Red Robin announced on November 3, 2026 that it has added spiked dirty sodas to its menu year-round at participating locations nationwide, for guests 21 and over. Alongside them are three festive drinks that do have a stated last day — they run through January 3, 2027. Red Robin published no price for any of them.
- Status
- Available nowConfirmed by the company
- Brand
- Red Robin
- Launch
- on the menu as of Red Robin's November 3, 2026 announcement (Nov 3, 2026)
- Where
- US — participating locations nationwide, Spiked versions are for guests 21 and over, Festive drinks at participating U.S. locations through January 3, 2027
- Run
- Permanent
- Announced November 3, 2026. The spiked dirty sodas are year-round, not a limited-time run.
- Available at participating locations nationwide, and the spiked versions are for guests 21 and over.
- Red Robin describes seven flavour options but names only four: Coconut Cola, Vanilla Dr Pepper, Fruity Fizz and Island Breeze.
- Named spirits are Malibu Rum, Jack Daniel's Whiskey and Tito's Handmade Vodka in the sodas, and Grey Goose Vodka in the festive drinks.
- Non-alcoholic bottomless dirty sodas are offered as well.
- The three festive drinks run through January 3, 2027 — an actual stated end date, which is unusual for a seasonal drinks menu.
- Festive drinks: Peppermint Espresso Martini (21+), Santa's Little Helper Dirty Soda, and an OREO Candy Cane Milkshake.
- Two of the festive drinks can be made alcoholic on request — Grey Goose in the Santa's Little Helper, Baileys in the milkshake.
- Red Robin published no price for any drink in the announcement.
- Red Robin says it is among the first national chains to offer dirty sodas in an adult-friendly format.
What was announced
On November 3, 2026 Red Robin announced spiked dirty sodas as a year-round menu addition at participating locations nationwide, for guests 21 and over, describing them as a boozy take on the dirty soda trend and saying it is among the first national chains to offer dirty sodas in an adult-friendly format. The release describes seven flavour options and names four: Coconut Cola, Vanilla Dr Pepper, Fruity Fizz and Island Breeze, built with Malibu Rum, Jack Daniel's Whiskey and Tito's Handmade Vodka. Bottomless non-alcoholic dirty sodas are offered too. The same release introduces three festive limited-time drinks running through January 3, 2027 at participating U.S. locations: a Peppermint Espresso Martini made with Grey Goose Vodka, a Santa's Little Helper Dirty Soda built on original or sugar-free Red Bull, and an OREO Candy Cane Milkshake, with Grey Goose and Baileys available as additions to the latter two. Brian Sullivan, executive chef and vice president of culinary and beverage innovation, is quoted. No price is stated for any drink.
Why it matters
Two things here are worth a record rather than a news cycle. The first is that Red Robin named a last day: the festive drinks stop on January 3, 2027, which is a date a reader can plan around and a date most chains decline to publish. The second is the shape of the dirty soda addition. Dirty soda went from a regional habit to a national format, and a casual-dining chain putting it on the menu year-round — with alcohol, and with a non-alcoholic bottomless version alongside — is a more durable signal than another limited-time drink. What is missing is also structural: three of the seven spiked flavours are not named, and no drink has a published price, so the two questions a reader is most likely to arrive with are the two the announcement does not answer.
What Red Robin announced
Red Robin said on November 3, 2026 that spiked dirty sodas are on its menu, describing them as a boozy take on the dirty soda trend and offering them at participating locations nationwide to guests 21 and over. The company's framing is that it is among the first national chains to put dirty sodas in an adult format.
The release describes seven flavour options and names four of them. Red Robin describes the Coconut Cola as Coca-Cola with Malibu Rum, coconut, cold foam and a lime wedge; the Vanilla Dr Pepper as Dr Pepper with Jack Daniel's Whiskey, vanilla, cold foam and a cherry; the Fruity Fizz as Sprite with Tito's Handmade Vodka and a choice of candied orange, wild raspberry, desert pear or dragon fruit, finished with cold foam and a cherry; and the Island Breeze as Sprite with Malibu Rum, pineapple, coconut, cold foam and a cherry.
Red Robin also offers bottomless dirty sodas without alcohol, so the format is not limited to the 21-and-over menu.
Brian Sullivan, Red Robin's executive chef and vice president of culinary and beverage innovation, is quoted saying the company wants "every sip to be just as exciting as what's on the plate."
Seven flavours, four names
The gap is worth recording because it is the kind of thing that sends a reader to a restaurant with the wrong expectation. Red Robin describes seven flavour options for the spiked dirty sodas and gives names and build details for four.
The remaining three are not named anywhere in the announcement, and Red Robin has published nothing else that names them. This page does not guess at them. If Red Robin names them later, they will be added here.
One of the four named flavours is itself a set rather than a single drink: the Fruity Fizz comes with a choice of four fruit options, which is how a four-name list can still cover a fair range of what is actually orderable.
The festive drinks have a last day, and the sodas do not
This is the part of the announcement that is genuinely unusual. Most seasonal drink menus arrive with a start date and no finish, which is why so much of this site's coverage ends with the sentence that no end date has been announced.
Red Robin named one. The three festive drinks run through January 3, 2027 at participating U.S. locations. They are the Peppermint Espresso Martini, which Red Robin describes as Grey Goose Vodka with peppermint and espresso under cold foam and crushed peppermint and is a 21-and-over item; the Santa's Little Helper Dirty Soda, described as original or sugar-free Red Bull with raspberry, vanilla and club soda, topped with cold foam and a lime wedge; and an OREO Candy Cane Milkshake, described as vanilla soft serve blended with peppermint and OREO cookies under whipped cream, crushed candy cane and cookie crumbs.
Two of the three can be made alcoholic on request: Grey Goose Vodka in the Santa's Little Helper, and Baileys in the milkshake.
The spiked dirty sodas work the other way round. Red Robin says those are available year-round, so they carry no end date because they are not a limited run — a different thing from an end date the company simply has not published.
No price for any of it
Red Robin's announcement states no price for any of the drinks, spiked or otherwise. The only figure in it attaches to food: the company notes that Big YUMMM Deals value meals are available for under $10, which covers several burgers and is not a drink price.
So there is no national price to report here, and this page does not carry one. Cocktail and soda pricing at a casual-dining chain varies by location and by state alcohol rules, which is the usual reason a release like this leaves the number out.
Common questions
- What are Red Robin's spiked dirty sodas?
- Soda-based alcoholic drinks added to Red Robin's menu and announced November 3, 2026. Red Robin describes seven flavour options and names four: Coconut Cola, Vanilla Dr Pepper, Fruity Fizz and Island Breeze. They are for guests 21 and over.
- Are Red Robin's dirty sodas limited time?
- No. Red Robin says the spiked dirty sodas are available year-round at participating locations. The separate festive drinks are the limited-time ones, running through January 3, 2027.
- When do Red Robin's festive drinks end?
- January 3, 2027, per Red Robin's own announcement, at participating U.S. locations.
- How much do Red Robin's dirty sodas cost?
- Red Robin has not published a price. The announcement states no price for any of the drinks, so this page does not print one.
- Is there a non-alcoholic version?
- Yes. Red Robin offers bottomless dirty sodas without alcohol, and the Santa's Little Helper Dirty Soda and the OREO Candy Cane Milkshake are non-alcoholic unless a guest adds Grey Goose Vodka or Baileys respectively.
Sources
- Red Robin Debuts Spiked Dirty Sodas and Limited-Time Festive Drinks Just in Time for The HolidaysOfficial
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. · Press release · checked Nov 5, 2026
- Red Robin's November 3, 2026 announcement of spiked dirty sodas and festive limited-time drinks
- The spiked dirty sodas are described as available year-round at participating locations nationwide, for guests 21 and over
- Seven flavour options are described and four are named: Coconut Cola, Vanilla Dr Pepper, Fruity Fizz and Island Breeze
- The named spirits are Malibu Rum, Jack Daniel's Whiskey, Tito's Handmade Vodka and Grey Goose Vodka
- Non-alcoholic bottomless dirty sodas are also offered
- The festive drinks run through January 3, 2027 at participating U.S. locations
- The festive drinks are the Peppermint Espresso Martini, the Santa's Little Helper Dirty Soda and the OREO Candy Cane Milkshake
- Red Robin says it is among the first national chains to offer dirty sodas in an adult-friendly format
- The release states no price for any drink
- Quote from Brian Sullivan, Executive Chef and Vice President of Culinary & Beverage Innovation
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. · Press release · checked Nov 5, 2026
- Checked November 5, 2026: the drinks release is dated November 3, 2026 and is Red Robin's newest menu announcement
- Nothing newer on the index announces a price for the drinks or changes their dates