Monster Energy’s Strawberry Lemonade Juice has a pleasant pink color, which is the perfect hue to represent my adoration for it. Or maybe that fondness was caused by the chilled liquid making these hot summer days a little more tolerable.
Here’s what the can says about the flavor:
12 score and 10 years ago our great nation was born. Now, we celebrate with our limited-edition Juice Monster Strawberry Lemonade! It’s like an AP Honors U.S. History book packed onto a can. Not a tiny Euro can…an American size 16 oz. can! Bursting with real juice, perfectly tart lemonade, and the sweet taste of strawberries, plus a full load of our energy blend. Happy Birthday, America!
Yes, the flavor honors our nation’s 250th birthday. It does it so with a can adorned with red, white, blue, stars, eagles, monster trucks, American flags, what appears to be George Washington’s head on He-Man’s body mounted on a motorcycle, and an Uncle Sam who looks like Colonel Sanders in witness protection. I’m not sure what strawberry lemonade has to do with the birth of our country, and no one has ever said, “As American as strawberry lemonade,” but I’m not going to complain because it’s a delicious way to celebrate America and summer.
I’ve had strawberry lemonades that had such a strong strawberry flavor that the lemonade got lost, but this one has the right balance between the berry and citrus. There’s a slight sourness, but it’s not enough to make me pucker. Much like red, white, and blue make for a great flag, being sweet, flavorful, and refreshing make for a great beverage, and this drink is all three.
Like many Juice Monster drinks, this has only five percent juice. But if I saw this at a kid’s lemonade stand that was next to a competing lemonade stand selling regular lemonade, its 160 milligrams of caffeine would convince me to pick up a can. Sorry, kid.
I’m not sure whether Monster’s Strawberry Lemonade Energy Juice is a one-time thing or something that’ll return someday. But I hope it comes back, because I’m tickled pink by it.
Purchased Price: $3.75
Size: 16 fl oz can
Purchased at: 7-Eleven
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 200 calories, 0 grams of fat, 170 milligrams of sodium, 51 grams of carbohydrates, 47 grams of sugar (including 47 grams of added sugar), 0 grams of protein, and 160 milligrams of caffeine.
Hope I can find this at my local Family Dollar!