I'd say it went from 10 to 7 or 8. I liked it a LOT more before with the initial formula, but I also still wouldn't consider it a gut bomb. I still like it. Giving it a 9 is pretty kind, though! lol
I have to add sugar or Stevia to it in order to drink it. It takes over a tablespoon of sugar to a 16 oz can to make it palatable.
I quit drinking it except on rare occasion. It went from a 10 to a 2 imo. Red Bull is a 1 or 0...... I tried it once in the 80-s......tossed it in the garbage and never tried it again.