Monster Rehab Tea Peach

Introduction

I’m in the process of trying every energy drink from the bodega next to my house, and this is pretty much the last one before their collection of Bangs. After being traumatized by Birthday Cake Bash, I’ve been hesitant to reach for one again, but it’s almost reckoning time. Onto the actual subject of this review, Monster Peach Tea + Energy, I’m excited. I’ve had a plethora of Monster Teas & Juices recently so I feel like this could be a nice combination of the two.

Appearance

I’ve been spoiled with my last two drinks - Monster Green Tea and Pacific Punch, which have some INSANE cans, so maybe in reality this is higher than 5.5. Whatever, the bar has been raised I guess.

Taste

Monster is so consistent. Just like the dragon teas, this just tastes like really good tea (peach this time, though). I am curious how it would taste with carbonation, but that’s just me being a simp for the bubbles. Solid 7 for taste.

Kick

Monster energy blend, 160mg of caffeine, and 4g of sugar, and 25 calories. Nice kick as a friday night pick-me-up.

Conclusion

Not quite good enough to say I’d go out of my way to reach for it again, but if I was feeling fruit tea with a kick, this would be it. An inoffensive 6.5/10 from me.

Introduction

For a noncarbonated energy drink, Monster Rehab Peach Tea is quite good. It tastes like a slightly sweeter Arizona Iced Tea, but provides more caffeine. I know it is more appealing to those who are not energy drink fanatics because it does not have as much of an “artificial candy taste” (direct quote from an individual I know who does not like energy drinks). However, this is an energy drink review, and as far as energy drinks go, Monster Rehab Peach Tea is not near the top of the list.

Upside

The upside is that it seems to hydrate you and may feel nice to drink on a hot summer’s day. It is very smooth due to no carbonation, and sweet for a drink with 160mg/ of caffeine (10/floz). It is a very average energy drink, but if you enjoy Arizona Tea, you will enjoy Monster Rehab Peach Tea. The redrinkability rate is quite high as well. If you like it once, you will like it 1000x over. If you do not like tea, you will not enjoy it once and therefore the redrinkability factor is moot.

Downside

It does not provide much of a kick. The mouth feel is not exciting in the least, and it is not a drink that will rev you up. It is a better substitute for tea than it is an energy drink, so I would not recommend using this to enhance any given situation (gaming/sports/studying/etc.) because other energy drinks will simply outclass it. The appearance is very average with the Monster logo over a lava-like background of white, orange, and red-ish colors. There is nothing really special about Monster Rehab Peach Tea.

Upshot

Monster Rehab Peach Tea is an average energy drink that tastes similar to Arizona Iced Tea. It is a little sweeter with a bit more caffeine, but the lack of carbonation makes them virtually indistinguishable. I rated this a 6.5 overall because I enjoyed it as a change of pace from other energy drinks, but I would not recommend it to an energy drink fanatic.

Appearance

The design of the Monster Rehab cans are not my favorite and Peach Tea is not excluded from that critique. It does look slightly better with the peach color explosion on the label as opposed to the Rehab Tea Lemonade that I previously reviewed. I really like the black background color and don't mind the fonts, but the overall package doesn't do anything special.

Taste

I am usually not a fan of any peach flavoring, whether artificial or natural. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised by Rehab Peach Tea. Quite a bit surprised, honestly. The flavor is quite sweet, almost in an addicting way. I found that I was tempted to keep sipping on the drink, despite having other things to do. After the initial shock wore off I decided that it was slightly too sweet for my preference. Regardless, it's a good tasting beverage that is lighter and more refreshing than the typical syrupy energy drink.

Kick

Monster Peach Tea has 160mg of caffeine "from all sources" as listed on the can. I assume they're referring to the combination of their usual energy blend and any caffeine that may come from the tea. The drink did not feel that stimulating in this instance, however, I think 160mg is an appropriate amount of caffeine.

Overall

I was pleasantly surprised by Monster Peach Tea. This is the second time that I've reviewed one of Monster's tea based drinks and I shouldn't have doubted the combination for a second time. It has a very sweet peach and tea flavor despite only 4g of sugar. It strays far enough from the typical energy drink flavoring that it could be considered a competitor to Snapple and other bottled teas. I've had better tasting energy drinks, but for the unique combination Monster has here, don't underestimate it.