Vintage Brawn – Muscle-Building Protein Powder Isolate for Men & Women – Post-Workout & Anytime Recovery Drink – Premium Protein Isolate Sources: Egg, Milk, Beef – Banana Milkshake Flavor - 30 Scoops

LONG AND EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW:Over the last couple of years Old School Labs has quickly grown into a well known and successful supplement company, and with very good reason. They consistently produce high quality products that taste excellent, have top shelf ingredients, are fairly priced, and they do all this with some of the best customer service I've ever experienced.Ingredients - One thing I want to point out about this protein is that it is NOT WHEY ISOLATE. Whey Isolate is everywhere, do you know why? It's cheap and it mixes easily. As the label points out, whey is a byproduct of the cheese-making process. Now there's nothing wrong with whey concentrate/isolate, I use some myself but it's important to note this is not what OSL is going for here. Whey isolate has two big knocks against it; it's rapidly digested and highly insulinogenic, and it often contains less optimal levels of various amino acids made worse by some companies unscrupulously adding in cheap fillers, a process known as nitrogen spiking. Think of protein like Legos. We might refer to them all as Legos but there's lots of different types and some are rarer than others. Some are better at building certain things than others. Similarly, we collectively refer to all amino acids as proteins, but some are basically filler (non-essential) and some are very effective but rare (essential). Cheapskate brands might say their product has 30g of protein per serving but they're hiding the fact that most of the amino acids are common and non-essential aminos like glutamic acid and glycine. Now, let's look at what OSL has created here; there's egg white protein, which has an excellent amino acid profile that's high in leucine (I'll let you google how important leucine is for muscle growth on your own time) as well as sulfur compounds excellent for the human metabolism, and is absorbed extremely efficiently to boot. There's Milk Protein Isolate, which contains casein and whey in milks natural 80/20 ratio. Casein is a slow digesting protein perfect for combating catabolism; whey is quickly digested and spikes insulin, making it perfect post workout. And finally beef protein isolate, which again has an excellent amino acid profile similar to eating a steak but unlike whey has been shown to prolong protein synthesis over a longer time span (up to 3 hours). Further studies have suggested that with regards to muscle growth the most effective method is to prolong protein synthesis over a long period of time as opposed to concentrating protein intake over a fewer number of meals. So to sum up, what you have here is a protein that covers all your bases; it has fast and slow digesting proteins that are absorbed well and contain quality amino acids to promote muscle growth. I'll throw in too that I appreciate the use of stevia as a sweetener. When it comes to things I consume on a regular basis I try to avoid artificial sweeteners, flavors and food dyes and OSL is a company that provides those type of products.Taste/Texture - With any protein supplement, taste is critical. If you don't enjoy drinking the product you're not going to use it regularly and benefit. I wrote the ingredient section first because I wouldn't want someone who's only every drank whey isolate to not know that about this product going in. Again, whey is everywhere because it's a cheap byproduct and happens to mix very easily. I've had just about every type of protein powder from micellar casein, to hemp, to beef isolate and egg and whey isolate tends to be the easiest to mix. That being said, for sticking to their guns and making an innovative product that will likely be more efficacious for consumers OSL has also done a great job in the taste and texture department. OSL mentions that salt is an ingredient here because it helps bring out the chocolate flavor and I think that was a smart move. Egg white protein and beef protein typically have a slight saltiness to them and playing off that rather than try to hide it is the way to go. If you enjoy sea salt caramel you'll understand what I'm talking about here. To be real specific I'm actually reminded of the sea salt chocolate flavored RX bars if anybody has had those. Texture and consistency wise this shake is a winner; it's thick and luscious without that slimy feel that some shakes thickened with xanthan gum can get (Brawn used guar gum). I've prepared this product in both a blender and a shaker bottle and I do recommend the blender for the best possible mouth-feel.Customer Service - I've always received excellent customer service from OSL. I've received many personal emails in response to questions, they constantly run great deals and specials, and their loyalty program saves me a ton of money. It's hard to get this kind of service from people you interact with face to face and here OSL is just killing it from across the country.So to sum up, OSL has created an innovative product with high quality ingredients and avoided taking the easy route of flooding the market with another whey isolate. They've managed to make said product tasty with an excellent consistency, and they're priced it to be competitive with the standard junk on the market (not to mention they give automatic rebates when you enroll in the loyalty program) And you can rest assured that you'll always get the absolute best in customer service. I plan on being an OSL customer for a long time to come, and I hope you'll consider becoming one too.

I've always wondered why OSL didn't have a protein powder in their product lineup. With all the brands out there (good or bad), what was keeping them from releasing their own protein? I guess they wanted to get it right the first time and not just put out another protein powder on the market. I was very eager to try this out. There are too many companies out there that use cheap whey and pack their protein garbage ingredients like soy, and artificial flavors. One of the many things I've admired about OSL is their use of quality ingredients. I've never seen anything like soy or sucralose in any product I use from OSL. My stomach is very sensitive to the majority of the protein products out there today. Until now I've only been able to use whey ISOLATE by 3 other brands that haven't made my stomach upset. This is a blend of Milk protein isolate, Beef protein isolate, and Egg protein isolate. Thankfully it is gentle on my stomach. I'm very happy with this product and glad that OSL has put a QUALITY protein on the market. Take a look at the ingredients."WAY BETTER THAN WHEY: If you’re looking for a protein that’s more effective at building muscle and tastier than whey, you’ve found it! Vintage Brawn is the first to combine the isolate forms of the three most-prized protein sources Golden Era athletes relied on to build their lean muscle mass and speed recovery – a protein drink that’s richer and tastier than any naturally flavored whey. Made from US farm-raised eggs, New Zealand hormone-free milk, and USDA beef.THE REAL PROTEIN: Made exclusively from the best forms of the “Big Three”: egg protein (isolate), milk protein (isolate), and beef protein (isolate). Third-party tested with zero concentrates, zero artificial substances, zero synthetic additives, zero preservatives, and no added aminos (typically used to cheaply and artificially “spike” the total protein-per-serving figure). We stand by Vintage Brawn as the best muscle-building protein powder supplement on the market or your money back. "Taste GoodMixes WellEasy on my stomach.I recommend this protein and will be buying this again.I would love to have an option for a 5lb tub.

Trying out this new protein supplement from OSL. I have tried many brands, types, and flavors over the last 20 years, so I know what I personally am looking for in a post workout protein supplement. I have a brand I already use and love, but am always open-minded in trying the latest a greatest supplements out there. We all know supplements change ALL THE TIME! I have tried other OSL products and do believe they have very good quality products. So with this said, what's my take on Brawn? The tub $49.99 has 30/1 scoop servings with 24 grams per, and no sugar. The only flavor at the moment Wicked Chocolate. It has an interesting concoction of egg, milk, and been protein to make up the 24 grams. I can't say, I have had a mix like this before. Not sure what the benefits are from this compared to your standard whey protein isolate on it's own. Too early to tell for me personally. As far as the flavor, it's basic chocolate flavor. Not bad and tastes smooth, but nothing special. I've had better. As far as mixing with cold water, with the powder in the bottom of my shaker, it does get clumpy pretty fast! I have to really start shaking quick and a lot to get the bottom corners from clumping up and solidifying. I don't have this problem with the one I use. If your using a blender at home, it shouldn't be a problem or add the liquid first before the powder in the shaker if your taking the tub with you. Overall, It's not a bad product, and for the price point per serving, I like my current product much better and so I won't be switching over any time soon.