Dogfish Head and Talea to toast Bodegose collab Oct. 22

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will bring a little piece of New York City to coastal Delaware Saturday, Oct. 22, with a new limited-edition collaboration beer with woman-owned, Brooklyn-based brewery, Talea Beer Co.

The brewing teams joined forces to scour Brooklyn in search of the best ingredients among the bounty of bodegas the neighborhood has to offer. Ultimately, they hand-selected ripe cherries and pink peppercorns to concoct a sour ale, rightfully named Bodegose (5.0% ABV). To offer a unique drinking experience at each of the breweries’ locations, Dogfish Head’s version of Bodegose also contains exotic guava, while Talea is set to launch a different variation brewed with mango, both rooted in a cherry and pink peppercorn base.

“I’ve had a blast working side-by-side with the team at Talea and Dogfish Brewing Manager Bryan Selders to bring Bodegose to life. I homebrewed my first beer ever with overly ripe cherries that I purchased from a bodega in Manhattan, so this was a full-circle moment for me,” said Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head founder and brewer. “I’m even more excited to bring a taste of our off-centered experience in New York City to coastal Delaware.”

Dogfish Head will host a New York City-bodega-inspired launch party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22, at the Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats courtyard in Rehoboth Beach. Guests can enjoy a coffee pop-up, hot dogs and live music. The purchase of a Bodegose 4-pack will also include a complimentary hot dog, as well as a Bodegose-inspired sticker and postcard. In Brooklyn, Talea will kick off the beer’s release at its Williamsburg taproom with a fun run Friday, Oct. 21.

Priced at $16 per 4pk., Dogfish Head’s version of Bodegose will be available in 4pk/16oz cans to-go at the empourium and on draft at the Rehoboth brewpub, for on-site consumption.