Applebee’s New Dirty Fountain Sodas, Ranked & Reviewed

• What It Is: Mountain Dew Dark Berry Bash, passion fruit, half-and-half, whipped cream and a cherry

This fruity, sweet-tart sipper reminded me of Smarties or Nerds. It tasted more artificial than the other options. It was decently sour yet vaguely sweet. The silky, juicy passionfruit was no doubt the best part (besides the color, of course).

• What It Is: Pepsi, grenadine, half-and-half, whipped cream and a cherry

Full disclosure: I love cherry cola. So, I expected this beauty to be my top choice, but it came in second. The grenadine pour was pretty modest. (Also, fun fact, grenadine is traditionally made from pomegranate, so it’s not technically cherry-flavored, even though its color and semi-sweet taste are used to mimic that.) With the whipped cream mixed in, it reminded me of a Coke float.

• What It Is: Mountain Dew, mango, half-and-half, whipped cream and a cherry

This one was straight-up delicious. This Applebee’s dirty soda didn’t have the vibrancy or tartness of full-fruit sorbet, but it was more like mango ice cream cut with seltzer. (Think Trader Joe’s Mango Cream Bars.) Because of the thicker consistency, it felt more like a novelty beverage than a standard soda, which made it seem more worth the spend.