Monster Energy drinks are monster's original line up of drinks.
as a hormonal teenager, it is imperative that i drink monster energy drinks (i also quite like them).
i also don't like drinking the same drink twice, so i have decided to start documenting the ones i've tried, along with my thoughts on them.
this is what will be documented:
i will not be drinking any of the alcoholic drinks (drinks from the Monster Beast or Nasty Beast series).
this is a living document; i will update it as i drink more types of monsters. check here often! you might find another monster!
with the introduction out of the way, let's begin.
Monster Energy drinks are monster's original line up of drinks.
tasted on 24th of July, 2025
this can has a simplistic design, with a slightly reflective black label, and a very green M. i quite like this colour scheme, so i adopted it for this page.
monster's page on the drink says that the flavour is "Sweet and Salty".
the smell is very fragrant - acidic, and sweet. it's also kind of limey.
i think that monster really nailed the sweetness for this drink! it's subtly sweet, unlike a lot of other soft drinks (like coca-cola or sprite, which become obnoxiously sweet by the end).
some people don't like this flavour, but i really dig it! this is how an energy drink should taste like - very sweet, acidic, and energetic. the slightly salty aftertaste after every sip reminds you that you're drinking an energy drink, and invites another sip.
Monster Energy Ultra are drinks that contain zero sugar. this is particularly funny to me considering the unholy amount of caffeine in each can.
tasted on 23rd of July, 2025
there's the standard Monster Energy Ultra branding, along with tropical beachy scribbles around the logomark. there's a slight halftone pattern used as a shadow inside the monster M logomark, which i found pretty neat. nothing too cool or flashy, but i noticed that the scribbles, the logomark, and the outlines of the titles seem to be transparent, which reveals the reflective aluminum on the can behind the artwork. cool detail!
according to monster's webbed site, this one has a "Kiwi Lime with a hint of Cucumber" flavour.
upon opening the can, there's a strong tropical lime smell, with slight hints of kiwi. i can't actually tell whether i'm smelling cucumber or not.
it does taste like limey kiwi, but i don't think i can taste any hints of cucumber. it has a sour limey aftertaste, and a sweet fruity taste remains on the back of my tongue after every sip. there is zero sugar, so it doesn't taste very sweet, but the carbonation helps mask it somewhat. i'm not a big fan of lime, but i actually quite liked the flavour overall.
