People feel very passionately about Mountain Dew, so when a new pineapple flavor was spotted in the wild, people totally lost their minds for it. Of course, after writing about it, we knew we had to give it a try for ourselves. So we tried the Mountain Dew Maui Burst and figured out we may not exactly be Mountain Dew people...and that's OK!
The first thing you'll notice when you pick up a Maui Burst is that the cans are pretty large. They come in 15.5-ounce cans, just a bit bigger than your standard 8-ounce can of soda. It's pretty well-designed, perfect for all of your Instagram needs.
The color is the first thing that stuck many of us. This stuff is BRIGHT. If regular Mountain Dew is a fluorescent green, this stuff is highlighter yellow. I truly cannot express to you how neon yellow this stuff is. It's jarring. It smells, as one staffer pointed out, pretty much exactly like candy, specifically like the piña colada Starbursts from the tropical packs.
As far as taste, it's as sweet as it smells, which should be no surprise to anyone who loves Mountain Dew. It has a flavor that wakes you up and then kind of dances all over you. It does have a nice pineapple flavor and the whole thing does taste vaguely tropical, but that flavor palate feels kind of separated from the Dew of it all. They kind of exist alongside each other versus blending together.
Whether or not you enjoy this soda probably depends on who you are and what you like. As one Delish staffer pointed out, Mountain Dew is often the fuel of gamers and people who need a quick rush to get stuff done. This stuff is no different, but picture if, like, that gamer was on the beach. Because of this, telling loyalists that I found this Mountain Dew to be too sweet is actually all the motivation they'll need to try it.
If it helps, I am, what I would call a "total weenie." I now willingly water down juice because I find it to be too sweet. The Mountain Dew Lovers of the world laugh at my weakness! They are truly operating on a higher plane, one in which this soda is perfectly suited for them. This was probably never going to be my drink of choice, and that's OK! Leave me to my diet soda and let the youths have the bright lights of a flavored Mountain Dew.
