Becoming an Energy Drink Connoisseur

If there is one fad to catch on quick, it would have to be the energy drink. Like soda, they can be extremely addictive, so it’s no wonder that it’s grown into a $10 billion a year industry. But for those of you who think energy drinks end with the Red Bull’s, Rockstar’s, Monster’s and et cetera, you are sorely mistaken. A new wiki entry at the Wired How-To Wiki tells you how to become an “energy drink connoisseur”.

The author of the entry is Energy Guru… an appropriate name since he’s personally reviewed over 600 energy drinks on his personal blog. Compared to the 10 – 15 energy drinks I must’ve had in my day, that’s pretty incredible. He also gave my personal favorite pretty good ratings, so perhaps I don’t have such bad taste after all.

For those looking to become such a connoisseur, tips are given… the most important being to write down your thoughts immediately after taking a taste. I sometimes do this with beer, and it’s a great way to make sure you don’t buy the same crap twice over. It also recommends drinking the beverage rather swiftly so that you can see how great the “buzz factor” is… but shotgunning is bad. So if you want to become something your mother could be proud of, check out the wiki page.

Small gas stations and liquor stores are to energy drinks what Whole Foods is to Belgian beer. These mom-and-pop shops are far more likely to pick up smaller, less-known brands than the big chain stores. That’s how you find drinks like Hyphy, which is both the Bay Area’s equivalent of crunk and in the energy drink realm, as Energy Guru wrote, “a clear knock off of Pimp Juice.”

Source: Wired How-To Wiki