Recently, I’ve become interested in the world of energy drinks past the mundane Red Bull, Monster Energy drinks, etc. I don’t drink energy drinks too often but I had a certain fondness to the MTN Dew Kickstart line. Every flavour from that line was delicious and refreshing so when MTN Dew announced Game Fuel, (currently only in the United States) I knew I had to try them all.
MTN Dew Game Fuel comes in a gamer friendly can, touting a tactile grip on the can and a resealable tab. The tab requires a tutorial which is printed helpfully on each can, because to be honest, it was sort of hard to get used to opening the tab without spilling everywhere. It was super messy to open it the first time, but by my 3rd can I was a pro. The plastic tab has a nice matte feel to it that you definitely feel every time you take a sip, and it is sort of cool to have the option to reseal it.
Game Fuel is pretty low on sugar only 20g per huge (16 oz) can, but they use a combination of sugar and sucralose to keep the sweetness up. I think it’s an okay compromise as only sucralose would make the drinks taste way too artificial with high chance of terrible aftertaste. On to the flavours!
Charged Cherry Burst
Charged Cherry Burst was dangerously close to the cold medicine flavour zone, but had 0 of the “energy drink taste” and no aftertaste which is awesome. However, MTN Dew Code Red just tastes so much better!
Charged Tropical Strike
Charged Tropical Strike doesn’t taste that great. It tastes strongly of pineapple which I love usually, but I think the sucralose was a tad strong in this flavour. MTN Dew Kickstart Mango Lime is 100% better.
Charged Original Dew
Charged Original Dew should be called, Charged Diet Dew. It really does taste like Diet MTN Dew which got me wanting to drink a fully charged original MTN Dew or maybe Surge. If you like Diet Dew, this flavour is right up your alley!
Charged Berry Blast
Charged Berry Blast might be the winner of all 4 flavours here. It is reminiscent of my childhood as it tastes like blue raspberry kool-aid with bubbles. There is a hint of artificial sweetener aftertaste, but it ends quickly and does not make it disgusting.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I was disappointed with Game Fuel. The MTN Dew Kickstart line tastes a lot better in my opinion with the same amount of sugar content. The caffeine offered in both product lines is 90 mg, which is about a cup of coffee for all 16 oz. It is funny to think that a stereotypical gamer drink would be laden with sugar and caffeine yet in reality all gamer marketed energy drinks love touting their low to 0 sugar content. I’ll do more reviews like this in the future!
Website:
https://www.gamefuel.com/
