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Dogfish Head Collaborates Overseas

For this collaboration, Dogfish Head traveled to England to work with Charles Wells.

Instead of taking ingredients and creating an entirely new product, the two combined parts of one of each of their already existing Continue Reading →

Dogfish Head Brews a New Ancient Ale

Sam has dug up another ancient recipe to bring to the modern world. Kvasir, a Scandinavian brew,was developed with the help of biomolecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern and Swedish brewer Lasse Ericsson. Using chemical, botanical, and pollen evidence found in a Continue Reading →

Amber Waves Beer-Centric Art To Debut At CBC (PR)

DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Highlighting the artistry behind American craft beer, Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE) are hosting an event for the 2013 Craft Brewer’s Conference that will showcase brewer’s art,  both liquid and visual. Continue Reading →

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Final Ingredient Selected for Dogfish American Beauty

After nearly 1500 submissions to Dogfish Head’s American Beauty contest (beer inspired by the Grateful Dead) a winner has been selected. The winner, Thomas Butler, shared the story of his first Dead concert involving his dad throwing him over the fence to skirt admission, wet t-shirt clad ladies, and shared ‘cigarettes’ as well as he and his father’s love of brewing beer. His ingredient suggestion? Granola.

Granola as it was a staple ingredient in many shared parking lot meals at Dead shows. Plus the components of granola make for a great addition to beer. In May, Thomas will join Sam and Grateful Dead audiovisual archivist David Lemieuxbrew a test batch of American Beauty with granola.

The production batch is expected to hit taps and shelves throughout Dogfish’s 27-state distribution network in October 2013.

Style: Imperial Pale Ale (w/ Granola)
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: October 2013

9% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head

Dogfish Head Collaborates Overseas

For this collaboration, Dogfish Head traveled to England to work with Charles Wells.

Instead of taking ingredients and creating an entirely new product, the two combined parts of one of each of their already existing beers to form a true collaboration. Starting with a reduction of Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA, what Wells likes to call the “true DNA of the beer,” they  added this to one of their beers to create DNA New World IPA. The beer will be available in the UK on cask starting in April 2013 and is being re-brewed in the US to be released during Philly Beer Week in June.

Style: IPA
Arrival: June 2013

4.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head

Dogfish Head Brews a New Ancient Ale

Sam has dug up another ancient recipe to bring to the modern world. Kvasir, a Scandinavian brew,was developed with the help of biomolecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern and Swedish brewer Lasse Ericsson. Using chemical, botanical, and pollen evidence found in a 3,500 year old Danish drinking vessel made of bitch bark, ingredients selected include wheat, lingonberries, cranberries, myrica gale, yarrow, meadowsweet, honey and birch syrup.

“I’m psyched about doing this Nordic grog. We’re bringing back to life an innovation of our prehistoric ancestors at the most northerly limits of the planet.” – Dr. Pat

Arrival: July 2013
Availability: 750 mL bottles

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, Press Releases, Victory Brewing Company

Amber Waves Beer-Centric Art To Debut At CBC (PR)

DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Highlighting the artistry behind American craft beer, Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE) are hosting an event for the 2013 Craft Brewer’s Conference that will showcase brewer’s art,  both liquid and visual. Amber Waves: The Art of American Craft Beer will illustrate that well-crafted beer can be as inspirational as a work of art.

Event creators, Bill Covaleski of Victory Brewing Company and Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, have ‘curated’ the exhibit, inviting 25 American craft breweries to exhibit their beers, some being specially brewed for the event, along with art that each brewery supplies to visually display the image of their brewery or beer. Regarding the event and its inspiration, Victory co-founder Bill Covaleski offered, “Having traded in my BFA and art training for brewer’s boots nearly two decades ago, I’ve always admired how fellow brewers never overlook opportunities to also create inspired, visual impact.”

Hosted at the District Architecture Center, the gallery space will feature breweries’ commissioned art strategically placed near stations serving their draft beer. With beer entries constrained to beers of the same appearance (all being amber in color) the event expects to impress guests with the wide range of flavors possible within items of identical appearance, drawing mental parallels to the visual diversity art offers. Attendees will admire the visual art and savor the brewed art  simultaneously.

Two sessions of Amber Waves: The Art of American Craft Beer will take place on Thursday March 28 at the District Architecture Center (421 7th Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004). The first session will be for the ticket-holding public and the second will be for brewery industry guests only. The event expects to accommodate a total of 750 guests over the two sessions. Breweries have been requested to donate their art to support the event’s charity, The Fallen Heroes Fund, via an on-line auction to take place after the exhibition.

“Bill and I recognized an opportunity to bring together our ambitious craft brewing friends, whose creativity elevates American brewing to a true art form every day. We had to do this because ‘art’ is always in ‘party!’” summarized Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione.

For more information: www.amberwavesevent.com

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, Videos

Dogfish Weekend of Compelling Ales and Whatnot [VIDEO]

Dogfish Head launched a video as a prologue to their upcoming Weekend of Compelling Ales and Whatnot. Oh, and there’s sweet jams provided by Hackers Dub, Deltron 3030. Check it out!

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada

Caption This: Dogfish Sam & Sierra Ken Chat

Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman (left) chats with Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione chat at last weekend’s Brewvival in Charleston, SC. Give this caption a shot.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coast Brewing, Dogfish Head, Duck Rabbit Brewery, Event Pics, Founders Brewing, Funky Buddha, Jester King Brewery, Left Hand Brewing, Mother Earth Brewing, Seventh Sun Brewing, Sierra Nevada

Muddiest Beer Fest in History? 2013 Brewvival [PICS]

This past Saturday marked the 4th Annual Brewvival in Charleston, South Carolina. The festival is absolutely laden with some of the best beer you’ll find on American soil. Notable brewers such as Justin Stange (7venth Sun), Ron Extract (Jester King), “Spike” Buchowski and John Cochran (Terrapin Beer), Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head), Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada), & many more were in attendance. Despite an incredible beer lineup, 2013 Brewival may have won the title of “Muddiest Beer Festival in History”. Woodstock ain’t got sh*t on this.  It never.stopped.raining.

As you can see – the beer faithful persevered, weather beer damn. There is beer to drink. Brewvival is sponsored by Coast Brewing and The Charleston Beer Exchange.

by Reid Ramsay