Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Plans Big New Beers For 2024

2024 is ON and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is all about this year’s big beer releases which once again push the brewing envelope in oft-centered ways…

“I can’t share all the details just yet, but here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come out of our brewery this year,” said Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer.

And here’s just some of what the Milton, Delaware-based brewing powerhouse has planned…

Art Series Ales with Artwork by Methane Studios

Celebrating the magic at the intersection of art and ales, Dogfish Head’s annual Art Series is a collection of four unique beers featuring label artwork by a singular collaborating artist.

2023’s Art Series beers will feature label designs by Methane Studios. Known for creating hand-crafted, intensely detailed screen prints, Methane Studios is an Atlanta-based operation made up of an Ohio-native, beer-loving duo, Mark McDevitt and Robert Lee.

• Nordic Spring (6.5% ABV): A super citrusy hazy IPA brewed with Norwegian Kveik yeast, wild juniper berries and orange peel.
• Mandarin & Mango Crush (6.0% ABV): A summer-centric beer brewed with pureed mandarin orange and mango for light and crush-able flavors of bright orange, tangerine and mango.
• Punkin Ale (7.0% ABV): A fall-favorite, full-bodied brown ale brewed with real pumpkin meat, brown sugar and spices.
• New!  Covered In NuggsTM (7.1% ABV): A classically dank, piney IPA judiciously hopped with heaps of Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial hops.

Every Day, Year-Round Beers:

Dogfish Head’s list of year-round beers includes not only its continually hopped classic, but also a handful of sessionable sippers.

• Citrus Squall (8.0% ABV): The perfect storm of a double golden ale and a paloma cocktail brewed with blue agave nectar, lime peels and grapefruit juice.
• 60 Minute IPA (6.0% ABV): A continually hopped, east coast IPA brewed with a slew of intense Northwest hops to deliver a pungently, citrusy, grassy hop flavor without being crushingly bitter.
• 90 Minute Imperial IPA (9.0% ABV): One of the first continually hopped beers whose powerful malt backbone supports its extreme hopping rate for rich pine and fruity citrus hop aromas, and a pungent, not crushing, hop flavor.
• SeaQuench Ale (4.9% ABV): A session sour mash-up of a crisp Kölsch, a salty Gose and a tart Beliner Weiss brewed in sequence with black limes, sour lime juice and sea salt.
• Slightly Mighty (4.0% ABV): A lo-cal IPA that is slight in calories and carbs with mighty hop character and has just 95 calories, 3.6g carbs, 1g protein and 0g fat per 12oz can.
• Blue Hen Pilsner (4.8% ABV): Crisp and refreshing pilsner is brewed with only four ingredients: water, yeast, earthy Saaz hops, and Delaware-grown and malted barley. *Available in select East Coast markets only *
• Hazy Squall (6.5% ABV): A juicy IPA continually hopped with Cascade hops and dry-hopped with a luscious hop blend to form a tropical citrus tempest. **Available in select East Coast markets only**

Caution Cap Series Beers

Made up of beers clocking in at 15.0% ABV or higher, Dogfish Head’s Caution Cap series is marked by distinct neon yellow and black bottle caps, each adorned with a “caution” exclamation mark … er, shark. This eye-catching indication denotes a beer that is perfect for cellaring.

• 120 Minute IPA (15.5% ABV): An unfiltered and abundantly hoppy Imperial IPA continuously hopped with a copious amount of high-alpha American hops throughout the boil and whirlpool, and then dry-hopped with a boatload of hops.
• AffogatoWorld Wide Stout (15.0% ABV): A special edition of Dogfish Head’s highly sought-after Imperial stout, inspired by the classic Italian dessert, affogato. Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout is a dark, rich and roasty beer brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley. This version takes things a step further, as it is infused with loads of locally roasted coffee and sweet vanilla.

Dogfish Head 2024 Variety Packs

Dogfish Head will release four seasonal variety packs throughout 2024, each with four tasty brews, including one variety pack exclusive beer. The brewery will also debut a new All-IPA variety pack featuring some of its most iconic hop-centric beers.

• Spring Variety Pack: Available now, this variety pack features 60 Minute IPA, Blue Hen Pilsner, Namaste (4.8% ABV), a Belgian-style white ale brewed with dried orange slices, lemongrass, peppercorns and coriander, and a new variety pack exclusive, Colderest IPA (7.0% ABV), a Cold IPA brewed with flash-frozen hops and winter wheat.
• Summer Variety Pack: Hitting shelves in March, this variety pack will include 60 Minute IPA, Blue Hen Pilsner, SeaQuench Ale and a fan-favorite variety pack exclusive, Festina Peche (4.5% ABV), a tart and slightly sweet neo-Berliner Weisse brewed with peaches.
• Fall Variety Pack: Launching in June, this variety pack will contain 60 Minute IPA, Blue Hen Pilsner, SeaQuench Ale and a special variety pack exclusive, Tasty Traveler Emerald Grove Lager (5.0% ABV). A new iteration of a beer first released in the fall of 2023, next year’s Tasty Traveler Lager is a crisp and citrusy rice lager brewed with aromatic Jasmine rice, wildflower honey, Makrut lime leaves and lemongrass.
• Winter Variety Pack: Available starting in October, this variety pack will include 60 Minute IPA, Blue Hen Pilsner, Namaste and a new variety pack exclusive IPA, Sage Against the Myrcene (7.0% ABV). This new West Coast IPA is brewed with white sage, Simcoe hops and Centennial hops for a harmonious blend of citrus and herbal pine.

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• New! All-IPA Variety Pack**: Hitting shelves in select East Coast markets in February, this new variety pack will contain four hoppy brews – 60 Minute IPA, 90 Minute IPA, Slightly Mighty and Hazy Squall.

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