Accelerade Hydro Sports Drink - 2008 BCS

I snagged lemonade because I was so tired of "orange" or "red" drinks. It's got a nice refreshing taste, that counters the salty flavor nicely. Keep this drink cold though, because once it starts getting hot, the flavor diminishes.

I've always been a plain 'ol water drinker... didn't matter the exercise, just water... before, after, during, just water. BUT then I bought the Lemonade Accelerade on BonkTown and can't run without it! (I also bought Fruit Punch, but haven't tried it yet).

I didn't find it until I was halfway done with the Lemonade, but there is actually a little plastic scoop provided in the container. Exactly one scoop-full is the perfect amount. Prior to finding it, I was using a spoon and if you put too much in a 12 oz. glass, it was very powder-y.

All-in-all, I am very happy with this product!

I read a lot of the reviews before ordering this stuff, and I was surprised by how creamy it was. If you are expecting something like gatorade, but less sugar, look elsewhere.

Been using Accelerade Hydro for quite some time. Initially, I just used the Lemonade flavor, which was pretty good. Then on one order, I was incorrectly sent Fruit Punch. I tried it and thought it was not bad, though I still preferred the Lemonade. Then I somehow got the idea that if I mixed the two flavors, the Fruit Punch might be more palatable. Turns out a 50-50 mix is my favorite way to drink this. I use it exclusively now as my energy drink of choice. Add a bit of real food to my intake and I've been quite happy on some centuries and even double centuries.

fruit punch is good. i didn't get lemonade but this stuff is very palatable. I could drink it all day.

The fruit punch flavor is decent. I was really worried about the flavor, and waited until I tried a friend's stash to buy my own. No a fan of the lemonade flavor, though.
I use it mainly for cycling and I'm happy with it. It helps on my longer rides and bricks.

I used the Accelerade Hydro for the past four month’s consistently and liked it in general but not enough to replace Hammer HEED and CarboRocket.

I liked the protein blend because without a bit of protein on rides over 3 hours I start feel a little anemic. The product fits the bill pretty well in that capacity and I was able to sustain high output for longer using Accelerade than using water alone. I also never cramped using the Accelerade Hydro which I have using other drinks or mixes. The taste is pretty good when cold but degrades pretty fast as it sits hot in the bottle cage. After two hours warm it actually starts to taste sort of sour so not ideal if it can’t be consumed fresh.

Having only 60 calories per serving is great when you are cutting fat but when looking for maximum performance you need about 200 - 250 calories an hour for endurance rides. And if you doubled the amount used in a bottle it just wasn’t right. For this reason accelerade hydro alone isn't enough and you have to pack gels to supplement the fluids.
Overall, this product is pretty good especially for one to two hour efforts but it isn’t enough for a one-stop in ride nutrition.

Why is this Accelerade COO China, while the regular products are from USA? Do we really need to be buying sports drinks from CHINA????