Mountain Dew Red was "very nice" Go Meat!!

Is this the precursor to Mountain Dew Code Red?

I remember the only place you could find Mountain Dew Red was in Alabama. Whenever we'd go down there, I'd buy a case (24 cans) of these. They quit making them in 1989. No - this did not taste like Mountain Dew: Code Red. The 2 sodas are completely different. Red tasted like Friut Punch. Code Red tastes like a Cherry-Limeade.

are you like relly old peeps coz im only 13 lol

Amazing what the pre-cursors are for the modern age.. makes great research material for projects.

Yes, we're relly old peeps...

omg i wasn't around in the 80's!! i'm only 12!!(almost thirteen birthday's coming up!! yayyy!!) so i don't even know what this is. i'm just doing a project. :)

the first and only one i ever bought i spilled on new white shorts after the first swallow...

Oh and to think now mountain dew is coming out with different colors every summer!!

I was 3 yrs old when this product came out but even I remember it! I was not allowed to drink pop at the time, of course, but I do remember it.

I was a P.A. on the Mountain Dew Red Commercial. I never saw the final product, I guess because it was only sold in Alabama and I'm in California. Would love to see it sometime.

This was available in 1988 for limited distribution in Alabama only. It was berry-flavored and has no connection to Mountain Dew Code Red. These cans are very rare to collectors and are normally sold for at least $100. I believe there was a diet version too.

it taste better than the original one.

I didnt know that mountain dew red was first mad in the 80's!!! But I guess it tastes good!!!!!!!!

Loved this stuff! Couldn't belive my luck when code red came out...but alas, just not the same.

Available for a limited time in 1988 in certain parts of Alabama

might taste like fruit punch mtn dew kickstart.

They need to bring it back!!! It's the only thing that can de activate the S.Q.U.I.P!!!

Mountain Dew Red was as popular as Coke 2. True soda fans knew something was wrong, lasting only 5 months. Here's some Dew History, from before it gained national prominence. The "mountain" in Dew was referral to the Appalachians. Dew began in 1940, rural Tennessee, eventually moving the business to Virginia (Tip Co.) in 1958. Pepsi Co. took notice and bought all rights to the beverage in mid-1964, using a cartoon hillbilly family to promote. By 1969, there was some complaint about stereotyping mountain folks, so Pepsi retired the hillbillies and began using the words "Mountain Dew" in a psychedelic design, which caught on quickly with the youth. The design underwent about seven changes over the 48 years. By 2003, Pepsi brought back the retro, all-sugar formula in cans, with the cartoon hillbillies once again.

While no one will pay a nickel for a Mountain Dew Red bottle or can, there are a few pre-Pepsi Dew bottles around. eBay has a 1956 10oz bottle for $150, from the Tri-City Beverage Co. in Johnson City, Tenn. Also, one by the TIP Company (Marion, VA) from 1961 for $70. Most of the Pepsi-made bottles sell for under $25. The first nationally televised Dew commercial, by TIP, aired in mid 1964, with Willy the Hillbilly. After the acquisition, Pepsi re-shot the ad in color, airing on "Lost In Space" in early 1966.

Rob, check old Ebay auctions. Someone paid $900 for a beat-up can of Mountain Dew Red two years ago. It's up there with Mt. Dew Grape in terms of the hardest to find, most expensive collectibles.

Fred: I saw that. Crazy! For a 30 year-old can, given a 1965 hillbilly can sells for $500 mint. It's also like the Billy (Carter) Beer, when a full six pack spiked to $700, now not so high.

where can i find some tho

Mountain Dew Red has been out of production since about 1990. It's now obsolete.

dang it... oh well...so there's not ANYWHERE i can find some...well all the squired people are screwed XD (be more chill reference heh)

Check eBay every so often. Mountain Dew Red stuff comes up. Full cans run several $100, and likely not drinkable. The Code Red offered today's totally different.

thanks :3

This thread might not be active anymore at all but I figured I might give it a shot, does anyone have any pictures of the ingredients label on a bottle of Mountain Dew Red? I need to know them for something but I can’t seem to find photos anywhere, and I figure there’s gotta be someone somewhere who has a picture of a can or even an actual can and could take a pic of it. I’ll keep this tab open for as long as I can to check for responses.

Vale if you still need this info you can contact me at beemkyllee@gmail.com. thanks