Energy Drinks / 5-Hour Energy Decaf
Where can I buy 5-Hour Energy Decaf? Online Store
How much does 5-Hour Energy Decaf cost? $1.65
Since I'm not sensitive to caffeine, in fact, I don't function properly without it, this drink was like a moderately tasty flavor shot that contained no energizing ingredients. My system was very unhappy about the lack of caffeine, I started to get a frontal lobe headache, and I wanted to lie down about an hour after drinking it. After about 4 hours or so I took a 30 minute power nap, and woke up with an even more severe headache. This wasn't a "crash", this was just a "never got energized". As the bottle specifies, this drink is for people sensitive to caffeine; I'm not, but a great deal of our readers probably aren't either. If you came to this website looking for this particular product, I think the Stig would recommend you try it. On the other hand, if you're a regular reader, and you love regular energy shots, or high caffeine energy drinks, this is like putting training wheels back on your bicycle.
About 2-3 years ago, we regularly paid $3 for these 2oz. shots at convenience stores, thanks to online ordering, these are available at a much lower price. I think, even at $1.65, this drink is absolutely overpriced, and will review it as such. In fact, I think it's overpriced at $1, and perhaps even at $0.25. It just doesn't do anything for me, and the unlike an ineffective energy drink, which may still be refreshing and enjoyable, this 2oz. shot offers no refreshment and doesn't taste good enough to drink it for enjoyment. Again, if you're sensitive to caffeine, this may be the product you're looking for, and since (as of the time of this review), you can order 12 bottles for less than $20, it's a minimal investment to find out if it works for you.
Directly after chilling, shaking, opening and sipping, I was excited to see that, at the very least, removing the caffeine made this drink much more palatable. It's still tart, but doesn't seem like an overt attempt at covering up caffeine's bitterness, as is the case with the caffeinated versions of 5-hour energy. Goes down smoothly, and leaves you licking your lips and wanting more, like the outside of a warhead candy. Now that it was enjoyably consumed, would it work?
Well, feeling it in minutes is debatable. I wouldn't say there was ever a real "onset" of energy. I felt more alert than without the 5-hour energy. I'll confirm that it "lasted for hours", but I would not say that it lasted 5 hours. Overall, a more impressive experience than I expected from 6mg of caffeine and some other snake oil ingredients.
You can buy Decaf 5-Hour Energy online for about $1.65/bottle, but with the caffeinated versions now available for around $1.70/bottle, I wouldn't recommend this product unless you are hypersensitive to caffeine. For me, it's ok, but I need that extra boost that caffeine offers.
5-Hour Energy Decaf can or bottle design and textual information
The packaging for decaf 5-hour energy is very attractive, makes me want to run through the mountains on a sunny day, carrying a half a lemon and half a lime. The bottle's plastic wrapping is primarily sky blue, with green hills/mountains and a hint of sunshine. The cornerstone of the packaging is the now iconic man running like a Frenchman from altercation. The package asserts, "Hours of energy now, No crash later, Sugar Free, Decaf, Only 4 Calories". It goes on to say, "Feel it in minutes, Lasts for hours". The back of the bottle offers the value proposition (in very hard-to-read black on blue) of decaf 5-hour energy, "Sensitive to caffeine? Still need extra energy to get through your day? Decaf 5-hour energy can provide hours of alertness and focus without making you feel jittery."
Jason, bud. You'd an addict.
You were crashing from caffeine withdrawal when you rated the caffeine free product. Kind of invalidates your review.
Personally, I'm low on the B vitamins, and I'm looking forward to finding a caffeine free version. I was on the regular 5 hour stuff for two weeks and collapsed from adrenal exhaustion.
Who do you think reads energy reviews? We're well aware of caffeine withdrawal, and anyone who switches to this product from the regular 5-hour energy or other caffeinated energy drink will experience the same thing. Additionally, anyone taking this instead of a 5 cent multivitamin is spending too much money to get B-vitamins.
Ali@2011-03-04 12:35:01
first of all 5-hour decaf is an enegry drink if you want caffeine then drink coffee
it works thats all i need to know i dont drink caffeine except on the occasion when i want khalua in my drink so the guy who is "addicted" to caffeine and MUST have it is full of crap he dont know what makes people energetic "other than his caffeine starved body" so drink coffee man give up the 5-hour energy drink its obviously not for you and if you get headaches when u dont drink caffeine then i suggest you get on a program because you my friend are addicted to it
John@2009-06-16 17:22:14
I found it the decaf 5-hour energy worked pretty decent for me. I don't really like the jittery all over the place feel, especially when I'm going to work. And at a restaurant you can't be jittery nuts because the customers will quickly catch on. It's nice for those who need a little pep because they are tired and don't want that energy drink "rush". If you want the hyperactive feeling, decaf is not for you.
5-Hour Energy Decaf
 Energy | Taste | Price |
How much does 5-Hour Energy Decaf cost? $1.65
What's in 5-Hour Energy Decaf?
Nutritional Information
Like most things that are decaf, 5-hour energy is not completely decaffeinated, but if you're not sensitive to caffeine, it might as well be. This 2oz. energy shot contains 6mg of caffeine. The other energy comes from the following active ingredients (mg/% USRDA): Vitamin B6 40mg/2000%, Folic Acid 400mcg/100%, B12 500mcg/8333%. Decaf 5-hour energy also contains a 2106mg energy blend of the following in unspecified amounts: Choline, Glucuronolactone, N-Acetyl, L-Tyrosine, L-Phenylalanine, Taurine, Malic Acid, and the whopping 6mg of caffeine. Lastly, there is a 1mg blend of enzymes: Amylase, Protease, Lipase, Cellulase, Lactase.
*Incomplete
Size: 2.0 FL OZ
Servings: 1.0
Size: 2.0 FL OZ
Servings: 1.0
| Calories | 4 |
| Carbohydrates | 0 |
| Sodium | 10 |
Jason's Review
I'll get straight to the point, this energy shot tastes the best of the lot, but taste is at the bottom of my list when buying energy shots, particularly since the caffeine is what makes the others taste bad. It's pretty easy to make an energy shot taste good, if you drop caffeine.Since I'm not sensitive to caffeine, in fact, I don't function properly without it, this drink was like a moderately tasty flavor shot that contained no energizing ingredients. My system was very unhappy about the lack of caffeine, I started to get a frontal lobe headache, and I wanted to lie down about an hour after drinking it. After about 4 hours or so I took a 30 minute power nap, and woke up with an even more severe headache. This wasn't a "crash", this was just a "never got energized". As the bottle specifies, this drink is for people sensitive to caffeine; I'm not, but a great deal of our readers probably aren't either. If you came to this website looking for this particular product, I think the Stig would recommend you try it. On the other hand, if you're a regular reader, and you love regular energy shots, or high caffeine energy drinks, this is like putting training wheels back on your bicycle.
About 2-3 years ago, we regularly paid $3 for these 2oz. shots at convenience stores, thanks to online ordering, these are available at a much lower price. I think, even at $1.65, this drink is absolutely overpriced, and will review it as such. In fact, I think it's overpriced at $1, and perhaps even at $0.25. It just doesn't do anything for me, and the unlike an ineffective energy drink, which may still be refreshing and enjoyable, this 2oz. shot offers no refreshment and doesn't taste good enough to drink it for enjoyment. Again, if you're sensitive to caffeine, this may be the product you're looking for, and since (as of the time of this review), you can order 12 bottles for less than $20, it's a minimal investment to find out if it works for you.
Guests's Review
I had low expectations for a 5-hour energy product that contains no caffeine, it seemed like an episode of CHiPS without Erik Estrada. Expectations lowered further when I realized that the site had only reviewed 2 caffeine-free energy drinks to-date, N-Motion Caffeine Free (which at the time of this review has the lowest user rating of 0.77 out of 10) and YET "Your Energy Tonic" (6th lowest user rating, and what appears to be the 3rd lowest overall rated energy drink by the site editors). I don't believe either of the aforementioned drinks remains in production. Needless to say, expectations were as low as my expectations for any new M. Night Shyamalan movie.Directly after chilling, shaking, opening and sipping, I was excited to see that, at the very least, removing the caffeine made this drink much more palatable. It's still tart, but doesn't seem like an overt attempt at covering up caffeine's bitterness, as is the case with the caffeinated versions of 5-hour energy. Goes down smoothly, and leaves you licking your lips and wanting more, like the outside of a warhead candy. Now that it was enjoyably consumed, would it work?
Well, feeling it in minutes is debatable. I wouldn't say there was ever a real "onset" of energy. I felt more alert than without the 5-hour energy. I'll confirm that it "lasted for hours", but I would not say that it lasted 5 hours. Overall, a more impressive experience than I expected from 6mg of caffeine and some other snake oil ingredients.
You can buy Decaf 5-Hour Energy online for about $1.65/bottle, but with the caffeinated versions now available for around $1.70/bottle, I wouldn't recommend this product unless you are hypersensitive to caffeine. For me, it's ok, but I need that extra boost that caffeine offers.
5-Hour Energy Decaf can or bottle design and textual information
The packaging for decaf 5-hour energy is very attractive, makes me want to run through the mountains on a sunny day, carrying a half a lemon and half a lime. The bottle's plastic wrapping is primarily sky blue, with green hills/mountains and a hint of sunshine. The cornerstone of the packaging is the now iconic man running like a Frenchman from altercation. The package asserts, "Hours of energy now, No crash later, Sugar Free, Decaf, Only 4 Calories". It goes on to say, "Feel it in minutes, Lasts for hours". The back of the bottle offers the value proposition (in very hard-to-read black on blue) of decaf 5-hour energy, "Sensitive to caffeine? Still need extra energy to get through your day? Decaf 5-hour energy can provide hours of alertness and focus without making you feel jittery."
Consumer Reviews
William Carr@2012-08-09 16:03:08Jason, bud. You'd an addict.
You were crashing from caffeine withdrawal when you rated the caffeine free product. Kind of invalidates your review.
Personally, I'm low on the B vitamins, and I'm looking forward to finding a caffeine free version. I was on the regular 5 hour stuff for two weeks and collapsed from adrenal exhaustion.
Who do you think reads energy reviews? We're well aware of caffeine withdrawal, and anyone who switches to this product from the regular 5-hour energy or other caffeinated energy drink will experience the same thing. Additionally, anyone taking this instead of a 5 cent multivitamin is spending too much money to get B-vitamins.
Ali@2011-03-04 12:35:01
first of all 5-hour decaf is an enegry drink if you want caffeine then drink coffee
it works thats all i need to know i dont drink caffeine except on the occasion when i want khalua in my drink so the guy who is "addicted" to caffeine and MUST have it is full of crap he dont know what makes people energetic "other than his caffeine starved body" so drink coffee man give up the 5-hour energy drink its obviously not for you and if you get headaches when u dont drink caffeine then i suggest you get on a program because you my friend are addicted to it
John@2009-06-16 17:22:14
I found it the decaf 5-hour energy worked pretty decent for me. I don't really like the jittery all over the place feel, especially when I'm going to work. And at a restaurant you can't be jittery nuts because the customers will quickly catch on. It's nice for those who need a little pep because they are tired and don't want that energy drink "rush". If you want the hyperactive feeling, decaf is not for you.
