CAFFEINE CONTENT
142 mg
EASE IN ACQUISITION—4
This is another drink I found at Dollar Tree. So far as I’m aware, this is a store with a very steady inventory (vs. that of Big Lots, which is constantly shifting), so check there if interested.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—5
This is the sort of energy drink that is very easy to look over, especially to the casual energy drink seeker—mostly because it doesn’t much look like one; I only recognized it as one because I was on the hunt for new acquisitions, and am in the habit of double-checking these sorts of things. Anyway, red can with blue pinstripe design doesn’t really scream ‘energy drink’ to me, and probably won’t to most anyone else.
TASTE—7
Red Rain is a Red Bull clone, but it truly isn’t a bad one. It tastes cleaner than most (take Wired for instance), and leans more towards being sour than anything else. It does have a bitter medicinal aftertaste that kind of reminded me of Red Bull, but other than that, I found myself drinking a Red Bull clone and not feeling antagonized at the fact—which hasn’t happened in a long time.
KICK (INTENSITY)—7
Red Rain’s caffeine content is fairly modest (same as an Amp), so you can expect a boost that’s pretty typical of drinks in that category—it’ll wake you up, and even make you slightly jittery for a bit, but it won’t really produce anything memorable.
KICK (DURATION)—7
Effects were discernable for about three hours, after which there was a wearing off, but no crash.
THE DRINK OVERALL—7
In the end, Red Rain was an average energy drink experience, but not so deliberately so that I felt affronted by it. If you’re into Red Bull clones and aren’t looking for a huge boost, I’d give Red Rain a shot.
WEBSITE: redrainenergy.ca
KEYWORDS: Red Rain energy drink review, traditional energy drink flavor, Red Bull clone