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Radiohead rocks
We got a little break this weekend (whew!) with a trip to the old stomping grounds of Charlotte to see Radiohead kick some rock butt and have brunch for Mother’s Day. (Today is Mother’s Day.) While at the show, the other half was plowing through the sold-out crowd to find our friend, John, when he hears “Bruisin’ Ales! Bruisin’ Ales!” Wow. It might have been more appropriate to yell “Karma Police!” or something, but hey, we’re flattered. [Photostream: w.a.s.t.e./Jonny Greenwood]

It’s been some time since we’ve been to the amphitheater and could not believe the price of concessions. To go along with the outrageous food prices, try mustering the courage to spend $9 on a tall boy of Icehouse. Ugh. The alternative? Only $11 for draft of Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, Newcastle Brown, Stella Artois, and some other stuff we had never even heard of.

Doodling on money
Found this on Boing Boing, which gave a good chuckle. JoeD! on flickr does characters of past presidents. We like Mr. Peanut Washington and Rainbow Bright Hamilton. Whole set.

Two movies we recommend
The Outdoorsmen: A wild scene of testerone and beer. A bunch of “responsible husbands, fathers, and co-workers” gather somewhere in the wilderness of Washington for just one weekend a year and partake in a self-stylized series of physically challenging events. All combined with beer. You must see to believe. Watch the trailer.

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: A(nother) retrospective and tribute to our favorite Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson’s wild ride of a life. With commentary from family, and celebs like Bill Murray, Johnny Depp, Benecio del Toro, Sean Pean, as well as his long-time artist and friend, Ralph Steadman. Might be time to revisit The Rum Diary, which is also being made into a movie.

This e-mail came from Dogfish Head yesterday regarding the recent shortages of their beer as of late. Seems there’s a valid reason after all. Go figure! We just thought they were drinking it all.

Hello DFH retailer.

Let me begin by sayings thanks for propelling Dogfish Head to our best 1st two month start ever. We have lots of exciting stuff in the pipeline: the launch of Palo Santo Marron, the new book, He said Beer, She said Wine, the cover of the June Food & Wine Magazine and lots of additional national media coverage for our off-centered ales. As many of you know we are in the middle of a multi-million dollar expansion that should allow us to see a record year of growth. We have 9 new 200 bbl tanks coming on line late May to release beer in June.

As we initiated this cellars expansion we learned that the foundation under one section of our cellars had been washed away and a four week project has morphed into an eight week project. The bad news is we will be a bit tighter on beer than originally budgeted for April and May but the good news is we will have more beer available than originally budget from June through December. So we are asking you to BEER with us for two months while we ramp this puppy up. Thanks for working so hard and so well with us to make Dogfish Head one of the fastest growing breweries in America. The best is yet to come.

Sam Calagione
President, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Bruisin’ Ales customer, Gary, wrote a nice little brief for GoUpstate.com telling folks about our beer tastings and such. Thanks, Gary! [GoUpstate.us]

And, we got some Flickr love, too. Thanks, QuietDangst! [Flickr]

The upcoming election wearing you down? Mom R. sent us this parody today. We used to love the Three Stooges with Grandpa Earl while he ate popcorn and drank a beer, so we love this, too. Oh, the joys of Photoshop.

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