Wow, time flies. Dogfish Head is celebrating 30 years of brewing craft beer in Delaware.
And to toast the occasion, the brewery is going back to its roots by resurrecting founder Sam Calagione’s first homebrew.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton.
The “off-centered reconstruction’’ of a Cherry Pale Ale is being offered as “a liquid time capsule transporting drinkers back to the mid-90s,’’ according to anniversary promotions.
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Cherry Pale Ale is a beer made with Delaware wheat, Maine barley, Cascade hops and “boatloads of beautiful cherries for an easy-drinking, summertime sipper with balanced sweet and tart notes of stone fruit,’’ according to the brewery.
Craft beer lovers seeking to sip some at Dogfish Head’s Milton brewery. Priced $16 per six-pack of 12-ounce cans while supplies last. There is a limit of one per person.
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And as Dogfish Head shared on Instagram, “We simply couldn’t release Sam’s OG homebrew, Cherry Pale Ale, without paying homage to his accidental carpet coasters that adorned the bottles back in ‘93. So we whipped out our crafting skills and a bunch of our coworkers got to work hand-cutting and gluing 1300 carpet coasters to every single can for this limited-release. And don’t worry if you missed the first drop, we’ll have more coming only on @givethembeer!”
Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head brewery (left), and Steve “Monty” Montgomery, co-owner of The Starboard, at the Running of the Bull in 2021. Calagione was the guest matador for the 24th annual running.
For details about a 30th anniversary gift box of beer and other ‘90s memorabilia, visit givethembeer.com
For more about Dogfish Head and its 30-year history, check out dogfish.com
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Dogfish Head turns 30 with a new brew, retro swag