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More Dogfish For Eataly

Dogfish Head Brewing has another beer destined for Eataly in New York City – Eataly Thyme Pale Ale.   Eataly is a supermarket & series of restaurants in Manhattan.  The rooftop to be opened soon is called Birriera is slated Continue Reading →

Sierra Super Collab Coming Soon?

Sierra Nevada Brewing mentioned on their Facebook page that they were tasting organic juices for an upcoming collaboration.

The collaboration will feature Dogfish Head, Lost Abbey, Avery Brewing, Allagash & of course Sierra Nevada.

In the picture (L-R)  Adam Avery, Ken Grossman, Continue Reading →

Hellhound Website Live

Hellhound On My Ale Website is now live.  The new brew from Dogfish Head is heading to shelves now, and as  you drink the beer you can check out the whole story behind the beer, the music, and new complications Continue Reading →

Hellhound On My Ale Can Now Be Yours

Dogfish Head Brewing’s newest musical tribute has arrived.  Robert’s Johnson’s Hellhound On My Ale is a tribute to Robert Johnson, an amazing blues musician & guitarist.  Legend has it Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for is voice Continue Reading →

Eataly Pale Ale For The New Yorkers

SPECULATION:  Eataly Pale Ale by Dogfish Head Brewing is/will be one of the house beers for La Birreria, a part of Eataly in New York City.  La Birreria opens soon.  Check out the description from Eataly’s website:

La Birreria is a Continue Reading →

Dear Sam, Dear Jim.

Savor Flowers, a rare beer collaboration between Dogfish Head & Sam Adams will be making a debut at Savor in June.  (Most likely ONLY to Savor.)  There is a second edition of the label with some more wording.  It features Continue Reading →

Dogfish Head Notes For The Interested

A few tidbits about Dogfish Head from Sam Calagione:

– Currently, 600 bbl bright tanks & 2 new 600 barrel fermenters are being installed
– A new mill is also being added. Taking capacity from 700 barrels to 900 barrels.
– Dogfish will Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Dogfish Head

More Dogfish For Eataly

Dogfish Head Brewing has another beer destined for Eataly in New York City – Eataly Thyme Pale Ale.   Eataly is a supermarket & series of restaurants in Manhattan.  The rooftop to be opened soon is called Birriera is slated to be open any day now.   The rooftop brewpub will feature beers from DFH, Birra Baladin, & Birra Del Borgo.  The food is being designed by Mario Batali.

I can assume due to the name, this beer is destined for the rooftop tap handles.  Thyme as an herb add a lemony flavor to food/beer.  Add it to a pale ale & it’s perfect for pairing.

Style: Pale Ale

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Avery Brewing, Dogfish Head, Lost Abbey, Rumors, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Super Collab Coming Soon?

Sierra Nevada Brewing mentioned on their Facebook page that they were tasting organic juices for an upcoming collaboration.

The collaboration will feature Dogfish Head, Lost Abbey, Avery Brewing, Allagash & of course Sierra Nevada.

In the picture (L-R)  Adam Avery, Ken Grossman, Tomme Arthur.  Details should be interesting…

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Dogfish Head

Hellhound Website Live

Hellhound On My Ale Website is now live.  The new brew from Dogfish Head is heading to shelves now, and as  you drink the beer you can check out the whole story behind the beer, the music, and new complications of Robert Johnson’s work. You can even listen to snippets of his popular songs.

2011 marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson who, according to legend, sold his soul down at the crossroads in a midnight bargain and changed music forever. To honor Robert Johnson’s centennial releases on CD and LP Dogfish Head, pays tribute to this blues legend by gettin’ the hellhounds off his trail and into this finely-crafted ale. <robertjohnsonhellhoundale.com>

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, New Releases

Hellhound On My Ale Can Now Be Yours

Dogfish Head Brewing’s newest musical tribute has arrived.  Robert’s Johnson’s Hellhound On My Ale is a tribute to Robert Johnson, an amazing blues musician & guitarist.  Legend has it Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for is voice & talent.  May 8, 2011 marks the 100 birthday of Johnson, who is suspected to have been poisoned at 27 years old.

What you need to know:
A collaboration with Sony, Hellhound is full of homages surround Robert Johnson’s life.  Mentioned in a previous post, DFH was experimenting with lemons.  Seems Hellhound might be the result.  Why lemons? Robert Johnson’s mentor was “Blind Lemon” Jefferson.  2011 marks the centennial anniversary of his birth, so DFH used centennial hops.  Hellhound is a big hoppy beer, clocking in at 100 IBU’s, dry hopped with centennial hops at a rate of 100 kilos per 100 barrel brew-length.

Style: Imperial IPA
Taste Expectations: Lots of citrusy hops. Little pine. Lemons.  Well balanced IPA, big on malts/hops. Bitter lemony finish.
Availability: 750 ML bottles, draft. Limited brew.

10% ABV

Image credit: @AleYeahBeer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Dogfish Head

Eataly Pale Ale For The New Yorkers

SPECULATION:  Eataly Pale Ale by Dogfish Head Brewing is/will be one of the house beers for La Birreria, a part of Eataly in New York City.  La Birreria opens soon.  Check out the description from Eataly’s website:

La Birreria is a rooftop restaurant and brewery that will offer the highest quality beer and food under the stars and skyline. In collaboration with  Dogfish Head, Baladin and Del Borgo, we will be brewing unfiltered,unpasteurized and naturally carbonated Cask Ales just 30 ft from where you’ll sit, eat and drink. Each will be served through traditional hand pumps, at the perfect temperature, so you can enjoy our beers in the most natural and traditional way

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Dogfish Head, Sam Adams

Dear Sam, Dear Jim.

Savor Flowers, a rare beer collaboration between Dogfish Head & Sam Adams will be making a debut at Savor in June.  (Most likely ONLY to Savor.)  There is a second edition of the label with some more wording.  It features a correspondence between Jim Koch & Sam Calagione.

I’m psyched! I love your idea of a collaboration beer for Savor! Can I throw out an idea to the get the process started?  We still have some of the original barrels from 1993/94 used for Samula Adams Triple Bock.  I think they were the first oak barrels used for beer with this barrel aging thing was just beginning.  I think it would be cool to use those same barrels for our collaboration.  We should think of something different to do with them this time around.  And maybe some other boundaries of brewing to mess with. Any thoughts? Just brew it! -Jim

Barrel one? High gravity flower tinctures? You’ve got some sweet tools in your brewer’s utility belt Jim.  As the Joker said of Batman, “Where does he get those wonderful toys!?”  Sounds like a great direction fro this recipe. I found some yummy rose syrup made with lemon juice and rose pedals in Turin, Italy.  I will send some up for you guys to play with in the lab.  I think we could add some in the whirl and it will marry-up to your muti-flower tincture in a sexy way down steam.  I like what you wrote about the power of the flowers Jim.  In fact, I suggest we simply call this beer Savor Flowers.  By interweaving the beer and event names we can drive home the point that craft beer and beautiful foods belong together. – Sam

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Dogfish Head

Dogfish Head Notes For The Interested

A few tidbits about Dogfish Head from Sam Calagione:

– Currently, 600 bbl bright tanks & 2 new 600 barrel fermenters are being installed
– A new mill is also being added. Taking capacity from 700 barrels to 900 barrels.
– Dogfish will package & distribute 34 different distinct beers in 2011.
– Black & Red was a fun surprise, draft only in limited markets.
– Hellhound On My Ale, the bluesy tribute to Robert Johnson will see larger distribution.  It’s a super hoppy imperial IPA w/ lemon.  No mention of when it’s released, but assumption is late May-June, 2011.  <Blogfish>

Projects may be chugging along but we are certainly not chugging the corporate-world koolaide that a brewery should focus only on a few flagship products. We don’t make ‘products’ we make beer. Beautiful, diverse beers. And we will package and distribute over 34 of these distinct beers this year. Not all of them will appeal to everyone. And that’s a beautiful thing because beauty is in the eye of the beer holder not in the pocketbook of the brewery with the largest advertising budget. The consumer has spoken and the consumer demands choice. So we are responding to that hell-yeah with a couple hell-yeahs of our own…

by Reid Ramsay