A very special collaboration....
Mikkeller/BrewDog I Hardcore You....$6.59 / 11.2oz
Rated 99 percentile on RateBeer
From BrewDog's website --Question: What do you get if you blend Hardcore IPA and I Beat You together and then add even more dry hops?
Answer: I Hardcore You. Introducing a new type of collaboration. Coming Soon from Mikkeller and BrewDog
The wait is over, it is at The Wine and Cheese Place!
(Again, we are the first to post distribution in the U.S. on RateBeer)
"I Hardcore You is a 9.5% Imperial India Pale Ale, an international collaborative effort between 2 of Europe's most rock 'n roll brewers. This beer is a blend of BrewDog’s Hardcore IPA and Mikkeller’s I Beat You (2 of my favourite beers). After the blending, the beer was then dry hopped a further twice. Making I Hardcore You a beer which has been dry hopped four times, or maybe even six times. We kinda lost count.
As far as we are aware this is the first collaboration of this type anywhere in the world. The first time a collaboration beer has been made by blending beers from the respective brewers together**. This is a one off brew with a small amount available for a limited time only." -- BrewDogs website.
**Not sure if this is true -- isn't the Avery Collaboration not Litigation a blend of Avery's Salvation and Russian River's Salvation?
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You are right Paul - from Avery's web site-"Salvation. The name of two intricate Belgian-style ales, created by us, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. After becoming friends a few years ago, we realized we both had a Salvation in our lineups. Was it going to be a problem? Should one of us relinquish the name rights? “Hell, no!” we said. In fact, it was quickly decided that we should blend the brews to catch the best qualities of each and create an even more complex and rich libation. In April 2004, in a top secret meeting at Russian River Brewing (well, actually it was packed in the pub and many were looking over our shoulders wondering what the hell was going on), we came up with the perfect blend of the two Salvations. Natalie, Vinnie’s much more significant other, exclaimed, “We should call this Collaboration, not Litigation Ale!” “Perfect,” we shouted! We celebrated deep into the night (or is that morning?). Fast forward to November 14, 2006. After talking about it for over two years, we finally decided to pull the trigger and Vinnie made the journey to Avery Brewing to brew his Salvation exactly as he does in his brewery."
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