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McDonald’s jumps into the world of energy drinks with the new Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer. (There’s also now a Coke Zero-based dirty soda!)
WELCOME TO THIS SNACKOLOGY REVIEW OF A TRIO OF NEW DRINKS AT McDONALD’S.
Sorry.
That was just the caffeine from the new Reduced Sugar Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer coursing through my veins. Yes, you can now buy a Red Bull at McDonald’s thanks to the restaurant’s latest addition to its lineup of crafted drinks.
“We’ve seen growing enthusiasm for our crafted sodas and refreshers as fans look for more variety and options to fit every occasion,” Alyssa Buetikofer, chief marketing and customer experience officer at McDonald’s, said in the company’s announcement. “They loved the Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer when we first tested it in the U.S., so we’re excited to give fans nationwide the energy they’ve been craving with Red Bull. And we’re just getting started.”
If you want a hit of Red Bull to go along with your Filet-O-Fish, you have several options. There’s the Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer made with your standard Red Bull, the Reduced Sugar Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer made with Red Bull Zero, and then there’s a classic 8.4 oz can.
McDonald’s has also expanded its lineup of dirty sodas, introducing the Reduced Sugar Vanilla Swirl, which comes with either Coke Zero Sugar or Diet Coke as its base, along with the Orange Dream with Fanta and versions of the dirty sodas that debuted in April but now with the option to sub in Diet Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper Zero Sugar and Sprite Zero Sugar.
Who’s ready to chug another Reduced Sugar Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer with me?

At my McDonald’s, a Reduced Sugar Red Bull Dragonberry was $4.79, and a large Reduced Sugar Vanilla Swirl with Coke Zero Sugar and a large Orange Dream with Fanta were both $3.39.
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I was in the honors program in college, which meant that I got a book voucher each semester. That voucher was just a gift card for the campus Barnes & Noble, and the realization that I could use that gift card to buy whatever I wanted instead of textbooks eventually led me to purchasing an entire vendor’s case of Red Bull.
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