tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306285232011-04-21T18:48:11.025-07:00marknoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30628523.post-1151999657417924522005-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:002006-12-25T09:35:54.178-08:00This post will be regularly updated as I try more flavors of Clif bars.<br /><br />I get strange ideas in my head sometimes. This time, I noticed that my employer stocks many flavors of Clif energy bars and I decided to try them all to see which I like. (<a href="#why_only_clif_bars">Why I only review Clif bars.</a>) Reviews in each section are in chronological order.<br /><h3>Clif Bar (energy bar) Rankings / Ratings / Descriptions</h3><dl><dt>Oatmeal Raisin Walnut</dt><dd>Good. Surprising given the ingredients have bad rap for being healthy but not tasty.</dd><dt>Crunchy Peanut Butter</dt><dd>Good. Exactly as advertised.</dd><dt>Chocolate Brownie</dt><dd>Good. Exactly as advertised.</dd><dt>Cranberry Apple Cherry</dt><dd>Decent. One flavor is wrong: I don't think I like the cherry?</dd><dt>Apricot</dt><dd>Bad. Nasty taste.</dd><dt>Carrot Cake</dt><dd>Good. Exactly as advertised. Visible slivers of carrot.</dd><dt>Chocolate</dt><dd>Decent. Like a chocolate brownie but with less brownie sweetness or something?</dd><dt>Mint Chocolate</dt><dd>Ick. Not my thing.</dd><dt>Cookies 'n Cream</dt><dd>Okay. Chocolate and dough and something vaguely diary-like.</dd><dt>Lemon Poppyseed</dt><dd>Ugh. Overwhelming lemony.</dd><dt>Banana Nut Bread</dt><dd>Good. Aptly named. Contains whole walnuts: a nice touch.</dd><dt>Crunchy Peanut Butter</td><dd>Aptly named. Even has the standard peanut butter effect of drying out one's mouth. I like it, but then I like peanut butter.</dd></dl><h3>Nectar Clif Bar (organic fruit & nut bar) Rankings / Ratings / Descriptions</h3><dl><dt>Cranberry, Apricot & Almond</dt><dd>Decent. Fruity gooeyiness. Taste resembles that in my apartment-mate's apricot scones but highly condensed. Sweet in the same way as dried fruit.</dd><dt>Cinnamon Pecan</dt><dd>Eh. Odd cinnamon gooeyiness. Not much distinctive taste besides that. Also, high in fat.</dd><dt>Lemon, Vanilla & Cashew</dt><dd>Fine. Very redolent of vanilla. Taste is mostly indistinct gooeyiness.</dd><dt>Dark Chocolate and Walnut</dt><dd>Quite good. Like a chocolate brownie (though slightly denser). Has visible diced nuts that add a minor flavor. (It's too bad they aren't big enough to add texture.)</dd></dl><a name="why_only_clif_bars"></a><i>Why I only review Clif bars?</i> My employer also stocks other energy bars, mostly Powerbars and Luna bars, but I decided not to try those. I usually eat energy bars when I ski or snowboard and although I do like some Powerbar flavors, they tend to freeze so I don't bring them anymore. And Luna bars aren't targeted at my (male) demographic.<br /><br />Questions? Comments? Thoughts? Post to the comments section of this blog.<br /><br />Additional keywords: Clif bar rating, Clif bar ranking, Clif bar descriptions<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright © 2006.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30628523-115199965741792452?l=clif-bar-reviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marknoreply@blogger.com2