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Hard mtn dew2/17/2024 ![]() It looks like a damn Willy Wonka drink, if Wonka wanted to get kids drunk instead of murder them. ![]() Once it’s in the glass, a lovely reverse rainstorm of CO2 floats its way to the top of the cup. This pours like regular Baja Blast, fresh out of the Taco Bell tap but with (slightly) less carbonation. It should take about 15 minutes at this rate. I just want to pour it into a 52-ounce cup filled with crushed ice, stick a two-foot straw into it and sip it at a tailgate until I forget I rode two hours to watch a Vanderbilt game. Mountain Dew always made a good diet soda, so the swap of sugar/corn syrup for whatever saccharine substitute they’ve got going on here isn’t especially noticeable.īut I drink those sugar-free versions a lot, so maybe I’m numb to it. This tastes like a soda - I’m not getting any booze in these sips - and a pretty good one at that. This is a sugary delight, and the alcoholic, acidic tang of bad wine or neutral spirits is swept away in that sweetness. It smells like Boone’s Farm, which *further* bums me out. This is only “watermelon,” however, and it bums me out. The non-alcoholic version of this is called “Major Melon,” which sounds like it’s 91 percent of the way to an ’80s adult film title. Summer 2023 was the backdrop for a Baja Blast-themed extension that brings the Hard MTN Dew portfolio up to eight flavors.Īnd, because I am a journalist, I am ranking them. And I clearly wasn’t the only one, as the folks behind the launch haven’t just expanded to new territories - 14 states and counting - but new flavors. When I reviewed it last year I was seriously impressed with the amount of true-to-brand flavor the company was able to cram into each can with a seltzer-style calorie payload (and more booze than a light beer). Instead, we live in an era where we can simply choose to do so. Gone are the days where you had to mix tequila or vodka into your neon green beverage to create that perfect combat margarita taste. And at five percent alcohol and 100 calories, it’s a proper contender to the throne of an ever-expanding hard seltzer/canned cocktail empire. Not the traditional soft drink version, of course, but Hard MTN Dew is a malt beverage true to its original roots. (One of those is fake, but you’ll have to figure it out on your own.) And now we have HARD MTN DEW, perfect for quietly sipping at a family gathering while your cousin talks about how not getting vaccinated actually makes them a genius.īoozy Mountain Dew pairs best with mac-and-cheese ice cream and ignoring what’s good for you.A burgeoning new world of alcohol is upon us. ![]() Mountain Dew has also come in Southern Shock, Berry Monsoon, Hurricane Dew, and Cake Smash. There’s Mountain Dew White Out for when regular cloudy water just won’t do. There’s Mountain Dew Pitch Black, for when you want your beverage to match your dark and citrusy soul. Lest you forget, there is already a Mountain Dew for most every occasion. Tangerine? Pamplemousse? Whatever electricity tastes like? An unannounced fourth flavor is also in the works, and who’s to say what that could be. However, it will come in three different flavors: original, black cherry, and watermelon. Unfortunately - thankfully? - the boozy Mountain Dew will not be caffeinated. Unlike any other hard soda, it will taste like a cocktail mixed by your preteen self.įor those hoping hard Mountain Dew would fill a Four Loko–shaped void in their bar cart, you’ll have to keep searching. Like most other hard sodas, HARD MTN DEW will have 5 percent ABV. Boston Beer Company also makes Truly Hard Seltzer, and I guess it couldn’t just rest on the laurels of its spiked-seltzer success. You can thank and/or blame Boston Beer Company and PepsiCo for this forthcoming concoction. Batten down the hatches and gird your livers accordingly. Hard Mountain Dew - excuse me, HARD MTN DEW - is coming in 2022. It was only a matter of time before boozy Mountain Dew became A Thing, and it appears that time is now. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut Photos: The Boston Beer Company, Inc. ![]() A delicious new beverage? A cry for help? Who’s to say!
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