Hard Mountain Dew is a flavored malt beverage inspired by the original Mountain Dew, first released on February 22nd, 2022 for the Hard Mountain Dew line. It is currently available in 23 states and one city.
Description[]
Hard Mountain Dew is a Mountain Dew flavor in the Hard alcoholic lineup. Containing 5% alcohol, it is a non-caffeinated Malt beverage with Natural Flavors, Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose & Acesulfame Potassium), Certified Color, Zero (0 G) added Sugar, and FD&C Yellow #5.
It is currently available in stores that sell beer individually in 24 oz. cans, as well as smaller 12 oz. cans in a variety pack alongside LiveWire, Watermelon, and Baja Blast. It can also be found regionally in 12 packs.
History[]
This flavor was officially announced on August 10th, 2021 by the official Hard Mountain Dew Twitter account, alongside Black Cherry and Watermelon. The Twitter account then stated a tentative planned release date of February-March for 2022 for a limited number of states.
Alongside Black Cherry, Watermelon, and Baja Blast, it was released to stores on February 22nd, 2022 in three states (namely Florida, Tennessee, and Iowa). Since then, it has slowly been rolling out to more states as time goes on.