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[Zane]

I just drank a bottle of Mountain Dew for the first time today. I don't get it. It tastes exactly like Sprite but with 1.5x the recommended daily limit of sugar. If I concentrated really hard, I could taste a little bit of what tasted like lemon-lime flavored Gatorade. Now those are both fine drinks and I love Sprite but I expected a bit more considering the fanbase this soda has. And I'm someone who can taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke, as well as Coke and Mexican Coke in a blind taste test (Mexican Coke has a stronger bite than regular coke and Pepsi tastes like cat piss).

Maybe I tried the wrong flavor? It was just regular old Mtn Dew.

 

[GavinGT]

I don't think they taste alike at all. I also don't like either of them.

 

[User 479360]

There's similarities, but I think the two taste noticeably different. I like both, too.

Mountain Dew is pretty good in its regular form, but Voltage is best in my opinion. I liked the white one as well, but the red is pretty shitty.

 

[Dishwalla]

Nah it tastes worse than Sprite, I actually like Sprite but Mountain Dew makes me retch.

 

[The Technomancer]

Its noticibly sweeter, but that's about it

 

[Persona7]

Code red is the only good one.

 

[gutshot]

Mountain Dew tastes nothing like Sprite.

 

[Fantomas]

It's a sweeter lemon-lime soda than Sprite, so yes your description of Sprite with more sugar is accurate I would say.

 

[Quonny]

yo wat

Sprite is a million times better. Sierra Mist is the Sprite equivalent for Pepsi.

 

[GrizzNKev]

My favorite soda is Sprite and I think Mountain Dew is fucking repulsive. It tastes awful. Get your tongue checked.

 

[FloatOn]

I just drank a bottle of Mountain Dew for the first time today. I don't get it. It tastes exactly like Sprite but with 1.5x the recommended daily limit of sugar. If I concentrated really hard, I could taste a little bit of what tasted like lemon-lime flavored Gatorade. Now those are both fine drinks but I expected a bit more considering the fanbase this soda has. And I'm someone who can taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke, as well as Coke and Mexican Coke in a blind taste test (Mexican Coke has a stronger bite than regular coke and Pepsi tastes like cat piss).

Maybe I tried the wrong flavor? It was just regular old Mtn Dew.

people like moutain dew for the caffiene content not the flavor

but, I have to know, did you complete the experience with a bag of doritos?

 

[ramoisdead]

Yeah Mt. Dew is horrible.

 

[ahoyhoy]

I guess it's because I've been drinking the stuff since I was 8, but each have a distinct taste.

Sprite is lighter, has more carbonation, is sharper, and lacks the caffeine tinge.

Dew is a bit heavier, has less of a fruity flavor and more of artifical flavor.

 

[acheron_xl]

Code red is the only good one.

They're all good.

Except Sangrita Blast. That shit was nasty.

As for taste, I prefer Sprite off a fountain, where it's not so sweet. Whereas Dew I think is one of the few sodas actually improved by using HFCS. It goes well with its Slurmy qualities.

 

[boiled goose]

They are both lemon lime sodas, so they are similar. They don't taste exactly the same though.

 

[sir_kevith]

I like Squirt and 7up more than both for some reason. Sprite just doesn't taste as clean as either of those and Mt. Dew I have to psyche myself up before drinking.

 

[Zyae]

They dont taste similar at all

 

[gutshot]

people like moutain dew for the caffiene content not the flavor

but, I have to know, did you complete the experience with a bag of doritos?

News to me. I think Mountain Dew is delicious. If I want caffeine, I'll drink some coffee.

 

[siddx]

They taste absolutely nothing alike. You need to go to the doctor because you are clearly damaged.

 

[davepoobond]

definitely not.

mountain dew is a milder carbonation and has a sweeter profile. it also has various flavors, like code red etc.

Code Red is the best Mt. Dew anyway. Why drink Regular Mountain Dew if you can get Code Red?

 

[What A Time To Be Alive]

Sprite still the best though.

 

[Fantomas]

Code Red is the best Mt. Dew anyway. Why drink Regular Mountain Dew if you can get Code Red?

I agree with this.

 

[Dicer]

It tastes exactly like Sprite

Ummmm, No...

 

[fallengorn]

Yeah... they don't taste similar at all.

 

[Zane]

Yeah I definitely prefer Sprite after thinking about it a little harder. I tasted a lot less carbonation with the Mtn Dew.

 

[Tagyhag]

I like both, but they taste nothing alike.

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

My Personal identity definer "Gamer Fuel xxXTreme" tastes nothing like watered down baby sprite.
Sprite is 4 nubz. Get GUD at soda.

 

[Dusk Soldier]

mountain dew does definitely not taste like sprite. Although it is a similar flavour, I'll give you that.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Code red is the only good one.

Code Red is the nectar of the Gods.

 

[outunderthestars]

They seriously don't taste anything alike.

 

[Iadien]

They taste nothing alike, your taste buds are broken.

 

[RiccochetJ]

They taste quite different to me. I think it's the concentrated orange juice in Mtn Dew that does that.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Is this the same thing as smelling burnt toast when youre having a stroke?

 

[joelseph]

Mountain Dew is much much sweater and less crisp.

 

[TheYanger]

I mean...I don't care about peoples preferences or whatever, but these two drinks taste as alike as root beer and coke.

 

[gutshot]

They're all good.

Except Sangrita Blast. That shit was nasty.

As for taste, I prefer Sprite off a fountain, where it's not so sweet. Whereas Dew I think is one of the few sodas actually improved by using HFCS. It goes well with its Slurmy qualities.

Nah man, Mountain Dew Throwback is the BEST soda ever. Too bad it's only available randomly and for limited times.

 

[MilkBeard]

OP this is serious, you may want to check for taste-blindness.

 

[alr1ght]

Did you have some weird European Mtn Dew? Dew and Sprite taste nothing alike.

 

[Pamplemousse]

Check your taste buds; they taste fairly different from eachother.

 

[RumblingRosco]

MTN DEW tastes nothing like Sprite. Is this some troll thread?

 

[Fou-Lu]

They taste nothing alike. I can drink a Spirte once in a while, but Mountain Dew is just awful.

 

[Salsa]

I tried it in Colombia a couple years ago (doesnt exist here) and it was the vilest shit i've ever tasted. absolutely disgusting

cant believe people drink it

 

[Zane]

I'm not liking the way this shit is making my heart feel.

 

[Salmonax]

What a shitty way to find out your palette is fucked.

 

[MattKeil]

Doesn't taste at all like Sprite. Sprite has a much crisper taste, while Mountain Dew is much sweeter and has more of an orange citrus to it, rather than Sprite's lemon/lime.

 

[BronsonLee]

I'm not liking the way this shit is making my heart feel.

Mountain Dew: Prepare To Die Edition

 

[Village]

Code red is the only good one.

Nah fam, all of em are good accept for normal green. normal green is fine though.

That white one, i forget what its called, is the fucking best.

 

[Copenap]

It doesn't taste like Sprite at all.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Ever think about how lame the name mountain dew is? I mean, it sounds like the title of a georgia o'keefe painting.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Ever think about how lame the name mountain dew is? I mean, it sounds like the title of a georgia o'keefe painting.

Mountain Dew is slang for moonshine.