SENTIA GABA GOLD

It has a citrusy flavor and good with club soda. It does relax me and I like that my head is not in a fog like with alcohol.

Drank half the TINY bottle moments after it arrived. No sensations felt by half hour later. Complete waste of money and cancelled second order of the Black label before it shipped. What a rip off. No buzz, no tipsy, no nothing.

Very tasty and different than other non-alcoholic drinks. Bottle is tiny and only holds a few adult drinks. To little for so much money.

I'm usually too lazy to write Amazon reviews but Sentia products are getting such an odd division of reviews that I felt obliged to. For context, I've now consumed 2-3 bottles of Gold and 2-3 of Red but have yet to try Black. Most of my purchases were via Amazon but I did make the mistake of purchasing my initial bottle via their website (which added a hefty shipping cost and, if anything, took longer to arrive). So... where to begin? First of all, if you are actually expecting a buzz/intoxication effect that is very similar to alcohol without the health concerns, don't bother purchasing it, you're just going to be disappointed. I think a large number of the 1 or 2-star reviews could be explained away with this simple fact. But that does not make this product worthless. The "buzz" created is more of a mild mental calming effect with slight physical sensations. It does the job of taking the edge off after work or relaxing a bit in the evening versus consuming alcohol, but that's about it. Personally, I view this as a good thing, but I suppose if you're specifically looking for the less-inhibited, so-called "pro social" effect of alcohol you're not going to find that here. The taste is quite nice -- it's certainly not "overpriced fruit juice" as some reviews are suggesting. It's more botanical/bitter in taste. Alas, that's about all the praise I'm going to give this product/company. From here on out, it's critiques. First of all, Sentia needs to work with Amazon to make one listing page for all flavors. Jumping between product pages is not a smooth experience and it leads to more review division. Second, they need to step up their game on the logistics front. At nearly all times, at least one flavor is out of stock on Amazon, and I certainly don't care enough about this product to pay the hefty shipping cost on their own website. Third, and by far the most important part of this review... they need to clarify the serving size and do some more studies on the average effective dose. You are selling to the US market that probably includes a significant number of cocktail enthusiasts. We expect measurements in ounces, and the suggested serving size of this product is a joke -- change it to a standard 1.5 oz "shot" for simplicity. Alas, my primary issue with Sentia is that to feel *anything* close to the "buzz" I described above, I need at least 2 ounces per beverage. Okay, that's easy enough to pour, but now the serving size of this bottle just got slashed to 10 instead of 20. And I'm someone who was fairly naive to most of the "active ingredients" so I doubt I'm an outlier when it comes to dosing. So the TL;DR essentially becomes the following: Sentia is a decent product, certainly quite promising for the future and a significant step-up from typical non-alcoholic beverages that omit the alcohol yet not the carbs, yet the purchase decision boils down to the serving size (minimum effective dose, so to speak) balanced against the price tag. Is $40 worth it if you actually only get 8-10 effective servings? Only you can answer that question. For me that's an easy yes because there's not really anything similar on the market (in aperitif-style liquid format, at least)... but I'm certainly not thrilled with that price-tag.

I am not a heavy drinker, and I don't do pot. I drink non-alcoholic beer because I like it, and it doesn't make me tired like regular beer. The description sounded intriguing and I did not expect the taste to by that great. For my initial sample, I drank the recommended amount. The taste was not great as I expected. Then, I waited. And I waited. Huh. Nothing. No change of mood. No feeling of relaxation. I have no idea if it was connected, but that night I woke up with a wicked headache that stood with me for much of the next day. I will try this one more time. If I have different results I will edit my review

A review on taste is subjective; However, the taste, flavor, and the positive effect add to the experience of enjoying the moment without remorse or harm to my brain and body. The craft in making, the intent from the creator, and ingredients, all add to my enjoyment.

tastes like battery acid and will give you horrendous stomach cramps.

It seems like it's hit or miss with this stuff for folks, I'm one who does get a very noticeable effect from it. I have been looking to replace alcohol with something relaxing at the end of the day when I'm all wound up, and this does it. THC selzers are too strong (forget about driving) and not great for social occasions for me. This stuff is quick acting, lasts about an hour, I don't feel impaired after drinking, and of course, no hangover. About the flavor.... ok, it's not great, but if you mix it with tonic water, fruit seltzer, or fruit juice it's an acceptable mocktail. Be nice if the company sold a small bottle that people could try without committing to the expensive big bottle.