Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s annual celebration of all things analog, Analog-A-Go-Go, is back, and this year’s event will feature a host of iconic partners and performers, including New York City’s J. Press apparel brand, Guinness, renowned Grateful Dead cover band, Bushwick’s Dead, and beloved hip-hop group, Sugar Hill Gang. A weekend-long affair focused on analog beer, analog music and analog artistry, Dogfish Head’s Analog-A-Go-Go festivities are slated for Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8, across its coastal Delaware locations, with the main event taking place on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 12-4 p.m., at the brewery’s Milton location.
Analog-A-Go-Go tickets are available HERE. Here’s what folks can expect!
LIMITED-EDITION COLLABORATIONS:
J. Press: This year, Dogfish Head partners with J. Press, the standard bearer of Ivy style. Founded in 1902 on the campus of Yale University, J. Press continues to embody timeless American style and represents the very best of American tailored and casual clothing. Tweed and corduroy, seersucker and madras, the perfect collar roll on a button-down shirt, the ideal lapel shape on a navy blazer: these are the things for which J. Press is famous, and the things which countless others have sought to imitate. Its devotees range from campus to concert hall, including Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis and Yo-Yo Ma.
Like Dogfish Head, J. Press believes the best things are made by hand, with care, and built to last. That shared ethos comes to life this weekend in an exclusive Analog Weekend merch collaboration and the DFH x J. Press Manhattan-Style Cocktail, crafted carefully with fresh pressed cherry juice blended into an Italian Vermouth, and completed with African smoked honey.
Guinness: Another iconic partner for the weekend will be Guinness, the legendary Irish beer brand with a rich brewing heritage dating back to 1759. Guinness is joining forces with Dogfish Head to create Culture Clash Stout, a long-awaited collaboration beer. Debuting for a limited time only on Friday, Nov. 6, at both Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats and the Milton Brewery, the stout comes in at 6.5% ABV and is available for purchase with pricing sitting at $14 per 4pk/12oz cans. A collaboration of global proportions, the stout was brewed exclusively with malt from Blue Ox Malt House in Lisbon Falls, Maine as well as three unique sugars – maple syrup, palm sugar, and demerara sugar. Rich and round, the dark ale boasts coffee and cocoa aromas as well as flavors of burnt caramel and toffee drops for a bittersweet finish.
THE ANALOG-A-GO-GO FESTIVAL:
Now onto the main event! The Analog-A-Go-Go festival returns to Dogfish Head Milton Brewery, with doors opening to VIP ticket holders at 12 p.m., and to General Admission ticket holders at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Heading up the music portion of the event, will be Bushwick’s Dead and Sugar Hill Gang – but festival goers can expect music acts sure to delight throughout the entire weekend. For those looking to imbibe, the brewery will be showcasing its lineup of both standard and experimental beers, as well as some all-new beer and cocktail collaborations with this year’s event partners, J. Press and Guinness. And the day wouldn’t be complete without some shopping – guests can peruse both a slew of record vendors as well as Dogfish Head merch exclusively designed for the event.
General admission tickets start at $62.20 (including service fees), but for fans who want to take their Analog experience to the next level, they can secure VIP tickets for $113.20. VIP tickets score fans the following perks:
- Access to an exclusive VIP Fireside Chat with Guinness collaborators
- 1-hour early access to the festival (12 p.m.)
- VIP bottle to-go
- Exclusive VIP glass
- Poster signed by Dogfish Head Brewer & Founder, Sam Calagione
- Unlimited 5oz pours of 14+ beers and cocktails
- Access to artisanal marketplace and live music shows
Both general admission and VIP tickets for Analog-A-Go-Go are for fans 21+ only and available for purchase now at the following link: https://www.dogfish.com/analog-a-go-go.
WEEKEND-LONG SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, Nov. 6: Kick off the Analog-A-Go-Go weekend at the Dogfish INN, for a Fireside Chat featuring Dogfish Head Brewer & Founder, Sam Calagione, and J. Press Creative Director & President, Jack Carlson, at 3 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 6. A conversation rooted in timeless style, shared passions and J. Press’s almost 125 years as the standard bearer of Ivy style, guests can sample the brand-new DFH x J. Press Manhattan-Style Cocktail and shop the exclusive Analog Weekend merch drop before it is officially released at the festival.
Live Music: Later that evening, the Analog-A-Go-Go weekend celebration continues at Dogfish Head’s Brewings & Eats. The Rehoboth-based brewpub will feature a free live musical performance from Bushwick’s Dead on Friday, Nov. 6, from 9-11 p.m., before the band hits the main stage at Analog-A-Go-Go on Saturday for the Milton-based festival. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Saturday, Nov. 7: Celebrations start bright and early at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday morning with a VIP-exclusive Fireside Chat at Dogfish Head Milton Brewery. Join Sam Calagione; Bryan Selders, Dogfish Head R&D Brewing Manager; Ryan Wagner, National Guinness Ambassador & Head of Quality; and Michael Reardon, Guinness Brewery Ambassador, to discuss all things beer.
Gates will open for the main festival starting at 12 p.m., for VIP ticketholders, and 1 p.m., for all general admission attendees – check out some vinyls, take a sip of our collaboration brews and cocktails, and get ready to rock out to a stellar live music line-up.
Live Music: Back again for some Analog celebrations, Bushwick’s Dead, an iconic New York City-based Grateful Dead cover band, takes the main stage at Dogfish Head Milton Brewery at 12:30 p.m., and will be performing until 2:30 p.m. Attendees can expect a blend of Grateful Dead tunes and other classic rock hits, providing the perfect opportunity to enjoy some of Dogfish Head’s Grateful Dead beers – namely the Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale and Citrus Daydream.
Up next, from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m., Dogfish Head is proud to host Sugar Hill Gang at this year’s festival. Introducing the world to hits such as “Apache” and “Rapper’s Delight”, the iconic group is a pillar in hip-hop history and often recognized as pioneers of the genre for their timeless anthems that laid the foundation for hip hop artists to follow.
For those looking to continue the festivities and round out their musical listening experience, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats will feature a free concert in Rehoboth from 9-10:30 p.m. Bryan and the Barn Owls will close out the Analog-A-Go-Go festival day, showing off their rustic country sound reminiscent of artists such as Johnny Cash, Randy Travis, and John Denver.
Sunday, Nov. 8: What better way to close out a stellar weekend of analog goodness and jam sessions than a recovery brunch. Chesapeake & Maine, the Rehoboth-based seafood eatery boasting a newly refreshed mixology program, will be hosting a post-Analog-A-Go-Go brunch starting at 11 a.m., to send eventgoers off in style. Make your reservation today by visiting https://www.dogfish.com/visit/chesapeake-and-maine.
For more information about Dogfish Head, its coastal Delaware properties and its lineup of events, please visit www.dogfish.com.
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