Mountain Dew Baja Blast Berry Sol Is Coming in January

Mountain Dew’s newest Baja flavor mixes guava and berries with the tropical lime fans already love. Here’s what it tastes like, when it arrives and which sizes to look for.

Baja Blast fans have learned to expect a new flavor every year or so, but the next one looks different from anything on the shelf right now. Mountain Dew Baja Blast Berry Sol is a bright pink soda built on the familiar Baja Blast base, with guava and mixed berries layered on top. It’s scheduled to arrive in stores across the U.S. in January 2027.

PepsiCo showed the drink for the first time at the 2026 NACS Show in Las Vegas in early October, where convenience store buyers and food writers got an early taste. The early reviews have been more positive than you might expect, even from people who don’t usually drink Mountain Dew.

What Is Baja Blast Berry Sol?

Berry Sol starts with the original Baja Blast, the turquoise tropical lime soda that began as a Taco Bell exclusive in 2004. Instead of leaning further into citrus, Mountain Dew pushed this one toward fruit. Guava gives it a soft tropical sweetness, berries add a juicier, punchier note, and lime from the original Baja recipe keeps it from getting too sugary.

The color is the first thing you notice. Every Baja spinoff has had a signature shade: the original’s sea-blue green, the deep purple of Baja Midnight, the golden yellow of Baja Gold. Berry Sol is a vivid pink, and it’s sure to stand out in a cooler full of blue and green bottles.

What Does It Taste Like?

People who tried it early mostly describe the same three things.

A bubble-gum aroma. Several tasters noticed a candy-like, bubble-gum smell as soon as the bottle opened. That’s common with guava-forward drinks, since the fruit has a naturally perfumed, slightly candied scent.

Sweet, bright berry flavor. The berry note comes through clearly but doesn’t take over. It reads as fresh and juicy rather than syrupy, which is the trap many berry sodas fall into.

Guava you can actually taste. Many “tropical” sodas list exotic fruits that are hard to pick out. Here the guava is easy to identify and gives the drink its tropical character.

The overall impression is that Berry Sol is fruitier and softer than classic Mountain Dew, with the lime bite of Baja Blast sitting quietly in the background. If the original Dew’s sharp citrus has always been too much for you, this might be the one that wins you over.

Release Date and Where to Buy It

Berry Sol is set to roll out nationwide in January 2027, with early reports pointing to the first week of the month. Expect it wherever Mountain Dew is usually sold: grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations and big-box retailers.

It’s launching in two versions:

Full sugar Berry Sol, in 20-ounce bottles and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans
Berry Sol Zero Sugar, in the same two formats

Here’s the catch for zero sugar fans. The 20-ounce Zero Sugar bottle is a limited-time item, available only for the first 12 weeks after launch. The 12-packs, in both full and zero sugar, are planned to stay on shelves all year. So if you prefer a single cold bottle without the sugar, grab it early.

Pricing hasn’t been announced, but it should sell for the same as other Mountain Dew flavors in the same sizes.

How Berry Sol Fits Into the Baja Family

Baja Blast has come a long way from its start as a fountain drink only at Taco Bell. For years, fans could buy it at retail only during short summer runs, and they stocked up when it appeared. In 2024, the drink’s 20th anniversary, Mountain Dew finally made Baja Blast a year-round grocery item.

Since then, the brand has used the Baja name as a playground for new flavors. Past spinoffs include:

Baja Gold (pineapple) and Baja Mango Gem (mango) in 2022
Baja Caribbean Splash (guava) and Baja Passionfruit Punch in 2023
Baja Laguna Lemonade and Baja Point Break Punch for the 2024 “Bajaversary”
Baja Midnight, a dark purple passion fruit flavor that debuted at Taco Bell in 2025
Baja Cabo Citrus, a limited-edition retail release

Fans who miss Baja Caribbean Splash will likely be the most excited about Berry Sol, since both lean on guava. The difference is the berry layer, which gives Berry Sol a sweeter, more candy-like finish, and a much longer shelf life, since most sizes are meant to stay year-round instead of disappearing after a single season.

Why Mountain Dew Keeps Leaning Into Fruit

Look across the soda aisle and you’ll see the same trend everywhere: brands moving toward bold fruit flavors, bright colors and zero sugar versions. Berry Sol checks all three boxes. The pink color is built for social media, the guava-berry combination taps into the wider demand for tropical drinks, and launching a zero sugar version on day one means sugar-conscious shoppers don’t have to wait for a later release.

Launching in January is also a smart move. Most Baja flavors come out in spring or summer, when beach-themed drinks feel natural. A pink, tropical soda in the middle of winter gives fans something new during a month that usually has few soda releases.

Should You Try It?

If you enjoy Baja Blast but sometimes want something a little sweeter and fruitier, Berry Sol is an easy pick. Guava fans and anyone who misses Caribbean Splash should put it near the top of their list. And if you’ve never been a big Mountain Dew drinker, the early feedback suggests this softer, berry-heavy take could be the flavor that changes your mind.

Just remember the timing. If Zero Sugar in a 20-ounce bottle is your go-to, you’ll have about three months to find it before it’s gone.