Rhino's energy

I can see the folks in Munich, back in 1995, just sitting around, wondering what all the Austrian fuss was about with this drink called Red Bull. But soon after, those guys up there in the mountains were raking it in - Yodeling around in their big Austrian mountains and trading their beers for taurine drinks.

So German cities were left trying to catch up. Roaring Lions? done. Um, Mad Crocodiles? Blue Oxen? Mad Dogs? Dragon Joose? Spiders? Super Lions? Superfly?? All the good animals were taken. So they turned to the animals native to Germany. Of course I mean the friendly Rhinoceros. Not to get confused with the Hippo - an animal which if you poke it with a stick, it will not only kill you, but hire underlings to take out your whole family. (Now, that's an idea for a drink that would show scariness and power: "Stick-Poked-Hippo!") Rhino Energy? When I think of limitless power, the Rhino is not the first animal that pops into mind. As long as you don't get in their way,They are about as sweet and gentle as any near blind wild animal with a big goring horn on its head could be.

And that ends up describing this drink too, as it might look a big, strong and powerful and crazy and whatnot, but no, really just sweet and gentle. A big thanks goes to my unnamed traveling energy drink source, sending me drinks from across the globe!
Buzz/Nutrition:7
Made with real European spring water, Rhino promises a whole lot and delivers a little. It is its own take on the Red Bull clone, only with more sugar and a little less caffeine. The 8 ounce can has about 75mg of caffeine, but all the simple sugar in here gives a big syrupy sugar rush. This also will make you feel a bit Rhino-like with a whopping 122 calories in the little 8 ounce can.

Now, They pack in the usual energy ingredients in here too, with a little taurine, inositol, Viamin B and Glucuronolactone. But really this did not do much more than boost my alertness for an hour or two. The measly 75mg did no quite have the oomph I was looking for. I got a sloggy sugar rush from it - which also meant a small crash about an hour later.

Taste:8
Truthfully, I might have been able to tell from this chemical taste that only pure spring water from the Austrian Alps was used. But really, all the sugary sweetness and citric acid managed to hide just about all other flavors in here. I saw at least 3 different kids of sweetener in here, from Fructose Corn Syrup to Sugar to Dextrose. If you added Karo syrup and a packet of sugar to a Red Bull you would have the flavor here. I guess it could always be a choice in hospitals if they run out of Dextrose Solutions for their sugar-water I.V. Bags.

Packaging:5
The thing that stood out most for me is their dark forest green and bare aluminum label. Nothing says POWER and ENERGY like deep forest green, wih a stylized illustration of a rhino. With such intense font choices and layout - a Gallon of store brand milk has more exciting packaging. The only thing here I found amusing was that they considered a serving to be 100mg, so that makes 2 1/2 servings to be found in his tiny 8 ounce can! This is no supposed to be an energy sho here. Do people in Germany really feel fulfilled when they drink a nice big glass filled with three ounces of water? Really? Maybe it is a culture thing, but Thats barely enough to whet my palate.