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Mountain Dew (1964 – Present) – PepsiCo’s original and signature flavor in the Mountain Dew family. Caffeine-Free Mountain Dew (1976 – Present) – Non-caffeinated Mountain Dew. Available in various parts of the United States and Canada. Diet Mountain Dew (1984 – Present) – No-calorie Mountain Dew. Diet was formerly known as “Sugar-Free Mountain Dew” until 1986.[14] In 2006 Diet Mountain Dew was reformulated with a new “Tuned Up Taste,” it is now sweetened with a blend of sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium. The previous formulation only used aspartame. Diet Mountain Dew is currently Pepsico's fastest growing carbonated soft drink.[citation needed] Caffeine-Free Diet Mountain Dew (1984 – Present) – No-calorie, non-caffeinated Mountain Dew. Available in limited locations in the United States. In Canada it is simply labeled as “Diet Mountain Dew.” Diet Mountain Dew Fountain (1989 – Present) – A variation of Diet Mountain Dew that uses treated water instead of carbonated water in its formula.[15] Available as a fountain beverage at QuikTrip convenience stores, Quiznos restaurants, and other limited locations. Mountain Dew Code Red (2001 – Present) – Cherry Mountain Dew. Code Red is not the same as the original Mountain Dew Red. Diet Mountain Dew Code Red (2002 – Present) – A No-calorie No-sugar cherry Mountain Dew. Available in limited areas only. Mountain Dew LiveWire (2003 – Present) – An orange flavored Mountain Dew. LiveWire was initially introduced in 2003 as a limited edition flavor for the summer. In 2005, after seeing two years of limited summer releases, LiveWire became a permanent addition to the Mountain Dew family. However, availability is limited in some regions, and in many areas is unavailable. Mountain Dew Baja Blast (2004 – Present) – A tropical lime-pineapple flavored Mountain Dew. Available exclusively as a fountain drink at Taco Bell restaurants, although the Mountain Dew Game Fuel Alliance Blue (see below) limited edition flavor is very similar to Baja Blast and was sold in stores. Baja Blast has also been reported as being available at Panda Express restaurants. Mountain Dew MDX (2005 – present) – A Mountain Dew flavored energy soda. It was named “Mountain Dew X” during its national test marketing phase. Despite it being technically discontinued, it's still available in some markets. Mountain Dew Voltage (2008 – Present) – A blue colored raspberry-citrus and ginseng flavored Dew. This flavor is one of the three “candidate flavor” finalists for DEWmocracy's “People’s Dew” national vote. It was released in stores on May 19 as a limited edition flavor so that people could taste test which flavor they like best before voting. It has been announced on August 17 that Voltage is the final winner; therefore, it became a permanent addition. It was released on December 29, 2008.[11] Mountain Dew Blue Shock Freeze (2008–Present) - A blueberry slurpee flavor, originally Blue Shock sold at 7/11, re-released under a slightly different name at Marcus Theatres. Mountain Dew Thin Ice Freeze (2009–Present) - A blueberry flavored slurpee only available at 7/11 stores. Not the same as Blue Shock. Mountain Dew Cherry Fusion (2009–Present) - A Cherry flavored fountain drink only available at Wienerschnitzel restaurants. It has a stronger Cherry flavor then Code Red. Mountain Dew Distortion (2010) – A smooth lime flavored Mountain Dew. Part of the second Mountain Dew "DEWmocracy" promotion. Mountain Dew White Out (2010) – A smooth citrus flavored Mountain Dew. Part of the second Mountain Dew "DEWmocracy" promotion. Mountain Dew Typhoon (2010) – A tropical strawberry-pineapple flavored Mountain Dew. Part of the second Mountain Dew "DEWmocracy" promotion. Mountain Dew Energy (2010) - UK exclusive. It mostly tastes the same as its American counterpart, but has a higher caffeine and real sugar content.[16][17] Mountain Dew Throwback (2009/2010) – Mountain Dew made with natural sugar (instead of HFCS) Packaging originally used a retro 70s/80s logo for the label and when it relaunched it used a white, red and green color scheme featuring the iconic cartoon Willy the Hillbilly. The 2009 version's formula had real sugar and no orange juice, whereas the 2010 version's formula has orange juice in it. This is still available in select locations. Discontinued Mountain Dew Red (1988) – Fruit Mountain Dew. Red was the first Mountain Dew flavor variation. Diet Mountain Dew Red (1988) – No-calorie fruit Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew Sport (1990–1991) – Only test marketed in several states, as a Mountain Dew flavored sports drink. Diet Mountain Dew Sport (1990–1991) – Only test marketed in several states, as a no-calorie Mountain Dew flavored sports drink. Mountain Dew Blue Shock (2001) – Berry-citrus flavored Mountain Dew.[18] Blue Shock failed to sell in the test market, Chicago, and was later released nationwide only in Slurpee form exclusively at 7-Eleven stores. Brought back briefly for a limited time in March 2007 and in July 2008.[19] Dew Fuel (2002–2007) – A caffeinated version of Mountain Dew offered in Canada. Marketed as a natural health product and not as a soft drink due to Health Canada regulations[20] that only allow caffeine in 'dark-colored' varieties of soft drinks such as cola and root beer. Originally called “Mountain Dew Energy” until given its present name in 2006. In early 2007, Pepsi-QTG Canada cited that Dew Fuel is out of production.[citation needed] Dew Fuel Sugar-Free (2002–2007) – No-calorie Dew Fuel. The caffeinated version of Diet Mountain Dew offered in Canada. Was originally called “Mountain Dew Energy Sugar-Free” until 2006. Mountain Dew Pitch Black (2004) - Grape flavored Mountain Dew released for the 2004 Halloween season. Darth Dew (2005) – Tangy grape Mountain Dew Slurpee flavor that could be considered as “Pitch Black 1.5”.[21] Was available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III. Mountain Dew Pitch Black II (2005) – Sour grape Mountain Dew. Limited edition flavor for Halloween. “Sequel” to the original Pitch Black. Mountain Dew Pitch Black Freeze (2006) – A rerelease of Pitch Black in slurpee form for the Halloween season. This was the last form of Pitch Black released. Mountain Dew Arctic Burst (2006) – A Mountain Dew Slurpee flavor available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for the theatrical release of Superman Returns. The Slurpee is blue in color and said to taste like blueberry. While the official name is “Arctic Burst”, as seen on the actual Slurpee machine,[22] it has also been seen mislabeled under the name “Arctic Blast” in some official online advertisements.[23] Kryptonite Ice (2006) – A Mountain Dew Slurpee flavor available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for the theatrical release of Superman Returns. The Slurpee is green in color and the flavor seems to be tropical, like mango. Sugar-Free Mountain Dew MDX (2005–2006) – No-calorie Mountain Dew flavored energy soda. Mountain Dew Clash (2007) – A blueberry flavored Mountain Dew that was test marketed in select places in February 2007. Some sources indicate that the flavor may return. Mountain Dew Game Fuel (2007) – A limited edition citrus cherry Mountain Dew flavor released in August 2007 to promote the release of Halo 3, an Xbox 360 game. The taste of Game Fuel has been compared to the energy drink Amp Overdrive, a drink sold under the Mountain Dew brand name. This drink was made available again in 2009, and was sold under the name "Mountain Dew Game Fuel Horde Red", marketing the game World of Warcraft instead of Halo. Dew Iced (2007–2008) – A Mountain Dew flavored smoothie that used to be available exclusively at Cold Stone Creamery stores. Mountain Dew Revolution (2008) – A sky blue-colored, wild berry fruit and ginseng flavored Dew. One of the three “candidate flavor” finalists for DEWmocracy's “People’s Dew” national vote, it lost to Mountain Dew Voltage. Mountain Dew Supernova (2008) – A purple colored strawberry, melon and ginseng flavored Dew. One of the three “candidate flavor” finalists for DEWmocracy's “People’s Dew” national vote, it lost to Mountain Dew Voltage.[24] Game Fuel – WoWMountain Dew Game Fuel Horde Red (2009) – limited edition of the original cherry-citrus flavor to be released as a promotion with World of Warcraft. Mountain Dew Game Fuel Alliance Blue (2009) – limited edition Wild Berry flavored released as a promotion with World of Warcraft.[25] Although the Alliance Blue flavor has been reported to be very similar to the Taco Bell exclusive flavor Baja Blast, the packaging clearly states that it is a wild fruit-infused flavor of Mountain Dew, which makes it almost identical in taste to the discontinued flavor Mountain Dew Revolution, and also similar to current flavor Ultraviolet. Diet Mountain Dew Ultraviolet (2009) – a purple-colored, mixed berry-flavored version of Diet Mountain Dew available for three months in 2009; branded as zero calorie Dew. It was released on August 3 at a first taste party in Brooklyn, New York.[26] It has a taste similar to Mountain Dew Revolution, but is a new formula. |










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