{"id":19198,"date":"2015-10-16T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19198"},"modified":"2023-08-12T14:16:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T00:16:53","slug":"review-mtn-dew-game-fuel-berry-lime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/16\/review-mtn-dew-game-fuel-berry-lime\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Mtn Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a bit past my gaming \u201cwonder years\u201d when I would spend hours on end using one hand to make Kirby eat his enemies whilst blindly stuffing corn chips into my own gaping maw with the other.<\/p>\n

Growing up means learning to manage my time more wisely. Gobbling down Doritos with two hands is way<\/i> more efficient! <\/p>\n

Despite this, I\u2019ve vowed to never become that uncool adult who calls every Xbox \u201ca Nintendo\u201d and insists Pok\u00e9mon is pronounced \u201cPokee-mans.\u201d So to stay hip, I\u2019ve decided I need to start drinking Mtn Dew Game Fuel again. <\/p>\n

Wait, kids don\u2019t say \u201chip\u201d anymore? My apologies. I believe the correct term is \u201c#$wag.\u201d<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t had a sip of Game Fuel since it was first released in Citrus Cherry flavor to promote Halo 3<\/i> in 2007. I’ve mentioned before how I still have 3 cans of sealed Halo 3<\/i> Dew in my basement, and while they probably have the corrosiveness and flavor of Xenomorph blood now, they remind me of a simpler time when Mtn Dew actually spelled out the word \u201cMountain.\u201d Back in my<\/i> day, vowels were cool! Whippersnappers!<\/p>\n

But now in its 6th iteration, Game Fuel is back to promote Call of Duty: Black Ops 3<\/i>. Citrus Cherry has returned, as usual, but 2015\u2019s flavor n00b is Berry Lime. <\/p>\n

\"Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n

With the color of a melted Gumby, the tempting turquoise liquid hissed at me as I cracked it open. And as I took a sip, that hiss became a bite. The fizzy carbonation here is strong enough to lift you into the ceiling, which now has to be washed and sterilized! So you get nothing<\/i>! You lose! Good day, sir!<\/a><\/p>\n

But the burn of the bubbles is paired pleasantly with the initial hit of berry flavor. The berries form a potent good cop\/bad cop duo: first, a wave of bright, friendly blueberry sweet-talks your taste buds, but then a puckering tang of blue raspberry lays the smack down on \u2018em with a surprise suplex from behind. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a charming one-two punch that segues smoothly into the palpable lime aftertaste. More light and tropical than it is sour, this lime is what really appeals to me, because it tastes almost exactly like a liquefied Lime Skittle. And everyone knows Lime was the best Skittle before it was unceremoniously killed off and replaced with that bastard Green Apple Skittle<\/i>.<\/p>\n

R.I.P., Lime Skittle: I\u2019ll pour a little bit of Dew out for you, my homie.<\/p>\n

As the candied lime flavor peters out, I\u2019m left again with the unfortunate back-of-mouth-funk and throat-stickiness that all new Dews seem to give. But unlike the grittiness of the recent <\/a>Mtn Dew Black Label’s real sugar, the corn syrup here leaves my throat feeling slimier than a ’90s Nickelodeon game show.<\/p>\n

\"Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n

The whole experience really is a bit like a more carbonated (thumbs up) and more artificial (thumbs down) version of Black Label. But it’s still as addictive as Minesweeper, and it’s hard to stay mad at a drink that simultaneously reunites me with my dearly departed Lime Skittle while also making me feel like I’m a vampire suckling on the life essence of a Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher.<\/p>\n

So while it probably won’t make me a Major League Gamer, this nostalgic and tasty Dew will at least make sure I don’t confuse Mario with Chef Boyardee.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 bottle \u2013 280 calories, 0 grams of fat, 85 milligrams of sodium, 75 grams of carbohydrates, 74 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, and 113 milligrams of caffeine.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Mtn Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.79
\nSize:<\/b> 20 fl oz bottle
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Campus convenience store
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Two berries of blue in my Dew = woo-hoo! Lime Skittle memories. Willy Wonka levels of carbonation. Flavor suplexes. Repeatedly whispering the phrase \u201ctempting turquoise\u201d to myself in an empty room.
\nCons:<\/b> Nickelodeon levels of throat sliminess. Probably too sweet to drink with Doritos. Whpprsnpprs. \u201cThank you Chef Boyardee, but our princess is in another pasta can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a bit past my gaming \u201cwonder years\u201d when I would spend hours on end using one hand to make Kirby eat his enemies whilst blindly stuffing corn chips into my own gaping maw with the other. Growing up means learning to manage my time more wisely. 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