of Blue's News, the company's own site traffic increased by 2700–11320 percent. In 2003, The Baltimore Sun called the drink "a smooth and tasty sip." In 2005, Hobarama shipped 20 million bottles of Bawls. Ars Technica wrote of Bawls in 2008, "the huge amounts of caffeine within each bottle—along with the fact that it tastes far better than Red Bull—have made it a favorite beverage at many a LAN party and game tournament since [2004]." Variants The sugar-free Bawls Guaranexx was the first variant of Bawls, released in 2003. In 2006, Hobarama partnered with 7-Eleven to produce a Bawls-based Slurpee (Sno Bawls) in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. By 2008, additional Bawls variants were available, including Bawls Cherry and Bawls Exxtra. Bawls' root beer variant—G33k Beer—premiered at a 2008 Halo tournament in South Miami, Florida; that year it was named BevNET's Energy Drink of the Year. , there were eleven combinations of Bawls flavors and packaging listed on the official website. In bottles was Original Soda, Orange, Ginger, Cherry Cola, Cherry, and Root Beer. The cans were sold with Original, Zero, Orange, Cherry, and Root Beer. References External links American soft drinks drink brands energy drinks guarana sodas products introduced in 1996