well mine arrive tomorrow in the Burgh, one more thing I will get to enjoy when I return in 10 days lol!! super excited now!
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Build Fast Formula Eighty:20
Cinna-A-Doodle Crunch
PB Chocolate
New flavors are up and at discounted rate $24.65
2nd product announcement will come
First thing in the AM and Youtube Review to follow!
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PES Snickerdoodle and Ghost Cinnamon Cereal Milk have both been favorites of mine. I’m thinking Cinna-A-Doodle Crunch might just dethrone-a-them-both.
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Look forward to your feedback sir.
Feedback from another forum:
Anyhow, the 80/20 stands for 80% micellar casein/20% Whey. Basically casein is a slow moving protein and whey is a faster protein. Combined you get a nice mix of slow & fast protein synthesis which works on you for 6 hours. In layman’s terms this is a good mix, especially for muscle building.
25 servings per bag. This is the quality of a 40$ protein normally sold for 29$. But with the Bob15 code I got it for just under 1$ a serving which is a phenomenal value for a top tier quality protein.
Mixed perfectly. No clumps or residue stuck to the bottom of the glass. It’s a very smooth yet thicker shake, even with 16 oz water. That’s just my typical preference. Just a note, the less water the thickness and flavor increase.
Flavor is very good, even at 16 oz. you definitely get a nice subtle cinnamon, a la snickerdoodles. I didn’t really get the crunch part til I got to the end of the glass, which just means settling occurred, just means more crunch in future servings
Ok, now the elephant in the room. I obviously watch my calorie intake, and this flavor is only 100 calories per serving. Transparent label shows 23g protein which falls in line with the 20-25 range I look for. .5g fat and 2g carb which actually comes in at 104.5 calories, which is very close to the 100 listed so right in line with what’s listed.
Bottom line. Delicious quality protein at a value price.
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Put together my own impressions after taking advantage of the launch deal…
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Main Impressions
- Hits evenly — 50/50 — with notes of Chocolate and Peanut Butter.
- The chocolate seems to be on the sweeter, milk chocolate side — a bit more so than BFF’s Chocolate Lava Cake.
- Being 80% Micellar Casein, the texture is wonderfully dense and creamy.
- PB could use a bit more saltiness — but my handy Sea Salt shaker solve that
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Subjective Note
When it comes to protein shakes, I’m wary of “Chocolate Peanut Butter” as a concept. The two flavors tend to cancel each other out, leaving me desiring a fuller, richer experience of one or the other instead.
BFF’s Chocolate PB falls into that trap a bit here, and given how well-done their Chocolate Lava Cake is, I can’t help but feel like they’d have been better off going full PB with the new flavor. Again, though, that’s purely subjective. (Consider it a killer idea for the future.) If you ARE into Chocolate PB, this is a top-tier product — and one I wouldn’t hesitate to use as a Chocolate PB go-to.
Final Score:
9.1 / 10
Cinna-A-Doodle Crunch
Main Impressions
- Hits evenly — 33:33:33 — on notes of cinnamon spice, snickerdoodle sweetness, and snickerdoodle pastry-ness (AKA the “Crunch”, I assume).
- As with Chocolate PB — and as is the nature of the formula — texture is wonderfully dense and creamy.
- Flavor is executed fantastically — both on the initial hit, and in the aftertaste, which can sometimes be a bit too spicy with Cinnamon-Snickerdoodle flavors, but not here. I think the denser consistency and pastry aspects of the flavoring help dampen that effect in just the right way.
Comparisons
To me, this a clear winner of PES Snickerdoodle — one my (now-previous) favorites of the genre.
Another genre favorite is Ghost Cinnamon Cereal Milk. In terms of taste, I’d say the two can live side-by-side. Ghost runs a bit sweeter with less of a pastry-like kick, but it’s wonderfully executed in it’s own right. 80:20’s formula is more to my personal liking, however — so for me, it has the edge.
Overall, this is a well-profiled, well-flavored, well-textured product in a genre that far too often relies on its name appeal alone. (The silly name is pretty cool, too, though ).
Final Score:
9.4 / 10
Rankings
Given my previous 80:20 reviews, my rankings come out as:
- Vanilla
- Cinna-a-Doodle Crunch
- Chocolate Peanut Butter
- Chocolate
… Can’t go wrong with any of them, though 
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I feel bad for those who passed on the deal!
Both flavors are awesome and I appreciate the incredible review. Thank you so much for your support.
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Awesome review. Awesome to see vanilla being in your number 1 spot. If is damn good
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Exactly why I bought 2 More bags on the sale!
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I did not…
And you call yourself a blitz brother
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I would order it but in the middle of a move so we need to limit the kitchen supply until then
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I’ll put together one for ya tomorrow, but I gotta say I think Cinn-A-Doodle is my favorite! Really surprised the hell out of me this morning, now to see how it goes for my bed time protein!
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Yes Sir! Fan favorite
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DaSlaya’s PB Chocolate & Cinn-A-Doodle Crunch Review
Mixability: To me this mixes incredibly well and I have mentioned this a few times here on PP. Considering this is 80% Casein it is surprising. In the past most Caseins I have used leave some goop on the bottom of the shaker and some residue, this does not. I honestly think it mixes just as well as an ISO, but maybe a little thicker.
Taste
PB Chocolate - I really enjoyed the Chocolate Lava Cake and Vanilla Ice Cream flavors so I figure this was going to be a home run. Once I opened the package the smell is amazing, a nice PB and chocolate blend, just makes you eager to drink it. You get a perfect blend (as others have reported) of Chocolate and PB here, I would say a 50/50. Very close to tasting like a Reeses PB Cup, which I love (literally the only sweet I like). So yeah this was amazing and the best PB Chocolate blend I have tasted to date. I had my friend try it as well, and after a sip she was hooked and ordered some!!
Cinn-A-Doodle Crunch - I finally tried this yesterday as I was hesitant on what the flavor would even be. I love me some Cinnamon flavored protein, but do not have much experience with Snicker Doodle. Well, DAMN, this blew me away. I was in love with this flavor after the first sip. The taste starts with a nice heavy Cinnamon flavor on the front end, then what I assume to be the snicker doodle flavor comes in. A great blend here as well, and this became my favorite after 2 shakes.
So, yes BFF you guys nailed the flavoring once again. Of the 4 protein flavors here is my ranking.
- Cinn-A-Doodle Crunch
- PB Chocolate
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Lava Cake
Honestly, I enjoy all the flavors and you literally cannot go wrong with any of them. My suggestion is get a bag of each and take whichever one your in the mood for with your cravings that day. Color me impressed!
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That detail is top tier man. Thanks so much for the feedback.
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That is a great review.
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