Riddler's Brew is a cancelled Mountain Dew flavor. It was originally slated to release of the film The Batman in 2021, but its release was scrapped due to the film's delay and "licensing issues".
Description[]
Riddler's Brew is a mystery flavor of Mountain Dew. Though unreleased, it is purportedly similar to the VooDEW line of flavors. The drink has a dark blue color.
Tagline[]
Its tagline is "DEW with natural and artificial flavors."
Speculation[]
Following the cancellation, the community speculated heavily on what Riddler's Brew could have became. Some speculate that it could've been Purple Thunder, Dark Berry, Dark Berry Bash, or Pitch Black, due to its dark coloring, or that year's VooDEW because that's what released in its place. Nonetheless, there has been no confirmation of what has come of it. It was, and always will be, a mystery.
History[]
On August 4th, 2020, on the Dew Drinker Discord, information was leaked by an anonymous individual showing upcoming plans for 2021 with many flavors and new brands alike. All of these leaks are as follows: Major Melon, alongside its Zero Sugar variant, Rise Energy, Baja Blast alongside two flavors, Baja Flash and Baja Punch, DEW-S-A, Riddler's Brew, Gingerbread Snap'd, and a re-release of Pepsi Blue.
Two months after the leaks from August 2020, on October 8th, 2020, a leaked internal reel video surfaced on the same Dew Drinker Discord server, showing upcoming plans for the Mountain Dew brand for 2021. This video reaffirmed much of the previously-leaked information for 2021 for all of the flavors previously mentioned.
The flavor was initially scheduled to get released for a limited time run in 2021. Due to The Batman being delayed until early 2022, some speculated that the limited-time drink release may have been delayed as well. No additional renders or test bottles were spotted of Riddler's Brew, nor did any additional information surface since the 2020 internal reel video, indicating that the flavor may have been scrapped.
Cancelation[]
On January 24th, 2022, a member of the r/MountainDew subreddit received an email from Warner Bros. support, stating that the planned collaboration between Dew and The Batman was 'indefinitely delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and licensing issues. MTN DEW is no longer releasing any THE BATMAN merchandise'.
Trivia[]
- A previous flavor, Dark Berry, was similarly released as a tie-in for a Batman movie, 2012's The Dark Knight Rises.