Archive for category DebatableBevi
Honeydrop - Alive - Blood Oranges & Honey Tea - Whole Foods, Union Square, NYC
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Tea on January 8th, 2010
$1.79
I was really excited for this tea, but was disappointed to find a bland, filmy texture in my mouth after taking the initial swig. It hits you with a refreshing wave, but then the after taste settles in and kills it, quickly un-quenching your thirst. You need a chaser or a tooth-brushing after drinking this. With all the delicious teas out there, this gets a zero replay value and DebatableBevi categorization.
BUT if you already have one popped and don’t know what to do, mix it with Smirnoff Vodka and the filmy texture goes away, leaving a very tasty and mild alcoholic bevi. Splashes to vodka, particularly Smirnoff in our case, for the bevi relief.
*contributed by BevCEO and the The Turkish Beverage Board
Powerball Energized Juice - Acai Berry
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Energy, Juice on July 14th, 2009
I’ve been seeing Powerball pop up in more and more places here in NYC. I’m confused by the whole disco ball thing and my first general reactions have been that this is going to be another strange, short-lived energy drink.
Well, it tastes nothing like Red Bull or even any energy drink. I realized that it is energy juice. Bevver Off Dead and I were catching a late showing of Transformers 2 and decided to pop one before the flick to try something new, have a laugh, and maybe get enough energon to sit through the 2.5 hours.
It tastes like grape juice and gave us no noticeable energon or impromptu disco dancing. I’d say it’s a DebatableBevi with little or no replay value.
*contributed by BevCEO
Fyxx Hybrid - Caffeine Infused Spring Water
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Energy, Water on July 12th, 2009
Drinking water with caffeine in it gives you a less-than-savory mental feeling, like you’re gonna taste the caffeine and it’s gonna be gross. Well, it just tastes like water, but it made me realize how much I actually appreciate all the outrageous frills and claims seen on most packaging that says this or that drink promotes faster firing neurons, better skin, sexual prowess, overall health, infused with fruits and vegetables, blah blah blah. Those claims at least don’t sound weird.
But this drink is WATER and CAFFEINE. That’s it. I feel like it gave me a little boost, but that little boost came with about five “ew, gross. caffeinated water?” comments from the workers in the office I was at. And I didn’t have enough pride in Fyxx to fire back a scathing rebuttal. I may get another bottle. Maybe. This makes it a DebatableBevi.
*contributed by BevCEO
Amino Vital Pro - Ajinomoto - Fruit Punch
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Water on June 4th, 2009
First response was “a diabetic would die.” This bevi is super sweet and tastes like those freeze pop popsicles from our childhood. It also has a water after taste which is a relief after the pungent sweetness. The description on the bottle makes it sound like a person would Hulk out after this one bottle and it’s 3,600mg of BCAAs and Arginines, aka amino acids. Overall we believe this drink is a true sports drink, quenching, and I wonder if it’ll really “bring out the winner” in us.
There’s no caffeine in this bevi but we do feel energized. Yo! We feel peppy.
We call this a DebatableBevi, but are willing to try it out again after an intense run or trip to the gym.
*contributed by Bevrina
Twisted Tea - Hard Iced Tea
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Malt Beverage, Tea on May 27th, 2009
Avoid at all costs. Underwhelming, unattractively laden with an unpleasant aftertaste and sans carbonation. Doesn’t even taste like it has any alcohol either, which would definitely put it in the debatable bevi category.
*contributed by Tilney Bevington
Boost - Happy with Goji
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Juice on May 22nd, 2009
I have yet to drink a Goji Berry flavored drink that I like - it gives kind of a sour, unpleasant taste. Needless to say this bevi didn’t make me very happy or even promote happiness, as I’ve been noticing a lot of marketing strategies say they do. Promotion of physical or emotional stuff…nice try. It was in the $4 range and claims to be filled with all kinds of amazing, all-natural things, but I just can’t get behind this one.
I’d try the other flavors of Boost. I mean, I have to in order to stay true to the Bombevi creed, but I have yet to be convinced of doling out that much cash for a bevi that is not amazing. In review of all these factors I’m declaring Happy Boost a DebatableBevi
Horchata in a can - Solmaya
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Milky on April 27th, 2009
This is how desperate the horchata situation is out here on the east coast. I wanted to enjoy a delicious, cold, milky, cinnamon-y crisp horchata on the beach and this can from Solmaya is the only thing around.
It’s nothing special. Too milky, no ice inside (great feature of horchatas), and overall sub par. However, I appreciate the fact that Solmaya is trying to do something about the situation.
Someone from LA or Mexico please send a good horchata post in.
Coffee - Guy & Gallard - NYC
Posted by bombevi in Coffee, DebatableBevi on April 25th, 2009
Purveyors of fine imported coffee…a slogan that really piques the interest of the coffee lover.
Well, this coffee is kind of bitter and doesn’t live up to the hype, at all. Very low replay value and until further notice is a DebatableBevi.
*contributed by Wyatt Slurp
Big Cranberry - Nantucket Nectars
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Juice on April 5th, 2009
Big Cranberry? Big Disappointment.
Sparks Plus
Posted by bombevi in DebatableBevi, Malt Beverage on April 5th, 2009
What do you think when drinking Sparks Plus? Gettin’ Twisted.
Sparks Plus is a 14 proof sweet bubbly artificially flavored malt beverage with just the right artificial flavors to turn your mouth orange and enough stimulants to keep you up itching all night.
On the first few gulps, while the excitement of getting tuned up is still high, the drink is awesome. Like fizzy, boozy gatorade. About 1/4 way though the can though it turns on you. The artificial flavors give way to the taste of sugar crusted rusty bottle caps.
I gotta give Sparks the rating of Debatable Bevi though. While the taste is no good, it is the only alcoholic beverage that you can drink without a brown bag and they really took some risks with their advertisement campaign. Remember when this stuff came out and they gave it away for free?
The drink was recently banned, but you can sometimes find it at sketchy Lower East Side delis.
Here is a news report about the ban
http://www.cbs13.com/video/?id=44156@kovr.dayport.com
*contributed by FTBev
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