Area 51 founders holding Original and Plasma Peach cans
// Our Story

WE BUILT THE DRINK
WE COULDN'T BUY.

Two parts beverage obsession, one part too many late nights. This is how Area 51 happened.

EVOLVING THE CATEGORY

Every energy drink in the cooler tasted the same and promised the same thing. We had spent years inside the beverage industry, watching brands copy each other's cans and bury a weak formula behind a loud label. We knew it could be better.

We are lifelong gamers who basically live in the gym, so we are exactly who these drinks are supposed to be for. We wanted one can that kept us sharp through a late raid, carried us through a heavy session, and still tasted good enough to grab on a normal Tuesday.

Area 51 Original at a gaming setup
// Made for long days, heavy sessions, and everything in between
Fan with Area 51 at a festival
Area 51 Martian Mango at the gym
// 360° Energy

WE BUILT IT TO COVER ALL OF YOU.

360° energy is not a tagline we slapped on a can. We chose every ingredient to handle a different part of you, so one can works in three directions at once: your mind, your gut, and your body.

// Mind

FOCUS

Locked-in clarity and calm under pressure, without the jitters most drinks leave behind.

Lion's Mane · Alpha-GPC · L-Theanine
// Gut

BALANCE

Real energy starts with how you actually feel, so we added fiber that supports a healthy gut.

1g Prebiotic Inulin Fiber
// Body

DRIVE

Clean, steady physical energy that ramps up smooth and lands soft. No spike, no crash.

150mg Natural Caffeine · Full B-Complex
// Why the name?
Yeah we've read the theories.
We have notes.

Roswell, little green men, Bigfoot. We've been down every rabbit hole and we regret nothing. We're not here to solve anything or sell you a belief. We just think the world's more fun with a few unanswered questions in it, so we named a drink after the biggest one. Believe what you want. We'll be over here enjoying the theories.

// The Crew

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAN.

Three founders who got tired of waiting for a better can and built one themselves.

The three Area 51 founders at BevNet Live 2025
// Chief Operating Officer

COLT

@coltjury
// Chief Executive Officer

GARRETT

@garrettfromearth
// Chief Marketing Officer

KARSON

@karsonforbush
// What We Stand For

THREE RULES WE WON'T BREAK.

01

Standout at All Costs

Never quiet, never neutral. Every can is a cultural moment, not a flavor announcement. If it blends into the cooler, it failed.

02

Healthier Energy

Less of the junk, more of the function. Feel sharp, not wrecked. The better-for-you part is real and we protect it.

03

Transparent Label

Honesty as a flex. Every active is on the label in a dose that does something. What you read is exactly what you drink.

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FUEL THE UNKNOWN.

Now you know where it came from. Go find out what it does.

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