Monster tierlist

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]

Progress

So far, I have drunk 29 different flavours of Monster.

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

Tierlist

Top

Refreshing, amazing or otherwise pleasant. These are cans I would recommend to others and actively choose to drink again.

Ultra Gold

N/a

Ultra Paradise

Refreshingly sweet and sour apple taste.

Ultra

Refreshing sweet and tangy mango passion fruit taste.

Reserve White Pineapple

Smooth carbonated sweet pineapple juice. Imagine the pineapple liquid from tinned pineapple in sugar water but diluted and carbonated.

Lewis Hamilton Zero Sugar

Very refreshing smooth sweet drink. Supposedly stone fruits but I cannot tell which ones specifically.

Juiced Khaotic

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.

Mango Loco

Delicious sweet carbonated mango juice.

Juiced Aussie Style Lemonade

It's caffeinated fizzy lemonade. What's not to love?

Great

Cans that I don't mind drinking but not necessarily would go out of my way of buying.

Juiced Monarch

N/a

Rehab Green Tea

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

Java Mean Bean

Very sweet and creamy "coffee". Unusually thick and probably closer to a Starbucks frappuchino than a Boss Rainbow Mountain. Pretty good.

Java Irish Crème

Very sweet, but less compared to Mean Bean. Has a Bayleys-like flavour and mouthfeel but without the alcohol.

Mid

Cans that are not great or uninspiring.

Ultra Watermelon

N/a

Ultra Fiesta Mango

N/a

VR46 aka "The Doctor"

Not much flavour. Hints of what I think might be citrus or mango, but mostly a plain sweet-sour taste.

Juiced Pacific Punch

Has an unusual coconut-y and mango flavour but mostly dominated by sourness. Reminds me of carbonated Capri-Sun Tropical.

Nitro Cosmic Peach

Surprisingly little flavour. Tastes like carbonated water (funny, given it's nitrous oxide) with hints of peach.

Juiced Ripper

Really nice fruity flavour but then hits with that classic Monster taste. So close to being amazing.

Punch Mixxd

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.

Ultra Fantasy Ruby Red

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.

Ultra Strawberry Dream

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

Ultra Peachy Keen

Strongly carbonated with a mild peachy aftertaste. There's an unusual flavour that I can't really describe; maybe similar to the Nitro Cosmic Peach?

Espresso Triple Shot

Strong espresso coffee with a slightly sour milky aftertaste. Has no distinct coffee notes and tastes pretty average.

Ultra Rosá

Very sweet and tangy in an artificial sort of way. It's too loud for my taste.

Bad

These are cans that I do not enjoy and will hopefully never drink again.

Original

N/a

Reserve Watermelon

Tastes like nothing, then hits with a really strong artificial sweet watermelon. Not great.

Nitro

Unusual dry carbonated mouthfeel and flavour. Has a sour-ish fruity taste. Not something I'd drink again.

Awful

Cans that I couldn't bring myself to finish.

Juiced Rio Punch

Artificial gumball flavour with a awful plastic-y aftertaste. What I imagine battery acid would taste like. Genuinely awful.

Absolute Zero

Imagine 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.

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