The Best Energy Drink From Each Brand

At this point, everyone knows what Red Bull is. Everyone knows about Monster and Bang, and every energy drink fanatic has had their share of Monster and Red Bull originals. But every big brand has dozens of flavors, and most of them aren’t the one you should be buying.

Here is the best can from each of ten major lineups. The scores shown are current Shark Scores, so they move as the Sharks and readers add reviews.

Monster is consistently great as a brand. Zero Ultra is the gold standard.

• Monster Zero UltraMonster · 140 mg Shark Score 90

Celsius

• CELSIUS Sparkling Fuji Apple PearCelsius · 200 mg Shark Score 86

Red Bull

• Red Bull Winter Edition Arctic BerryRed Bull · 80 mg Shark Score 93

Bang

• BANG Purple HazeBANG · 300 mg Shark Score 86

Adrenaline Shoc

• Adrenaline Shoc Acai BerryAdrenaline Shoc · 300 mg Shark Score 93

Uptime

• UPTIME Original Citrus Sugar FreeUptime · 142 mg Shark Score 92

Rockstar

• Rockstar Juiced Island-MangoRockstar · 160 mg Shark Score 91

Reign

• Reign Inferno Red DragonReign · 300 mg Shark Score 90

NOS

• NOS Nitro MangoNOS · 145 mg Shark Score 80

7-Eleven’s Quake

• Quake Black CherryQuake (7-Eleven) · 250 mg Shark Score 81

Disagree with a pick? Leave your own review on any drink and it counts toward the Shark Score.