Celsius's new Strawberry Passionfruit flavor is here. Is it any good?

Welcome back to FTW’s Beverage of the Week series. Here, we mostly chronicle and review beers, but happily expand that scope to any beverage that pairs well with sports. Yes, even cookie dough whiskey.

Celsius was off my energy drink radar for a while.

Co-workers gave it rave reviews. But due to a crippling case of poor brain, I continually opted for cheaper choices when it came to my morning allotment of caffeine. Marked down cans of A-Shoc and Gorgie could only take me so far, however. When Celsius asked if I’d like to review their new flavor — and some old ones — I said yes.

The result wasn’t anything that redefines the caffeinated genre, but it’s pretty solid nonetheless. The latest flavor, Strawberry Passionfruit, edged dangerously toward generic mess but ultimately proved the folks over there know what they’re doing.

Let’s break that down with a taste test. And, since I’ve got a bunch of Celsiuses in my fridge (Celsii?), let’s run through some other popular flavors and see how they stand up.