{"id":22269,"date":"2017-05-08T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=22269"},"modified":"2021-04-18T14:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:12:19","slug":"review-mtn-dew-dew-s-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/08\/review-mtn-dew-dew-s-a\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Mtn Dew DEW.S.A"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mtn<\/p>\n

Nothing makes me feel prouder to be an American than thinking about the colors that decorate our stars and stripes: purple, violet, and Crayola Purple Mountains\u2019 Majesty. <\/p>\n

The purple, of course, represents Grimace, an American hero who symbolizes our freedom to eat milkshakes with our 8 a.m. McMuffins if we darn well please. The violet honors Donatello, whose wise reptilian martial arts helped end the Civil War. And Purple Mountains\u2019 Majesty commemorates the brave crayons who entertain our nation\u2019s children while they doodle Donatello suplexing Grimace (or was that just me?).<\/p>\n

This explains the color of Mountain Dew\u2019s new patriotic Mtn Dew DEW.S.A too, becau\u2014wait, what? You\u2019re saying they just combined red, white, and blue Dew flavors to make this lilac-hued liquid? I guess that\u2019s what I get for playing Pok\u00e9mon instead of paying attention in U.S. History class:<\/p>\n

I get stuck in Lavender Town.<\/p>\n

\"Mtn<\/p>\n

Speaking of lavender, Mountain Dew certainly didn\u2019t skip art class, because this aesthetically pleasing beverage evenly blends the colors of Code Red, White Out, and Voltage: the three respective flavors that form DEW.S.A.\u2019s chromatic trilogy.<\/p>\n

Since the colors are evenly represented, you\u2019d expect all three Dew flavors to get equal treatment too, right? Left. Whoops, I meant wrong<\/em>. Like a washed-out photo or my pasty face after a long winter, DEW.S.A. has poor white balance. Or at least poor orange balance. None of the citrusy bite of White Out or zesty zap of Voltage comes through, aside from a faintly tangy fruitiness in the end notes, which remind me of original, Cherry Citrus Game Fuel, which we first tasted when Halo 3<\/em> hit stores in 2007. <\/p>\n

Makes sense: this stuff does<\/em> look like an Energy Sword.<\/p>\n

Cherry is a much fairer description for DEW.S.A.\u2019s \u201cbody,\u201d because the drink quite potently tastes of Swedish Fish. Or more specifically, Swedish Berries<\/a>. Or even more specifically, the discount store-brand gummy raspberries my grandma would buy by the grocery bag-full and watch shamefully as I mushed a handful of them together into a single \u201cmega berry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okay, that may be too specific, but it\u2019s accurate. Mtn DEW.S.A. blends Code Red\u2019s candied cherry, Voltage\u2019s tart raspberry, and a jelly-like pectin sweetness to craft a pleasant flavor that tragically ends too soon. Instead of bursting through the night like those anthemic bombs, the flavor of DEW.S.A. fades like a lone firework, cascading over your taste buds and disappearing as soon as the last drop high-fives your uvula.<\/p>\n

\"Mtn<\/p>\n

This is probably due to the soda\u2019s sucralose content, which is always such a hot topic that I feel the need to mention it. I\u2019m not opposed to artificial sweeteners \u2014- I\u2019ve been eating junk food for ages, so the Grim Reaper\u2019s already been watching me like an eBay auction since I first learned to hold an Oatmeal Cream Pie -\u2014 as long as they don\u2019t disrupt the flavor. The sucralose in DEW.S.A. tastes neither fake nor chemically, so I give it a pass. <\/p>\n

It just makes the whole drink feel lighter (think Raspberry Crystal Light), which I find preferable to original Dew\u2019s custardy thickness during hot summer months, especially as the latter leaves my throat feeling like a syrupy slime slalom. <\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just what DEW.S.A. is to me: a nicely crisp Dew with a nice, two-berried taste gimmick that\u2019ll be simple (despite containing 200 percent more flavors than the average Dew) and refreshing during nice, poolside picnics. Nice.<\/p>\n

I do wish the flavor was a little more recognizably American, but until they release apple pie HoneyDEW or charbroiled BarbeDEW, DEW.S.A. will Dew just fine. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 20 oz. bottle – 170 calories, 0 grams of fat, 105 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 45 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $1.79
\nSize:<\/b> 20 fl oz. bottle
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Meijer
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> An American drink that ironically tastes of Scandinavian cherry-raspberry candy. The crispest summer dew this side of a morning lawn. Beverage colors that won\u2019t leave you Grimacing. Fatalistic Oatmeal Cream Pies.
\nCons:<\/b> Orange you upset there\u2019s no citrus? Raspberries that didn\u2019t choose the blue pill. Transient flavors with a wanderlust. Not calling it \u201cThe DEWcleration of InDEWpendence.\u201d My White Out skin becoming Code Red an hour into tanning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nothing makes me feel prouder to be an American than thinking about the colors that decorate our stars and stripes: purple, violet, and Crayola Purple Mountains\u2019 Majesty. The purple, of course, represents Grimace, an American hero who symbolizes our freedom to eat milkshakes with our 8 a.m. McMuffins if we darn well please. 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