Jackassalope

BAWLS

I decided to venture from my normal energy drink, Full Throttle Fury, in the spirit of trying new things and avoiding unneeded sugar. The first can I grabbed was BAWLS Guarana Exxtra. It’s advertised as a sugar free soda with 50% more caffeine. So what does that equate to?

BAWLS Exxtra basically tasted like a sugar free Sprite or for those that may remember, a Fresca. So the taste wasn’t bad. It’s made with more guarana than the rest of the BAWLS product line and boasts having as much caffeine as 2 strong cups of coffee - 150 mg. per 16 oz serving.

Unlike the traditional energy drinks, BAWLS ingredients list is short: carbonated water, citric acid, natural guarana flavor, sodium benzoate, and caffeine. No high fructose corn syrup? Crazy!

The result was a good pick-me-up that lasted an hour or two, but it was followed by a pretty hard crash. After the crash cames some heartburn that lasted the rest of the day. Granted, the heart burn might not have been related, but I haven't experiences it in quite some time, which leads me to blame the drink.

Despite the decent taste and ‘not horrific’ list of ingredients, I don’t think I’ll be going back for more. Going up is no fun when you have to come right back down.