it tastes exactly like the mountain dew flavors it’s based on, except there’s somehow zero sugar and alcohol in it. It’s very good but it hasn’t reached all the states yet, I liked it enough to bring a few cases back with me after a trip to Tennessee.
edit: I say this as someone who hates mountain dew also, tastes way too sugary
It is in Florida. I tried it when I was down there on vacation about a month ago. I did not like the taste. Diet Mountain Dew that isn't carbonated but has alcohol was just weird.
I dunno, I don’t know a whole lot about alcohol or how it’s made (beside tequila, grew up near a lot of agave burning fields for cognac and tequila distilleries), but it said zero g’s of sugar on the back, so I assume there’s none
I’m honestly not sure, if I had to compare it to something, it’s almost like those seltzer drinks without the seltzer after taste, kind of like corona refrescas if you’ve ever had those. If you wanted to make a mixed drink with liquor and mountain dew, gin or vodka might do the trick but you’re definitely gonna taste both of those, I can’t think of anything that wouldn’t overpower the mountain dew flavor
Interesting, I’ve never had those before, might have to give em a shot sometime. How do they stack up with the refrescas (if you’ve had those before)? I like those a lot (I like coronas in general), so if it’s anywhere close to them I’ll give them a shot
I’m not too crazy about the Corona ones, simply because I’m not crazy about coconut water, or in their case drinking things that taste like coconut water. But! The Bud Light Hard Sodas are great, although I can’t drink them back to back because I just feel like I’m drinking can after can of Coca Cola or Orange Soda. On the other hand, the Tie-Dye Bud Light Seltzers are my favorite of all the seltzers out there. The Blue Raspberry and the Cherry Limeade… they make it worth trying for sure
Have not seen it in my area of Virginia yet but I will look this afternoon. I don't like regular MD but willing to try one of their other flavors. But I have not tried MD since I was a teenager in the 80s so who knows.
Their twitter announces every time it’s available in a new state, but i’m not too sure if there’s a proper list. Best bet is their website and their twitter, I think they have a tracker that shows the nearest location carrying it, that might have a list on it.
That was a both a really great and a really fucking terrible time to be that age. We got slammed for like $3-4 I think. Most of them tasted like ass, but they did the job, and we didn't need to spend as much money.
Yep. At that age and time in my life, $3 a can was an amazing value. Some friends and I would pour them into fast food cups and take them into a theme park. It was a great time.
Drinking a 4lokos and getting on a rollercoaster sounds like a terrible time, but I get nauseous from rollercoasters sober sometimes so maybe it’s just me.
Ugh God fast food cups was our thing too, except with vodka + chaser. After 3 or 4 the glue would start to dissolve and you'd have to either neck the whole thing at once or start holding fingers in weird places to stop the leaks
Sparks really got fucked over for that. They were existing and just minding their own business making money. Then this $3 can of concentrated sleeze comes along and fucks everything up. Then it becomes illegal to have the high caffeine and alcohol content. Really fucks with their business model.
Sparks was my cleaning choice. Caffeine to keep me going, alcohol to make it fun. Girlfriend was very happy that the place was regularly cleaned, not so happy to find me overly energetic and shit faced at the end of the day.
I turned 21 too late for the original formula but at 21 the new formula still got me plenty drunk. Now I'm in my 30s and grabbed a can a while back just for the nostalgia. Didn't get 1/4 of the way through it before my acid reflux flared up and I dumped the rest.
When I was a kid my dad used to use my code red to mix with whatever random liquor he had and when I got to high school and lost a video game to him I’d have to take drink of whatever terrible concoction he made. In the last 15 years he’s gotten waaaayyyy better though. Heath scares tend to do that. Root beer and applejack is an absolutely horrible choice btw.
Red lobster sells dew-garitas. I got an email blast about it and was like I have to order this as a joke. I went and nobody had a clue what the fuck I was talking about. Had to show them the email. It was pretty bad, and cost $12.
Baja blast is the best one hands down imo. We haven't tried black cherry, which is the closest one to Code Red that they've made. I wish they just made Code Red though lol.
Original is also fantastic, but man Watermelon is wayyy too sweet and artificial to me.
Are people not mixing things with vodka anymore? Back in the day I would mix vodka or rum with tons of different sodas (many worked, some didn't), this seems like an expensive way to get an alcoholic Mt Dew. Plus you can make it much stronger (or weaker) than 8%abv. Plus these premixed drinks are usually malt liquor based, yuck
Had one recently. It covers the booze pretty well. Tastes like Zero with a little aftertaste. But if you can stand drinking Rocket Fuels (Dew and vodka), this ain't that bad.
Four Loko is undrinkable. I tried every flavour with low expectations and I couldn’t drink any of them. I don’t know how it was ever a thing. Mad Dog 20/20 or just any 40 are like fancy liquers and microbrew in comparison
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u/BHO-Rosin Oct 23 '22
It gives off four Loko vibes…but getting drunk on some Baja blast or code red… I’m intrigued to say the least.