<Table> Mountain Dew Soda Flavors <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Dates of production </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew </Th> <Td> 1940 -- present </Td> <Td> A yellow - green - colored , citrus - flavored soda that was developed in the 1940s by Barney and Ally Hartman , who were beverage bottlers in Tennessee . A revised formula was created by Bill Bridgforth in the year 1958 . Flavor changed to use high fructose corn syrup in the 1990s . Old recipe using cane sugar is now Throwback . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caffeine - Free Mountain Dew </Th> <Td> 1976 -- present </Td> <Td> Non-caffeinated Mountain Dew . Available in various parts of the United States . In Australia , it was once sold as regular Mountain Dew , but as of June 2012 Australian Mountain Dew is now sold with caffeine in it . Until 2012 , the Canadian version of Mountain Dew was caffeine - free , but has been reformulated as Mountain Dew `` Citrus Charge '' and now contains caffeine . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diet Mountain Dew </Th> <Td> 1988 -- present </Td> <Td> A no - calorie Mountain Dew that was first introduced in 1988 . It was formerly known as `` Sugar - Free Mountain Dew '' until 1986 , when it was given its current name . In 2006 Diet Mountain Dew was reformulated with a new `` Tuned Up Taste '' , using a blend of sucralose , aspartame , and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners . The previous formulation was sweetened exclusively with aspartame . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Code Red </Th> <Td> 2001 -- present ( U.S. ) 2009 -- 17 ( New Zealand ) 2010 -- present ( Germany ) 2013 , 2014 -- present ( Canada ) </Td> <Td> A cherry - flavored Mountain Dew . Introduced in 2001 , it was the first widely successful flavor extension ; In its first year of production , Code Red increased overall sales of Mountain Dew by 6 % . Versions of Code Red were later released in New Zealand in 2009 ( with the cherry flavor changed to berry ) , in Germany in 2010 and in Canada for DEWmocracy Canada in 2013 , where it finished in 2nd place . Code Red was released along with the two other losing flavors from DewMocracy 2013 , and won the vote , making it a permanent flavor in Canada . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Live Wire </Th> <Td> 2003 -- present ( America ) 2011 -- present ( New Zealand ) 2013 -- present ( Malaysia ) 2014 -- 2016 ( Philippines post Dewmocracy version ) 2014 -- present ( Singapore ) <P> 2016 -- present ( Philippines Dewmocracy version ) </P> </Td> <Td> An orange - colored , orange - flavored Mountain Dew . Live Wire was initially introduced in 2003 as a limited - edition flavor for the summer . In 2005 , after two years of limited summer releases , Live Wire became a permanent addition to the product line . It was released in New Zealand in 2011 . It was released in Malaysia in 2013 and in both the Philippines and Singapore in 2014 . <P> As of 2016 in the Philippines it became a limited edition flavor for the Dewmocracy lineup despite its status as a permanent flavor in the past . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Pitch Black </Th> <Td> 2004 , 2011 , 2016 -- present ( America ) 2011 -- 12 ( New Zealand ) 2013 -- present ( Malaysia ) 2014 -- present ( Philippines ) 2014 -- present ( Singapore ) </Td> <Td> A dark purple - colored , grape - flavored Mountain Dew released for the 2004 Halloween season . Pitch Black was also re-released in Slurpee form as a limited edition flavor during the 2006 Halloween season . Pitch Black was re-released in soda form in 2011 as a part of the `` Back by popular DEWmand '' promotion and in 2016 as a part of the `` DEWcision '' contest where it won over Baja Blast and became a permanent addition in the United States . Also available in fountains at Speedway Gas stations as of 2016 . It was released in New Zealand from 2011 to 2012 . It was released in Malaysia in 2013 and in both the Philippines and Singapore in 2014 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Baja Blast </Th> <Td> 2004 -- present ( Springs of 2014 , 2015 , 2016 in Cans / Bottles U.S. ) </Td> <Td> A sea green , tropical lime -
<Table> Mountain Dew Soda Flavors <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Dates of production </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew </Th> <Td> 1940 -- present </Td> <Td> A yellow - green - colored , citrus - flavored soda that was developed in the 1940s by Barney and Ally Hartman , who were beverage bottlers in Tennessee . A revised formula was created by Bill Bridgforth in the year 1958 . Flavor changed to use high fructose corn syrup in the 1990s . Old recipe using cane sugar is now Throwback . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caffeine - Free Mountain Dew </Th> <Td> 1976 -- present </Td> <Td> Non-caffeinated Mountain Dew . Available in various parts of the United States . In Australia , it was once sold as regular Mountain Dew , but as of June 2012 Australian Mountain Dew is now sold with caffeine in it . Until 2012 , the Canadian version of Mountain Dew was caffeine - free , but has been reformulated as Mountain Dew `` Citrus Charge '' and now contains caffeine . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diet Mountain Dew </Th> <Td> 1988 -- present </Td> <Td> A no - calorie Mountain Dew that was first introduced in 1988 . It was formerly known as `` Sugar - Free Mountain Dew '' until 1986 , when it was given its current name . In 2006 Diet Mountain Dew was reformulated with a new `` Tuned Up Taste '' , using a blend of sucralose , aspartame , and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners . The previous formulation was sweetened exclusively with aspartame . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Code Red </Th> <Td> 2001 -- present ( U.S. ) 2009 -- 17 ( New Zealand ) 2010 -- present ( Germany ) 2013 , 2014 -- present ( Canada ) </Td> <Td> A cherry - flavored Mountain Dew . Introduced in 2001 , it was the first widely successful flavor extension ; In its first year of production , Code Red increased overall sales of Mountain Dew by 6 % . Versions of Code Red were later released in New Zealand in 2009 ( with the cherry flavor changed to berry ) , in Germany in 2010 and in Canada for DEWmocracy Canada in 2013 , where it finished in 2nd place . Code Red was released along with the two other losing flavors from DewMocracy 2013 , and won the vote , making it a permanent flavor in Canada . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Live Wire </Th> <Td> 2003 -- present ( America ) 2011 -- present ( New Zealand ) 2013 -- present ( Malaysia ) 2014 -- 2016 ( Philippines post Dewmocracy version ) 2014 -- present ( Singapore ) <P> 2016 -- present ( Philippines Dewmocracy version ) </P> </Td> <Td> An orange - colored , orange - flavored Mountain Dew . Live Wire was initially introduced in 2003 as a limited - edition flavor for the summer . In 2005 , after two years of limited summer releases , Live Wire became a permanent addition to the product line . It was released in New Zealand in 2011 . It was released in Malaysia in 2013 and in both the Philippines and Singapore in 2014 . <P> As of 2016 in the Philippines it became a limited edition flavor for the Dewmocracy lineup despite its status as a permanent flavor in the past . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Pitch Black </Th> <Td> 2004 , 2011 , 2016 -- present ( America ) 2011 -- 12 ( New Zealand ) 2013 -- present ( Malaysia ) 2014 -- present ( Philippines ) 2014 -- present ( Singapore ) </Td> <Td> A dark purple - colored , grape - flavored Mountain Dew released for the 2004 Halloween season . Pitch Black was also re-released in Slurpee form as a limited edition flavor during the 2006 Halloween season . Pitch Black was re-released in soda form in 2011 as a part of the `` Back by popular DEWmand '' promotion and in 2016 as a part of the `` DEWcision '' contest where it won over Baja Blast and became a permanent addition in the United States . Also available in fountains at Speedway Gas stations as of 2016 . It was released in New Zealand from 2011 to 2012 . It was released in Malaysia in 2013 and in both the Philippines and Singapore in 2014 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mountain Dew Baja Blast </Th> <Td> 2004 -- present ( Springs of 2014 , 2015 , 2016 in Cans / Bottles U.S. ) </Td> <Td> A sea green , tropical lime -
when did mountain dew pitch black come out
when did mountain dew pitch black come out
2004 Halloween season
2004 Halloween season