The DEW Line

No, I’m not referring to the Distance Early Warning Line of the Cold War. Instead, this is my ranking of the various Mountain Dew flavors that I’ve actually tried. Aside from the original Mountain Dew, they fall into three categories: my favorite Dews (in descending order), those I don’t like quite as well as original Dew but can tolerate (in alphabetical order), and those I downright dislike (again, in alphabetical order). Links go to the Mountain Dew Wiki.

Above the DEW Line (favorites)

Code Red (cherry)
Sweet Lightning (peach & honey; KFC exclusive)
Baja Blast (tropical lime; Taco Bell and Walmart)
Maui Burst (pineapple; Dollar General exclusive)
Baja Flash (piña colada)
Solar Flare (tropical punch; 7-Eleven exclusive)

Original Mountain Dew (lemon-lime)

Below the DEW Line (acceptable)

Baja Punch (tropical punch)
Frost Bite (cool melon; Walmart exclusive)
Ice (lemon-lime)
Major Melon (watermelon)
Thrashed Apple (crisp apple)
Voltage (blue raspberry)
VooDew 2019 (candy corn)
VooDew 2020 (fruit candy)

Below the DEW Line (unacceptable)

Any Diet Mountain Dew
Any Game Fuel
Any Kickstart (Orange Citrus)
Cyclone (citrus punch; Speedway exclusive)
DEW-S-A (combination)
Flamin’ Hot (spicy citrus)
Gingerbread Snap’d (gingerbread)
Liberty Brew (combination)
Merry Mash-Up (cranberry pomegranate)
Pitch Black (grape or berry)
Spark (raspberry lemonade)
Vibe (lemonade)
VooDew 2021 (fruit candy chews)