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Rockstar Unplugged?<\/p>\n
Folks, the only Rockstar Unplugged I care about is Kurt Cobain circa 1993.<\/p>\n
Oh, Me.<\/em> That was Dumb<\/em>. All Apologies<\/em>.<\/p>\n And let\u2019s just throw one more track from Nirvana\u2019s classic MTV Unplugged setlist right here \u2013 Come as You Are<\/em>\u2026 to this review of Rockstar\u2019s new hemp seed-infused energy drinks!<\/p>\n Heh? No? Alright, alright, I\u2019ll just review the drinks now.<\/p>\n Rockstar Unplugged is a new line of beverages that combine hemp seed oil, B vitamins, spearmint, and lemon balm for a \u201cfruit-forward energy boost that helps maintain an easy-going, free-flowing and soul-fueling attitude for any mood or occasion.\u201d Whew.<\/p>\n That contradicts what I expect from an energy drink, but whatever Bruh, I dig the vibe.<\/p>\n I tracked down two of the three flavors \u2013 Blueberry and Passion Fruit. Rockstar also released a Raspberry Cucumber variety, but no one told any store within a 20-mile radius of me.<\/p>\n Passion Fruit is a fruit I\u2019ve never eaten, but a flavor I enjoy from various other drinks and candy.<\/p>\n For something called \u201cUnplugged,\u201d the yellow color is ELECTRIC. Unfortunately, the carbonation was weak, so the drink itself never lived up to the color\u2019s vibrancy. It didn\u2019t have that POP I was hoping for.<\/p>\n Taste-wise, it was just generic \u201ctropical fruit,\u201d and a bit too sweet. The flavor reminded me of those little hard guava candies you get after sushi dinners, if you know what I mean.<\/p>\n Blueberry looked and smelled incredible. I thought I was about to drink some Great Blue-dini Kool-Aid, which made me ponder \u2013 is blueberry a unique energy drink flavor? Normally when I see a blue energy drink, I expect some uber-masculine name like \u201cRazzmatazz Haymaker\u201d or \u201cElectric Bluedriver,\u201d but here we just get little old blueberry, and it succeeds.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t too sweet, leaning more towards a slightly underripe blueberry flavor, but in no way bitter or sour. Not sure why, but the carbonation was also stronger. It \u201cpopped,\u201d with a sharp taste that finished with a mellow, satisfying sweetness.<\/p>\n With that said, they both left a light coating in my mouth that I guess I\u2019ll chalk up to the \u201cherbal blend\u201d and hemp seed oil? It wasn\u2019t gross by any means, but was mildly off-putting.<\/p>\n In the end, they\u2019re mid-tier energy drinks, but I\u2019m glad Rockstar tried something new because I feel like they\u2019re getting swallowed up by Red Bull, Monster, and Bang \u2013 which seems to have conquered about 75% of every convenience store I go to these days. (When did Bang explode on the scene?)<\/p>\n I drank both in the afternoon and never felt jittery at all. They kept me pretty alert for the rest of the day, so if that\u2019s what adding hemp does to an energy drink, Rockstar Unplugged might be onto something big here. It was borderline Nirvana.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what we call a \u201creally bad callback.\u201d<\/p>\n Overall, I like this concept, but I don\u2019t think Red Bull is in any danger of losing my business. I\u2019ll probably get the blueberry Unplugged a few times this summer, and I hope to find Raspberry Cucumber someday.<\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/strong> $1.69 each Rockstar Unplugged? Folks, the only Rockstar Unplugged I care about is Kurt Cobain circa 1993. Oh, Me. That was Dumb. All Apologies. And let\u2019s just throw one more track from Nirvana\u2019s classic MTV Unplugged setlist right here \u2013 Come as You Are\u2026 to this review of Rockstar\u2019s new hemp seed-infused energy drinks! Heh? No? Alright, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1545,1530,1641],"class_list":["post-50287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-beverage","tag-energy-drink","tag-rockstar-energy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50115,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/14\/spotted-rockstar-energy-unplugged\/","url_meta":{"origin":50287,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Rockstar Energy Unplugged","author":"Marvo","date":"February 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We tried it! 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\nSize:<\/strong> 12 fl oz cans
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> Target
\nRating:<\/strong> 7 out of 10 (Blueberry), 5 out of 10 (Passion Fruit)
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (1 can) 0 calories, 0 grams of fat, 50 milligrams of sodium, 0 grams of total carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugars, 0 grams of protein, 1.53 milligrams of Vitamin B, and 80 milligrams of caffeine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"