(Bodegraven, THE NETHERLANDS) – These two breweries were hellbent on working together.
Here are the pertanent details via the Flying Dog Brewery blog:
“As part of a beer reconnaissance mission to The Netherlands and Belgium, we’re taking part in an extreme brewing collaboration with Dutch Brouwerij De Molen of Bodegraven, The Netherlands, on October 21, 2010.
The collaboration brew, Bat Out Of Hell, will be brewed jointly by Flying Dog SVP of Brewing Operations Matt Brophy and De Molen brewmaster Menno Olivier. The recipe was born from the satanic mystique of De Molen’s award-winning stout Hell and Damnation and Flying Dog’s complex and mysterious Gonzo Imperial Porter.
An extreme stout, Bat Out Of Hell will combine the dark malt backbone of Hell and Damnation with the intense American hops in Gonzo. […]
Bat Out Of Hell will only be available in Europe beginning in late December. There will only be seven hectoliters brewed, 225 liters of which will be aged in oak barrels. The 475 remaining liters will be packaged in 750 ml bottles.”
Sounds awesome. Only in Europe though? Fail.
My hope is that Menno comes to USA at some point & brews a beer with them for the drinkers here. We will see…
I have one for sale if you are up for it? Just write me :o)
It is a great beer, and it will for fill your wildest dreams in anyway ;o)
Brian