Have You Tried ALDI’s Summit Red Thunder Energy Drinks? One Reader Claims They are Red Bull Copycat…

By Jill | Staff Writer

Aug 26, 2019 @ 3:15 PM MDT

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Red Thunder Energy Drinks at ALDI

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If you are a fan of Red Bull Energy drinks, did you know that ALDI actually carries their own version of energy drinks called Summit Red Thunder Energy Drinks?

Available in both regular or sugar-free varieties, these energy drinks are surprisingly similar to Red Bull Energy Drinks but onlinee with a much lower price tag. We recently spotted a 4-pack of Summit Red Thunder 8.5oz cans for just $2.99 at ALDI – making each can just 74¢! Note that some readers have reported spotting these 4 packs for as little as $1.70 per 4 pack!

This seems like a great deal as Amazon has this 24-pack of Red Bull Energy Drink 8.4oz cans priced around $23.54 shipped making for a final cost of 98¢ per can!

Red Thunder Energy Drinks at ALDI

These energy drinks qualify for the ALDI Twice As Nice Guarantee!

If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of these drinks, ALDI will replace them AND refund your money. Just keep in mind that the product packaging and any unused product must be returned to your local ALDI store manager.

See what Hip2Save reader, Jessica, had to say about these drinks…

I have to share that ALDI has a version that tastes almost exactly like the sugar free Red Bull called “Red Thunder” and it is much cheaper. It onlinees in 4-packs and whenever I go there I buy at least 10 packs. Check it out. It is almost the same exact taste.

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Aaron August 26, 2019 at 3:33 pm MST

This may be true for sugar-free, but as a Red Bull lover, and also a major ALDI lover, regular Red Thunders definitely don’t do it for me.

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Amber (Hip Sidekick) August 27, 2019 at 7:25 am MST

Thanks so much for the honest onlinement, Aaron. We sure appreciate the feedback!

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[email protected] September 26, 2020 at 10:02 am MST

I have been drinking them for years and I love them. Our store is sold out.

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Lupita August 26, 2019 at 3:43 pm MST

Aldi is dicontinuing the sugar free version here in CA. I’m so bummed. I have been buying it for years.

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Maria September 3, 2019 at 9:10 pm MST

Why are they being discontinued in California v

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Donut June 14, 2020 at 2:30 pm MST

Still available in Florida. Drinking a sugar-free one right now.

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eliza August 26, 2019 at 3:57 pm MST

My husband likes them. They also have “white monster” like ones and i didnt care for them.

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Amber (Hip Sidekick) August 27, 2019 at 7:26 am MST

Thanks so much for sharing with us, Eliza. Glad to hear your husband has enjoyed them!

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rb August 26, 2019 at 4:24 pm MST

As a wife of a redbull vodka lover he says don’t drink all 4 in one night you’ll see the difference….

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Mariel August 26, 2019 at 6:15 pm MST

Jessica needs an caffeine intervention 😂

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Rae August 26, 2019 at 6:33 pm MST

Lol, Jessica likes her caffeine. 😀 If I drank just one of these or one Red Bull I would be up for a week straight and my house would be spotless.

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ash.krist August 26, 2019 at 7:25 pm MST

Man wish I had that problem 😂

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Meg August 26, 2019 at 6:33 pm MST

I’m not a red bull fan and I think these were worst than red bull 😂

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Rachel August 26, 2019 at 6:45 pm MST

I drink an all natural energy drink. My body treats it as food since it isn’t synthetic. No crash. All good stuff in the ingredients! I’d love to send a sample to anyone interested in trying it! [email protected]

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Lauren August 27, 2019 at 11:57 am MST

Lemme guess…peddling your MLM? No thanks. 🙄

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Kristen August 26, 2019 at 8:49 pm MST

I tried buying these to pull an all-nighter to study for a chemistry exam many moons ago and I ended up falling asleep about an hour after one! 🤣 but I don’t think I’m very sensitive to caffeine lol

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Roxie Long December 3, 2019 at 2:24 pm MST

I for one drink the Red Thunder and prefer it over Red Bull hands down… however in Southern Indiana it is all off the shelves for about the last 3 weeks…the Madison Indiana stores hold it in the back for the local bars and paying customers cannot even buy it. I noticed the change in it being on the shelf when I spotted Red Bull in their cooler… Is there anywhere else other than Aldis that carries this in Southern Indiana?

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Maria December 4, 2019 at 6:44 am MST

I too prefer Red Thunder over Red Bull. Red Thunder has not been in stock in SoCal stores for at least 6 months. If you ask Aldi staff, they say there is a “temporary supply issue”. “Temporary” sounds like those ads that say “For a Limited Time Only” but the product is still being sold. Aldi replaced Red Thunder with Gridlock which (I hear) is similar to Monster. I don’t drink Monster so I can’t onlinepare. I do drink Gridlock now (an acquired taste) but I don’t like that they are 16 oz. I wish they came in 8 oz. Hopefully Red Thunder is really a “temporary supply issue” and will be back in stock.

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Roxie M Long December 3, 2019 at 2:33 pm MST

I for one drink the Red Thunder and prefer it over Red Bull hands down… however in Southern Indiana it is all off the shelves for about the last 3 weeks…the Madison Indiana stores hold it in the back for the local bars and paying customers cannot even buy it. I noticed the change in it being on the shelf when I spotted Red Bull in their cooler… Is there anywhere else other than Aldis that carries this in Southern Indiana?

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Marjoe January 3, 2020 at 3:22 pm MST

Cant get red thunder drink in Florida anymore and I really miss it. Dont want sugar free…does anyone know where I can buy it??

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Clay Richardson January 15, 2020 at 1:32 pm MST

I’m in Charlotte NC and my wife and I love the sugar free. It is a staple at our house.

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Ryan Colquhoun March 29, 2020 at 7:59 am MST

good afternoon is it possible to not add sugar and caffeine to red thunder if people wants to try it for the first time then they cant because its go sugar and caffeine in it if you could do that then that will be good thanks very much

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Stephan April 29, 2020 at 11:28 am MST

Our South Florida (Sunrise, FL) store has them again since a few months. But last year they were out for months. I have a place in Tampa and couldn’t find them up there yet… Very weird this supply issue…

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