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Everyone I know that has tried Red Bull for the most part likes it, but like myself, none of us can figure out what it all tastes like! I know I know the taste from somewhere, but I have no clue what it is.

So my question is, what does Red Bull's taste remind you of?

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not having ever partaken of that particular libation, i have no freaking idea...

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paddyjoe

liquid smarties......

BadNick

ugh ...I hate that shit. But smarties is close since to me that tastes like overly sweet chemically enhanced candy. Of course anything would taste half decent mixed 50/50 with decent vodka...but why spoil the vodka when you can mix it with something else ...anything else! Sorry, I just hate that crap. IMO stay away and if you're so addicted to caffine that you need it ...well stop it.

SSJTWIZTA

::claps:: Yes!

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Redlemon

Desperation. And battery acid.

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Profits.

snowy

A bad batch of fluoride rinse.

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Tophat665

Take the yellowy clear stuff that comes out of a zit that's already been popped, mixed 8 to 1 with robotussin, and fed to a diabetic rat in an artificial sweetener toxicity test. That rat's urine would taste like red bull.

It gives your lunch wings.

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chucktaylor

close, but I always thought it tastes like liquid gummy bears (although I only drank it once... 10 years ago and didnt like it.

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BadNick

gummi bears are GOOD! ...Red Bull is snot

chucktaylor

They ARE good, but I wouldnt drink a beverage made out of 'em *bah*
And Red Bull tastes like these really bad bears with a lot of chemical ingredients. I like the natural ones

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BadNick

Agreed. I just pick them right off the gummibush in my yard, fresh and natural



...unlike Red Bull which IMO tastes like a concoction of bull piss...well more like bull bile since it has taurine in it:

Taurine: also known as 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, taurine was originally isolated from bull bile in 1827. Now it is also made synthetically.

Strangely enough, or maybe not, when you google "bull piss" you'll see a couple links and pics of Red Bull. I rest my case.

lotsofmagnets

OMFG a gummi bear tree

/me lines up

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Far as I can tell, Red Bull tastes very much like a cocktail of Robitussin, flat Dr Pepper, slightly spoiled Maneschewitz sweet wine, and the stuff dentists put on your teeth to bond and seal them.

It is undoubtedly one of the worst-tasting beverages I have ever had, in addition to which, its "energy lift" was markedly short in duration, and caused a certain unpleasant queasiness.

Why anyone would drink it on purpose is beyond me.

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ottopilot

The worst thing about Red Bull are the runny Red Bullshits afterwards.

"it burns!"

telekinetic

It tastes exactly like the little pastel gummy cars for sale at Ikea (or, I assume, in Sweden).

Someone go try some and tell me they don't!

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Grasshopper Green

I think Red Bull tastes like carbonated Necco Wafers...*shudder*. Why anyone would ruin perfectly good vodka with this nasty concoction is beyond me.

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jewels

That's the perfect description of the taste.

Yeccchhh! Eating spoonfuls of sugar would be a less expensive and more natural alternative.

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BadNick

zombies like red bull

ottopilot

yeah that, and it's all covered with sweat...

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Unfocused

Liquid carbonated sweet tarts.

Personally I love the flavor but can't stand the thought of paying their asking price for it.

Martian

I enjoy energy drinks immensely and drink more of them than is probably healthy.

Magpie says it tastes like medicine.

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noodle

walmart-generic (equate?) red "nyquil" with flouride treatment gel. And Necco wafers. the sugarfree tastes more like smarties than Necco.
I was on the phone with a guy who literally had a psychotic break after 9 RBVs. He was NEVER the same again and I later found myself two steps from an RO against the guy... my friend's boyfriend, not even mine!
I don't touch the stuff much any more. Rather have coffee, personally. Soda if I'm desperate.

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Gabbyness

Cha-ching . . .

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QuasiMondo

Red Bull tastes like sweet shit.

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jpw16

like shit

Plan9

Smarties. Afghanistan.

They used to give us cases of it in the hope that we would stay awake for 16-18-20 hour missions for a week.

Doesn't work that well, caffeine. Crushing half a dozen piss-warm Red Bulls a day is bad for your soul.

Army decided Red Bull was too expensive (or something) and switched to something far worse.

"Rip-Its."

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telekinetic

Do you have to be in the air force to get modafinil? Even at street prices, it's cheaper than half a dozen cans of redbull.

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Gabbyness

You guys ever see the story about the two young Marines who invented the "energy chew?" Apparently each "dip" has enough caffeine to put you on your ass.

Ah, here it is:

2 corporals revved up about energy dip - MarineCorpsTimes.com

Sorry for the threadjack! I still maintain Red Bull tastes like sugar-coated battery acid . . . and I love it.

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Daniel_

It tastes like an old fashioned sweet shop. On fire.

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elise1

taste like cocaine lol

Verdan

Reminds me of the stuff in pixie sticks. Useful to drink on long road trips.

Actually, I guess I didn't actually drink it. Perhaps the thought that I would have to drink it if I got sleepy kept me awake...

DaniGirl

I agree, the worst drink I have ever tasted.

thespian86

I am an expert as I have debated with many red bull efficienado over the taste of the popular energy drink. the conclusion:

3/4 Melted Blue Freezie
1/4 Extract of Nerds candy

Question answered.

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It tastes like carbonated sour lemonade with a heavy dose of pepper and a splash of cough syrup.

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CinnamonGirl

Wow. Lotsa non-fans of Red Bull. I don't think it tastes that bad. Red Bull & Malibu rum used to be my "club drink." Tasted like candy, kept me out on the floor dancing (okay, didn't really need THAT part of if), and kept a good buzz going.

If you're talking straight energy drinks, though, I prefer Rock Star.

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powerclown

Tastes like bubblegum flavor to me. Of all the energy drinks I like Red Bull best. Monster is ok, but an entire can is twice the size of a redbull and its too much sugar. I drink Red bull as a coffee subsititute.

Jinn

QED. IF you look at the ingredients, it actually says "Aritifical flavorings: 3/4 melted blue freezie, 1/4 Extract of Nerds...

Not really, but this is what it tastes like to me.

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