingredients before. My name is Jason, my favorite foods are: pizza, nachos, vegetable soup, pizza, and pizza. Seriously, the top says "Taurine + Ginseng + Caffeine + Taurine + L-Carnitine". If I remember my roommate's intro to college Algebra class correctly, you may want to simplify that to (2)Taurine + Ginseng + Caffeine + L-Carnitine. Interestingly, despite over-touting it, this contains the industry standard 1g of tauine per serving. Otherwise, I was impressed that the can lacked some motivational speech about using NOS to fuel your body like a top-fuel dragster. Essentially the only added text is a warning that reads, "CAUTION: POWERFUL". Well, we'll see about that.

Active Ingredients *Per can, not per serving:
We established early on that this contains taurine. Here's the breakdown of mg and/or % of daily allowance per serving: 28g/9% of carbohydrates, 27g of sugar, 2mg/100% of B6, 6mcg/100% of B12, taurine 1g (1000mg), L-Carnitine 200mg, caffeine 125,g, Inositol 100mg, panax ginseng extract 50mg.

Angie's Review: Reviews posted after May 2007 are written by a guest reviewer referred to from this point forward as "The Stig".
For an energy drink reviewer that goes by the assumed name "The Stig", one might think I know something about cars, or was predisposed to know that NOS had anything to do with cars. With some help from Youtube and Paul Walker, I got the following 41 second crash course in NOS.

Ok, so apparently drinking NOS makes your car go faster. I'm also grateful to know that if I'm not careful, I run the risk of blowing myself up with NOS. It's interesting that the can doesn't even contain the, "Warning contents under pressure may explode" warning. Paul Walker is like the modern day GI Joe. With the battle half fought, I was ready to taste the grape rush, and was I ever impressed. It was awesome, I was refreshed, and the taste was amazing. Thirst quenching and enjoyable, and somehow, my teeth were not even stained obnoxious purple. Fortunately, even with my heavy foot, I did not blow myself up.

With the great taste, I guzzled this beverage down fast. I looked like Takeru Kobayashi. Despite the ferocity with which I drank the NOS, my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis still topped out at well below 140 mph. I was so pumped though, I wanted to jam my feet through the floorboard and NOS it up the Fred Flintstone way. My conclusion, NOS High Performance Energy Drink does nothing to make your car go faster, but it will give mere mortals and Paul Walker more energy.

This drink is $1.99, with a great taste, and a notable energy boost this drink is a good value. I'd also recommend keeping a video camera handy, with the risk of blowing up, your friends could make your death the next Diet Coke and Mentos craze. Of course, Mythbusters (or Al Gore) will probably try to take credit for that too.

Angie Energy Rating:

8
Angie Taste Rating:

9
Angie Value Rating:

8

Jason's Review:
I can imagine the question arising, "Why not review the original NOS? That stuff's been around for years." Admittedly, it's a fine question, I'd have to estimate that I "enjoyed" the original NOS (which I think they touted as "High Octane Energy Fuel", which would in the most technical sense of the term, be false advertising). I actually still have a can of the very original (likely circa 2004) in my collection. Having skirted the issue long enough, here's my answer to your original dumb question, it was so bad, I couldn't write a review for it. I sincerely believed that I had so many bad things to say about the original NOS that someone involved in formulating, producing, packaging, or distributing the contents of that sullied aluminum can might actually kill themselves to appease the enraged masses. So, I took the remaining NOS and tucked them away in a place I thought would be safe, squirreling them away in case I ever had to use them as chemical weapons against those dirty commies, like in Red Dawn. Mmmm Deer Blood Energy Drink, now there's an idea.

Anyway, so there's the exposition, and the prelude to why I approached the NOS Grape High Performance Energy Drink with extreme caution, constantly checking to see if the commies were onto my scheme, and beating me to the punch. I opened the can, and declared immediate and comprehensive redemption to the NOS brand, acquitting them of all crimes against humanity for unleashing the original NOS on unsuspecting 13 year old "Fast and the Furious" fans. This drink tastes awesome, I don't even care that I look like a colossal tool carrying it around (with a taste this good, I won't be carrying it long anyway).

NOS Grape got me pretty jacked up too. I thinking drinking it quickly had a lot to do with the profound affect, but again, it helps when it doesn't taste like Full Throttle Nature is One Bad Mother and you don't have to force it down.

Around $2, this drink offers everything I'd expect at that price, and an excellent taste to boot.

Jason Energy Rating:

9
Jason Taste Rating:

9
Jason Value Rating:

User Comments

Matt on 2008-03-16 08:40:07 said:
Stig, The movie is about the nitrous oxide that cars use to race with....thats why nos named itself. Not IM GONNA BLOW UP! so 1. Your stupid if you thought that or 2.You dont put it sarcastically enough to tell you were joking.

Pat on 2008-04-14 17:21:33 said:
Good, but you need a review of the regular NOS. I think it tastes kinda like orange soda. The one that comes in big 24 oz bottles shaped like NOS tanks that they sell at wal-mart for like 2.50. Yeah review that.

the minx on 2008-04-24 19:54:07 said:
well i thought the NOS Grape review was extremely funny. actually i laughed til i cried. so 1 get a sense of humor, 2 well there is no 2 but i'll post again after i try this tomorrow night at work if i can find it :-)

33 on 2008-05-04 17:47:24 said:
NOS blew up my land rover I'm going to sue

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