{"id":162358,"date":"2025-03-28T20:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/weekend-of-compelling-ales-spirits-porchdrinking-com\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T20:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T20:14:01","slug":"weekend-of-compelling-ales-spirits-porchdrinking-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=162358","title":{"rendered":"Weekend of Compelling Ales & Spirits \u2013 PorchDrinking.com"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dogfish Head<\/a> is notorious for bringing unique recipes to its beers, often with a culinary flair. This thinking spills over into its event world as well. Naturally, a multi-day bash built around beer and food pairings felt right up Dogfish\u2019s alley. The always anticipated Weekend of Compelling Ales & Spirits has come and gone\u2026 and what a weekend it was.<\/span><\/p>\n

Things kicked off on Friday afternoon with a fireside chat featuring Dogfish Head Founder Sam Calagione at the Dogfish Inn. After talking shop and celebrating the craft, the party moved over to Brewing & Eats<\/a>, Dogfish\u2019s Rehoboth Beach brewpub, for an old-fashioned beer dinner. Four courses later, fans enjoyed some local live music.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After resting and digesting, participants awoke on Saturday raring to go for the weekend\u2019s pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance. The gathering took to the Milton Brewery<\/a> for a guided tasting experience amongst packaging equipment, fermenters and other ale-centric apparatuses. Guests enjoyed 12 beer and food pairing experiences along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Salsa Shrapnel Lager brewed with lime, sea salt, cobanero chili, black pepper, cilantro and tomato juice served with green chili and pepper jack tamales.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale<\/a> paired with a classic grilled cheese\u2026 what a trip.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ideophone, an extra pale dry-hopped lager lined up next to a Maine lobster roll.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Myka\u2019s Freekeh Deekeh Wheat Ale brewed with freekeh, black lime, raisins, coriander, cumin and cinnamon bark. This one was served with a braised lamb & freekeh salad<\/span><\/li>\n
  • D\u0101kum\u014ddo, a black lager brewed with black rice, kokuto black sugar and wakoucha tea paired alongside a squid ink clam chowder with sugar-fried leeks\u2026 a personal favorite.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Finishing the weekend strong, Dogfish held a lobster brunch at their seafood-inspired restaurant, Chesapeake & Maine<\/a>, on Sunday. Specialty drinks, courtesy of Lead Mixologist Ryan Warwick, were served up alongside a plethora of fun plates. A perfect way to start your day after a long weekend. Two thumbs up for this weekend\u2019s beer and food bonanza; next year can\u2019t come soon enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

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