Comments on: Review: Clif Quench Sport Drink

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:45:42 +0000

I just saw these in the sports drink area of the grocery store. I saw these way up high. I’m actually going to drink them during my long runs. Now I’m a little nervous about them! I haven’t tried one yet. I can’t do anything corn, so most all of the energy drinks are out the window. I need to replentish my electrolytes as my runs are over an hour and I sweat like crazy. Right now it’s my only over the counter option with my current food restrictions. If I can swing it then I can use it to train for my 1/2 Marathon in June!

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:43:21 +0000

I was also interested in a sports drink that wasn’t Gatorade or Powerade since I don’t consume HFCS or artificial chemical sugars. I bought both the Strawberry-Citrus and Fruit Punch flavors and enjoyed them both. I didn’t try them warm, or just to drink, but rather cold and after working out. I can say that Quench doesn’t give me a think sugary after taste, and I actually enjoy them. I will be buying lots of these in the future!

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:32:34 +0000

I am so happy to serve my children drinks without the high fructose corn syrup and the dyes like Gatorade. We don’t have any problem with the taste and we drink Clif Quench at room temperature. I will, however, try it cold. I do think that this is a drink that you should consume when working out or playing sports.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:44:53 +0000

I tried the Clif quench fruit punch..I was very impressed with the nutrious aspects of the product, but I couldn’t get passed the “ocean water taste”. I’d definitely keep buying the product if they’d fix this problem..but i cant force myself to drink any more than a few gulps.

By: christina

christina — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:12:57 +0000

Interesting. I didn’t feel that it tasted too salty, though it was very chilled when I drank it, and I liked it over Gatorade because it wasn’t as sweet and didn’t need to be diluted.

By: Jae`

Jae` — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:55:35 +0000

My initial thought when I took my first gulp of clif was “oh, how disgusting”. I was going to throw it out but I put it in the refrigerator and a couple of hours later I figured I would try it again. For some reason it tasted different. I drank the whole bottle and plan to buy more when I go back to the grocery store. I think we are so accustomed to that high fructose corn syrup that when we taste something different our taste buds don’t know what to think. I say give it another try on a cleansed palate. BTW, I have CLIF QUENCH FRUIT PUNCH.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:18:04 +0000

The key to this drink is to actually work out and sweat prior to drinking. This is not a sit on your couch drink like Gatorade is, it is a sports drink and tastes and works best after actually working out.

By: grnibld

grnibld — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:56:05 +0000

I agree with John. I like the subtle flavouring and the fact that it is low sugar – not to mention it isn’t HFCS. I’m not sure why there are comments about it being “seawater-like”, I didn’t find them salty at all. Maybe being cold is the best way to go?? I use them also after hot yoga-fabulous as the Quench doesn’t make me feel like I’ve eaten a large amount of cotton-candy (unlike Gatorade!!)

By: Tom Markiewicz

Tom Markiewicz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:36:12 +0000

Thanks John, good to see another perspective on this.

By: John

John — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:27:30 +0000

My son and I have tried several of the flavors and really like them. I like that it is not as sweet tasting as Gatorade. My son actually grabs this out of the frig instead of gatorade – he is drinking them faster than I can buy them. I also really like that it does not have HFCS which I try to avoid if possible.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:03:52 +0000

I just tried the Lime-Ade today. Some people were handing them out on the street, now I can see why, because they can’t sell it. This is, without a doubt, one of the nastiest tasting drinks I have had in a long time. Sorry Clif, Gatorade owns the sports drink market! Big Fail.

By: Tom Markiewicz

Tom Markiewicz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:54:12 +0000

Stacy, I tried all of them, one of each. And no, not partial to sweet drinks. If I drink soda, it’s always a diet version. I was just surprised by distinct salty taste, much more so than its competitors.

By: stacy

stacy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:42:45 +0000

Which flavor did you try? And are you partial to sweet drinks? I believe the goal of the Quench was to supply a less sugary drink with a bit more sodium to actually hydrate; not cause weight gain and insulin responses to a drink.