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09 Dec

Mountain Dew in Germany


Mountain Dew in GermanyOne thing I really missed from living in the U.S. once I returned to Germany was Mountain Dew, a caffeinated soft drink from PepsiCo. (Yeah, of course I also miss the low gas prices, the great Californian weather, 24-hours stores…)


I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Mountain Dew bottles in a fridge at the local Shell gas station in Biberach this morning. It seems a little bit overpriced (1.49 EUR / 2.20 USD) for 0.5 l / 17 fl oz., but it tastes soooo good ;-) Grab it while it’s hot.



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6 Responses to “Mountain Dew in Germany”

  1. Justin on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply

    Wow!! Awesome. But the real question is: does it taste like Mountain Dew? If you’ve ever had the American Fanta Orange, you’ll know that what I mean. It doesn’t even appear to be from the same family of products as the German Fanta Orange. So I wonder if Mountain Dew has modified their taste to fit the German market, or if they kept their Dew awesomeness!

  2. Justin on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply

    It appears I used my wrong e-mail address above! Now I don’t get my gravatar. Oh Noez!! ;)

    [Corrected — JP]

  3. little b on Dec 12, 2007 | Reply

    not tasty at all to me. seems like it would glow in the dark. i tried it once, never again. don’t like/miss dr pepper either… bärx!

  4. Jean Pierre on Dec 15, 2007 | Reply

    I love it although (or rather: because) it doesn’t taste as sweet as the U.S. version. I wonder if it contains less sugar. Let’s compare the ingredients. Tom? Frank? Rico? Anyone grab a can of Mountain Dew from the office fridge?

  5. Frank on Dec 17, 2007 | Reply

    Woooow,

    that are real good news from Germany! So there is still hope. You saved my (future) life.
    But I have very bad news for you my fellow: Since Mountain Dew became the most famous drink at the office it’s always empty and the supplies really suck :-(

    But fortunately read this Safeway ad: “Buy 2 12-packs, get 3 free” Safeway – Ingredients for life :-)

    So far I can provide you with some values of Mountain Dew Diet:

    Calories: 0
    Total Fat 0g
    Sodium: 50g
    Total Carb.: 0g
    Sugar: 0g !!!!!!!
    Protein: 0g
    Caffeine: 54mg

  6. Jean Pierre on Dec 17, 2007 | Reply

    OK, so for the German version of Mountain Dew (per 100 ml):

    calorific value: 213 KJ (50 Kcal)
    protein: 0 g
    Carbs: 12.5 g
    Fat: 0 g

    List of ingredients: water, sugar, carbonic acid, citric acid, sodium benzoate, flavor, caffeine, E414, E445, sodium citrate, flavor (again!), ascorbic acid, E102.

    I’m so jealous of you. I’ll try to grab some U.S. Mountain Dew at the commissary when I’m home during the holidays.

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