Dogfish’s Analog-A-Go-Go returns to southern Delaware Nov. 4
Dogfish Head has announced its Seventh Annual Analog-A-Go-Go celebration of craft weekend will kick off Friday, Nov. 3, at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, and continue at both the brewpub and the Milton brewery Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4 and 5. The festival of all things analog is returning home to Dogfish this fall where fans can enjoy special cask beers, craft cocktails, a plethora of vinyl vendors, food trucks, the fan-favorite artisanal marketplace and live music on the new world-class pub stage at Brewings & Eats.
"Analog-A-Go-Go is one of my favorite annual events at Dogfish for sure," said Sam Calagione, CEO and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. "It's about more than just super fresh and rustic cask-condition beer - it's about the passionate and creative group of people who join us each year to make this event so fun and compelling. Like everyone who attends, I love browsing the unique artisan market cask-beer-in-hand, listening to DJs spinning while crate-digging vinyl with new and old friends, all in addition to the diversity of live music and beers that we've curated for fans to enjoy at our brewery and pub in Rehoboth. We're looking forward to celebrating our seventh year of Analog-A-Go-Go back in coastal Delaware with beer fans from around the area."
Friday, Nov. 3
The celebration of craft festivities jumps off Friday evening in Lewes when Calagione and Bryan Selders, Dogfish Brewing ambassador, will host a music-themed fireside jam at 6 p.m. at the Dogfish Inn.
The live music kicks off at 10 p.m. at Brewings & Eats with The Legendary Shack Shakers taking the stage. Originally formed in the mid-1990s, this Southern gothic band draws inspiration from rockabilly, rock ‘n’ roll, country and even a little punk rock. To match the energetic tunes and theatrical stage presence, vocalist J.D. Wilkes puts on a show that has been compared to Iggy Pop and David Byrne. Over the years, the band has toured with The Reverend Horton Heat, featured former Dead Kennedys lead singer/songwriter Jello Biafra on a song and opened for Robert Plant (a huge fan). Dogfish will also be premiering its special beer collaboration with friends from RAR Brewing in Salisbury, Md.
Saturday, Nov. 4
The Analog-A-Go-Go festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton. This daylong indie craft beer/music experience will feature tastings including rare cask beers and distillery samples with special tours of the Steampunk Treehouse and the brewery.
Folks can also partake in a record swap while listening to a DJ spinning vinyl and then stroll around the outdoor marketplace where special handcrafted treasures and unique finds are available for purchase. The off-centered bazaar will feature 20 independent merchants selling vintage goods, art, crafts, apparel, jewelry, barware, music accessories and vinyl collectibles with new and rare LPs. Marq Spusta, a California-based artist known for his distinct illustrative style, and a longtime friend of Dogfish, will be creating original art onsite.
Saluting all things casked, the brewers at Dogfish concocted an over-the-top lineup of delicious, twisted selections for attendees to enjoy including Orange Creamsicle IPA - a beer made from Flesh & Blood IPA, vanilla and milk sugar; Night in the Woods - a s'mores-inspired stout originating from the R&D brewery; a super-special Whiskey Barrel-Aged Palo Santo Maron, and more. A special guest brewer, RAR Brewing, will be at the event pouring tastings of a unique cask collaboration. These one-of-a-kind cask-conditioned beers can only be enjoyed at Analog-A-Go-Go, folks. Hungry attendees can saunter over to one of four food trucks including Dogfish's own Bunyan's Lunchbox, Mojo Loco, Sweet Josephine's and Scission Coffee. A wide variety of Dogfish Head draft beer will be also available for purchase throughout the festival.
After the Analog festivities wrap, folks can head to Brewings and Eats in Rehoboth to check out the sounds of Waxahatchee starting at 10 p.m. Katie Crutchfield is no stranger to the DIY music scene. Having written music since her time as a young teenager, and then crafting the punk outfit P.S. Eliot with her twin sister Allison, along with various solo projects, Crutchfield has been quite busy. After the disbandment of P.S. Eliot in 2011, Crutchfield started Waxahatchee.
Sunday, Nov. 5
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, there will be a delicious Analog-A-Go-Go themed brunch with a special DJ spinning vinyl at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats.
Analog-A-Go-Go weekend package
To make a weekend out of it and get the ultimate Dogfish experience, attendees can book an Analog-A-Go-Go 2-day package at the Dogfish Inn. The package includes two tickets to the Saturday event at the brewery, shuttle service from the Dogfish Inn to the brewpub in Rehoboth and the Milton brewery, fireside chat with Sam and Bryan, and 2 Uber vouchers.
Live music at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach on Friday and Saturday night is free. To purchase tickets for the Analog-A-Go-Go festival at the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton Saturday, Nov. 4, go to www.dogfish.com/analog-a-go-go. General admission tickets are $20 and include: tasting glass, sampling of eight selections including seven cask beers and one distillery option, access to the artisanal marketplace, and Steampunk Treehouse and brewery tours. Non-beer sampling tickets are available for $10 including: beach beer drinks, artisanal marketplace access, and Steampunk Treehouse and brewery tours.
For more information about Analog A-Go-Go, the Dogfish Inn in Lewes, live music at Brewings & Eats or to learn more about delicious off-centered beers, go to www.dogfish.com.
