The Only Flavor I'll Dearly Miss If It Doesn't Return
I've been using Glytch for over a month or so as well as trying out other Gamer(TM) energy drinks like Sneak and GFuel, and I can honestly say that I'm still impressed with how good Glytch is compared to its competition in terms of the quality of the product as well as the taste. Out of the 12 flavors I've tried--and I have a total of 16 sample packs and tubs--this is the ONLY flavor I would save from being forgotten into obscurity should it not return once its gone on Amazon. (The fact that I bought two tubs here should indicate how serious I am, and I might feel the same about Sour Grape Ape later.)<br /><br />Speaking of the topic, if you compare Glytch on Amazon versus their website, you may be confused on the different packaging, supplement facts and flavor varieties and that's because there was a recent formula change around mid-September. Literally, I could not have chosen a better time to get into Glytch as I had the best opportunity to try out the old and new formulas with sample packs for a majority of them. The good news is that most of the flavors on Amazon have much superior replacements such as Berry-A-51 turning into Falcon Smash as well as old flavors remaining on the website like Aim Assist and Predator. Other flavors like Slaughter Melon don't really have alternatives, but it wasn't a very flavorful tub to begin with. This is entirely the opposite case for Sour Bomb.<br /><br />There are two types of sour-flavored food and drinks: Those that are raw sour that leave no tastebuds left (like GFuel's Sour Blue Chug Rug) and others where it's very tart, yet still has a lot of flavor to enjoy. Sour Bomb fulfills the latter category with a sour-apple vibe, and it's almost in the same league for flavor as the other options such as Aim Assist and Falcon Smash. However, I don't think it quite gets up there for sourness and flavor, which is why I think it is the most redeemable tub from the lot.<br /><br />Now as far as the old formula, it's a solid combination of active ingredients with likely adequate dosages. One of the big selling points with the new formulation is the fact that they list the amounts of each ingredient, but you can get a good estimate for most ingredients by looking at the labels carefully in order of the largest ingredients first.  I wouldn't say that most of them are the most optimal dosage as they mainly meet the minimum requirements on one or two drinks, but considering that these products are meant for gamers/Esport-players I think that is acceptable. The old formula also had certain ingredients like Maltodextrin and Beta Alanine, which doesn't bother me but would be a problem for people concerned about their blood sugar or are on a Keto diet. (Also, I have never experienced any of the itchiness associated with Beta Alanine from the old formula on one or two scoops, so I can safely say<br />it's not enough to cause that side-effect and it's likely done for other manufacturing reasons.)<br /><br />In comparison, the new formula focuses on a lot more on Gamer(TM) ingredients that are supposedly meant for gamers to increase their performance. If I sound like I am being sarcastic with these additions, I am not yet I remain optimistically skeptical; stuff like nooLVL do have a couple double-blind tests to prove that they are effective and I can definitely feel and tell a difference from my own experience when trying out other products with the ingredients in isolation. My issue is that after reading the studies on them I have no idea what that actually translates into for Esports or even the average gamer. You can also find some of these ingredients in isolation from one another such as Advanced GG and Glitch (yes, there's another gamer drink spelled differently,) but I think this is the only brand out there that combines Dynamine (to extend the caffeine effects at lower dosages), nooLVL (for added focus/cognitive benefits) and Cognizin (another cognitive boosting ingredient but also for eye-health like Alpha GPC.)<br /><br />However, my ultimate decision for energy drinks comes down to three simple questions: Is this flavor something I really enjoy and can't get anywhere else? Do I notice any improvements as a result from it with little to no side-effects? Is it affordable for my budget? In all these cases, Glytch nails each one as I can have this in the morning with no crashes but also have a scoop mid-evening without impacting my sleep thanks to other ingredients to counteract the caffeine.  Almost all the new line of flavors are absolute bangers, and with affiliate coupons and sales that means the price of each tub comes out to around $31 to $35 for 40 servings (or 20 if you two-scoop it), which doesn't make them prohibitively expensive. The added fact that this is a smaller business in the US is just the cherry on top for an exception product to begin with, and I am more than happy to continue supporting them for many years.
Rating: 5 stars