Ol' Glory (Old Glory) Energy Drink Review

Bless America. Today I shall review the energy drink, Ol' Glory (sometimes referred to as Old Glory) the true American energy drink. It comes in a 16 oz. can with the American Eagle on the front and an American flag motif. And in true American capitalistic style this energy drink is only 99 cents. That's a beautiful thing and one of the many great reasons to love America. After all what other country provides so many energy drinks. Their slogan is keeping America strong, but strangely they also produce a Mexican pride energy drink called Gloria Viejo.

Old Glory is a pale light yellow in color. It looks like pear juice and most closely resembles SoBe No Fear Gold in color. A very citrusy smell wafts from the can. Upon taking a gulp I notice that it isn't very carbonated at all. I'd say it tastes most like those white gummi bears right down to the corn syrupy aftertaste. It's really a cross between pineapple and lemon gummi bear flavors. In some ways it reminds me of ginger ale and could be a good energy substitue for ginger ale and would make a really good energy drink mixer with rum or vodka. I fondly remember those days where I used to bite the heads off gummi bears. To be young again! Given the resemblance to popular candy it's surprisingly not too sweet but has a good flavor. It's really much better than I expected given the bargain price. Very light and refreshing, I could drink it during the movies when I usually eat gummi bears instead. Sure the rest of the theater goers would hate me while I have the jitters in the seat but that's not my problem.

Old Glory has some good energy drink ingredients. There's high fructose corn syrup, taurine (500 mg), caffeine (100 mg), Vitamin C, inositol, B vitamins, ginseng, and guarana. It gave a decent bump in energy but was not outstanding. Still when you're patriotic it's okay not to have the greatest energy boost because you're supporting something greater than youreself. OK, forget that's not true, there's nothing more important than energy and taurine. I will never give into the belief that energy boost and taurine don't matter the most!