IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking

My personal opinion as someone having drank all these. Not ranking specific flavors; just in general -

S Tier:

  • Black Coffee
  • Espresso Shots
  • Red Bull
  • Monster

A Tier:

  • Ghost
  • Celsius
  • Reign
  • 5-Hour Energy
  • Yerba Madre Yerba Mate

B Tier:

  • Alani Nu
  • C4
  • Rockstar
  • Gorilla Mind
  • Green Tea
  • Legion Energy

C+ Tier:

  • Mountain Dew
  • ZOA
  • Prime
  • Bang
  • G Fuel
  • NOS
  • Bloom Energy
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Alani nu - the can is like a billboard, everyone's gonna notice it. Really not what you want in an office. Also more experimental and less of an institutional status than the A tier ones. 

Reign - Better cultural perception I feel, and slightly cleaner. Also tastes better and more of an institutional backing ig, which is why I put it in A

 

That's actually why I put it in C tier. The crash after that 300mg is horrible. More caffeine at once does not equal better work, especially in a job where you're sitting down. It would be better for more active work. Also, the can does not really look good on your desk, from an optics pov. I've had seniors ask me wtf that is. 

Reign is pretty much the same but the caffeine hits a lot smoother and the crash isn't as bad IMO. Idk what's going on with bang

 

Neurogum is good for people who only like 80mg of caffeine and not more. Tastes good (for what it is) and has ingredients to stop jitters and I never feel a crash. My favorite energy drink was Celsius but I rarely drink energy drinks.

 

I love the fizz free lemonade Celsius… super easy to chug since no carbonation can down one in 20 seconds 

 

Disagree, it's too niche and not anywhere near as established as the s tier ones. May personally be an S tier, but can't extrapolate it.

 

I’m moreso referring to the drink. However, have used the preworkout in the past and it was my go to preworkout for lifting. Used to take their stim preworkout when studying. Would also recommend their nootropics like smooth and shroom; those get you dialed and can last a whole day if you space them out correctly 

 

Bump & silver banana, we need more physiology/pharmacology bros on the street. Understanding that GM is the most optimal drink here aside from yerba mate and coffee/coffee derived beverages is ball knowledge.

 

Ah damn not sure why I forgot the green tea. B tier for me, it's got around 45mg of caf, so like a quarter of coffee, and can't compete with the heavy hitters imo. Basically too gentle. It's got L theanine so it's better than the sugar bombs and cleaner, but it just doesn't work well for me. Added it.

Also added 5 hour energy in A for pure efficiency, espresso shots in S, and gorilla mind in B because of optics and the amount of filler ingredients

 

S++ Tier:
- My subordinate’s tear
S+ Tier:
- My tear
- A splash of water from restroom

 

Anything monster , rockstar, bang , reign sized is bad optics imo

Can’t beat black coffee, maybe a Celsius once and a while. Also got to think about how sustainable it is to drink, 1-3 bangs daily will definitely have negative effects on your body

 

yall are trippping. celsius reign and C4 are built for athletic performance not mental. u dont need half of the substances they have that improve blood flow and muscle stamina. the ones targeting ur mind and a more stable delivery of caffeine is where its at, like gorilla mind, bloom, reign storm, etc. 

 

im p sure most energy drinks have a good amount of l theanine which is the most useful part. some have l tyrosine for dopamine upregulation. plus they taste good

 

The 4 most common morning drinks are all in S tier.  OP is just giving fan service at this point.  Show us an S-tier energy drink that's obscure or rare.  For example, a lot of the discontinued Bang or Reign flavors sell for over 100 bucks each on Ebay

 

Anyone going on abt bang, gorilla mind and the other stuff is either a) never grown out of college or b) a gym freak. That stuff is just not good for working at a desk, and does not look good on your desk either. Optics matter.

Coffee and Red Bull are king. You could say monster as well to some extent. No one thinks twice of anyone popping a Red Bull open at the desk, and it gets the job done. So does coffee. If it doesn’t, I think you may just be bad at working, not lacking in caffeine or anything. 
Also if you drink pre workout at the desk, why??

 

“Yerba Madre Yerba Mate”, that’s the only one I’ve drank which is why I added it with the specific brand. It used to be called Guayaki but then rebranded.

 

Great thread.

To me its flavor specific:

  • Moster Recovery (all varieties are tea flavored: green/peach/raspberry/lemon)
  • Ghost Sour Patch (green apple, blue raspberry)
  • Bum Energy Root Beer
  • Red Bull (regular)
  • Monster Orange Sunrise (not that garbage "orange creamsicle" thing)

    Yerba Mate (I use Cruz de Malta but Yerba Madre is good if you want cold).

    Also, people who "only drink Celsius" or who say that mass market brands are "a bad look/optics in the office" are the worst. The same kind of people who dunk on fast food but make an exception for Chick Fil A.  So weak.

 

Bloom sparkling apple energy drink is so good 

Always wish the US had more apple flavored sodas, feel like those are popular in LatAm/Europe 

 

If yerba is A tier, I'd put matcha in at least B tier. I mean plain matcha tea, not matcha lattes with blueberry lavender foam added. It has caffeine content on par with coffee, but with the vitamins of normal green tea. I'd say it should be S or A tier based on pure energy/health, but the optics of matcha being tied to performative males and whatnot brings it down to A or B tier.

Low calorie canned coffees/lattes like Slate, Rise, La Colombe, High Brew, and Illy are good bc they have some added fat and protein, sometimes even fiber. The added macros make it absorb slightly slower. All are low in sugar if you get standard flavors. I'd put La Colombe and Illy in A tier for sure

 

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