There are certain events in the cereal world that take on a great historic significance. Events that I end up referencing constantly in future reviews, party conversations, and poorly thought out wedding toasts.

In recent memory, a few spring to mind: the one-year resurrection of Frute Brute & Yummy Mummy monster cereals, the permanent revival of ’90s classics French Toast Crunch & Oreo O’s, and the documentary-worthy fall/rise of Tiny Toast & Honeycomb.

These events will no-doubt earn diagrams, if not call-out boxes in any future cereal history book. And after trying 7-Eleven’s infinitely hype-able Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries Slurpee, I’m convinced it deserves its own chapter, one worth driving all the way out to the only 7-Eleven in West Michigan to be a part of.

Why? Because not only is this the first ever collision of cereal and the classic convenience store beverage—a pairing that left some dubious and me, a slushie die-hard who has helped my neighborhood gas station stay (no joke) the busiest of its type in the state of Michigan, titillated—but it’s also super delicious.

And yes, its atomic turquoise color does leave your tongue looking like a flamboyant electric eel.

To answer an even bigger question, 7-11’s Cap’n Crunch Berries Slurpee tastes almost exactly like its namesake cereal—though definitely more like Oops! All Berries than ol’ H.M. Crunch’s golden chests.

Because this is absolutely a fruit-driven Slurpee. Thankfully, there is no corn or oat cereal taste to it (much like the underrated Sweetos slushie), but there is a pervasive syrup potency that, while it may sound cloying, goes a long way toward mimicking the coconut oily sheen of a Cap’n Crunch cereal piece.

Imagine the biting aura of a blue raspberry slushie, but delightfully isolated and infused into crystallized ice like some sort of ancient Antarctic totem. This must have been what Carpenter’s Thing was after.

Speaking of blue, the core flavor of this Slurpee feels like a fruit cocktail of tastes carefully proportioned to mimic the ambiguous, yet concentrated tropical sweetness of a Crunch Berry.

And it does a pretty good job: a strong burst of blueberry jelly is the prevailing note, while there are some other artificial fruits present for sophisticated palates—my admittedly troglodytic taste buds still sensed ribbons of lime, cherry, and yes, even raspberry behind Big Blue’s main wave.

Considering how few blueberry slushies I’ve seen in my life, this is a slam dunk gulp accomplishment on its own. No more melting Kellogg’s Fruity Snacks (which do taste pretty similar)!

A rare photo of me (I won’t hear an ill word about my jorts) to show off the shirts 7-Eleven is selling with the Slurpees. There is also a retro variant.

If the Fruity Snacks comparison was any indication, I love 7-Eleven’s Cap’n Crunch Berry Slurpee. It’s definitely not for everyone—try a small cup before sizing up—but the kind of weird, pretty niche, and definitely pupil-dilatingly supercharged blüberberry flavor hits all the right notes for fans of intelligently modernized nostalgia like me.

Creative? ✓

Memorable? ✓✓

A perfectly goofy summer refreshment worthy of a perfect score because heck, it’s over 100 degrees out and this gives me chills right in the childhood?

That’s a ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓/✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

The Bowl: 7-Eleven Cap’n Crunch Berries Slurpee

The Breakdown: Blueberry and the dregs of a Dole fruit cocktail cup meet syruped coconut oil meets innocently charming summer hedonism. Keep letting your freezy freak flag fly, Cap’n.

The Bottom Line: 10 polar breakfast artifacts out of 10