AriZona Arnold Palmer Half Green Tea Half Lemonade

Arnold Palmer. Odds are, if you are under the age of 40, you know how much his drink costs, but not how many green jackets the guy has. (That would be 4.) Anyway, Palmer's name has now become synonymous with the Lemonade-Iced Tea combo we all love. Whether it is at your local restaurant or out of an AriZona can, almost everyone has tasted this popular drink. But now, they've decided to exchange the traditional black tea for an asian flavor, using green tea instead. I don't mind green tea, and I love Arnold Palmer, so this can't be bad, right?

Color: Same color as regular Arnold Palmer, but a little lighter. Yeah, that would make sense, I guess. It also isn't clear like the normal one. This one is pretty turbid.

Smell: I guess because green tea has less smell than black tea, it makes sense that this has a very strong lemon, dull tea smell. Not quite Lysol, but very lemony.

Taste: It's really good, and is a nice variation off of the normal Arnold Palmer. The lemonade is the main flavor, but it still has some good tea flavor, and unlike the black tea, it has that green-tea-mouth-drying quality. Yeah, find the real word for that and I'll make sure to get you a can of this stuff. Because it's really good. Really. Good. That citrus flavor makes it refreshing, especially on a 90 degree day. The best thing about it though is that it isn't too far from the original flavor to make people stick solely to the original. People, it's just good. Pull the dollar out of your pocket now.

Rating: *****

Call me biased, but Arnold Palmer's name has not been tainted with this drink. Over Original? Ehhh... maybe. Just drink it. Now. Leave.

BodyArmor Tropical Mandarin

So, what I've caught on to is that if you want to sell beverages, you should add coconut water to your drink. Or at least, that's what it seems like. Anyway, BodyArmor is a new line of beverages to bear the coconut flavor, with 10% coconut water mixed in. My only question is why anyone would name a beverage company BodyArmor. Isn't that stuff made of steel? Whatever, this might be the drink that gets me off the string of abysmal beverages.

Color: Orange Gatorade. Or Tang. Yeah, the same Tang that went into space. Yup. Finally, a drink that isn't green.

Smell: Very orange. That's a good sign, affirming that the drink is actually natural. But there is another smell in there too, almost like a creamy scent.

Taste: It's one of the more interesting flavors I've tasted. Lots of tropical flavor in there, especially pineapple and mango. Then you get hit with some mandarin orange, as well. It has a nice tart flavor, which counters the sweetness nicely. And, if you are a coconut water fan, you'll be happy to know that you can taste the coconut. Not bad at all, actually. And it's pretty good for you too; the bottle has 100% or more of your daily value of 6 nutrients.

Rating: ****

It was pretty good. Not perfect, but pretty good. The best thing about it is all of the flavors mixing together. And, on a hot start to the Memorial Day weekend, it's pretty refreshing as well. I'd drink it again. That is, assuming I can find it again...

GT's Enlightened Organic Raw Kombucha Multigreen

Kombucha. You guessed it, this is another drink that's a direct result of the Whole Foods that just opened in my town. Of course, I bought it and headed straight to Google. Wanna know what this strange looking concoction is? Fermented tea. Now, that sounds disgusting. But, what's funny here is that it really isn't packaged to look tasty, but instead, packaged to look healthy. Don't get me wrong, I care about health, but shouldn't I want to drink it because it looks good? I mean, the stuff has blue-green algae in it. That was literally the first form of life ever on our planet. And now it is in a beverage? Give me a break. There is so much of the stuff in the bottom of the bottle, I'm gonna have to strain before I pour. I don't think I'll like this, but I'll try my best to stay unbiased.

Color: Oh god. It is truly the deepest, darkest green you can imagine. Scary, actually. Oh, and look what the result of my straining was!

Yup. That stuff is bacteria, it's alive, and I'm sure the strainer didn't catch all of it.

Smell: Yeast. Like, that fermented old-wine-cork smell. Odds are, if this had any more sugar in it, it would be an alcoholic beverage. (Author's Note: There is a ring of bacteria in the glass. Oh god help me.

Taste: (Here goes nothing) It fizzes. Apparently, the fermentation causes so much pressure that it fizzes. But anyway, it is really odd, and not good. It starts with an intense, almost sour fizzing feeling, and then becomes a mix of very earthy, bitter flavors. It is not sweet at all, and it is quite unpleasant overall. Just really, not good. Or at least, for my tastes. I won't be drinking it again any time soon. Then again, I drank a total of 5 mL of it just now, so this review may be a little off.

Rating: *

It fizzes. If it didn't fizz, I'd give it 2 stars solely because I didn't hurl, but it does. So, to the abyss of one-stardom it goes! Unless you enjoy drinking algae, never get this. Ever.