# Red Bull vs Coffee **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 3, 2004, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-vs-coffee/267305 "2004-10-03T09:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-vs-coffee/267305/21 "2004-10-04T18:42:42Z")
> [@JoeSki](#): > > In my experience: > > Starbucks Double Shot Espresso’s \> Red Bull \> Mountain Dew \> Coffee > > The Double Shot Expresso are $20 per very small can, but they taste good, and it as though they tack on an extra 4-5 hours to your day as soon as you finish it. Red Bull tastes like crap, and sometimes I’ve found it to not have an effect at all, but it’s a usefull drink for the most part. Mountain Dew is the nectar of the heavens, and has been a reliable drink always giving me my much needed caffine and sugar kick in the middle of a workday. Coffee is good, but I’ve just about grown immune to it’s affects. Never tried Amp, but have heard swell things. $20!!?? Don’t you mean $2.00? I buy these, too, all the time! Also, they come in four-packs now for about $1.00 cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-vs-coffee/267305/22 "2004-10-04T18:45:13Z")
I see I’ve been corrected. But everybody’s right: the Starbucks tastes better. Coffee is my biggest vice (and dammit, it’ll remain so) and I love the taste of these little guys. (Can’t believe I’m indirectly patrnozing Starbucks even though I never wanted to). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-vs-coffee/267305.md?page=1)