Here we have another flavor of Hard 8 Beverages, and this has not been reviewed by anybody except for me as of September 28, 2010. First of all, this comes in basically the same 2.4 ounce solid aluminum bottle as the Caffe B Energy Shot. I unscrewed the top of the bottle and took a nice whiff. A fruity smell danced through my nostrils as I proceeded to take a sip. Thankfully, there is no chaser required here. The fruits-mostly pomegranate and blueberry-hit my palate with ease. I slammed the rest of the can without incident. Before we get to the kick, what powers this bad boy? Well, there is 240 percent daily value of vitamin b3, 240 percent daily value of vitamin b5, 960 percent daily value of vitamin b6, and 9,600 percent daily value of vitamin b12. It contains an energy blend consisting of ginseng extract, gingko biloba, taurine, guarana extract, carnitine, glucuronolactone, and glutamine. Now here's something different from the Caffe B flavor: it has an 85 milligrams antioxidant blend consisting of acai berry extract, goji berry extract, blueberry extract, grape seed extract, and pomegranate extract. It comes with 8 calories, 8 grams of total carbohydrates, and 2 grams of sugars. It is sweetened with sugar, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium. Fortunately there is no high fructose corn syrup, but they are still using these sweeteners: Sucrose, Splenda, and Sunett. Those are just some brand names, by the way, except for the Sucrose. That one is just another name for table sugar. Right, now the kick. As always I downed this puppy before school started and felt a low to mid-level rush. The 120 milligrams of caffeine is about as much as a cup of gourmet coffee, and it had the same effect (I know I said that on the Caffe B review). It lasted for about 3 or 4 hours with no crash. So far I think these products are fairly good. You can purchase Hard 8 Products at www.kingofcaffeine.com. Other than that, they are sold at Ralph's in Southern California, QFC Stores in Washington, Fresh Encounter Stores in Ohio, and about 300 Convenience Stores in North Carolina to the Canadian border. So there you have it, now it's time to rate this thing. 8 out of 10.
