How I Built This with Guy Raz Dogfish Head Craft Brewery: Sam and Mariah Calagione
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Aug 1, 2022 Sam and Mariah Calagione, co-founders of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, share their inspiring journey from high school sweethearts to craft beer pioneers. They discuss the challenges of starting a unique brewery in a competitive market, infused with offbeat ingredients like cherries and licorice. Their homebrewing adventures and quirky tales, including a surprise encounter with Ricki Lake, add humor to their story. The couple reflects on embracing luck and creativity, navigating regulations, and their path to growing a successful brand that forever changed American craft beer.
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A Surreal Tasting
- Sam Calagione's roommates included actors Ken Marino and Joe Lo Truglio.
- Ricky Lake even attended his first homebrew tasting, invited after a random encounter.
A Drunken Declaration
- After a successful first homebrew tasting, Sam Calagione decided to start a brewery.
- He stood on his coffee table, proclaiming his intention to make unique beers his life's work.
Pumpkin Beer Triumph
- While raising money, Sam Calagione entered his pumpkin beer in a local baking competition at a pumpkin chucking festival.
- Surprisingly, his beer won, despite competing against traditional baked goods.
