Dogfish Head brews 'hoppiest beer ever documented'

Dogfish Head is claiming to have created the hoppiest beer ever documented.

The latest release clocks in at 658 IBUS (international bittering units), while the average IPA lands somewhere between 40-60 IBUS. The new beer, named Hoo Lawd, has apparently received scientific confirmation and documentation from two independent labs that it is, in fact, the hoppiest commercial beer ever brewed.

Sam Calagione and brewmaster Tim Hawn worked with Yakima Chief-Hopunion, a global hop supplier, to create the dark IPA using hops varietals like Alpha Beast, Simcoe, Warrior and Amarillo.

The beer will be available on tap at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in downtown Rehoboth Beach beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 2, for a special happy hour featuring the Alstrom Brothers of BeerAdvocate fame.

Sam will be there hand painting and signing 36 (32-ounce) growlers of Hoo Lawd that will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will also be a screening of the brewery's new web-series 'That's Odd ... Let's Drink It', which showcases Hoo Lawd in an epic battle of man vs. lupulin with actors Ken Marino and Joe LoTruglio.

"Hoo Lawd isn't for everyone, but we've had a lot of fun and learned a lot about pushing the outer limits of hop dosing volumes and techniques with this experimental brew," Sam said via email.

If you're brave enough to try Hoo Lawd for yourself, leave a comment and let me know what you think.

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