Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

In our latest distribution roundup, Upland Brewing expands to Boston; Forbidden Root inks agreements with Cavalier in Ohio and Florida and Ghostfish Brewing expands to Eastern Washington and Idaho.

Keeping consistent with a ‘can-do’, innovative approach for twenty-one years and counting, Dogfish Head is proud to add cans to their lineup of world-class, off-centered offerings. On November 7, 2016, the continually-hopped 60 Minute IPA will be released in 12 oz. cans throughout the Mid-Atlantic, then into Dogfish’s full 30-state plus Washington D.C. distribution footprint in early 2017.

Dogfish Head is delivering double the delight this holiday season with the release of two dark and delicious, winter seasonal stouts. Beer for Breakfast, a tricked out full-bodied stout, and World Wide Stout, a roasty, ageable port-like brew, will be available for hearty enjoyment in limited supply beginning November 7th.

After 13 years at one of the country’s highest-profile craft breweries, Dogfish Head CEO Nick Benz will depart the organization at the end of the year, the company announced today. Brewery founder and chairman Sam Calagione will takeover as CEO following Benz’s departure.

As conglomerates scoop up more craft breweries, what are the ramifications for those who don’t sell out? That’s what a quartet of well-known craft brewery figureheads tried to address last week during a panel discussion at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival.

Woolrich and Dogfish Head are pleased to announce they are teaming up to bring back the popular collaboration that includes their seasonal ale and an all-new, limited-edition capsule clothing collection. Pennsylvania Tuxedo, a unique pale ale brewed with spruce tips from the forests outside the Woolrich factory, will begin shipping nationwide on October 24, 2016.

To commemorate — and disintegrate — the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, Dogfish Head Brewery is proud to release SeaQuench Ale, a session sour quencher made with lime peel, lime juice, black lime & sea salt. Clocking in at 4.9% ABV and 10 IBUs, SeaQuench Ale is a citrusy-tart union of three German styles of beer blissfully brewed into one highly quenchable ale. The beer will begin shipping nationwide on August 1st.

With a long history of innovation in the world of fruit IPAs, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is unveiling Flesh & Blood, an honest to goodness IPA brewed with a bounty of real citrus. Hitting shelves nationwide starting July 4th weekend, Flesh & Blood packs a hoppy and citrusy one-two punch.

About six months ago, headlines were suggesting that Dogfish Head was struggling to grow as fast as its competitors. Speaking to a crowd of 300 beer industry professionals at last week’s Brew Talks meetup, held on May 4 at World Café Live during the 2016 Craft Brewer Conference in Philadelphia, Calagione provided some context.

Brewbound is excited to announce that there will be a special edition of the traveling Brew Talks meetup series on Wednesday, May 4 during the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia. In partnership with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Brewbound will host two thought-provoking panel discussions with executives from the country’s top craft breweries and a pair of retail experts. A special one-on-one conversation with Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione will also be featured.

On March 1st, two new Dogfish Head beers that will bring fans out of winter hibernation will begin hitting taps and retail shelves. Inspired by art and music, these two limited edition brews spotlight Dogfish’s ongoing commitment and connection to a variety of creative outlets.

Sam Calagione, an author who sometimes moonlights as the founder of a well-known craft brewery, has written another book about his experiences as a business owner since launching Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 20 years ago. Set to hit shelves February 22, Off-centered Leadership: The 
Dogfish Head Guide to Motivation, Collaboration
 & Smart Growth, describes challenges Calagione faced while building Dogfish Head into the nation’s 13th largest craft beer company.

Each December Dogfish Head announces the beer release calendar for the upcoming year. It ignites excitement throughout the craft beer community as beer fans begin marking the dates for particular bottle releases. This year Dogfish is bringing back a few old favorites while introducing six never-before-released beers.

For the first time in over a decade, Dogfish Head won’t experience double-digit production volume growth, founder Sam Calagione wrote to Brewbound. In an email, Calagione explained why the company would only be up single digits in 2015: Dogfish Head’s refusal to discount product, zero new market entries and an extended search process for the company’s new vice president of sales were all reasons, Calagione said.