The can verbosely says of itself, "Zero Carbs, Zero Sugar, Ten Calories. Life without taking chances is not really living at all. We live for the exhilarating rush that happens when we risk it all. When the stakes are high, we seize the opportunity. We step up when others step out. We conquer our fears and crush our opponents. We play harder, last longer, live better and go ALL IN!
ALL IN Energy Drink:
I enjoy the taste of ALL IN's grape offering even more than the Root Beer flavor we reviewed over a year ago. Particularly for a sugar-free, low sodium drink, thanks to sucralose, ALL IN Grape has a lot of flavor. I don't find the aftertaste objectionable either. If I was a diabetic, I'd be on this like Kanye West on someone else's awards ceremony stage. There's no shortage of grape flavor, and without the sugar, it doesn't taste thick. I find it exceptionally refreshing when served iced cold.
I feel reasonably alert and awake when I have an ALL IN. I'm not sure it would keep me up all night for a 24 hour poker marathon or anything, but for the average energy drinker, I think it provides adequate energization.
Since we're making up words, I think ALL IN is also overpriced (which is a word I just made up for it costing too much). There's no novelty value for this drink, it's not "supercharged" (there I go making up words again. "Supercharged" means "charged more than normal") with energy, or anything else fancy. It's a good-to-very good (for sugar-free/low sodium) tasting energy drink, with an average boost. If these were $1-1.50, I'd probably give it 7s and 8s across the board. For a diabetic, I'd say it comes down to how much you prefer the sucralose in this drink over the phenylalanine and aspartame available in most other energy drinks.
Another drink for Wilford Brimley and friends, All In Energy Drink Grape is sugar-free and that makes me a sad panda. You see, the taste of this drink is tragically ruined by the artificial sweeteners. Had the drink been made with real sugar, it would have been quite possibly one of the best energy drinks ever made. The grape flavor is light and is actually quite nice when you factor out the nastiness of sucralose. For the first few drinks, you can almost convince yourself that it's enjoyable. Then the artificial aftertaste smashes you in the face. In all honesty, it's all I can do to choke down the entire8.4 oz can. Like I said, the taste of the drink itself is not bad, but the aftertaste is the killer of All In Grape.
The packaging for All In Grape is note worthy, mostly for it's inspirational message. It probably got me more energized than the drink itself. Knowing that by drinking this, I will "conquer my fears and crush my opponents" brings a certain satisfaction. Also, "living for the exhilirating rush that happens when I risk it all" is nice as well. Who knew that by drinking something made for Wilford Brimley, would make me so powerful and reckless?
The energy benefit seems marginal. I don't feel like running around the block 5 times, but I also don't feel tired. This seems to be a good drink to help you maintain through out the day. If you're a diabetic and need a little pick me up, All In Grape is not a horrible choice. Factor in the lower price of $2.08 and it's a pretty good deal. I however, am not a diabetic so when it comes to All In Grape, I'm going to fold my hand and walk away.