The red, white and blue can will leave no question to terrorists that you're a gas burning, nascar watching, DVD ripping, cat stir-frying, vampire hunting, girlfriend stalking, self mutilating American Gladiator. (But not Lace, cause that's not a very gladiatorial name) The can touts that it contains Ginseng, B Vitamins, and Taurine. Interestingly, this is one of the few cans that specifies that "not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease"; unlike the multitude of other energy drinks that are able to diagnose. It's just as well, Bookoo isn't covered by my HMO without a referral from my primary physician.
You might not expect Bookoo Energy Punch to be carbonated, but you might also not expect that America's Funniest Home video would involve a wiffle ball bat and genitals. In both cases, you would be wrong. You know what they say about when you "assume" something. You're not always right.
It tastes pretty much like a refreshing carbonated Minute Maid fruit punch. In my opinion, this is a good thing. It's surprising no one thought of this earlier. I mean, everyone wants to mix energy drinks with alcohol. What teen show from 1980 to present day hasn't had a party where someone spikes the punch? Speaking of punch, who has a raging high school kegger with a bowl of punch? For that matter, how does one kid's flask of "booze" get a whole party completely smashed? To me "spike" means adding something unwelcome to the punch bowl, like anti-freeze, Tab, or The View.
I experienced no profound energy boost, but it was on par with most other energy drinks. The originality of the taste makes this drink worth at least trying. I know I'd forgotten how good carbonated punch can be. Give it a try, who knows, you might see why all those hot teen parties always have punch bowls.
For the most part, energy drinks come in a few flavors, Monsterish, Red Bullish, Orange/Pineapple Juicish, Colaish, Citrusish, and Turdish. Anything that deviates from these "norms" is automatically getting a gold star from me. Bookoo takes the 6th dimension, and bends it to an alternate reality where all energy drinks aren't exactly the same. Now if only I could warp the 4th dimension back to all the times I picked up a turd like Nature's Nitro2Go or Stinger Enraged Raspberry Energy Drink. Since apparently Bookoo is the only group aware of how to warp time and space, my hands are tied on this one.
Seriously, I'd say Bookoo Energy Punch is a homerun, and not fake steroid homeruns like Barry Bonds hits, but real Silver Bullet homeruns like Hank Aaron hit. I can't say that my life will be forever changed by the caffeine content of this drink, but the taste alone is worth my $2.08.
If you're like me, and you've drank about a bathtub of Monster in your lifetime, then you'll also enjoy the super freshly flavor of Bookoo Energy Punch.