Java Monster Is One ‘Mean Bean’
Copy and paste. That’s what I could have done to review this beverage; it’s flavor is almost identical to Java Monster ‘Big Black.’ That isn’t a knock on the product, ‘Big Black‘ was an awesome tasting drink that I reviewed highly, but a little bit more separation between the flavors would have been nice.
‘Mean Bean,’ should you notice any differences at all, may be a tad bit more ‘bitter’ than ‘Big Black.’ Doesn’t it seem like it should be the other way around? ‘Black’ should have been the more potent tasting of the two? I’m not running their marketing department though, so they can do whatever they wish. I just found it a bit confusing, and I probably wont be the only one.
Regardless of all that, this review is for ‘Mean Bean’ specifically, and all of you java nuts out there can take plenty of solace in the fact that it tastes like coffee, and doesn’t contain so much as a hint of medicinal aftertaste that a lot of you have learned to expect from energy drinks. Turns out the flavor profile of coffee is a remarkably good mask for unpleasant aftertastes, and that really helps this (and similar) products.
There is about one half the amount of caffeine per serving (2 servings per can) of ‘Mean Bean’ than a cup of ‘real’ coffee, but the extra energy enhancing ingredients should more than make up for it. You’ll get 1,000 mg of taurine, 200 mg of Panax ginseng, and a 2,500 mg blend of L-Camatine, glucose, caffeine, guarana, inositol, glucuronolactone, and maltodextrine. Say that three times fast. As for some things you’ve actually heard of, you get 20% calcium, 50% vitamin C, 100% riboflavin, niacin, B6, and B12. 100 calorie dent in the diet, as well. Might as well just go on ahead and double all of those numbers though, because you’re probably going to drink the whole can.
I recommend this just as much as Java Monster ‘Big Black;’ they’re practically interchangeable. Here’s hoping the third flavor in the ’set’ will offer a bit more in the way of distinction. $1.99 where other Monster drinks are sold.
–Jeremy Hobbs
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February 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I thought mean bean was more towards referring to vanill(bean) hence the lighter colored can and what I think is a vanilla flavor
March 14th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
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