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Monster tierlist

Rating all (obtainable) Monster Energy drinks.

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Monster Energy is an ubiquitous energy drink [1] that has something of a cult following. I'm not huge on energy drinks; prior to this tierlist I'd only ever drunk one Red Bull [2]. However, the irresistible design of the cans, wide range of flavours and suggestions of my friend had tipped me over. Now, here I am, in the process of drinking every Monster I can get my hands on.

Drink names will be listed as they appear on the cans I buy, which does differ per country. [3]

This page will be updated as and when I drink a Monster, which is roughly once a week.

Tierlist

Top:
Ultra Gold
Ultra Paradise [4]
Ultra [5]
Reserve White Pineapple [6]
Lewis Hamilton Zero Sugar [7]
Juiced Khaotic [8]
Great:
Juiced Aussie Style Lemonade [9]
Juiced Monarch
Rehab Green Tea [10]
Mid:
Ultra Watermelon
Ultra Fiesta Mango
VR46 aka "The Doctor" [11]
Juiced Pacific Punch [12]
Nitro Cosmic Peach [13]
Juiced Ripper [14]
Punch Mixxd [15]
Ultra Fantasy Ruby Red [16]
Ultra Strawberry Dream [17]
Bad:
Original
Reserve Watermelon [18]
Nitro [19]
Awful:
Juiced Rio Punch [20]
Absolute Zero [21]

  1. Here in Europe. ↩Jump back to footnote 1

  2. It tasted awful. ↩Jump back to footnote 2

  3. The Juiced series is called Juice in America, for example. ↩Jump back to footnote 3

  4. Refreshingly sweet and sour apple taste. ↩Jump back to footnote 4

  5. Refreshing sweet and tangy mango passion fruit taste. ↩Jump back to footnote 5

  6. Smooth carbonated sweet pineapple juice. Imagine the pineapple liquid from tinned pineapple in sugar water but diluted and carbonated. ↩Jump back to footnote 6

  7. Very refreshing smooth sweet drink. Supposedly stone fruits but I cannot tell which ones specifically. ↩Jump back to footnote 7

  8. Tastes like a fizzy orange pop-up ice cream. Despite it's sweetness, it's quite nice and refreshing. Smells and tastes as orange as it looks. ↩Jump back to footnote 8

  9. It's caffeinated fizzy lemonade. What's not to love? ↩Jump back to footnote 9

  10. Has a particularly strong tea smell. Kinda reminds me of Arizona Ice Tea. It's actually quite nice though has an odd sweet aftertaste. ↩Jump back to footnote 10

  11. Not much flavour. Hints of what I think might be citrus or mango, but mostly a plain sweet-sour taste. ↩Jump back to footnote 11

  12. Has an unusual coconut-y and mango flavour but mostly dominated by sourness. Reminds me of carbonated Capri-Sun Tropical. ↩Jump back to footnote 12

  13. Surprisingly little flavour. Tastes like carbonated water (funny, given it's nitrous oxide) with hints of peach. ↩Jump back to footnote 13

  14. Really nice fruity flavour but then hits with that classic Monster taste. So close to being amazing. ↩Jump back to footnote 14

  15. Lightly carbonated fruit punch. Tastes like Capri-Sun Fruit Punch but less... intense? The flavour feels very watered down compared to the other flavours. It's not particularly carbonated, sweet or flavourful. Painfully mid. ↩Jump back to footnote 15

  16. Artificially sweet but doesn't taste like anything in particular. Reminds me of American candy, in a good way. It's not inspiring but it's not bad either. ↩Jump back to footnote 16

  17. Smells better than it tastes. Has a hint of American strawberry flavour. Not much else to say, really. ↩Jump back to footnote 17

  18. Tastes like nothing, then hits with a really strong artificial sweet watermelon. Not great. ↩Jump back to footnote 18

  19. Unusual dry carbonated mouthfeel and flavour. Has a sour-ish fruity taste. Not something I'd drink again. ↩Jump back to footnote 19

  20. Artificial gumball flavour with a awful plastic-y aftertaste. What I imagine battery acid would taste like. Genuinely awful. ↩Jump back to footnote 20

  21. It's similar to the original, but worse. Has less flavour and a bad sour aftertaste. First can I did not finish. Big respect for the people who enjoy this one. ↩Jump back to footnote 21