List of Mountain Dew flavors and varieties

This is a list of Mountain Dew branded flavor variants. This list is not exhaustive.

Current

Name Dates of production Notes Picture
Mountain Dew 1940–present A citrus-flavored soda developed in the 1940s by Barney and Ally Hartman, beverage bottlers in Tennessee. A revised formula was created by Bill Bridgforth in 1958. High-fructose corn syrup replaced sugar in the 1990s, though today there is a modified variant of the former classic made with real sugar known as Mountain Dew Real Sugar.
Caffeine-Free Mountain Dew 1976–present A non-caffeinated variant available in parts of the United States. Formerly sold in Australia as regular Mountain Dew, but it includes caffeine as of June 2012. Canadian Mountain Dew was caffeine-free until 2012, but it was reformulated with caffeine as Mountain Dew "Citrus Charge".[1]
Diet Mountain Dew 1988–present A low-calorie variant first introduced in 1988.[2] It was formerly known as "Sugar-Free Mountain Dew" until 1986, when it was given its current name. In 2006 Diet Mountain Dew was reformulated with a new "Tuned Up Taste", using a blend of sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners. The previous formulation was sweetened exclusively with aspartame.[3]
Mountain Dew Code Red 2001–present (U.S.)
2009–17 (New Zealand)
2010–present (Germany)
2013, 2014–present (Canada)
A cherry variant introduced in 2001 and the first widely successful flavor extension. In its first year of production, Code Red increased overall sales of Mountain Dew by 6%.[4] It was later released in New Zealand in 2009 with the cherry flavor changed to berry. It also released in Germany in 2010 and in Canada for DEWmocracy Canada in 2013, where it finished in second place. Code Red was released along with the two other losing flavors from DewMocracy 2013, and won the vote, making it a permanent flavor in Canada.
Mountain Dew Live Wire 2003–present (America)
2011–present (New Zealand)
2013–present (Malaysia)
2014–2016 (Philippines post Dewmocracy version)[5]
2014–present (Singapore)

2016–present (Philippines Dewmocracy version)[5]

An orange variant introduced in 2003 as a limited-edition flavor for the summer.[6] In 2005, after two years of limited summer releases, it became a permanent addition to the product line.[7] It was released in New Zealand in 2011. It was released in Malaysia in 2013 and in both the Philippines and Singapore in 2014.

As of 2016 in the Philippines it became a limited edition flavor for the Dewmocracy lineup despite its status as a permanent flavor in the past.[5]

Mountain Dew Pitch Black 2004, 2011, 2016–present (America) 2011–12 (New Zealand)
2013–present (Malaysia)
2014–present (Philippines)
2014–present (Singapore)
A grape variant released for the 2004 Halloween season.[8] Pitch Black was also re-released in Slurpee form as a limited edition flavor during the 2006 Halloween season.[9] Pitch Black was re-released in soda form in 2011 as a part of the "Back by popular DEWmand" promotion[10] and in 2016 as a part of the "DEWcision" contest where it won over Baja Blast and became a permanent addition in the United States. Also available in fountains at Speedway Gas stations as of 2016. It was released in New Zealand from 2011 to 2012, Malaysia in 2013, and in the Philippines and Singapore in 2014.
Mountain Dew Baja Blast 2004–present (Springs of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019,2020 in Cans/Bottles U.S.) A tropical lime variant introduced in 2004 exclusively as a fountain drink at Taco Bell restaurants. On May 5, 2014, Baja Blast received limited release in stores by popular demand. In January 2015, information began leaking on the internet about a second store release of Baja Blast, accompanied by the debut in-store release of Sangrita Blast. On April 19, Baja Blast and Sangrita Blast were made available in stores for a limited time. In 2018, Baja Blast was made available in Canada in some Taco Bell Stores.[11] On April 18, 2016, The flavor was re-released for the "DEWcision" contest for a limited time where it lost to Pitch Black at the end of the contest.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel (Citrus Cherry) 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–present A citrus-cherry variant introduced in August 2007 for 12 weeks to promote the release of Halo 3. It had limited re-releases in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to promote World of Warcraft, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Halo 4, Dead Rising 3, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Titanfall 2 respectively, each time with redesigned packaging to promote its associated video game. Additionally, it is sold in 16 oz. bottles on Amazon.com. Its taste has been compared to "LiveWire", "Code Red" and the energy drink AMP Overdrive. From 2017 until early 2018 it was seen in Arby's restaurant fountains across America.[12]
Mountain Dew Voltage 2008–present (America)
2011–14 (New Zealand)
2013–present (Canada)
A blue raspberry-citrus variant with ginseng. Part of the first DEWmocracy promotion, it released in stores on 19 May 2008 as a limited edition flavor.[13] Voltage was announced the winner with 42% of all votes on 17 August 2008. It was released as a permanent flavor on 29 December 2008 and was later released in New Zealand in 2011 under the name "Electro Shock" and described as a "charge of wild berry flavour."

Diet Voltage was released in 2011 as a part of the "FanDEWmonium" promotion[14] and made it to the finals with Diet Mountain Dew Supernova, meaning it had a limited release in U.S. stores while voting took place, until Diet Supernova was revealed to be the winner.[15] It came in second in voting, against Diet Mountain Dew Supernova with 45% out of all votes. Mountain Dew Voltage was released in 2013 for DEWmocracy Canada where it got the most votes and won, becoming a permanent Canadian flavor.

Mountain Dew Real Sugar 2009–present A variant containing natural sugar in place of high-fructose corn syrup released during mid-2009 under the name Mountain Dew Throwback. In early 2020, it was quietly renamed Mountain Dew Real Sugar.[16] Mountain Dew Throwback has since been re-released for brief periods (generally 8–12 weeks at a time), including a 2nd wave from December 2009 – February 2010[17] and a 3rd wave in Summer/Fall 2010.[18] A fourth limited production run began in March 2011, lasting for eight weeks, before it became a permanent addition.[19]
Mountain Dew White Out 2010–present (U.S.) 2012–present (Japan) 2013 and 2014 (Canada)

2014 (New Zealand)

A smooth citrus variant part of the "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion with limited release starting on April 19, 2010. Voting ended on 14 June, and White Out won the campaign with 44% of the votes. It became a permanent flavor and was officially for sale on 4 October 2010. It later released in Japan in 2012. A Diet White Out was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in third place, not making it to the final round. It has been available in slurpee form since January 2011. White Out was also released in Canada for Dewmocracy Canada in 2013, but finished in 3rd place.[20] Along with Supernova and Code Red, White Out was released for Back By Popular DEWmand 2014 in Canada.
Mountain Dew Electric Apple 2012–present An apple variant introduced exclusively at Villa Pizza as part of the "Dub the Dew" promotion. Named "Apple Mountain Dew" following a hacker attack, it was renamed "Mountain Dew Electric Apple" in 2014 and joined by a companion flavor, Extreme Pomegranate.
Mountain Dew Solar Flare 2014–present A tropical punch variant only available at fountain machines at 7-Eleven. It became region-specific in 2016 when it was pulled from many 7-Elevens.
Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade 2017–present A non-alcoholic, lemonade variant "spiked with thirst quenching prickly pear cactus juice" and created with "no artificial sweeteners" and "real fruit juice". Currently under two designs: one features "Spiked" under the logo while another features "Extra". The "Extra" logo is used in Canada while "Spiked" is for the U.S. version. In June 2017, Sangrita Blast was replaced in Taco Bell restaurants with Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade. Taco Bell also offered a Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade freeze drink until early 2018, when both Spiked variants were discontinued due to low sales.
Mountain Dew Ice 2017–present

(U.S) 2017-present

(Canada) 2017-present

A lemon-lime variant. It is completely clear.
Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning 2019–present is a Mountain Dew flavor exclusively available in soda fountain machines only at KFC restaurants from late March 2019. It was first leaked via a trademark that was filed on March 4th, 2019. Its tagline is "DEW charged with Natural & Artificial Sweet Peach & Smooth Honey".
Mountain Dew Zero Sugar 2020–present A no-calorie variant introduced in 2020, intended to more closely replicate the taste of regular Mountain Dew than Diet Mountain Dew.
Mountain Dew Frost Bite 2020-present is a Mountain Dew flavor that exclusively released in Walmart stores on March 23rd, 2020 as a permanent flavor. It was first leaked on the Dew Drinker Discord server from a Pepsi employee, and later in a Reddit post from user "mtndewinsider" on January 15th, 2020.
Mountain Dew Maui Burst 2020-present Exclusively at Dollar General

Kickstart

Name Dates of production Notes
Mountain Dew Kickstart Orange Citrus 2013–present An orange variant released on February 25, 2013, advertised to have caffeine and electrolytes to provide energy for the morning. As of March 26, 2015, this flavor of Kickstart also is available as a fountain drink at Taco Bell locations. Mountain Dew Kickstart Orange Citrus appeared in Australian stores in April 2017.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Fruit Punch 2013–present A fruit punch variant released on February 25, 2013, advertised to have caffeine and electrolytes to provide energy for the morning.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Black Cherry 2014–present A black-cherry variant released in January 2014, advertised to contain caffeine and electrolytes to provide energy for the evening. In March 2014, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Kickstart Freeze", a slushee version of Black Cherry Mountain Dew Kickstart. It replaced the Distortion Freeze but was discontinued in October 2014 and was replaced with the Starburst Strawberry Freeze.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Pineapple Orange Mango 2015–present A pineapple-orange-mango variant that contains Coconut Water.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Blood Orange 2016–present A blood orange variant released in early 2016 that contains antioxidants - vitamins C and E.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Watermelon 2016–present A watermelon that contains Coconut Water.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Blueberry Pomegranate 2016–present A blueberry-pomegranate variant released in early 2016 that contains antioxidants - vitamins C and E.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Midnight Grape 2016–present (America), 2017–present (Australia) A grape variant released in 2016 that contains 5% juice.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Raspberry Citrus 2017–present A raspberry-citrus variant released in the first quarter of 2017 that contains coconut water.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Mango Lime 2017–present A mango-lime variant released in first quarter of 2017 that contains 5% Juice.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Original 2018–present Released in early 2018 with the flavor of original Mountain Dew.[21]
Mountain Dew Kickstart Ultra 2018–present Released in early 2018 as the diet version of Kickstart Original Dew.[21]

Region-specific

Name Dates of production Notes
Caffeine-Free Diet Mountain Dew 1989–present A no-calorie, non-caffeinated variant available in limited locations in the United States.[22]
Diet Mountain Dew Code Red 2002–present A no-calorie, no-sugar cherry variant available in limited locations first introduced in late 2002.[6]
Mountain Dew Cherry 2010, 2013–present A cherry variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine). It is currently available in select Pizza Hut locations and at local Hospital's in the United States.
Mountain Dew Goji Citrus Strawberry 1980s, 2017–present A goji-strawberry-citrus flavored variant released in Japan during the 1980s. Previously released in Japan during the 1980s under the name "Mountain Dew Aurora", then re-released in 2017 exclusively at select convenience stores in U.S. as "Mountain Dew Goji Citrus Strawberry".[23]
Mountain Dew Berry Monsoon 2018- present A Mountain Dew flavor exclusively available in soda fountain machines only at Sam's Club store locations that released in May 2018 in the United States. Its tagline is " DEW with a Storm of Berry Lime Flavor."

Slurpees

Name Dates of production Notes
Mountain Dew Blue Shock 2001–present
2014–present (Malaysia)

2016–present (Philippines Democracy)[5]

A berry-citrus variant.[24] Blue Shock was initially test-marketed in Chicago in can and bottle formats, but sales did not meet expectations so it was released in 2002 in the U.S. exclusively in Slurpee form at 7-Eleven stores. As of 2014, it remains listed as a current flavor according to 7-Eleven.[25] It was once available at select Marcus Theatres in Icee form. It is also available as "Mtn Dew Blue Shock Freeze" at RaceTrac stores in the Southeast US. In 2014, as part of the DEWmocracy Malaysia promotion, Blue Shock was released in bottles and cans in Malaysia, joining the regular flavor, Pitch Black, and Live Wire. It was described as "DEW with a Raspberry Citrus flavor."

It also became a limited edition flavor for the Philippines for its own DewMocracy promotion.[5]

Mountain Dew Electric Charge 2014–present A sour lemon variant released in most U.S. convenience stores, including Sheetz.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime 2015–present A berry-lime variant only available at 7-Elevens.

International variations

Name Dates of production Notes
Mountain Dew X-Treme 2010–present A grape variant similar to "Pitch Black" released in Kuwait during December 2010 and later Saudi Arabia. Later released in 2017 in Honduras with a similar design to Voltage.
Mountain Dew Energy/Citrus Blast 2010–present A new line of Mountain Dew released in the UK in June 2010, originally in 500ml bottles, but as of February 2011 it has expanded to 440ml cans (Normal and sugar free) and 1 Litre bottles. Mountain Dew Energy was released in Ireland in April 2011. Produced in a lemon and lime flavor, it has a higher caffeine content than Mountain Dew sold in the U.S., at 18 mg per 100ml,[26] versus 91 mg per 20 fl oz in the U.S. version[27] (which is ≈15.385 mg per 100ml). The UK version is produced with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, as with most other soft drinks in the UK. Mountain Dew did initially launch in the UK and Ireland in 1996; however it was discontinued in 1998 due to its low sales.[28] It is produced by Britvic in the UK. In 2014, the "Energy" Wording was removed, so the drink was simply called "Mountain Dew" in the UK. In early 2015, it was once again renamed, this time to "Mountain Dew Citrus Blast." It is still called Mountain Dew Energy in Italy.
Adrenaline Mountain Dew 2010–present (Poland)
2013–present (Norway)
An energy variant that contains caffeine, taurine, guarana extract, ginseng, and vitamins B2 and B12. In August 2010, this new flavor was released to Poland. The drink is available in 250ml cans and in 500ml black-tinted bottles (similar to Mountain Dew Energy's green-tinted bottles).
Mountain Dew Energised 2012–present In June 2012 Mountain Dew was relaunched in Australia, with caffeine added, like Canada's relaunch a few months earlier. It was first introduced to Australian KFC restaurants, and then spread to markets and convenience stores.
Mountain Dew Passionfruit Frenzy 2012–present A passion fruit variant released in New Zealand on 15 October 2012.
Mountain Dew Electric Citrus 2015–present A citrus variant released in Spain in 2015.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel (India) 2016–present On June 9, 2016, a green colored variant of Mountain Dew Game Fuel was launched in India.[29]

Discontinued

Name Dates of production Notes Picture
Mountain Dew Golden Lime 1980s A lime-flavored Mountain Dew released in Japan during the 1980s.
Mountain Dew Red 1988 A fruit-flavored Mountain Dew similar to Code Red and only available in Alabama. The first Mountain Dew flavor variation, it was discontinued the year it released. A zero-calorie version was released and discontinued in the same year.
Mountain Dew Sport 1989–91 Following initial test marketing in 1989, this Mountain Dew-flavored sports drink was released in a limited number of U.S. regions in 1990. A 2-calorie variant was released, as well as a diet version. All were short-lived, being discontinued in 1991.[30]
Mountain Dew Dry Ginger 1990s A Ginger Flavored Mountain Dew released In Japan during the 1990s.
Dew Fuel 2002–07 A caffeinated Mountain Dew produced in Canada. Marketed as a natural health product and not as a soft drink, due to Health Canada regulations that only allow caffeine in 'dark-colored' varieties of soft drinks such as cola and root beer.[31] Originally called "Mountain Dew Energy" until given its present name in 2006. A sugar-free version was also made, which was similar to the caffeinated version of Diet Mountain Dew sold in Canada. In early 2007, Pepsi-QTG Canada cited that Dew Fuel is out of production.
Mountain Dew Citrus Smooth 2003–06 A Canadian Mountain Dew using a similar formula introduced in 2003.[32] Production discontinued in 2006 when Canada received a matching design as its US counterpart.
Darth Dew 2005 A limited production tangy grape Slurpee flavor.[33] It was available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III.[34]
Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 2005 A "sequel" flavor released for the 2005 Halloween season, it was different from the original Pitch Black as it had a sour grape flavor. The tagline was "Back with a sour bite."
Mountain Dew MDX 2005–07 A Mountain Dew-flavored energy soda introduced in 2005 in 14-US-fluid-ounce (410 ml) bottles.[35] In 2006, its packaging was changed to 20-US-fluid-ounce (590 ml) bottles.[36] Its production was discontinued in 2007.
Mountain Dew Kryptonite Ice 2006 A tropical mango Slurpee flavor available exclusively at 7-Eleven as part of a promotion for Superman Returns.
Dew Iced 2007–08 A Mountain Dew-flavored smoothie available exclusively at Cold Stone Creamery from 2007 to 2008.[37]
Mountain Dew Max Air 2007, 2014 A different formula with more carbonation that released in Japan in 2007. In 2014, it received a limited re-release in 600ml bottles.
Mountain Dew Max Air 2 2008 A variant with less flavoring and more carbonation that released in Japan in 2008.
Mountain Dew Revolution 2008 A wild berry fruit-flavored Mountain Dew with ginseng.[38] One of the three "candidate flavor" finalists for DEWmocracy's "People's Dew" national vote. Revolution held the highest number of votes until the end of the promotion, when it dropped to 3rd place and lost to Mountain Dew Voltage.[39] In 2011, the "Mountain Dew Throwback Shack" offered a prize of "A Hidden Stash of Dew" which was revealed to be glass bottles of Revolution with lab labels on them. Demand for Revolution has increased since Pitch Black, Typhoon, and Supernova were returning to shelves, but Mountain Dew said that there were currently no plans to rerelease Revolution.
Mountain Dew Supernova 2008, 2011 (America) 2012–present (Finland), 2013 and 2014 (Canada) 2016–present (Denmark) A strawberry and melon (raspberry and lemon in Finland and Denmark) flavor with ginseng.[40] One of the three "candidate flavor" finalists for DEWmocracy's "People's Dew" national vote, it lost to Mountain Dew Voltage. It had held the fewest votes until the end, when it finished in 2nd place.[39] This flavor was re-released as a part of the "Back by popular DEWmand" promotion in early May 2011 and stayed on shelves through July. In 2012, it was released in Finland and is produced under license by Hartwall. In 2013 it was released in Canada for DEWmocracy Canada, where it finished in 4th place.[10] In 2014, it was released again in Canada for Back By Popular DEWmand Canada, along with the two other losing flavors of DEWmocracy 2013 in Canada.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Alliance Blue 2009 A wild fruit punch flavor released alongside "Mountain Dew Game Fuel Horde Red" (Citrus Cherry Game Fuel) for a 10-week period in 2009. Like Horde Red, Alliance Blue was a promotional flavor for World of Warcraft.[41]
Diet Mountain Dew Ultra Violet 2009, 2011 A mixed berry-flavored Mountain Dew originally available for three months in 2009, it was the first flavor available exclusively in Diet. It was released on 3 August 2009 at a first taste party in Brooklyn, New York. This flavor returned for the "FanDEWmonium" promotion, but ultimately lost to Diet Mountain Dew Supernova, coming in sixth place and not making it into the final round. Its flavor is sometimes compared to that of "Revolution" due to their berry-themed flavoring.[42]
Mountain Dew Thin Ice Freeze 2009–16 A blueberry-flavored Slurpee that was sold at 7-Eleven stores.[25] It was discontinued in 2016 and is no longer listed as a flavor on their official website.
Mountain Dew Max Air 3 2009 A variant that released in Japan in 2009 with the strong flavor from the first Max Air and strong carbonation from the second.
Mountain Dew Cherry Fusion 2009–10 A cherry-flavored fountain drink only available at Wienerschnitzel restaurants in the Western United States with a stronger cherry flavor compared to Code Red.[43][44] Because this flavor was removed from the official Wienerschnitzel online menu, it is presumed to be discontinued.
Mountain Dew Flavor #286 2009 A pineapple variant and one of seven semifinalist flavors of the second "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion.
Mountain Dew Flavor #648 2009 A watermelon variant and one of seven semifinalist flavors of the second "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion.
Mountain Dew Distortion 2010
2013–14 (Freeze)
A lime variant that was part of the second "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion. It lost to Mountain Dew White Out and came in 3rd place with only 16% of all votes. Due to its similarity in color to the original Mountain Dew, Distortion was packaged in a clear bottle with a black label (as opposed to the green-plastic bottle with a green label used in the original Mountain Dew) in an attempt to avoid confusion.[45] A Diet Distortion was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in eighth place, not making it to the final round. Beginning on September 26, 2013, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Distortion Freeze", which was a slushee version of the Mountain Dew Distortion flavor available during 2010. It was discontinued at the beginning of March 2014 and was replaced with the Kickstart Freeze.
Mountain Dew Typhoon 2010, 2011
2013–14 (Freeze)
A strawberry-pineapple flavored Mountain Dew. Part of the second Mountain Dew "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion. It lost to Mountain Dew White Out and came in 2nd place with 40% of all votes. Diet Typhoon was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in fifth place, not making it to the final round. It was announced on 15 April 2011 that Typhoon would return in May 2011 as part of the "Back by Popular DEWmand" promotion and it stayed on shelves in 2-Liter bottles exclusively at Walmart Supercenters through July.[46] Beginning on September 26, 2013, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Typhoon Freeze", which is a slushee version of the Mountain Dew Typhoon flavor available during 2010 and 2011. It was discontinued at the beginning of June 2014 and was replaced with the Dr. Pepper Vanilla Float Freeze.
Mountain Dew Grape 2010 (United States), 2011–13 (Japan) A grape variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine). On May 24, 2011, it had a limited re-release exclusively in Japan in Pepsi and Boss vending machines. It was only offered in 12 oz (340 g) cans and not available in stores.
Mountain Dew Lemon 2010 A lemon variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine).
Mountain Dew Lime 2010 A lime variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine).
Mountain Dew Wild Berry 2010 A berry variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine).
Mountain Dew Orange 2010 An orange variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine).
Mountain Dew Strawberry 2010 A strawberry variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine).
Mountain Dew Raspberry 2010 A raspberry variant initially test marketed briefly in select locations on Pepsi's Fusion fountain machine (designed to compete with Coca-Cola's Freestyle machine).
Diet Mountain Dew Flare 2011 A diet berry-citrus variant from the "FanDEWmonium" promotion that lost to Diet Mountain Dew Supernova and came in fourth place.
Diet Mountain Dew Crave 2009, 2011 A diet sweet-and-sour-apple variant that was one of seven semifinalist flavors of the second "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion. It later released as part of "FanDEWmonium" under the name "Crave" but lost to Diet Mountain Dew Supernova, coming in seventh place.
Diet Mountain Dew Voltage 2011 A raspberry citrus variant with a "shot of ginseng". One of the "FanDEWmonium" flavors, it made the finals with Diet Mountain Dew Supernova, meaning it had a limited release in U.S. stores while voting took place until Diet Supernova was revealed to be the winner.
Diet Mountain Dew Supernova 2011, 2012 A diet strawberry-melon variant with a "shot of ginseng" that began as a "FanDEWmonium" flavor.[14] It released in U.S. stores alongside Diet Mountain Dew Voltage on March 6, 2011, for eight weeks as a limited edition diet flavor.[15] It won FanDEWmonium with 55% out of all votes, and became a permanent addition to the Diet Mountain Dew flavor line-up.[47][48] It returned for a 12-week limited release in February but was removed from shelves permanently after 12 weeks due to poor sales.
Mountain Dew Coolatta 2011 In 2011, Dunkin' Donuts announced a new Mountain Dew-flavored Coolatta, but it was discontinued later that year.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Tropical 2011 A tropical variant released to coincide with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Like its counterpart, its concept was leaked in early August 2011 by means of an eBay auction, was announced on Mountain Dew's Facebook page on 24 August 2011 and was released to U.S. stores on 10 October that year. It stayed on shelves until the end of 2011. It was originally tested by 500 Dew Labs members as a "Mystery" flavor, and was described by many to resemble the taste of "Baja Blast" and "Distortion".
Mountain Dew Citrus Charge 2012–17 In March 2012 "Mountain Dew Citrus Charge" was released in Canada. (In March 2010, the ban was lifted on synthetic caffeine in non-cola beverages in Canada.) It is essentially a caffeinated version of Canadian Mountain Dew, like the US version of Mountain Dew, with a slightly lower caffeine content of 51 mg per serving. In early 2017, Mountain Dew in Canada was rebranded once again, this time receiving matching packaging to that of its American counterpart.
Mountain Dew A.M. 2012 Introduced exclusively at select Taco Bell locations as a part of their new breakfast menu, it is a mixture of original Mountain Dew and Tropicana Orange Juice.
Mountain Dew Dark Berry 2012 (U.S., Iceland, Denmark and Philippines) 2012–2016 (Romania) A limited-edition mixed-berry variant with a release coinciding with the film The Dark Knight Rises. It first gained popularity in late May when a 3-in-one photo of its 12-pack box design leaked on Instagram.[49] On 14 March, Dark Berry was announced by the Mountain Dew Facebook page. Its 8-week release period began on 18 June.
Mountain Dew Johnson City Gold 2012–13 A malt variant with lemon-lime named after Johnson City, Tennessee, that was test-marketed in August 2012 in the Chicago area, Denver, Colorado, and Charlotte, North Carolina..[50] Mountain Dew promised a return after 2013 after "Dew Fans" voted for names with 6 different kinds of cans for certain regions of the United States, named Liberty Malt, Southern Gold, Rusted Malt, Gold Mountain Malt, Great Plains Gold & Miner's Malt. As of late 2015, there is no word when it will be released to the public.
Mountain Dew Energy Game Fuel September 2012 – January 2013 and September 2013 – January 2014 A limited-edition raspberry-citrus flavor released in the United Kingdom to promote the release of Halo 4 in 2012 and the Xbox One in 2013. Though it has a similar-colored bottle as the American cherry-citrus Game Fuel (see table above), it is an entirely different flavor.[51]
AMP Energy — Powered by Mountain Dew (UK) 2013–17 In August 2013, PepsiCo. released a citrus-flavored energy drink under the 'AMP' brand in the UK. Rather than being an entirely separate brand as is the case with its North American counterpart — the UK version of AMP Energy was released under the 'Mountain Dew' brand. It contains a higher caffeine content than Mountain Dew Energy at 31 mg/100ml and contains real sugar as is common with other British soft drinks. In 2017, the U.K. Mountain Dew Twitter page responded to a user, saying they have discontinued AMP in order to focus on their Citrus Blast flavor.
Mountain Dew Cold Fusion 2013–16 A cherry-lime flavored Slurpee that was released in U.S. convenience stores, including Sheetz. It was discontinued in 2016 and is no longer listed as a flavor on their official website.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Electrifying Berry 2013–14 A berry variant released to coincide with the release of the video game Ryse: Son of Rome for the Xbox One.
Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast 2013–17 (2015 in cans and bottles) A cherry-pomegranate variant introduced in 2013 and available exclusively as a fountain drink at Taco Bell restaurants. In January 2015, information began leaking on the internet about a second store release of Baja Blast, accompanied by the debut in-store release of Sangrita Blast. On April 19 of that year, Baja Blast and Sangrita Blast appeared on shelves for a limited time run.[52] At the beginning of May 2015, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast Freeze", which was a slushee version of the Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast flavor. It was discontinued at the beginning of September 2015 and was replaced with the Starburst Cherry Freeze. Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast itself was discontinued in early 2017 and replaced with Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Limeade 2014–2017 (America), 2017–present (Australia) A lime variant released in January 2014, advertised to contain caffeine and electrolytes to provide energy for the evening. When Mountain Dew Kickstarts Raspberry Citrus and Mango Lime were released first quarter 2017, it was announced Mountain Dew Kickstart Limeade & Strawberry Kiwi would be the first two Kickstart to be discontinued. However, it later appeared in Australian stores in April 2017, making it now exclusive to Australia.
Mountain Dew Energised Code Red 2014 A berry variant of Mountain Dew Energised released in Australia from April to September 2014.
Mountain Dew Extreme Pomegranate 2014–15 A pomegranate variant available exclusively at Villa Pizza briefly as a companion flavor to Mountain Dew Electric Apple.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Lemonade 2014–15 A lemonade variant introduced on October 6, 2014, to promote Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[53]
Mountain Dew Lemonade & Ginger (Vault Flavor 1) 2014 A lemonade-ginger variant taste-tested on college campuses alongside Dewitos.
Mountain Dew Dewitos (Vault Flavor 2) 2014 A Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew taste-tested on U.S. college campuses.[54]
Mountain Dew Kickstart Strawberry Kiwi 2015–17 A strawberry kiwi variant with coconut water. When Mountain Dew Kickstarts Raspberry Citrus and Mango Lime were released first quarter 2017, it was announced Mountain Dew Kickstart Limeade & Strawberry Kiwi would be the first two Kickstart to be discontinued.
Mountain Dew Dewshine 2015–17 A citrus variant made with real sugar and available only in glass bottles. Similar to Johnson City Gold, Dewshine is non-alcoholic, despite the name being a portmanteau of Mountain Dew and moonshine. Originally only available in 12 oz. glass bottles, it received limited Dewshine 25 oz. jugs only on Amazon.com.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime October 2015–16 A berry-lime variant that debuted in October 2015 to promote Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Orange Cranberry 2015 An orange-cranberry variant tested alongside Midnight Grape, though never released.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Mango Heat October 2016–17 A mango variant with a weak ginger finish.
Mountain Dew Green Label 2017–18 A crafted apple-kiwi variant released in March 2017 described as a "Curiously Daring Dew". The flavor's tagline is "DEW with crafted green apple kiwi". Along with the Spiked variants, Green Label was discontinued in early 2018, presumably due to low sales.
Mountain Dew Spiked Raspberry Lemonade 2017–18 A non-alcoholic "original" raspberry lemonade variant described as being "spiked with thirst quenching prickly pear cactus juice". Created with "no artificial sweeteners" and "real fruit juice", Mountain Dew Spiked is currently under two designs below the logo. One features "Spiked" in the U.S. while another features "Extra" in Canada. In early 2018, both Spiked variants were discontinued due to low sales.
Mountain Dew DEW-S-A 2017 A combination of Code Red, White Out and Voltage released as a limited edition from May through August 2017. It is advertised as a partnership with Dale Earnhardt Jr.[55]
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Arctic Burst 2017–18 A Slurpee flavor available exclusively at 7-Eleven as part of a promotion for Superman Returns. It was re-released in October 2017 to promote the release of Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Its companion flavor was Game Fuel (Tropical Smash), another previously discontinued flavor.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Tropical Smash 2009, 2017–18 A tropical variant and a semifinalist flavor in the second "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion. It was re-released 8 years later alongside another discontinued flavor, 2006's Arctic Burst, as a Game Fuel flavor, and re-titled "Game Fuel Tropical Smash", promoting the video game Forza Motorsport 7.
Mountain Dew Holiday Brew 2017–18 A variant composed of original Mountain Dew and Code Red released in late 2017 alongside Pepsi Salted Caramel,[56] Holiday Brew refers to the traditional Christmas colors of green and red, such as that of New Mexican chile's green and red.
Mountain Dew Ice Cherry 2017–2018 A cherry variant.
Mountain Dew Black Label Pre-released at colleges and universities starting September 2015 - Officially released March 2016–July 2019. A crafted dark berry variant released in 16 oz. cans in 2015 to coincide with the "Deeper, Darker Dew" promotion.
Mountain Dew White Label Pre-released at colleges and universities starting January 2017, Officially released March 2017–July 2019. A pineapple-grapefruit variant described as "Mysteriously Exotic Dew", sold in 16 oz cans similar to that of Black Label and Green Label.
Mountain Dew Liberty Brew 2019 A fruit-flavored variant.[57]
Mountain Dew VooDew 2019 A mystery-flavored variant released in 2019. It was revealed by Mountain Dew to be candy corn flavoured.

See also

  • Generic citrus sodas
  • Surge (soft drink)

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