tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361940592011-11-28T02:02:09.648+01:00I collect cans - not bottles - and only from energy drinks. Beer, soft drinks, mineral water and so on is of no interest to me. My first cans are from the late nineties and I can only guess that I kept them due to the often completely outrageous design.Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264431587483315595noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194059.post-62759669387156231262009-01-03T16:22:00.003+01:002009-01-03T17:14:59.684+01:00

There are numerous reasons to name an energy drink after a well known explosive. It contains a lot of energy, it makes your body explode into action and it taste like a weird mix of dangerous chemicals.In this case there's another reason for this particular drink to be named the way it is - it is made in the Czech Republic. To put that into perspective I should probably tell you that the

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I really need to get me one of these, not because of the name nor because of the design (although I kinda like it) but because I'm guessing it'll only be around for a short while.It sells in the UK only though so I'll have to dig around a bit in order to get my hands on it.(Sorry for the lack of updates, much turmoil in my personal life means that none of my blogs have seen much action.)

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Here's one of my oldest cans, dating back to the late nineties. The can isn't all that pretty but I like the fact that you can sell an energy drink with some sort of mutant rat/dog hybrid on it (maybe Sam was their inspiration). The Flying Dog Brewery is doing almost the same thing with their brand of (very tasty) beers now so I guess it works good enough.The Dark Dog web site is, as always, a

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I decided to cook up this wish list as I find more and more cans all over the world that I really would like to add to my collection. This way I can just refer to this list whenever I need to mention what I'm looking for.I am, as I've mentioned before, willing to pay for shipping and the cost of the can if that is what it takes to get my grubby mitts on the can in question.The list is ordered in

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The CULT "energy activator" is one of the few energy drinks that doesn't contain taurine. It also doesn't taste exactly like Red Bull, always a plus in my book (as long as it doesn't taste like Die Blaue Sau).Looking at the official site for Cult I immediately notice a girl in underwear, lying on a bed. In order to see more of her I have to register and create a profile. Which I do even though

Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264431587483315595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194059.post-43105422039994600482008-02-26T18:17:00.003+01:002008-02-26T19:48:26.097+01:00

I really don't have a good angle for this can, a good way to approach it so to say. I tried googling for "pure energy" but only came up with a bunch of training centre and the odd gas/oil company so that didn't do the trick.I guess I could swing by the product home page and scope out the other products they offer only to find out that they've changed the packaging from the one own, prompting me

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I just wanted to inform the few of you that read this blog that there's quite a lot going on in my life now that makes it harder for me to post on a regular basis.I'll do my best to keep it up but as you've surely noticed by now I am slipping behind. This is not something I'm proud of as I believe in consistent updates once I've committed to a blog but I'm hoping that you'll bear with me for a

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If you ask Google to define "go" you get a whole bunch of answers. Some well known and some less known. One or two are all but rubbish.In Sweden "go" is slang/dialectal for "tasty". It's pronounced with a long "o" - as in "goo". The original word in Swedish is "god", also with a long "o" but still not the same way as "good".So was it then? Tasty, I mean.Well, it was, if I recall correctly,

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I got this from my brothers friends when they got back from a trip to the States and I love it! Maybe not for all the right reasons though.Steven Seagal has made one good movie, the rest is just different sorts of crap and I have to say that this energy drink perfectly symbolizes the majority of his movies; it tries too hard to be cool, it's full of obscure Asian references, it has a stupid and

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This might look like the blandest of bland as far as cans for energy drink go but I actually like it, although not for it's artistic merits.You see, I've always been a "form follows function" kind-of-guy and this can embodies that philosophy very well. Now, a can can have any sort of design and still be quite functional but we need to look past the actual "container" functionality of the can and

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I decided to add two posts today as I missed my previous one due to the holidays. The two Bomba! cans seemed like a logical choice.I also added a new link to Energy Drink Ratings - a more traditional energy drink review site, with proper scores and all. So if you for some reason tire of my ramblings and like Joe Friday want just the facts you should pay them a visit.

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The well-behaved sister to the original Bomba! although I personally don't think the sugar is the culprit in these drinks. I'm not saying that you should ignore how much sugar you ingest but if your excess sugar intake comes from energy drinks then you probably have other issues to worry about.As mentioned in my post about the bad-boy Bomba! this can looks a lot nicer, mostly because they replace

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Another can from Hungary and as far as my awesome skills with the Hungarian language tells me the name of the can is simply "Bomb!" which, if interpreted freely, could be a drawback. As in; "This energy drink will bomb so bad." I can also tell my friends that I managed to bring a bomb from Hungary to Sweden.Anyhow, not-so-funny linguistic twists aside the can is quite nice although I prefer it's

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My regular weekend post will be a bit delayed due to the holidays. I will have it up by tuesday the latest.Happy Holidays!

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I found out about a Super Mario energy drink just the other day and I'm itching to get hold of one. I'm not a Mario fan in any way but the can would be great to have.Unfortunately the only place close by that sells it is in the UK and it will cost me approximately 100SEK/£7.44/$15/€10.4 to have it shipped to Sweden. That's quite a lot for a can but I might just go for it, depedning on how much

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Another can I got in Hungary. This means that all of the information on the can is in Hungarian - which I actually knew a tiny bit of some odd 15 years ago but has since forgotten so I can only understand "Tutti-Frutti" and "Koffein".The Speed in website is Hungarian-only as well but when I discovered the "Partynaptár" button I focused on the "Party" part and clicked away, filled with confidence

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This is one of many cans that I got from a somewhat recent business trip to Budapest, Hungary. The main reason I selected it at this moment is because I blogged about the V can in my previous post.There was a number of interesting energy drinks in Hungary and most of them were quite affordable. This particular one costs roughly $0.90 USD/€0.70/6 SEK and, if the illustration is to be believed,

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For my comeback I thought I'd start out gently with a can I found at the Swedish airport Landvetter; V.I've been tinkering with the setup for photographing the cans and although I'm not 100% pleased the new shots are still a lot better than the old ones. The slow pace of this process is one of several reasons to why I've been absent, by the way.So, what about the can? Well, it originates from New

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This can I got in Prague, 2004. It's a Coca-Cola brand and I find the design quite nice.There's a new design out now here in Sweden which is why I decided to post this particular can. I still haven't made up my mind if the new design - which differs quite a bit - is better than the old one.This version of Burn contains 205 Kj per 100mg, this gives us 512.5 Kj per can. According to this site (in

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Here's a can that does what a lot of brands before it does; include "Red" in the name in order to leech off of Red Bulls presence. At least it doesn't try to copy the name more or less straight off like some other brands did (more on those in another update).One thing that puzzles me is that all the text on the can is in Spanish and Portuguese (if I read it correctly) but it's manufactured by a

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I'm sorry for the drought in updates as of lately. I might not have a lot of readers but consistent updates are a must for any site that wants to be taken seriously, no matter the number of visitors.There are numerous reasons for the delays in updates but they should be resolved as from now on.

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Here's another blast from the past when you obviously could put just anything on a can and call it a design.After a little research (one search in Google) I stumbled upon another design. It'd be nice to have this one but it will cost me over 15€ (140 Skr or $17) to ship it from Germany so I'll have to pass right now.Flying horse is, besides an energy drink, also a mythological creature, a

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This is one of the first energy drinks I bought. I can't recall when I bought it but the "best before" date is late -98 so I'd guess I bought it sometime during 1998.The design is one of the better ones I've seen although the only explanation I can find for a Spanish energy drink to be called Mississippi is to make it seem exotic (to the Spaniards that is).I have yet to find a web site for the

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I actually don't have a photo of this can (yet) as the only one I could find at the store was quite badly damaged. Still, it looks the same as the black X-RAY, only blue (hopefully you figured that out for yourself). It even tastes the same.In my post about the black X-RAY I said I wouldn't bother with picking their stupid slogan "X-RAY your drink for the taste of strong power" apart. Well, I

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As you can see from the image this design is one of the most out there I have - not only does it feature a flying pig but a blue one to boot.For my non-German reading readers the name means "The Blue Sow", but I guess that's kinda obvious (apart from the "sow" part - at least I can't spot any telltale signs of gender).The manufacturer, InDrinks, still has this brand as well as the Blox brand of

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I never thought I'd utter the phrase "Drink responsively!" when it came to energy drinks but according to this article on LiveScience.com there's a large number of kids that abuse energy drinks one way or another.Personally I drink them when I need to get a boost of energy, perhaps because I slept too little or just need to be extra focused for a couple of hours. To be drinking them like you

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Time for big brother to enter the stage! This behemoth of an energy drink really made me look twice when I first saw it as it looks more or less like some sort of beer.Consuming one of these in one go makes me quite fluttery and my stomach isn't all that pleased but hey, you'll be on your toes forever afterwards.After talking to Jaana Bohman from Kopparbergs I found out that the name Frank's

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The Swedish brewery Kopparbergs has an energy drink called Frank's Energizer. The odd thing about this one isn't the taste nor the design - both are quite alright but not especially outstanding.No, the interesting thing is the size of the can; 300 ml. With the exception of Battery, who uses a standard 330 ml can, this is one of the very few energy drinks with a can that holds more than the "

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The X-RAY (or X.RAY as it says on the can) energy drink originates from Denmark, Harboe Brewery to be more precise. They also produce the ISO-TONIC energy drink which I have in my collection, although bruised and battered.X-RAY tastes almost like Red Bull but not as pronounced and with a somewhat sweeter after taste. Interesting to note is that although they proclaim to have a high caffeine

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Thanks to a tip from my colleague I visited one of Gothenburg's largest supermarkets and was thrilled to find a bunch of neat energy cans. As a bonus I also found three bottles, that although they won't end up in my collection, I couldn't resist buying.The M150 is more or less a "traditional" non-carbohydrated Red Bull and it tastes the same. The Cult Shaker (the glass bottle to the right) has a

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Here's a can that in a way is typical for a lot of the designs and brands that popped up when energy drinks were really popular.The design is a horrible mess of fonts, colors and shapes. Sure, it stands out from most of the competition but not necessarily in a good way. I mean, yellow and white on light grey? What genius came up with that?The new can looks better but it's still not great. Nice to

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I'm quite aware that my collection of energy drinks is abysmal, especially when I find lists like this. I mean - the guy has 12 versions of Dark Dog - I have one!Then again, having a small collection means that there are so many more cans for me to get excited about. A friend of mine (the one that went to Japan) collects "classic" Transformers (IIRC). He only have eight left to collect and then

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Erektus is one of the reasons I started collecting energy cans. I mean, just look at it, it's fantastic!I'm not sure if the guy on the can is the "before" shot or the "after" shot, he looks semi-limp if you ask me. Then again - he also looks like a hunchback Sid Viscous wannabe so I'm not sure if it matters if this is a "before" or "after" shot.The most common reasons for erectile dysfunction (ED

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The other can my friend got me from Japan is the Calorie Mate Cocoa - a fantastic name. The design is pretty boring though.Unlike the VAAM this can has information in english on it and reading the list of ingredients it's quite clear that this is not your typical energy drink:oligosaccharidemilk proteincorn oilchocholatecaramel powdercocoa powdersugardextrinsaltflavorsacidifying

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A friend of mine visited Japan some months ago and as instructed he brought back a couple of energy drinks with him. One of those is called VAAM (or V.A.A.M, depending on where on the can you read).The VAAM homepage offers a lot of information about this drink - all in japanese though so I have no idea what it says. Reading off the can the only information not in japanese is: 3000 mg, 1, 190g,

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This is a new design of the Shark Energy Drink that I stumbled upon in my local grocery shop. I have the old can (I'll post about that one later) and the new design is a lot better. The old design wasn't as garish as some of the designs I've seen but is was on the other hand quite bland.The Shark Energy Drink is also called Shark Cool Bite (screencap from Shark's website) in some areas of the

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