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When we heard that Four Loko "alcoholic energy drinks" were being called "blackout in a can" and that the FDA recently banned their current formulas, we decided we had to try it.
We usually love anything lemon-lime flavored, as it's hard to screw up. But as soon as we popped the top on our Four Loko, the potent smell hit us. It was like a combination of lemon soda and Lysol. We couldn't imagine it would taste good, and we weren't wrong.
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