<P> In 2005, the entrepreneurial team designed a prototype "energy beer" now known as Four Loko . Marketed as a "premium malt beverage" in cherry and berry flavors, the drink contained taurine, guarana, caffeine and wormwood--the supposed psychoactive ingredient of absinthe . After a year, the company was running low on investment and decided to drop the wormwood, focusing instead on improving the flavor and increasing the alcohol content . </P> <P> By 2008 the product had become popular and a variety of flavors were introduced into the US market . At the start of 2009, the beverage was becoming successful and began to be marketed overseas . In October 2010 a new flavor called Lemon Lime was first produced . </P> <P> Four Loko contains carbonated water, sugar, and natural and artificial flavoring including FD&C Red 40 . The drink is either 6%, 7%, 8%, 12% or 14% alcohol by volume (ABV), depending on state regulations, and is packaged in 23.5 oz (695 mL) cans . </P> <Ul> <Li> Red (2018) </Li> <Li> Black (2018) </Li> <Li> Fruit Punch </Li> <Li> Gold </Li> <Li> Grape </Li> <Li> Peach </Li> <Li> Sour Apple </Li> <Li> Strawberry Lemonade </Li> <Li> Watermelon </Li> </Ul>

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