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Rolling Stone named it Hot Drink of the Year 2004. Its supposedly an energy drink with Taurine, Ginsing, Caffine, and Guarana. However, there is an added kick, its a malt beverage with 6% alcohol and comes in 16oz cans, singles or 4 packs. Sparks Lite (with less calories) has just arrived on the scene in a blue/silver can. 12 packs of both are expected later this year.
In the field, and on the bike, I love this
stuff. The idea of mixing caffine, ginsing, and alcohol together is pure
genius. If you can get past the taste ( one review likened it to a combination
of Sweet Tarts and ass) there's a lovely gift of a "buzz" awaiting
you. Just like any other product of greatness, there is a warning: Don't
drink 4 of these in the evening if you expect to get a good nights sleep.
The guarana/caffine mix will mess you up like a 400lb cell mate. Guarana
is a popular ingredient of sodas from Brazil and its main ingredient
is guaranine which is identical to caffine. So why not just use caffine?
Its alot cheaper than guarana, but not as easy on the system. Anyway,
they pack both in this drink with a ginsing chaser and that will
keep you up.
Good luck finding it. So far its in most states, bypassing some of the conservative midwest. I have seen it in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Louisiana so far. Your best bet is to check out one of those crappy little smoke & liquor stores that may sell gas too. I've got 4 local dealers and one is my local Clark station (thankfully). Price rages from 1.25 to 2.39 a can. Yeah, 2.39 is high but when your local pusher is out...what ya gonna do? Red Bull is for wimps, non alcoholic pussy bullshit. Some try to mix Bull with Jager or vodka.. hah!, a ladies drink. There are other alcohol/energy drinks out there, Bud's B^E, Moonshot, & Zygo to name a few. I'll get around to those...someday. For now Sparks is the stuff.
5/31 I just tried the "Light" version in the blue/silver can. It tastes very similar to a sugar free soda with that funky weak aftertaste. I'll stick with the extra calories.
12/05 Theres some competition in the air. I've found Tilt from Busch, and Liquid Charge. Tilt is pretty decent but sweet. Still a hell of alot better than that other crap they put out...beer included. Liquid Charge is the highest alcohol content of all @ 6.9%. Nice. The price of all 3 are about the same..a buk fitty.
3/9/06 Now theres Sparks Plus. Its 7% so its higher that the competitors. Supposedly theres more caffine too. Taste? its a little funkier than regular Sparks, maybe sweeter too. Thankfully Sparks is now available throughout the US except for 4 backwood states.