Putting my two cents in if you’re thinking of buying it.
The front of the sip is nice blue raspberry sparkling lemonade.
But then the stinky aftertaste of whey, you know when you stick your head in one that’s been out in the sun. Or some powder that’s been out for a while. If you take larger swigs you get a funky rotten sock whey taste if you’re into that.
And it doesn’t really sit. It’s not unlike fish oil burps – you get whey burps that fine up your nose. And there’s a weird film with these. I feel like I opened an ancient and forbidden tomb and came away with some kind of whey-curse.
I cut out whey protein powder because of this taste. If you make protein oatmeal you’ll be fine and may even like this. You’ll probably definitely like this if you enjoy fishy burps.
I really didn’t know what I expected out of what is essentially lemon-milk soda….
by -jinxiii
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Me when 30g of protein in a can tastes like 30g of protein in a can
I mix them with la croix. I don’t want to waste the box, so that’s how they’re going down.
It tastes so good for the first second! I’m so happy I sampled this at Costco and didn’t buy it
You summed up my opinions perfectly thank you. I have been trying to explain the taste to my husband since I tried them last week, because he was not willing to try it.
Bought these once and drank the entire pack. The aftertaste is weird. I don’t think I’ll buy them again.
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I was so grateful that I have friends who like protein so I could pawn these off on them 🤮
I prefer the Bucked Up lightly Carbonated Protein
Orgain protein shakes are 30g of protein and worth the 130 calories, imo. I’m so picky about protein shakes/drinks.
Someone left these in the workroom and I tried one and gagged. Disgusting.
Idk man, I really like them but maybe my taste buds are broken 😂
have you ever tried myprotein’s clear protein? i really love their blue raspberry and strawberry, and personally i find they do NOT taste like whey (though they do smell a bit like it tbf)
maybe if you make a glass and then mix it with la croix or something it could hit the mark that this drink missed?
I love them. I often mix them with other sparkling beverages. Makes my mouth water thinking about it. Delicious.
Just letting you know these are unusable protein, that’s why there is no DV% on the back. Yeah it sucks I know. Was trying to use it for muscle building / retention but can’t be.
Ryse is so much better
Oh lord. I walked past something at the store today, misread a label and THOUGHT the item was something along these lines. Realized it was just some other sparkling water gimmick and thought “oh thank God, the world does NOT need weird, thick protein seltzer.”
But here we are.
Someone recommended these to me and all I could think was that there is no way that sparkling water (something I love) mixed with whey protein is any good.
I haven’t had these except once a couple years ago, and your (brilliantly funny and accurate) description brought the memory flooding back to me… I can just about feel the slimey texture on my tongue and the back of my throat 💀🤢
I love how sour these are
Oh man you hit this on the nose. I remember seeing a bunch of “fitness/nutrition” influencers showing this and was at Costco and thought shit why not. The first sip I was like ok that’s not too bad, I can definitely get used to not drinking a “vanilla/chocolate” flavored protein drink. But holy shit after sip 2 or 3 you get this weird film on your tongue. Almost greasy in some way, very unpleasant. And now I have like 20 more I have to get through. It’s like, what possessed person thought this was a good idea and then what even crazier person said “cool, let’s put this in all our Costco warehouses.
i knew i was right to be skeptical of these protein waters lol
WTF is a blue raspberry?
Only the American ingenuity could build a more disgusting version of Rivella