Root beer
Jolt Root Beer
Jolt · Energy / caffeinated
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Less a classic soda than a revival-era curveball, Jolt Root Beer is the first flavor extension of the resurrected JOLT brand — a zero-sugar, high-caffeine functional drink that nonetheless commits to a real root beer profile. The sassafras-and-bark backbone leads bold and brisk, softened by an unmistakable thread of vanilla that lends a smooth, almost creamy roundness against the crisp carbonation. With no sugar to carry the body, it reads leaner and drier than a nostalgic full-sugar root beer, leaning on aroma and that vanilla-cream warmth rather than syrupy weight. A nostalgia play with an energy-drink engine underneath, it sits at the modern, functional edge of the category rather than its traditional center.
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The maker
Jolt Root Beer is a root-beer-flavored functional energy drink from REDCON1, the Boca Raton, Florida sports-nutrition and beverage company that revived the iconic high-caffeine Jolt Cola brand in 2024. Unlike a traditional craft soda, it is a zero-sugar formula carrying 200mg of caffeine plus nootropic and functional ingredients such as Alpha-GPC, L-carnitine, taurine, and B-vitamins. The root beer flavor began rolling out to retailers in late 2025 as a line extension of the relaunched Jolt brand.
Ingredients & nutrition
Carbonated water, L-carnitine, Taurine, Phosphoric acid, Caramel color, Coffee beans (Coffea Arabica), Alpha Glycerylphosphorylcholine (Alpha GPC), Sodium benzoate (preservative), Sucralose, Natural flavor, Potassium sorbate (preservative), Acesulfame potassium, D-calcium pantothenate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12).
16 fl oz · 0 g sugar(per serving, as labeled)