My Blood is Probably Turning into Mtn Dew
...all because I've been drinking ungodly amounts of it recently.
A while ago- well, actually all the way back in august, we got some new mtn dew flavors! Which aren't even new to anyone who lives in the US. But I don't so they're pretty new to me. The five flavors in question being: Frost Bite, Baja Blast, Code Red, Maui Burst, and Star Spangled Splash. The cans looked fun to me and I already liked mtn dew so I decided to try them all out.
I like soda, ok? And energy drinks. And drinks in general. I even collect some cans sometimes. I've been thinking of making a review for some type of drink for a LONG while now, but what really made me go through with it was reading some of the articles on dannarchy.com (which you should go check out, btw!). So here I am I guess, giving it a shot.
"Cut the shit and talk about mtn dew dammit", I hear you say.
I should give you a warning that I SUCK at describing flavors. So most of these reviews will suck too. But fuck it, maybe the suckiness could be entertaining to someone.
Also right off the bat I gotta say I appreciate the honesty on the front of some of these cans. That's right, they're naturally AND artificially flavored. You don't have to go deduce that from googling all of the ingredients. Lots of other food and drink brands insist their products are "100% natural*" with the tiniest asterisks known to man, only for you to find the entire periodic table listed on the back of the packaging. If you even bother checking it, that is.
Anyway. I can already see you foaming at the mouth so I'm ending the useless ramble here. Without further ado, let's get to the yapping you actually came here for.
Frost Bite
This one tastes alright. I don't really have any strong feelings about it though. It has that artificial sweet flavor you'd expect from a blue soda. Doesn't taste like windex so that's a plus. I was expecting a bit more though.
I mean, come on. Cool as fuck shark on the can? Blue coloring, famously associated with the BEST artificial flavors (at least to some)? It's a lot of setup for something that's fine but not as amazing as you'd expect. I don't know, maybe I just hyped myself up too much for this one.
Rating: Pretty decent overall. 7/10
Baja Blast
Speaking of living up to the hype... Baja Blast does just that. At least the first time you drink it.
Lime sodas are usually hit or miss for me and let me tell you, this one is THE hit. It's tasty and refreshing as fuck and that's all I really have to say about it. I can definitely see why Americans praise it so much and why Operation Baja Blast happened. If you can you should try this one out.
Unfortunely, I most likely won't have any more occasions to do so - this flavor is completely gone from the only store I could find these in, as of the time of writing this blog post. And pictured above is my last can.
Rating: Fucking incredible. 10/10
Code Red
Baja Blast is great but Code Red might just be my favorite of the bunch. A banger cherry soda that I'm gonna drink a lot from now on.
It's sweet but not in a nauseating way. I can honestly only describe it as the nectar of the gods manifested into our realm and contained in an aluminium can.
If I could only drink one thing for the rest of my life, I think I'd choose Code Red. I fucking love it.
Rating: Drinking isn't enough, I need to inject it directly into my bloodstream. 11/10
Maui Burst
I got this one in my eye cause the can spat at me right as I opened it... so we're off to a great start!
I'm gonna be real with you, I'm not a huge fan of this one. And not just because of how it decided to greet me. It tastes kind of like radioactive piss. Which is a huge shame cause mtn dew can pull off citrus sodas, but for some reason struggles with pineapple. And this is coming from a guy who used to eat it on pizza all the time, by the way.
Don't get me wrong, it's not too terrible to the point of being vomit-inducing. I finished the entire can. But I'll never buy it again.
Rating: Not great but still drinkable if you have no other choices. 4/10
Star Spangled Splash
This one was a bit of a kinder surprise for me, in the way that I wasn't exactly sure what color it would be. I was anticipating either red, blue, or (possibly white-ish) transparent. Cause you know, America theme. It's only right before cracking it open that I finally decided to read the writing on the can, which you can't see due to the way I edited these photos. Red berry... the mystery was solved.
But anyway, the flavor. It's pretty great. Exactly what you'd expect, in a good way. Most would compare it to Code Red, but I think they're a bit different. All I'm gonna say is that I like Code Red more. But Star Spangled Splash is nice too so I will be drinking both!
Rating: Its only sin is not being Code Red. 9/10
Posted on 23/11/24 at 22:11
