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Guest reviewer, law school student, and energy drink enthusiast Nicholas Bobb returns with another review.

Strawberry Lemonade energy drink? I was intrigued. I could certainly see how the flavors could work in an energy drink, and after a moment of pondering, I was surprised that no other beverage manufacturer had thought of the idea… or if they had, why one hadn't floated across my desk. But there it sat, Wired Energy Strawberry Lemonade, in some terribly designed red can with yellow flames. I noted the same disconnect between can's artwork and the purported beverage inside in my review of Wired Energy's X-3000. Artwork complaints aside, I was ready for a sip.

The light pink fizzy liquid hit my nose with a very sour lemonade scent. The kind of smell that makes the sides of your mouth hurt, forcing you to drool a little. Then I smelled a faint sweet strawberry scent. This drink showed all the potential of a great summertime beverage. Then I took a sip.

The Strawberry Lemonade was nothing like I was expecting. The first thing I noticed was a LOT of fizz. This may be the most carbonated drink I have ever tasted. Once I got past the excess carbonation, I realized that the flavoring of the drink was very mild. I almost had to struggle to taste the lemonade or the strawberry. The bright side of this was that there was also a lack of chemical taste that one normally associates with energy drinks.

Three or four sips into the drink, I began to see the drink's appeal. The lemonade almost builds in your mouth. The more I drank, the more I could pick out the distinct lemonade and strawberry flavors. While subdued, Wired had done a good job of developing a nice sour lemonade and sweet strawberry flavoring, while hiding the flavor of the energy boosters.

So, Wired, good start here, but I would like my energy drink to smack me in the face with flavor. The flavor I picked up was great, but there just wasn't enough of it. Maybe they ran out of flavor in my can and tried to make up for it with fizz.

The 16 oz can of Wired Energy Strawberry Lemonade contains 200 calories, 52 g of sugar, 94 mg of caffeine, and 54 mg of taurine. This is a lot less than a typical energy drink, and explains the lack of chemical taste to the drink.

Official Website: WiredEnergyDrink.com