I love NOS. I even have this userbox on my Me page.
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It's the first energy drink themed after an automotive product; it's one of the OG energy drinks, having launched in 2004. It is currently owned by Monster Beverage but was formerly a Coke product. It changed hands in 2015 from Coke to Monster; it was originally created by Fuze who sold it to Coke in 2007, a fact I've mentioned before on this website.
This is their zero sugar alternative to full-sugar NOS. As I understand there was a different formula for a similar zero-sugar NOS prior to this1 which came in a white can. In addition there was NOS Zero2 in a gray can. Both of these have been discontinued. The current iteration of NOS sugar-free comes in a can with the same colorway as the full-sugar NOS but it just says “ZERO” above the name “NOS”.
The taste of the zero sugar NOS is whatever; it is much less caustic than OG NOS, maybe even a bit bitter. For a zero-sugar I'd choose the OG over this any day in terms of taste, but the zero sugar bit of this is great. With 200mg of caffeine in a 16oz can this is a great way to enjoy roughly the taste of NOS without all its sugar.
Review for NOS Sugar Free on caffeinetheenergyblog.blogspot.com ↩
Review for NOS Zero on caffeinetheenergyblog.blogspot.com ↩