I Finally Got to Try the New Monster Flavor: Juice Monster Strawberry Lemonade

Last October, I got to taste-test nearly every single Monster Energy innovation launching in the next eight months. As Sporked‘s (unofficial) Chief Monster Energy Correspondent, I smuggled home full cans of Monster Ultra Red, White & Blue Razz, Juice Monster Bad Apple, and more from that trade show so I could write full reviews. There was just one drink that eluded my grasp; at the time, Monster Energy didn’t have any samples of the upcoming patriotic Juice Monster flavor.

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Well, Monster Energy must have known I was waiting for this one. The energy drink giant was nice enough to expedite a few sample cans over to yours truly earlier this month. It’s finally time, I’ve been waiting to try this energy drink for over half a year; let’s crack open Juice Monster Strawberry Lemonade before the anticipation kills me.

Juice Monster Strawberry Lemonade

New Monster Flavor!

Pros: This is at least the third Strawberry Lemonade drink from Monster Energy, and I think it’s my favorite of the trio–especially since the Monster Rehab version is discontinued and the Blind Lemon hard lemonade version is for special occasions. This new extra-patriotic edition is, true to form for strawberry lemonade, sweet and tart. That tartness comes from both the lemon juice and the apple juice I was surprised to find in the ingredients list. I really enjoy the less-carbonated Juice Monster format as well; maybe I’m just growing out of sparkling energy drinks…

Cons: While this doesn’t taste as sweet as other Juice Monster energy drinks I’ve reviewed, it’s certainly sweet on the inside. I’ve dinged previous Juice Monster flavors like Viking Berry and Bad Apple for having an absurd amount of sugar, but this 16oz can contains a chart-topping 94% of your daily recommended intake. I’m glad so many of the other drinks I review are zero sugar.

Credit: Griffin Parker / Monster Energy

Rating:

8.5/10

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Where can I find this new Juice Monster flavor for myself?

Juice Monster Strawberry Lemonade will be sold wherever Monster Energy products are sold: grocers, gas stations, and those weird gas stations mutating off the side of grocery stores with the drink fridges chained up next to the attendant cage.