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July 24, 2009

Touring Dogfish Head Brewery

Sam Calagione I just got a tour of the Dogfish Head brewery in Milton, Del.

I will be writing in detail about it and other beery spots at the beach in an coming piece for The Sun's travel section.

I recommend the tour. It is free, and there are samples, but you must sign up for in on the brewery Web site.

Sam Calagione (at left), the exuberant president of Dogfish, gave me the tour. He remains a font of energy and ideas about brewing and about enjoying life.

He pilots a tour boat on Saturday nights out of Lewes. On Mondays, he takes guitar lessons with his 10-year-old son, Sammy. Sammy plays acoustic, his dad plays bass.

Photo: Courtesy of the Associated Press

Posted by Rob Kasper at 9:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

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I'm 50/50 on scheduling this during my OC trip in 2 weeks. Only thing holding me back.... the wife and 1 year-old kid!

Posted by: Brad | July 25, 2009 9:53 AM

Having toured DFH 2 times, once with Sam leading and the second with a very nice lady, I can say Sam makes the tour much better. Something about a passion vs. a job I guess. And the pitcher of 60 minute was never empty during the whole 1.5 hour tour with Sam. Now you get 4 little cardboard sharks you trade for small pours.

Posted by: First Stater | July 25, 2009 10:36 AM

Wouldn't it be wonderful if a Dogfish Head Ale House came to the Baltimore region? The empty Hops location in Owings Mills would be perfect. Why? Because I could walk there.

Posted by: Elete Elephant Lover | July 26, 2009 11:13 AM

That's funny - I toured the brewery this weekend as well (we didn't have Sam though). They've added a number of beers since my last time there, and it was a good entertaining break from the beach (and as your previous post pointed out, there's not much for beer lovers in Ocean City). I really liked the Palo Santo ale.

And yes, an ale house would be great in Baltimore. I think it would do well.

Posted by: Rick | July 27, 2009 11:30 AM

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About Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper, a features columnist, has been writing about beer for 20 years, and he remembers when Anchor Christmas and Noche Buena were about the only beers at a holiday tasting and Sisson’s was the only brewpub in Baltimore. A collection of his columns, "Raising Kids and Tomatoes, Amusing Tales and Appetizing Recipes," was published in 1998. He lives with his wife, Judith, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in a downtown Baltimore rowhouse. They have two grown sons, who come home from time to time and drink their father’s beer.
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