Mountain Dew Throwback

I'm not a big fan of the Pepsi drink lineup, but when I saw a commercial recently for Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback, I have to admit that my curiosity was piqued. I'm a fan of soda, but I mostly stick to the diet stuff because I don't need the extra calories. But when I go "regular", I like to drink soda that uses real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup: Dublin Dr. Pepper, Mexican Coke, and Passover Coke are the big players among sugar-soda aficionados, although there are plenty of boutique colas made with real sugar (Jones, Izze, Red Bull Simply Cola, etc.).

The "throwback" in Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback refers to their use of real sugar - in this case, a mixture of cane and beet sugar. So even though I'm not a Pepsi fan, I figured this was up my alley. And if I like a concept, I may as well support it. (Hell, I bought a 4-pack of Coca-Cola Blak when it came out, so clearly I'm game for just about anything.) So far I've only been able to find the Mountain Dew Throwback. I was somewhat surprised to find it just stacked in with regular Mountain Dew. The distinct packaging meant you couldn't mistake it for anything else, but still, I thought a limited-edition soda like this deserved a little better placement.

Here's what it looks like:

As far as taste goes, well, it tasted like Mountain Dew, but a little less vile. Mountain Dew has the same failing that 7-Up does, which is that it lacks the tartness that makes Sprite so delightful. Also, the idea of urine-colored sodas doesn't sit well with me, unless it's apple-flavored.

So if you like Mountain Dew, or 7-Up, or weird sodas, or you want to have a party where you pretend you're in the past, pick up a 12-pack while you still can. You can't pretend like you're too far in the past, though, because it has the stay-tab instead of the pull-tab.

Mrs. Bart's review: "It tatest like 7-Up mixed with green Gatorade."

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