Foreword: Supashakes are rip offs, really, it's just like they give you less milk in a carton so there's enough room to shake it up. The premise is annoying, since they're giving me less of what I want, for a quality that I wouldn't really desire in the first place. Though, they are one of those items that just bring me back to earlier years. I remember when they first came out, in Year 5 or so.. and I thought they were absolutely awesome, because there were new flavours. The Dome coffee one was the best thing in existence at the time, and I would drink one as often as I could.. Really, I'm surprised I remember all this, just because I have the memory of a goldfish, normally.
First off, I love chocolate milk. My auntie gets it for my cousins all the time (like big 3L bottles) and I drink quite a lot of it when I'm around there house. The stuff is awesome. But this chocolate supershake is disappointing. It tastes fake and cardboard-y. Not to say that other chocolate milks taste "real" at all, just I can almost feel the powder crap in my mouth when I drink the supashake. And it's even more annoying that a supashake is more expensive than a proper choc milk, and you get less. All in all, it's a waste of money and my money should have been spent on the good stuff.
5/10
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Brownes Supashake - Choc Honeycomb
Foreword: Supashakes are rip offs, really, it's just like they give you less milk in a carton so there's enough room to shake it up. The premise is annoying, since they're giving me less of what I want, for a quality that I wouldn't really desire in the first place. Though, they are one of those items that just bring me back to earlier years. I remember when they first came out, in Year 5 or so.. and I thought they were absolutely awesome, because there were new flavours. The Dome coffee one was the best thing in existence at the time, and I would drink one as often as I could.. Really, I'm surprised I remember all this, just because I have the memory of a goldfish, normally.
There used to be a time where I wouldn't eat honey. I mean, I haven't ever been a massive fan of the straight stuff anyway; but when I became vegetarian, I kind of figured that so many bees died in the production of honey, that I didn't want to advocate acts like that. My mum would eventually steer me in a more..logical direction; but the thought still sticks in my head.
That said, chocolate and honeycome are pretty awesome together. Just look at a Crunchie or a Violet Crumble (aren't they exactly the same thing? I swear..), so I have quite high hopes for this drink.
The colour of the stuff is rather amazing, an orange-y gold shade. Makes the milk look so appealing. It could be mushroom flavoured milk and I still may want to drink it. There's the saying "you eat with your eyes"; well my eyes are currently nomming down on this. The taste itself is also good. It has a stronger honey taste than chocolate, but it's certainly a great balance of flavours. Actually the chocolate doesn't really seem too present, but the honeycomb flavour itself is great. This is probably going to be my new favourite flavoured milk drink.
8/10
There used to be a time where I wouldn't eat honey. I mean, I haven't ever been a massive fan of the straight stuff anyway; but when I became vegetarian, I kind of figured that so many bees died in the production of honey, that I didn't want to advocate acts like that. My mum would eventually steer me in a more..logical direction; but the thought still sticks in my head.
That said, chocolate and honeycome are pretty awesome together. Just look at a Crunchie or a Violet Crumble (aren't they exactly the same thing? I swear..), so I have quite high hopes for this drink.
The colour of the stuff is rather amazing, an orange-y gold shade. Makes the milk look so appealing. It could be mushroom flavoured milk and I still may want to drink it. There's the saying "you eat with your eyes"; well my eyes are currently nomming down on this. The taste itself is also good. It has a stronger honey taste than chocolate, but it's certainly a great balance of flavours. Actually the chocolate doesn't really seem too present, but the honeycomb flavour itself is great. This is probably going to be my new favourite flavoured milk drink.
8/10
Brownes Supashake - Cookies 'n' Cream
$2.77, 500ml
Foreword: Supashakes are rip offs, really, it's just like they give you less milk in a carton so there's enough room to shake it up. The premise is annoying, since they're giving me less of what I want, for a quality that I wouldn't really desire in the first place. Though, they are one of those items that just bring me back to earlier years. I remember when they first came out, in Year 5 or so.. and I thought they were absolutely awesome, because there were new flavours. The Dome coffee one was the best thing in existence at the time, and I would drink one as often as I could.. Really, I'm surprised I remember all this, just because I have the memory of a goldfish, normally.
Just let me get this out of the way; cookies and cream ice cream is one of the single greatest things ever. It is probably my favourite sweet thing in the world, and I could be easily satisfied living off the stuff, despite the inevitable onslaught of diabetes, pimples and obesity. I love the little chunks of cookie dough and how they're all chewy. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. But back to a relevant point; supposedly there was some sort of competition to make a new flavour of Supashake (what is it with all these types of competitions anyway? Can't the people make up their own flavours?).. and cookies and cream won out. This decision gives me a little bit of hope for Australia, due to my aforementioned love of the stuff. Now at least I can have a taste of potential liquid gold.
The obvious flaw in the drink itself is that it lacks my favourite part of the ice cream; the little chewy bits of cookie.. it's all just liquid. Which I mean, I completely saw coming but I'm still disappointed. the taste itself isn't bad, kind of how you would expect the ice cream would taste if it was melted to a completely liquid state. The colour is rather appealing; reminiscent of the ice cream; that kind of dirty, marbly, chocolate look.
Overall, it's not a bad drink by any means.. but I'll take melted cookies and cream over this any day of the week, I need to chew things, dammit!
6/10
Foreword: Supashakes are rip offs, really, it's just like they give you less milk in a carton so there's enough room to shake it up. The premise is annoying, since they're giving me less of what I want, for a quality that I wouldn't really desire in the first place. Though, they are one of those items that just bring me back to earlier years. I remember when they first came out, in Year 5 or so.. and I thought they were absolutely awesome, because there were new flavours. The Dome coffee one was the best thing in existence at the time, and I would drink one as often as I could.. Really, I'm surprised I remember all this, just because I have the memory of a goldfish, normally.
Just let me get this out of the way; cookies and cream ice cream is one of the single greatest things ever. It is probably my favourite sweet thing in the world, and I could be easily satisfied living off the stuff, despite the inevitable onslaught of diabetes, pimples and obesity. I love the little chunks of cookie dough and how they're all chewy. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. But back to a relevant point; supposedly there was some sort of competition to make a new flavour of Supashake (what is it with all these types of competitions anyway? Can't the people make up their own flavours?).. and cookies and cream won out. This decision gives me a little bit of hope for Australia, due to my aforementioned love of the stuff. Now at least I can have a taste of potential liquid gold.
The obvious flaw in the drink itself is that it lacks my favourite part of the ice cream; the little chewy bits of cookie.. it's all just liquid. Which I mean, I completely saw coming but I'm still disappointed. the taste itself isn't bad, kind of how you would expect the ice cream would taste if it was melted to a completely liquid state. The colour is rather appealing; reminiscent of the ice cream; that kind of dirty, marbly, chocolate look.
Overall, it's not a bad drink by any means.. but I'll take melted cookies and cream over this any day of the week, I need to chew things, dammit!
6/10
Big M Egg Flip
$1.69, 300ml
Egg nog is one of the few reasons that I like Christmas. I've never been a fan of the whole "spend all your money on presents, and get presents in return" deal.. it's a capitalistic wet dream. But egg nog is completely awesome, normally. Granted, raw egg tastes bad.. everybody knows that. I have no reason to try and bulk up by drinking crap like that, so it just doesn't happen. But adding sugar and milk could quite possibly make grass taste awesome..
Last Christmas I tried to make my own egg nog type stuff, by mixing milk, custard, butterscotch schnapps and advocaat (which is like, thickened alcoholic egg nog) in a massive milk bottle. It was awesome.. I should sell that stuff and make money.. although one morning I accidentally poured a lot of it on my corn flakes. And I generally don't want to be drunk at breakfast... but I'm pretty sure I ate some of the awesome mixture before making myself a new bowl with non-alcoholic, less awesome milk.
But back to actually talking about what I'm supposed to be talking about; the egg nog. This stuff is more straight sugar and milk mixed together with some yellow colouring. I don't taste much egg at all. Not to say that sugary milk isn't awesome by itself, but it's kind of disappointing to not have a stronger taste.
6/10
Egg nog is one of the few reasons that I like Christmas. I've never been a fan of the whole "spend all your money on presents, and get presents in return" deal.. it's a capitalistic wet dream. But egg nog is completely awesome, normally. Granted, raw egg tastes bad.. everybody knows that. I have no reason to try and bulk up by drinking crap like that, so it just doesn't happen. But adding sugar and milk could quite possibly make grass taste awesome..
Last Christmas I tried to make my own egg nog type stuff, by mixing milk, custard, butterscotch schnapps and advocaat (which is like, thickened alcoholic egg nog) in a massive milk bottle. It was awesome.. I should sell that stuff and make money.. although one morning I accidentally poured a lot of it on my corn flakes. And I generally don't want to be drunk at breakfast... but I'm pretty sure I ate some of the awesome mixture before making myself a new bowl with non-alcoholic, less awesome milk.
But back to actually talking about what I'm supposed to be talking about; the egg nog. This stuff is more straight sugar and milk mixed together with some yellow colouring. I don't taste much egg at all. Not to say that sugary milk isn't awesome by itself, but it's kind of disappointing to not have a stronger taste.
6/10
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