Player Aid Premium Energy Shot

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

Player Aid Premium Energy Shot Retail Package Description

The bottle looks a great deal like 925 Energy Power Shot. The notable differences being the text, "Player Aid" instead of "925" and "Premium Energy Shot Play At a Higher Level" instead of "Power Shot Work All Day Play All Night". The cap is orange, the majority of the bottle is black, and there's an orange band near the bottom. The back of the bottle is white with black text and orange accents. The cap reads, "Yerba Mate + Green Tea + Taurine +Caffeine".

Caffeine Addict's Player Aid Premium Energy Shot Review

Player Aid, which touts itself as a premium energy shot, which I assume they do to differentiate themselves from garbage like Stacker 2.

I'm not sure if this product name is intended to be read, "Playa" or "Player". I'm not sure it matters, as it's effectiveness is probably most aptly measured by the improvement in the playa's/player's "game". In addition, anyone jealous of these improvements is probably a "Playa/Player Hata". Either way, I wouldn't know, I haven't played organized sports since the Reagan administration, and I was unable to manage a date after 3 years in a retirement community.

Player Aid is similar in packaging and quality to 925 Energy. It has all the taste and nutritional benefits I'm looking for in an energy shot. It has a tart cherry flavor. It reminds me of the Cherry Clan candies, which had packaging that was the most racially stereotyping of all time. The only thing that could have been more offensive is if they had spelled it "Cherry Cran" and had the chinamen crashing a card into Godzirra.

In addition to being tasty, I found Player Aid to be energizing. It had unreasonable volumes of B vitamins.

The suggested retail price is $3, but you can find them online for $2.50, as long as you commit to buying a box of 12. I think it's a reasonable investment, since it's energizing and quite possibly the best tasting energy shot on the market.

Energy Junkie's Player Aid Premium Energy Shot Review

It's quite possible that Player Aid has discovered that cherries are naturally bitter, somehow removed that natural bitterness and replaced it with caffeine. This still tastes pretty bitter, but for some reason, it seems natural. If you don't like tart things like cherries or lemons, you may not like Player Aid.

As every other energy shot claims to provide, when used as directed, I was energized for hours, and didn't feel like I was hit by a truck afterwards. I usually eat (in this case, breakfast) and then use the energy shot. After about 20-30 minutes, I finally overcome the nearly insatiable desire to go back to bed, and within minutes of that, I'm getting things done.

I like Player Aid, but anything over $2 is just egregiously expensive, IMHO.