Alcoholic energy drink trend raises concerns

Star Telegram ^ | September 5, 2007 | MELISSA VARGAS

[TigersEye]

Oh yeahhhhh. I love coffee ice cream. That would be good in Bailey’s. Just a scoop and no blending I think.

[TigersEye]

Sure, liberals and progressives (read Marxist communists) call them obscene profits. I don’t. If the market bears it it is fair IMO.

[Eric Blair 2084]

I know exactly what you mean. Been in both places and done that.

Now it’s time for me to make it upstairs to bed and go to sleep.

If there is one good thing about smoking bans, it’s that they encourage people to stay home and not spend $4.50 per beer. They can spend 85 cents instead. Then at the end of the night they can just walk upstairs and not worry about a State Trooper pulling them over when they trip on their kids toys.

Of course, if they drank the type of Alcoholic beverages that was the subject of this discussion, they might not go to sleep until 9 am if ever.

[Eric Blair 2084]

So then what are we disagreeing about?

Good night, TE.

[Species8472]

Nice to meet you as well.

Sorry to break it to you, but I have no problem with the responsible use of alcohol. I even owned part of a microbrewery once upon a time. Still brew my own.

What I object to is people that drink for effect rather that taste (ever taste redbull? Yeacch!).

Mixing stimulants and alcohol is simply a way to get drunker quicker and maintain the high longer. Might as well inject the alcohol directly into a vein.

And thats a lot different than sipping a good single malt scotch or quaffing a pint of Guinness.

[CarrotAndStick]

Vodka in a Tube : Go Wodka Extreme

 

Vodka is in a tube containing 10.5% alcohol. There are three flavors; cranberry, lemon, energy.

(go-more.com/ via strangenewproducts.com)

Vodka in a Tube

by Steve, Thursday, December 01, 2005  

 

 

"Go Wodka Extreme" is marketed as the world's first drink in a tube. It's fruit flavored vodka, containing 10.5% alcohol by volume. They also have a more modest line of tubes with just 4% ABV.

Currently only available in Austria and Germany, the 190ml Extreme tubes come in three varieties: Cranberry, Lemon, and Energy.

The website shows photos of people drinking Go Wodka, looking as if they're sucking on tubes of toothpaste.

[Gondring]

Nanny State? I don't see that the government is doing anything.

Sounds to me like just the opposite...that a concern is being handled via private discussion and information is being disseminated via our Free Press.

How would you want it to work?

[Gondring]

Okay, I take it back...I reread and somehow missed the idiotic A.G.s!

[absolootezer0]

blah. you have to drink a whole friggin lot for it to really effect you. most drink only call for 3-4 oz of energy drink- so you get at least 2 serving out of a can.
you’d still have to down a number of ‘bombs to get the same effect ad a cup of irish coffee.

[Wolfie]

Look, its our God given right to get ripped and head out on the highway. Just don’t smoke a joint.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Looks like my Irish Coffee habit may be on the chopping block next, Eh?

I’ll be in my bunker if anyone needs me...

[TheKidster]

"All it does is make a wide-awake drunk,"

I'd much rather have them asleep on the sidewalk. We need a federal ban now.....for the children!

[Vision]

This thought crossed my mind in college.

It’s a very mild speedball. I remember taking vivarin to stay up partying(drinking) and I’ll tell you...it felt great. Not sure what good it would produce if the general public started using it.

[gathersnomoss]

It has been called Red Bull and Vodka for years, nothing new here.

[traviskicks]

"More than two dozen attorneys general across the nation recently announced that alcohol and energy drinks don't mix..."




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[TheKidster]

GOd protects fools and drunks, haven’t you heard that before?

[gondramB]

Hmmm the energy drinks have caffeine ,yes?

Will they ban drinking coffee and alcohol too?

[finnman69]

I’m unclassifiable....LOL. Ripping on Larry Craig with toilet humor is TOO easy.

Dig my plain ole budwesier too. And a good bourbon like Dickell. But im a recent convert on Rockstar. Plus it has decent vitamins, and the blue sugarfree rockstar is way better for you than the ill tasting red bull.

white Rockstar is kind of a lemony taste, Mango is my fav but has 200 calories. Blue is the best ideal, taste, pep, no calories.

[USMCPOP]

Amish speedball: hard cider and an angry bull

[Paradox]

Back when I was more into bodybuilding, I used to take the “ECA” (Ephedrine, Caffeine, Aspirin) stack. Man, that would get you wired. Funny thing was, that while “on” said stack, I could hardly catch a buzz at all. By the time I had drank enough to feel anything, I was well on my way to getting sick..