The Rip It can has changed very little since the original Rip It Power we reviewed back in 2005. There are two "fronts" to this can, the other looks like our photo of Rip It Energy Fuel Power Sugar Free. This can is purple, which is logical, since it's a grape flavor. To further clarify, they've added a graphic of three exploding grades (nice touch) and the word "GRAPE".
In life, there are a few staples, they may not be your favorite things, but they're "good enough" and fit your limited budget, items like: ramen noodles, Whiskas, and bologna with that hard-to-chew shiny red bit on the outside. Rip-it G-force redefines "staple", firstly for "being safe for human consumption", but also for being as attractive as it is cheap, just like your sister.
Rip-it is from National Beverage, makers of Faygo, so they know a thing or two about making grape soda. Now, if you're around pretentious energy drink elitist (who don't know the first thing about energy drinks) you'll be looked down upon with contempt. If one of these Red Bull/Monster unpaid spokespeople gives you a hard time for not drinking "their product", this is what you say, "Sorry for Party Rockin', but guess who's got $1 left over to buy a 40 of 'The Beast'".
Lots of folks in the armed forces are familiar with the Rip-it brand. We got reports it became readily available in Afghanistan and Iraq, around the time we got reports it was no longer available in Walmart stores. For both groups, who now find themselves in need of a cheap, effective energy drink, we found a mountain of all the flavors, along with the Rip-it energy shots at Dollar Tree. At $1 each, Rip-it G-force may be the second highest quality-to-price ratio product on the market, next to Kymera's Party Pak, which is only $30 for 102 servings, if you're using the 'Scream30' promotional code.
Is this even an energy drink? It tastes like regular grape soda! I would drink this over any of the other stuff I've tried. I'm not an expert, but who doesn't like grape soda? Some of the other big name drinks are pretty good, MMonster and Reb Bull, but they don't taste like things I already like. Monster tastes a little like untart Mountain Dew with more sugar. That's a mouthful to describe, Rit It Energy Fuel G-Force tastes like grape soda, it's that simple.
Who else makes a delicious $1 energy soda? Rip It Energy Fuel has the same active ingredients as most of the big name drinks, to be fair, it looks like it has more than most, furthermore, you get 2 servings! This grape Rip-It soda is awesome, it tastes great, it's cheap, and it gets me up and moving.
I'm still waiting to experience this "crash" I keep hearing about. If 64g of sugar won't do it, I'm starting to agree with Jason that it's an invention of the Chaser 5-hour energy people. It's been almost six hours since I drank a rip it grape with lunch, and I feel just fine. This does not mean I recommend drinking 64g of sugar often, that's 1/3 of a cup, you might as well drink apple juice. LOL!