In time for the vacation season, Dogfish Head has introduced the return of three fan-favorite beers — World Huge Stout, Crimson Cru and Pennsylvania Tuxedo — and the debut of a brand new Winter Selection Pack that includes an unique brew, The Excellent Pairing.
These winter heaters roll out to cabinets and faucets now. For extra on every beer’s availability, go to dogfish.com.
“Everybody desires to be the ‘host with essentially the most’ in the course of the vacation season, and one technique to simply impress your company is with a big selection of cool-weather beers to completely companion along with your night’s eats,” says Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer, Sam Calagione. “Complementary meals and beer pairings could make a culinary expertise exponentially extra superior, so listed below are some fast and simple suggestions.”
Initially launched in 1999, World Huge Stout (15-20% ABV) is an ageable ale brewed with a variety of barley to create a darkish, wealthy and roasty imperial stout. Bursting with warming notes of roasted malt and low, its taste profile is extra paying homage to a wonderful port wine than a typical beer, the brewery studies.
Created in collaboration with Brouwerij Rodenbach, Crimson Cru (7.1% ABV) is a trans-Atlantic libation that begins with Rodenbach’s Grand Cru, a Flemish red-brown ale aged in oak casks. After making the trek from Belgium to Delaware through tanker ship, Rodenbach’s Grand Cru is mixed with a crimson ale from Dogfish Head that has been infused with sumac and candy orange peel, and dry-hopped with Hallertau Blanc hops.
The final beer to launch from Dogfish Head’s 2023 Artwork Sequence, an annual assortment of 4 brews that includes packaging designs by a singular collaborating artist, this yr’s model of Crimson Cru has paintings by Natalya Bolnova. A New York-based illustrator, designer and printmaker, Bolnova is thought for creating paintings with magical worlds and playful storyscapes.
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Paying homage to the flannel-suited hunters and gatherers of north-central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Tuxedo (8.5% ABV) is a pale ale brewed with spruce suggestions. This seasonal concoction’s grassy, citrusy kick is complemented by resinous conifer notes and a dry, malty spine, the brewery studies.
“And in case your social gathering company have a variety of style preferences, you actually can’t go flawed with selecting up some selection packs,” Calagione says. “That manner, everybody can select their very own taste journey.”
That includes an array of brews, Dogfish Head’s Winter Selection Pack consists of three cans of every of the next 4 beers:
- 60 Minute IPA (6.0% ABV)
- 90 Minute IPA (9.0% ABV)
- Blue Hen Pilsner (4.8% ABV): Blue Hen Pilsner is a straight-forward pilsner brewed with 4 elements: water, hops, yeast and Delaware-grown and -malted barley.
- The Excellent Pairing (5.5% ABV): Created in collaboration with Cabot Creamery in Vermont, The Excellent Pairing is a hazy pale ale brewed with upcycled whey — a bi-product of the cheese-making course of — to make “the right pairing” for sharp cheddar cheese.
This follows the discharge of Dogfish Head Grapefruit & Pomegranate Vodka Crush and Crush Selection Pack.
