Bang Energy Drink (formerly Lemon Drop)

Posted on July 18, 2014 | Last updated February 21, 2025

bang Energy Drink Lemon Drop. An excellent lemonade flavor with 375mg of high caffeine. The fact that they achieved this taste with zero sugar and zero calories is truly impressive.
※ This is from the early bang series, which contains 375mg of caffeine, more than the current version.

Bang Energy Drink (formerly Lemon Drop)

Manufacturer	VPX
Country of Origin	USA
Price	2 USD
Flavor	Lemonade
Total rating	★★★☆☆

Author information Author: Energy Drink-kun

In 2001, while living in the United States, I encountered energy drinks through the dance scene and was deeply impressed. After returning to Japan, I found that energy drinks were considered novelty beverages, so I established a comprehensive website in 2013 to share the true appeal of energy drinks. As an energy drink enthusiast, I began drinking them seriously again, collecting over 7,000 varieties of energy drinks from various countries. I am also active as a critic and expert, receiving media interviews.

bang Energy Drink Old Lemon Drop Flavor

bang Energy Drink Lemon Drop
The transparency unique to bang is due to the lack of coloring agents. The flavor is Lemon Drop.
A light lemon and syrup-like sweetness with a mild tartness. As a flavor, it feels quite lacking. The carbonation is also not very strong, and it doesn’t have the typical energy drink feel. (Energy drink enthusiasts will likely find it lacking.)

The lemon aroma is refreshing, and it’s hard to believe such a normal lemon flavor and scent could contain the murderous level of caffeine.
It seems that the target audience is not energy drink enthusiasts but rather athletes focused on weight training.

As for the Lemon Drop flavor’s origin, it’s probably based on a cocktail rather than a candy. There is also a Champagne Cola flavor in the bang lineup.

bang Energy Drink Old Lemon Drop Ingredients

bang Energy Drink Lemon Drop
bang Energy Drink contains BCAAs, creatine, glutamine, and other typical ingredients associated with weight training. When you see these words, it’s hard to think of anything other than weight training.
Since VPX is a bodybuilder-oriented supplement company, it’s no surprise. The caffeine content is also 375mg, which is quite strong.
The downside is that the quantities of the muscle-building ingredients are not listed. I imagine they are in very small amounts.

By the way, taurine is not included. Some people say that Japanese energy drinks are weak because they don’t contain taurine, but this is not true. Even the powerful American bang doesn’t include taurine.
There’s often a misconception that America is superior to Japan, but it’s useful to know that there are exceptions like this.

bang Energy Drink Effects

With 4.5 times the caffeine of Red Bull, along with BCAAs, creatine, glutamine, and CoQ10, you can definitely feel your body moving more. That said, the non-caffeine ingredients are probably in small quantities compared to supplement intake, so I think the effects come mainly from the caffeine and placebo.
If you ask whether it works, I would say yes, it does.

As for how much you can move, you could move about as much as Footworkingz.

In reality, it lifts your spirits, and you’ll feel like dancing, and you can actually dance.
It’s been a while since I’ve felt this good. (ｕ_ｕ*)