List of Mountain Dew flavors and varieties

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Mountain Dew, a citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink now owned by PepsiCo, has had numerous branded flavor variants since the original formula's creation in 1940. Notable flavor variants include Baja Blast, Code Red, Voltage, LiveWire, Major Melon, and Spark.

Flavors[edit]

Current[edit]

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 1959. High-fructose corn syrup replaced sugar in the 1990s, though today there is a modified variant made with cane sugar known as Mountain Dew Real Sugar.

Also available in zero sugar, introduced in 2020.

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Diet Mountain Dew 1988–present A low-calorie variant first introduced in 1988, replacing the similar drink "Sugar Free Mountain Dew".[1]

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.[2]

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Caffeine-Free Mountain Dew 1976–present (standard)

1989–present (diet)

A non-caffeinated variant available in parts of the United States. Available in both sugar and diet forms.

Caffeine-free variants of Mountain Dew were also sold in Australia and Canada as the standard, but in March and June 2012, they were reformulated with caffeine as Mountain Dew "Energized" and "Citrus Charge", respectively.[3]

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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.[4] It was initially re-released for brief periods (generally 8–12 weeks at a time), including a 2nd wave from December 2009 – February 2010[5] and a 3rd wave in Summer/Fall 2010.[6] A fourth limited production run began in March 2011, lasting for eight weeks, before it became a permanent addition.[7]

In 2020, Mountain Dew Throwback was rebranded as Mountain Dew Real Sugar, with a new design using the 1980s Mountain Dew logo, with the words "Real Sugar" in a similar font.

Mountain Dew Baja Blast 2004–present (fountain, exclusive to Taco Bell)

2014-2016, 2018-2021 (retail, limited time release)

A tropical lime variant introduced in 2004 exclusively as a fountain drink at Taco Bell restaurants. On May 5, 2014, Baja Blast received a limited release in stores by popular demand. In April 2015, Baja Blast released in retail stores for a limited time, accompanied by an in-store release of sister flavor Sangrita Blast. In 2016, the flavor was re-released for the "DEWcision" contest for a limited time, where it lost to Pitch Black.[8] The drink has seen reoccurring, seasonal retail releases from 2018 onwards.

Also available in zero sugar, introduced in 2019.

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Mountain Dew Code Red 2001–present 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%.[9] Also available in zero sugar.
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Mountain Dew LiveWire 2003–present An orange variant introduced in 2003 as a limited-edition flavor for the summer.[10] In 2005, after two years of limited summer releases, it became a permanent addition to the product line.[11]
Mountain Dew Voltage 2008–present A blue raspberry/citrus variant with ginseng. Part of the first DEWmocracy promotion, it released in stores in summer 2008 as a limited edition flavor.[12] Voltage was announced the winner with 42% of all votes in August 2008, and was released as a permanent flavor in late December 2008.

Diet Voltage was released in 2011 as a part of the "FanDEWmonium" promotion[13] 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.[14] It came in second against Diet Mountain Dew SuperNova, with 45% out of all votes.

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Mountain Dew Major Melon 2021–present A watermelon-flavored Mountain Dew was released on January 4, 2021, as a permanent flavor. The drink was promoted with a Super Bowl advertisement starring John Cena,[15] which offered viewers a chance to win $1 million.[16] Also available in zero sugar.
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Mountain Dew Spark 2020, 2021 (limited time release, exclusive to Speedway)

2022-present

Raspberry lemonade Dew. Originally offered exclusively at Speedway gas stations for a limited time only during August 2020, has since been released widely.[17][18][19]

Also available in zero sugar.

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Mountain Dew White Out 2010–present A smooth citrus variant part of the "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion with a limited release starting on April 19, 2010. Voting ended on June 14th, and White Out won the campaign with 44% of the votes. It became a permanent flavor and was officially released that October.

A Diet White Out was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in third place.

Mountain Dew Goji Citrus Strawberry 2017–present A goji/strawberry/citrus flavored variant, released in 2017 exclusively at select convenience stores and college campuses.

Exclusives[edit]

Name Dates of production Exclusive to Notes
Mountain Dew Berry Monsoon 2018–present Sam's Club A berry/lime Mountain Dew flavor was released at Sam's Club locations in May 2018 in the United States. It is described as similar to Mountain Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime, as they have the same berry lime flavoring. It was released in limited quantities in the United States on June 28, 2018,[20] before becoming more widely available in stores in July.[21] Also available in zero sugar.
Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning 2019–present Kentucky Fried Chicken 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 4, 2019. Its tagline is "DEW charged with Natural & Artificial Sweet Peach & Smooth Honey".
Mountain Dew Maui Burst 2019–present Dollar General Exclusively at Dollar General, it was originally intended to be a limited-time flavor. However, due to popular demand, it was re-released as a permanent flavor in 2020, but still exclusive to Dollar General.[22]
Mountain Dew Frost Bite 2020–present Walmart A honeydew/melon Mountain Dew flavor that exclusively released in Walmart stores in March 2020 as a permanent flavor.[23][24]

Also available in zero sugar, introduced in 2021.[25]

Mountain Dew Atomic Blue 2020–present Kum & Go, Sheetz An "electrifying lemonade flavor" exclusive to select Sheetz and Kum & Go fountains released in May 2020.[26]
Mountain Dew Southern Shock 2020–present Bojangles A fruit punch flavored Mountain Dew offered exclusively at Bojangles.[27]
Dewgarita 2020–present Red Lobster Margarita made with Mountain Dew.[28][29] First official alcoholic Mountain Dew product.
Mountain Dew Vibe 2021-present Which Wich? A lemon-flavored Dew exclusive to Which Wich restaurants.[30]
Mountain Dew Thrashed Apple 2021–present Kroger family of stores A crisp apple flavored Mountain Dew. Released exclusively at Kroger-owned stores in September 2021.[31][32]
Mountain Dew Uproar 2021–present Food Lion A strawberry-kiwi flavored Mountain Dew exclusive to Food Lion.[33][34]
Mountain Dew Legend 2022–present Buffalo Wild Wings Blackberry lime Dew exclusive to Buffalo Wild Wings.[35][36]

Kickstart[edit]

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, B vitamins, 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 slushie 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 Limeade 2014-2017 A limeade variant released alongside Black Cherry. In 2017, the flavor was discontinued in the United States to make room for new variants.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Pineapple Orange Mango 2015–present A pineapple/orange/mango variant that contains Coconut Water.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Blood Orange 2016–2019 A blood orange variant released in early 2016 that contains antioxidants - vitamins C and E.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Hydrating Watermelon 2016–2019 A watermelon variant that contains coconut water.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Blueberry Pomegranate 2016–2021 A blueberry/pomegranate variant released in early 2016 that contains antioxidants - vitamins C and E.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Midnight Grape 2016–present A grape variant released in 2016 that contains 5% juice.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Raspberry Citrus 2017–2021 A raspberry/citrus variant released in the first quarter of 2017 that contains coconut water.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Mango Lime 2017–2021 A mango/lime variant released in the first quarter of 2017 that contains 5% juice.
Mountain Dew Kickstart Original 2018–2019 Released in early 2018 with the flavor of original Mountain Dew.[37]
Mountain Dew Kickstart Ultra 2018–2019 Released in early 2018 as a low-calorie version of Kickstart Original.[37]

Game Fuel (formerly Amp Game Fuel)[edit]

Name Dates of production Notes
Game Fuel

Charged Cherry Burst

2019–present A cherry variant, launched as 'Amp Game Fuel' in 2019.
Game Fuel

Charged Berry Blast

2019–present A berry variant, launched as 'Amp Game Fuel' in 2019.
Game Fuel

Charged Original Dew

2019–present A variant based off the original Mountain Dew, launched as 'Amp Game Fuel' in 2019.
Game Fuel

Charged Tropical Strike

2019–present A tropical variant, launched as 'Amp Game Fuel' in 2019.
Game Fuel

Charged Orange Storm

2019–present An orange variant, launched as 'Amp Game Fuel' in 2019 with the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Game Fuel Zero

Charged Watermelon Shock

2020-2021 A zero-sugar watermelon flavor. Phased out in late 2021.
Game Fuel Zero

Charged Raspberry Lemonade

2020-2021 A zero-sugar raspberry lemonade flavor. Phased out in late 2021.
Game Fuel

Courageous Sherbet

2021 Rainbow sherbet flavor, also available in zero sugar. Released for a limited time, co-branded with Internet streamer CouRageJD.
Game Fuel

Championship Citrus Cherry

2022 Re-release of original Citrus Cherry Game Fuel flavor.[38] Released for a limited time, co-branded with Internet streamer Dr Disrespect.

Mountain Dew Energy (formerly Mountain Dew Rise)[edit]

Name Dates of production Notes
Mountain Dew Energy Pomegranate Blue Burst March 2021 A blueberry pomegranate low sugar energy drink with 180 mg of caffeine.
Mountain Dew Energy Strawberry Melon Spark March 2021 A strawberry melon low sugar energy drink with 180 mg of caffeine.
Mountain Dew Energy Berry Blitz March 2021-January 2022 Now discontinued. An acai berry low sugar energy drink with 180 mg of caffeine.
Mountain Dew Energy Tropical Sunrise March 2021 A tropical pineapple low sugar energy drink with 180 mg of caffeine.
Mountain Dew Energy Peach Mango Dawn March 2021 A peach-mango low sugar energy drink with 180 mg of caffeine.
Mountain Dew Energy Orange Breeze March 2021 An orange low sugar energy drink with 180 mg of caffeine.
Mountain Dew Energy Cherry Lime Lift January 2022 A low sugar cherry and lime flavored energy drink.

Hard Mountain Dew[edit]

Name Dates of production Notes
Hard Mountain Dew 2022–present An alcoholic brand developed with the Boston Beer Company.[39] Alcoholic version of the original Mountain Dew flavor. Contains 5% alcohol by volume and has no caffeine or sugar. Soft-launched in February 2022 in three states: Iowa, Tennessee, and Florida.
Hard Mountain Dew Black Cherry 2022–present Black cherry flavored alcoholic Dew.[39] Contains 5% alcohol by volume and has no caffeine or sugar. Soft-launched in February 2022 in three states: Iowa, Tennessee, and Florida.
Hard Mountain Dew Watermelon 2022–present Watermelon flavored alcoholic Dew.[39] Contains 5% alcohol by volume and has no caffeine or sugar. Soft-launched in February 2022 in three states: Iowa, Tennessee, and Florida.
Hard Mountain Dew Baja Blast 2022–present Announced in early 2022, separately from the other three flavors.[40][41] Alcoholic version of Baja Blast. Contains 5% alcohol by volume and has no caffeine or sugar. Soft-launched in February 2022 in three states: Iowa, Tennessee, and Florida.

Frozen beverages[edit]

Name Dates of production Notes
Mountain Dew Blue Shock Freeze 2001–present A raspberry/citrus variant.[42] Blue Shock was initially test-marketed in Chicago, but sales did not meet expectations, so it was released in 2002 in the U.S. exclusively in Slurpee form at 7-Eleven stores.
Mountain Dew Electric Charge 2014–present A sour lemon variant released in U.S. convenience stores, including Sheetz.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime 2015–present A berry/lime variant only available at 7-Eleven stores.

International variations[edit]

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, in Saudi Arabia.[citation needed] 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 U.K. 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,[43] versus 91 mg per 20 fl oz in the U.S. version[44] (which is ≈15.385 mg per 100ml). The U.K. version is produced with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, as with most other soft drinks in the U.K. Mountain Dew did initially launch in the U.K. and Ireland in 1996; however, it was discontinued in 1998 due to low sales.[45] It is produced by Britvic in the U.K. In 2014, the "Energy" Wording was removed, so the drink was simply called "Mountain Dew" in the U.K. 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 2010–2015 (Poland)
2013–??? (Norway) 		An energy variant that contains caffeine, taurine, guarana extract, ginseng, and vitamins B2 and B12. In August 2010, this new flavor was released in Poland. The drink was available in 250ml cans and 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 SuperNova (Finland/Denmark) 2012-present Raspberry-lemon flavored Dew.
Mountain Dew Electric Citrus 2015–present A citrus variant was released in Spain in 2015.
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.[46]
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 U.K. Rather than being an entirely separate brand as is the case with its North American counterpart — the U.K. 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 to focus on their Citrus Blast flavor.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel (India) 2016–present On June 9, 2016, a green-colored variant of Mountain Dew Game Fuel was launched in India.[47]
Mountain Dew Blue Shock 2014–present (Malaysia)

2016–present (Philippines DEWmocracy)[48]

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.[48]

Discontinued[edit]

Name Dates of production Notes Picture
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 two-calorie variant was released, as well as a diet version. All were short-lived, being discontinued in 1991.[49]
Mountain Dew Pitch Black 2004, 2011 (limited time release)

2016–2019 ("DEWcision")

A grape variant released for the 2004 Halloween season.[50] Pitch Black was also re-released in Slurpee form as a limited edition flavor during the 2006 Halloween season.[51] Pitch Black was re-released in soda form in 2011 as a part of the "Back by popular DEWmand" promotion.[52] It was made available in fountains at Speedway gas stations as of 2016, and served as part of the "DEWcision" contest, where it won over Baja Blast and became a permanent addition in the United States.[53]

In 2019, Pitch Black was discontinued due to a lack of sales.

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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."
Darth Dew 2005 A limited production tangy grape Slurpee flavor.[54] It was available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III.[55]
Mountain Dew MDX 2005–07 A Mountain Dew-flavored energy soda introduced in 2005 in 14-US-fluid-ounce (410 ml) bottles.[56] In 2006, its packaging was changed to 20-US-fluid-ounce (590 ml) bottles.[57] Its production was discontinued in 2007.
Mountain Dew Citrus Cherry 2007, 2009, 2011–2017 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 and 2011-2017 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 special package designs to promote its associated video game. Additionally, it was sold in 16oz. bottles on Amazon.com. From 2017 until early 2018, it was available in Arby's restaurant fountains across America.[58]Re-released in 2022 under the modern line of Game Fuel drinks as Championship Citrus Cherry.[38]
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Mountain Dew Revolution 2008 A wild berry-flavored Mountain Dew with ginseng.[59] One of the three "candidate flavor" finalists for DEWmocracy's "People's Dew" national vote. Revolution initially held the highest number of votes until the end of the promotion when it dropped to 3rd place and lost to Mountain Dew Voltage.[60] 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.
Mountain Dew SuperNova 2008, 2011 A strawberry/melon flavor with ginseng.[61] One of the three "candidate flavor" finalists for DEWmocracy's "People's Dew" national vote, it lost to Mountain Dew Voltage, finishing in 2nd place.[60] 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.

A diet variant was released as a "FanDEWmonium" flavor.[13] It released in U.S. stores alongside Diet Mountain Dew Voltage on March 6, 2011, for eight weeks as a limited edition diet flavor.[14] It won FanDEWmonium with 55% out of all votes, and became a permanent addition to the Diet Mountain Dew flavor line-up.[62][63] It returned to shelves in February as part of the "Fuel the Frenzy" promotion, but was removed from shelves after 12 weeks due to poor sales.

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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.[64]
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.[65]
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.[66] A Diet Distortion was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in 8th 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 slushie 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 5th 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 two-liter bottles exclusively at Walmart Supercenters through July.[67] Beginning on September 26, 2013, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Typhoon Freeze", which is a slushie 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 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 using 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 the shelves until the end of 2011. It was originally tested by 500 Dew Labs members as a "mystery" flavor.
Mountain Dew Dark Berry 2012 A limited-edition mixed berry variant with a release coinciding with the film The Dark Knight Rises. It first gained popularity when a photo of the drink leaked on Instagram.[68] On March 14th, Dark Berry was officially announced by the Mountain Dew Facebook page. Its eight-week release period began on June 18th.
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.[69] Mountain Dew promised a return after 2013 after "Dew Fans" voted for names with six different kinds of cans for certain regions of the United States, named Liberty Malt, Southern Gold, Rusted Malt, Gold Mountain Malt, Great Plains Gold and Miner's Malt.
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 was 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 April 2015, Baja Blast and Sangrita Blast appeared on retail shelves for a limited time run.[70] At the beginning of May 2015, select Taco Bell locations began offering a freeze version of the drink, which was discontinued at the beginning of September 2015. Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast itself was discontinued in early 2017 and replaced with Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Lemonade 2014–15 A lemonade variant introduced on October 6, 2014, to promote Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[71]
Mountain Dew Dewitos 2014 A Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew taste-tested on U.S. college campuses.[72][73]
Mountain Dew Dewshine 2015–17 A clear, citrus variant made with real sugar and available in glass bottles.[74] Dewshine is non-alcoholic, despite the name being a portmanteau of Mountain Dew and moonshine.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime 2015 A berry/lime variant that debuted in October 2015 to promote Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Mango Heat 2016 A mango variant with a ginger finish.
Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade 2017–18 A lemonade variant "spiked with thirst-quenching prickly pear cactus juice" and created with "no artificial sweeteners" and "real fruit juice". 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.
Mountain Dew Spiked Raspberry Lemonade 2017–18 A raspberry lemonade Dew "spiked with thirst-quenching prickly pear cactus juice". In early 2018, both Spiked variants were discontinued due to low sales.
Mountain Dew DEW-S-A 2017, 2021 A combination of Code Red, White Out and Voltage released as a limited edition from May through August 2017. It was advertised as a partnership with Dale Earnhardt Jr. The drink was re-released in the summer of 2021.[75][76]
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Arctic Burst 2017–18 A Slurpee flavor available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores 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).
Mountain Dew Game Fuel Tropical Smash 2017–18 A tropical variant released alongside Arctic Burst as a Game Fuel flavor, 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,[77] Holiday Brew refers to the traditional Christmas colors of green and red.
Mountain Dew Black Label 2015-2020 A crafted dark berry variant released in 16 oz. cans in 2015. Described as "Deeper, Darker Dew".
Mountain Dew White Label 2017-2019 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 Green Label 2017-2019 A kiwi-apple variant described as "Curiously Daring Dew".
Mountain Dew ICE 2018-2020 A low-calorie clear lemon-lime flavored Mountain Dew released in 2018.[78] It was comparable to lemon-lime soda such as Sprite and Sierra Mist, and was promoted heavily on release with a Super Bowl ad dedicated to it and Doritos Blaze.[79][80] However, it sold poorly and was discontinued in early 2020.
Mountain Dew ICE Cherry 2018-2020 A cherry variant of Mountain Dew ICE that was released in late 2018 as a limited-time flavor. It was cherry mixed with the lemon-lime flavor of ICE.

In mid-2019, it was re-released as a permanent flavor in certain regions but then was quickly discontinued at the same time ICE was discontinued in early 2020.

Mountain Dew Merry Mash-Up 2018-2020 Holiday-themed cranberry/pomegranate flavor.[81][82]
Mountain Dew Liberty Brew 2019-2020 A fruit-flavored variant.[83] Described as "50 flavors in one".[84]
Mountain Dew VooDew 2019, 2020, 2021 An annually released mystery-flavored Mountain Dew released for the Halloween season.

In 2019, the flavor was revealed to be candy corn at the end of its scheduled release.

2020's mystery flavor was described as "fruit candy explosion".

In 2021, the yearly mystery flavor was announced as "fruit candy chews".[85]

Mountain Dew Baja Punch 2021 A tropical punch dew flavor released in June 2021 to coincide with the Summer of Baja promotion.[86]
Mountain Dew Baja Flash 2021 A pina colada dew flavor released in June 2021 to coincide with the Summer of Baja promotion.[86]
Mountain Dew Cake-Smash 2021 Birthday cake-flavored Mountain Dew released exclusively on the Mountain Dew online store.[87] Advertised as giving fans the chance to "do over" their missed parties and celebrations from the COVID-19 pandemic.[88]
Mountain Dew Flamin' Hot 2021 A spicy citrus flavor exclusive to the Mountain Dew online store,[89] advertised as "The first-ever beverage combining the sweet, citrus flavor of Dew with the spicy, kicked up flavor of Flamin' Hot for the most extreme taste experience yet."
Mountain Dew Gingerbread Snap'd 2021 Gingerbread cookie-flavored Dew released for the 2021 holiday season.[90][91]

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