Entropy Original Energy Replenishment

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

Entropy Original Energy Replenishment Retail Package Description

The can is sky blue and purple, I like it, reminds me of a basketball jersey. The name "entropy" is in white letters, outlined in sky blue, the more outlined in black. "Original" is in a smaller font, in white and only outlined in black. "energy replenishment" is in sky blue and outlined in black. Then there's some text that's rather hard to read because it's sort of jumbled with the background, "Entropy is scientifically formulated to help promote metabolism, endurance, and support brain function. Entropy replenishes the body with anti-oxidants and vita nutrients lost dues to stress, exercise and age". Followed, of course by the asterisk that states none of these statements has been evaluated, etc. Lastly, "Dietary Supplement" and "8.4 fl oz (250ml)" also litter the aluminum landscape.

Caffeine Addict's Entropy Original Energy Replenishment Review

Entropy is a 1999 autobiographical film by Phil Joanou, starring Stephen Dorff and featuring U2. Joanou also worked on Rattle and Hum, and one of the videos for U2's "One". While I can't mentally separate the concepts of U2 and frenzied power, I think the obscurity of the reference, and declining interest in Scandinavian midget humor make this a less-than-ideal name for an energy drink.

Let's start by investigating the ingredients, the supplement facts on the back extend the entire height of the can. Vitamins, C, B1, 2, 3, 6, and 12, Extracts of: Acai Berry, Guarana Seed, Ginkgo Biloba, Green Tea. Also contains L-Carnitine and Resveratrol. Tea Polyphenols, caffeine and EGCG are all derived from guarana seed extract and green tea extract. Resveratrol, Tea Polyphenols and EGCG are all antioxidant/anti-cancer supplements but their usefulness are still being studied and debated.

As you can imagine from the ingredient list, Entropy tastes and smells moderately medicinal. The initial taste is mildly acidic, and Entropy has a very raw earthy aftertaste. With lots of forward-looking antioxidants, 5 calories, 0 sodium and overall naturopathic qualities, I speculate that the target audience of this product is used to "flavor" taking a backseat to "potential health benefits".

Entropy is bright yellow, and it stands to reason that your urine will also be bright yellow. Despite its luminosity and my claims of it being "all natural", no rave party suppliers were interested in my urine.

Besides an insufficient 60mg of caffeine, Entropy's offering looks good on paper. Perhaps because I'm accustomed to consuming inane quantities of caffeine, I don't find Entropy provides the boost I need to get moving, even after sleeping 10 hours the night before...on two occasions. On the other hand, when I drink two, life begins to come back into focus.

At $2.25 a can, Entropy has no foothold in the teen/early 20s male arena (which I feel is the lion's share of the energy drink market). It does, on the other hand cater to the health-conscious, "price is no object" 30s+ age group. Particularly, this product should be of interest to those willing to gamble that supplements such of these will slow the aging process and decrease their chances of developing certain types of cancer.

Energy Junkie's Entropy Original Energy Replenishment Review

Entropy is one of the most concerted efforts I've seen to make a progressive "healthy" energy drink. I don't see anyone putting down their sugar-laden (but also delicious) Monster Energy to substitute with Entropy. On the other hand, some people are growing tired of the now lackluster 5-Hour Energy, which still frequently retails for $3. Offering pretty much 3 different B vitamins and a par (at best) dose of caffeine in a not-so-palatable 2oz. shot, Entropy makes an interesting alternative. Entropy has a wider variety of B vitamins (and a reasonable smattering of all of them), Vitamin C, it's loaded with anti-oxidants, Ginkgo, Ginseng and L-Carnitine. To boot, it's cheaper and nearly drinkable.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to pay $2.25 for this...but I'm not going to pay $3 for 5-Hour Energy either (or $2, debatably $1.50...if they're out of every other energy drink).

Entropy doesn't taste like a fruit, berry, vegetable, meat or anything you'd normally consume. It's not good, and it's not bad. The closest I can come to relating it to a recognizable flavor would be super tart lemon/lime with a heaping helping of sucralose mixed with a pulverized Flinstones vitamin.

I respond well to Ginkgo, and thought this product did an average to above-average job of keeping me awake, alert and focused. It did nothing for my physical prowess, and "endurance" would be the one place I'd disagree with the can's claims. Whenever I consume a drink with lots of B Vitamins and artificial sweetener, I tend to "crash" unless I supply my body with some calories to work on. We've talked about this extensively in our DynaPep Reviews.