Let’s try a thought experiment. I’ll offer the name of a brewery and you notice the first few things that spring to mind. Ready? Sierra Nevada. Unless you’re really not into beer—and then, why are you reading this?—something should have popped into your head. OK, here’s another: Dogfish Head. Or here, try this juicy one:... View Article
Beer Thousand Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, DE Style: Lager ABV: 10% It’s a brilliantly golden lager, but it’s not the kind you’re thinking of. Ultimately there is that crisp finish, but before we get to that bit, there is a lot more going on with this beer. There’s the near-syrupy mouthfeel, the slight alcohol heat,... View Article
A brewpub was always in the cards for Jeremy Tofte. The dream of opening one led him to sell off his thriving Jackson, WY, restaurant, Thai Me Up, to the highest bidder (literally, the transaction occurred via online auction site eBay) and use the proceeds to move to New Zealand to forge his ambition into brick,... View Article
London Pride. It’s a familiar cask beer on bar-tops up and down the breadth and length of the British Isles; amber in color and malt forward with a floral hop character courtesy of Northdown, Target and Challenger. It’s also a seasoned Transatlantic traveller with kegs and bottles available in English-style pubs in the likes of... View Article
It all begins with a name. A word or series of words, strung together, capturing an essence, a spirit. Telling the world who you are and what you’re all about. Maybe inspiration strikes in a flash. Or maybe it takes months of mental calisthenics. In the end, it’s perfect. Until the letter arrives or the... View Article
Leave it to the style-defying, boundary-pushing Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to find inspiration for a new hybrid beer in an ancient Scandinavian tomb. According to new research, ancient Scandinavians as far back as 1500 B.C. supped a “Nordic grog,” a beer-wine-mead hybrid beverage made from a mixture of fermented honey, local fruit like bog cranberry... View Article
Ever since the McMenamins chain of brewpubs opened its first location, Barley Mill Pub in Portland, OR, in 1983, brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin have embraced art. For a time, the McMenamins even referred to their brewers, themselves, as artists. Not counting these brewer artists, McMenamins currently employs three full-time artists and several others on... View Article
Two years after scaling back production in several states, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery shipped beer to Wisconsin on Tuesday. The first truck was stocked with 90 Minute IPA, Indian Brown Ale, Midas Touch, Palo Santo Marron, Burton Baton, Tweason’ale, 75 Minute IPA, Namaste, Hellhound On My Ale, Sah’Tea, Theobroma and Kvasir. Dogfish Head will host events... View Article
In recent years, there has been a particular fondness for brews with “extreme” qualities. Intense hoppiness, rugged roasted flavors, wild funkiness and alcoholic potency all fit this bill. Sour flavors have most recently become a desired affection. Berliner weisse features a reserved lactic sourness as its keynote, the supplementary fermentation resulting in an effervescent, bone-dry... View Article
