Polar Seltzer’s secretive bubble wizardry continues with another flavor that’s exclusive to one company.
This time around, it’s Mountain Berry, which you can only find at Price Chopper and Market 32 (which is a spinoff of Price Chopper).
It’s the latest entry in Polar’s “Expedition: Flavor” series, which has been quietly slipping new, exclusive flavors onto store shelves.
This time around, we’ve got one of the vaguest-sounding flavors Polar has ever come up with. “Mountain Berry?” It sounds like a type of Capri Sun or Gatorade. It is an actual Welch’s fruit cocktail flavor.
“Berry” isn’t a flavor. It’s a genre. It’s like saying a Hot Pocket is filled with “meat.”
Meanwhile, “Mountain” doesn’t really narrow things down unless you’re an expert on conventional berry habitats.
As much as I’m having fun griping, this is a solvable flavor riddle. If you look at the can, you can clearly see that there are blueberries and blackberries on there.
So there you go. Mountain Berry = Blueberry/Blackberry.
Polar Seltzer Mountain Berry | Review
The Worcester-based bubble barons have so many flavors flying around that they have the luxury of coming up with special varieties that are specific to stores.
Mountain Berry is the eighth flavor to enter the store-exclusive series. Fortunately for those in Massachusetts, this one is readily available. Two of the eight aren’t available in the state. One isn’t available in New England at all.
If you want to play along with the “Expedition: Flavor” promotion, you can check out the interactive map on the Polar website.
If you just want to know where all the special flavors are, here’s a quick breakdown.
Expedition: Flavor | Here’s where you can find the hidden Polar Seltzer flavors
- Mountain Berry – Only at Price Chopper/Market 32
- Watermelon Wonder – Only at Roche Bros.
- Cranberry Raspberry – Only at Market Basket
- Clementine Bramble – Only at Stop & Shop
- Island Blueberry – Only at Shaw’s
- Apple Pom Bomb – Only at Big Y
- Blood Orange Punch – Only at ShopRite (Not available in Massachusetts, but can be found in Connecticut)
- Nectarine Lemon – Only at Kroger/Harris Teeter (Not available in New England)
What does it taste like?
The blackberry and blueberry team up to create a clean, direct flavor that leans heavily into the notes of dry, dark berry.
It doesn’t pop or flash like some of the more exciting flavors. It’s more of a muted experience, which is great in its own way. This flavor is easy-drinking. I could see myself going back to it multiple times.
There are a lot of Polar Seltzer flavors that go for the “dry berry” vibe. A lot of the blackberry ones are solid. I’m not as big a fan of many of the blueberry ones. But this one? It really nails the archetype.
The final word: Updated all-time seltzer rankings
With the new flavors, I’m now up to 106 entries in my all-time Polar Seltzer flavor rankings. I like this flavor. But there’s some stiff competition in the rankings, so it only goes as high as No. 35.
As always, these rankings are not scientific, but they are correct.
106. Cinnamon Bun (Dessert Cart)
105. Blueberry Lemonade
104. Mango Cherry Bliss (Summer Seasonal)
103. Vanilla
102. Seltzer
101. Pomegranate Apple (Winter Seasonal)
100. Lemon Cola (Polar Park Exclusive)
99. Hibiscus Cloudberry (Winter Seasonal)
98. Blackberry Mango Punch
97. Minotaur Mayhem (Impossibly Good)
96. Apple Crisp
95. Lime
94. Strawberry Honeydew (Summer Seasonal)
93. Ruby Red Grapefruit
92. Jalapeño Citrus Margarita (Limited Edition)
91. Mermaid Songs (Impossibly Good)
90. Blood Orange Punch (Expedition: Flavor)
89. Raspberry Lime
88. Triple Berry
87. Strawberry Lemonade (Seltzer’ade)
86. Cranberry Cider (Winter Seasonal)
85. Vanilla Zen
84. Blueberry Lemonade (Seltzer’ade)
83. Blueberry Lavender (Summer Seasonal)
82. Blackberry Mango Punch (Summer Seasonal)
81. Polar 100 (Special Edition)
80. Blood Orange Sangria
79. Passionfruit Blueberry (Summer Seasonal)
78. Yeti Mischief (Impossibly Good)
77. Strawberry Watermelon
76. Yuzu Orange Blossom
75. Pomegranate
74. Cranberry Raspberry (Expedition: Flavor)
73. Cranberry Bramble (Winter Seasonal)
72. Dragon Fruit Lemonade
71. Island Blueberry (Expedition: Flavor)
70. Raspberry Rosé (Summer Seasonal)
69. Be Mine (Valentine’s Day Edition)
68. Cranberry Clementine
67. Mango Limeade (Seltzer’ade)
66. Chili Lime Pineapple (Expedition: Flavor)
65. Kiwi Pink Grapefruit (Summer Seasonal)
64. Nectarine Lemon (Expedition: Flavor)
63. Guava Mule (Summer Seasonal)
62. Pineapple Guava
61. Spiced Pear Cider (Winter Seasonal)
60. Mandarin
59. Blackberry Clementine (Winter Seasonal)
58. Seaside Watermelon Punch (Summer Seasonal)
57. Watermelon Lemonade (Seltzer’ade)
56. Watermelon Wonder (Expedition: Flavor)
55. Apple Pom Bomb (Expedition: Flavor)
54. Pixie Lights (Impossibly Good)
53. Dance of the Plum Fairy
52. Pineapple Lemonade (Seltzer’ade)
51. Cherry Pomegranate
50. Prickly Pear Citrus (Winter Seasonal)
49. Ginger Lime Mule
48. Berry Sweet Grapefruit
47. Grapefruit Melon Kiss (Winter Seasonal)
46. Nectarine Grapefruit (Winter Seasonal)
45. Clementine Bramble (Expedition: Flavor)
44. Key Lime Grapefruit
43. Toasted Coconut
42. Coconut Limeade
41. Ginger Peach (Winter Seasonal)
40. Passionfruit-O-Guava (Summer Seasonal)
39. Tropical Cherry (Summer Seasonal)
38. Tart Cherry Limeade (Seltzer’ade)
37. Concord Clementine (Winter Seasonal)
36. Watermelon Mojito (Summer Season)
NEW: 35. Mountain Berry (Expedition: Flavor)
34. Frosted Boysenberry (Winter Seasonal)
33. Papaya Breeze (Summer Seasonal)
32. Poolside Grape Pops (Summer Seasonal)
31. Blackberry Snowflake (Winter Seasonal)
30. Black Cherry
29. Unicorn Kisses (Impossibly Good)
28. Georgia Peach
27. Pineapple Pomelo
26. Blood Orange Lemonade (Seltzer’ade)
25. Blackberry Citron (Winter Seasonal)
24. Upside Down Plum (Winter Seasonal)
23. Pomegranate Champagne
22. Elderflower Starlight (Winter Seasonal)
21. Raspberry Limoncello (Summer Seasonal)
20. Blood Orange Cranberry (Winter Seasonal)
19. Pink Summer Iced Tea (Summer Seasonal)
19. Lemon Meringue (Dessert Cart)
17. Brown Sugar Clementine (Winter Seasonal)
16. Lemon
15. Blueberry Tangerine (Summer Seasonal)
14. Starfruit Lemonade
13. I’d Rather Drink Alone (Valentine’s Day Edition)
12. Peach Iced Tea (Summer Seasonal)
11. Black Cherry Vanilla
10. Strawberry Margarita (Summer Seasonal)
9. Strawberry Créme (Summer Seasonal)
8. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie (Dessert Cart)
7. Raspberry Pink Lemonade (Seltzer’ade)
6. Pink Lady Apple & Lemon
5. Orange Vanilla
4. Nectarine Lemon (Summer Seasonal)
3. Dragon Whispers (Impossibly Good)
2. Perfectly Plum Summer (Summer Seasonal)
1. Cranberry Lime
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