Beef Protein Isolate

I don't know what kind of longer-term effect this may have because I just got it and wanted to note first impressions. First, it needs a blender. So what? Big deal? What is it with big, bad bodybuilders that they are so set on using a shaker bottle? I doubt this would work in a shaker bottle. It doesn't dissolve that way. Couldn't care less for two reasons. 1) I work out at home, a foot from where the blender sits 2) Even if I didn't, I'd just blend it first and take it with me. Then I'd shake it as I drank it. Again, big deal. Why so much whining about that? Flavor? Ok, I'm the one who wanted to try beef-based protein powder. And I'd say that it doesn't taste quite lovely. Not necessarily unpleasant, just that there is a flavor not exactly like a chocolate milkshake (I got chocolate) but more like veeeery slightly burned meat. That's probably not a good description, because burned meat is too strong. Just the tiniest bit of a flavor I recognize from other meat-based protein powders. It's extremely slight, I have to make a point of focusing to notice it when I made a shake with this alone, but it isn't a delicious creamy wonderful thing like the whey/casein protein from New Zealand that is actually delicious with no flavoring whatsoever - I mean the pure, unflavored-at-all bulk powder I got five pounds of once. I mean really slight, barely there unless you are thinking you can use this powder completely by itself. And why is that so important? I was already using Boost, so I threw a bottle into the blender along with a fiber supplement that has just a slight nutty flavor, again slight, and I happen to love the taste of the chocolate Boost. So what I got was Boost with another 27 grams of meat-based protein, and coincidentally, the flavor works out to something better than Boost alone, because Boost is kind of a concentrated flavor that's a bit too strong. So interesting there that something I wouldn't probably use by itself is mixed with something I like by itself and the combo is better than either. So how is this a bad thing so far? A flavor that's great when I'm done with it and a method of blending that is perfect once the Boost and the fiber supplement is in there, a fiber supplement I wanted to include here and there anyway. Plus I'm adding unflavored bone broth powder, unflavored collagen powder, and unflavored essential amino acids. That last one alone wouldn't work, but it doesn't seem to cause the overall flavor of the shake I make with all of them to have any kind of flavor I don't like. And since you don't know me and I don't know you, so there's no point for me to brag, not that it's something worth bragging about - I'm apparently what's known as a supertaster. You can look it up. I have a particularly acute sense of taste and I notice things other people don't. My whole family is this way. One of my relatives could tell the waiter where the butter was kept in the refrigerator from the taste and she'd ask him to get her some from the original box that it came in. And if the waiter tried to play games she'd catch it right away, and fortunately, she was a good tipper. My point is that if something has a flavor component that's disagreeable, I'm going to notice it. There are some people who can drink the worst wine because they don't discriminate flavors well; I'm the opposite. If I can make a great shake with this product then it doesn't have a flavor that's a problem. The shake I end up with is something I find myself wanting more of and I have to control how many of them I drink a day, not the other way around because I enjoy them so much and the way they make me feel. I noticed something just now - I got some of this powder on my hand, a bunch, and then as I went to drink the shake I rinsed it off, or so I thought. In fact, a few areas where the powder was got just wet enough for the powder to turn into a substance that is now stuck to my hand like glue once it dried. I can remove the stuff in whole pieces, fortunately, but scrubbing off the smaller pieces actually took a little energy. I can see why it forms chunks and won't dissolve well in a shaker. Again, so what? I'll eventually get back to comment on the effects of the protein, though I'm not sure it's going to be so easy to isolate that effect exactly with the various things I'm mixing, but I remember that over time as the mixes change, I eventually know which thing seems to be doing what. I'm ordering a second container now.

Best tasting true beef isolate (not made from gelatin). Kinda wish the mixability was better with a spoon, but does fine in a shaker. I like that this isn't hydrolyzed so there are more nutrients.

Seeing the 4 stars avg bothers me. This deserves 5. Here’s my review: First impressions: First of all, I was legit straight up afraid to drink this due to other reviews bombing it saying its like beef gravy and aweful. That’s just wrong and scaring others away from what I’ve discovered to be a great product. Review below Mixability or solubility: You’ll want a full size blender bottle to mix one scoop. It foams up, however, foaming can indicate a higher protein content and purity in the powder. It is still very drinkable, its just half foam. Again, this indicates quality amino acids. Taste: Bitter, yet also more rich, creamy and chocolaty than leading brands such as ON Optimim Nutrition Whey protein Isolate, double chocolate. The taste is less sweet due to lack of artificial sweeteners (this is good) yet it’s more rich and satisfying due to more cacao added, which is healthy. After using Olympian Labs beef protein and then switching back to my OPTIMUM NUTRITION Gold Standard® 100% Isolate, i find myself a little grossed out by how sweet the gold standard one is. (Gold tastes great, just sweet) Fyi, I’m still using both at the moment, as I have a use for each and consume the gold one at night. Performance: Well I’m not on creatine, and beef protein has naturally occurring creatine so that alone increases this proteins immediate effectiveness in the gym over Whey. Lets just say my pullups went from 8-10 (my norm) quickly (in three weeks) up to 15 in one set. Using about 1 scoop a day. I was blown away, and I doubt it was just the creatine. Made me feel young again, and was sad when my container ran out. Overall review: I found this product on my own and bought it because it was the cheapest beef protein on amazon, and I’m lactose intolerant. I haven’t had this much energy in the gym for years. It works for me, since again I’m lactose intolerant so maybe I get more out of this, and I don’t eat much food (I have a small stomach?). Olympian Labs you have a great product, please dont raise prices (or not much), as I’m now a x2 monthly subscriber. Thanks so much!

I have drank countless different types of proteins powders over the years. This is the worst. Photos are after 10-15 minutes of vigorous shaking, and over 20 minutes of sitting. The third pic is after sitting for several hours. The foam doesn't break down. From 8 oz of liquid and one scoop of protein, you get 24 oz of foamy, chunky, nastiness. The "chocolate" flavor is really weak, in just 8 oz of liquid! It does not mix well. It's extremely foamy and chunky. So, it's sort of like drinking a cold cappuccino, with a weak dose of nesquick that didn't get mixed well and is still chunky. Add in a strange, unfamiliar flavor which I'm sure is the protein isolate, and finish it off with a lingering flavor of artificial sweetener that's difficult to get rid of. I would be far less disappointed if they stood behind their product and offered a refund based on satisfaction. Don't waste your money!

Does not mix well with cold water… VERY frothy and produces slimy, gelatinous balls, which apparently is characteristic of beef protein isolate powders. It mixes slightly better with room temperature water, or if you let it sit for an hour before drinking it. If you can get past the slimy balls in your mouth, the chocolate taste is actually pretty good- not too sweet, not too bitter. I managed to make it through all 60 servings, but probably won’t purchase again…