Weird History Food is gonna turn this up to 11 with the History of Energy Drinks. Energy drinks, namely Red Bull, Monster, and the always pleasant Four Loko are pretty well-known and popular brands, but they weren’t the first energy drink. No, that actually happened way back in the 1960s in Japan. Try not to get the jitters as we cover all you need to know about the heart-pumping energy drink. This video may or may not give you wiiinnngggssss.