Generic citrus sodas

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This article covers various store-brand generic citrus sodas, most of which offer low cost alternatives to Pepsi's Mountain Dew or Coca-Cola's Mello Yello.

1 Citrus Drop
2 Heee Haw
3 Mountain Breeze
4 Mountain Frost
5 Mountain Fury
6 Mountain Holler
7 Mountain Lightning
8 Mountain Lion
9 Mountain Maze
10 Mountain Mist
11 Mountain Roar
12 Moon Mist
13 Rocky Mist
14 References

[edit] Citrus Drop

Big K Citrus Drop is the generic version of Mountain Dew sold at Kroger stores. The brand's slogan is "Pop the Drop" which is analogous to Mountain Dew's former "Do the Dew" slogan.^[1]

[edit] Heee Haw

Heee Haw is the generic version of Mountain Dew sold at HyVee stores.

[edit] Mountain Breeze

Mountain Breeze^[2] is the Safeway SELECT generic answer to Mountain Dew. The taste of the soda is much the same as Mountain Dew, with a few noticeable differences. Mountain Dew is a bit tangier than its Safeway SELECT counterpart, which focuses more on sweetness.^{[citation needed]} One 12 oz. can of Mountain Breeze contains 190 calories, 65mg of sodium, 48g total Carbohydrate, 48g of sugar, and the following ingredients: carbonated water, high-fructose corn syrup, citric acid, sodium benzoate, orange juice concentrate, sodium citrate, caffeine, natural flavors, artificial flavors, and Yellow 5. The design of a Mountain Breeze soda can also bears a great resemblance to an older Mountain Dew can, more so than many of the generic citrus sodas.

[edit] Mountain Frost

Sold exclusively at Aldi stores.

[edit] Mountain Fury

Mountain Fury is a Mountain Dew taste-alike produced and distributed by Roundy's, Inc., a Milwaukee-based food retailer. Mountain Fury can be found at Pick n' Save, Rainbow, and Copps supermarkets. Diet Mountain Fury is also available.

[edit] Mountain Holler

A bottle of Mountain Holler.

Mountain Holler is a generic brand soft drink similar to Mountain Dew and is sold exclusively at Save-A-Lot grocery stores. It is also touted as a "radical citrus thirst blaster" and has a small, but cult-like group following around the U.S.^{[citation needed]}

Ingredients of Mountain Holler are: Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, sodium benzoate, natural flavor, concentrated orange juice, caffeine, gum arabic, sodium citrate, EDTA, brominated vegetable oil, and yellow 5.

[edit] Mountain Lightning

Mountain Lightning is a Wal-Mart soft drink brand that resembles Mountain Dew. On the can there is a picture of two mountains and lightning surrounding it and the color scheme exactly resembles that of Mountain Dew's. It's a less expensive alternative to Mountain Dew with less caffeine.^[3] One can presume that its name was chosen due to both brand names being alternative for moonshine.

[edit] Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion is the Food Lion equivalent to Mountain Dew. It comes in regular and Diet Mountain Lion and is available in cans and PET bottles. Like all Food Lion diet drinks, Diet Mountain Lion is sweetened with Splenda, making it safe for people who cannot tolerate aspartame. Mountain Lion tastes very similar to Mountain Dew and Mello Yello. Diet Mountain Lion is sweeter than Diet Mountain Dew. Mountain Lion contains about the same amount of caffeine as Mountain Dew.

Mountain Lion ingredients : carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid.

[edit] Mountain Maze

Mountain Maze is the Mountain Dew-like soda sold exclusively at Albertson's stores.

[edit] Mountain Mist

Mountain Mist Sold exclusively at Jewel-Osco stores. Has made some cameo appearances in Malcolm in the Middle.

[edit] Mountain Roar

Mountain Roar is the Harris Teeter equivalent to Mountain Dew. This soda tastes basically the same as Mountain Dew, except for the higher sugar content. Mountain Roar is no longer available at most Harris Teeters, but you can sometimes find Diet Mountain Roar.