Honey Stinger Energy Gel Review

By Greg Goodson June 10, 2009

Man - it's about time we began carrying these Honey Stinger Energy Gels. These have been on the market for quite a few years now and I gotta say I have been a supporter since their early beginning. These are probably the tastiest gel I have been introduced to, though GUs are getting more and more appealing.

If you haven't tried these, they taste like packets of honey for the most part (duh). But I can't tell you how many times towards the end of the race where my stomach has felt like crap and I don't feel like eating anything until I realized that I did in fact pack some honey stingers into a drop bag. It's a sigh of relief. These are very easy to stomach and provide the same amount of energy as any other gel.

The packs are simple to open, and the other flavors (ginseng, strawberry, and regular ) all taste well. I haven't tried the banana yet, but I probably will in the future.

Last but not least, the only downside to these is that they don't have a shelf life like other gels may. If you have used some old honey stingers in a race, you know exactly what I am talking about. The honey begins to crystallize. It's like eating chunks of rock-candy. I'd recommend using these gels w/in 3 months of buying them to be safe.

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