First of all, THANK YOU, to all who attended the events associated with Dogfish Head Weekend. Really fun times!

If you had the opportunity to meet Sam Calagione (aka, our new t-shirt model), you know what I’m talking about. He’s a class act, laid-back, funny, and clearly passionate about beer. We love that. Better yet: He LOVED Asheville. Although we had a little glitch with his flight cancelled from Charlotte to Asheville on Friday, we made it work and hope everyone was happy. The Thirsty Monk put on a killer “Brewer’s Choice” line-up of beers on Saturday, and per usual, Zambra outdid themselves again with a great brunch pairing. Here’s what we received in the inbox yesterday:

From: Sam A. Calagione
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:39 AM
To: Julie @ Bruisin’ Ales
Subject: thanks!

That was a great time and you guys are the hosts with the most. Tell everyone that helped with every event I said thanks so much for making it a memorable weekend. You have a great thing going there! Thanks for my gifts. Shoot me an address, so we can send ya a lil’ doggie bag.

Keep on truckin!
Sam