Energy Drink Added 2005-11-16 23:31:15

Carabao Review

Price: $1.25
Available at: Overseas Food Market Charlotte, NC
Nutrition Information:
Size: 8.5oz. · Serving Size: 8.5oz. Calories: 198 · Carbs: 42g · Sodium: 125mg

Ratings:
Combined Reviewer Rating:

9 out of 10 6.77 out of 10 from 143 reviewers

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Carabao Energy Drink comes in a convenient 8.5oz short can. It's totally green except for a red circle with a long horned bull skull in the middle of it. At first I thought the skull had an X on it but when I looked closer it looks more like a dove or some type of bird on the forehead.

Active Ingredients *Per can, not per serving:
190% of your daily value of niacin, 430% of your B6, and 140% B12. Also taurine and caffeine.

Angie's Review: Reviews posted after May 2007 are written by a guest reviewer referred to from this point forward as "The Stig".
First I have to talk about how much I love the short can. I prefer these to the tall same size cans because they fit in the cup holder in my car better. As some of you may know by now, I have my energy drink on the way into work in the morning. I'm sure you can imagine what the back floorboard of my car looks like.

Carabao tasted great. It was like drinking pineapple candy. It was very sweet and enjoyable. I drank it quickly and enjoyed every sip. It wasn't carbonated, but it's not too heavy. I'll bet that this would get pretty thick if you didn't drink it right out of the ice box.

I really felt like this was a high energy drink. It's loaded with B6 and B12, but it also has a lot of sugar, calories, and high sodium. It's worth every calorie. I can't say enough good things about this drink. At $1.25 this ranks very high for value. This has more energy than most 8oz drinks and even adds and extra tenth of an ounce, as most are 8.3 or 8.4oz drinks. The folks at Carabao went the extra mile to give you more for your buck.

Angie Energy Rating:

8
Angie Taste Rating:

10
Angie Value Rating:

10

Jason's Review:
I've discovered one thing in my research of overseas energy drinks, Thailand blurs the lines between pancake syrup and energy drink. The flavor of Carabao is very pleasant, and I have a hard time not drinking the whole can very quickly. The best way to describe the flavor is about 1/2 condensed apple juice. Since the flavor made me want to drink it, I finished the drink in about 3 minutes.

A few minutes after finishing, I was wired like Ma Bell. Primarily, I was wide awake and alert. Perhaps Carabao is not a physical performance enhancer, but I can see it doing some powerful concentration enhancement.

This beverage was right up my value alley as well. Seeing as how the drink is on the verge of 200 calories already, one 8.5 serving is quite enough. The price is right where I believe it should be. We procured these from a local Asian food store $1.25 each, which is a price where Red Bull would gain a lot of value points, in my book.

Jason Energy Rating:

8
Jason Taste Rating:

8
Jason Value Rating:

User Comments

Tabitha on 2008-03-07 10:01:48 said:
i think Carabao is gross

Big Daddy Jboy on 2008-03-28 07:13:55 said:
Carabao is great.

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