![]() ![]() In other words, it just tastes like Mountain Dew, but it’ll get you drunk if you let it. Where those hard seltzer drinks have a bit of a “Oh dang, there’s booze in this!” kick at the end of a swig, Hard Mountain Dew holds strong. ![]() Sure, 5% alcohol by volume (ABV) isn’t a huge amount, but it’s the same ABV you’d find in White Claw. Let’s just get it out in the open right now: You cannot tell there is alcohol in any of these drinks. ![]() (opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) Pursuant to that thought, tasting good is both the best and worst thing about Hard Mountain Dew. The only real criticism I have of the initial flavor lineup is a lack of Code Red, mostly because as I get older I have to grapple with my own mortality and hold onto as much of my youth as I can. The formerly Taco Bell-exclusive flavor is one of those things you just have to include in your order when you’ve retreated deep enough into the darkness of your soul to get Taco Bell. It would have been downright criminal not to include the tropical lime-tinged Baja Blast. Default green Dew is guaranteed a roster spot no matter what black cherry is very “in” these days thanks to seltzer (both hard and otherwise) and watermelon is a classic variant of any treat. Sure, that’s a decent enough cross-section of flavors. Here’s what the Dew-givers went with for the launch: For someone of a different era, they might feel totally differently. In my adolescence, the cherry-flavored Code Red was the holy grail, the one flavor you looked for at every convenience store. There are so many to choose from, so many that people of certain ages have emotional fondness for. I don’t envy the people who had to choose which Mountain Dew flavors to deliciously corrupt with the devil’s nectar for the initial rollout of Hard Mountain Dew. This could be a battle for the soul of mankind. The folks who make this stuff sent a sample package my way and I excitedly went down the rabbit hole with my roommates, like courageous beverage explorers.įor a very specific type of dirtbag (me), Hard Mountain Dew is going to be a test of will at any party where someone brings a case. I will not question why those specific states were selected to welcome such a beverage with open arms. Right now, Hard Mountain Dew is only on sale in three states which I’m calling “The Dew Triumvirate”: Tennessee, Florida, and Iowa. There's no more need to mix the Dew into a cocktail (I have actually done this) because now it’s been done for you by professionals and packaged into either 12 oz. Yes, they made alcoholic Mountain Dew, just as the prophecies foretold. That’s because I got to try the new line of Hard Mountain Dew drinks, courtesy of PepsiCo and Boston Beer Company (Opens in a new tab). You may have to select a menu option or click a button.I feel like the scientist at the beginning of a disaster movie who’s just discovered that something profoundly dangerous is hurtling towards all of us. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.Click on the large blue power icon at the top.Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “ OFF”. Click on the “ Ad-Blocking” button at the bottom.Click the Ghostery icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Switch off the toggle to turn it from “ Enabled on this site” to “ Disabled on this site”.Click the AdBlocker Ultimate icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.“ Block ads on – This website” switch off the toggle to turn it from blue to gray.Click the AdBlock Plus icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.Under “ Pause on this site” click “ Always”.Click the AdBlock icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Adblock Adblock Plus Adblocker Ultimate Ghostery uBlock Origin Others ![]()
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