It's Super, It's Sessionable, It's SuperEIGHT from Dogfish Head!

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  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Brewery releases a Super Gose brewed with a bevy of heroic ingredients

    Milton, Del., March 21, 2019 – Calling all beer evangelists that enjoy imbibing with a purpose! Dogfish Head Craft Brewery created a new SUPER beer specifically designed for active lifestyle enthusiasts interested in incorporating high-quality ingredients in their beer choices – because that’s a thing they take seriously. Meet SuperEIGHT – a super-refreshing, sessionable Super Gose. At 5.3% ABV, this unique beer is made with eight heroic ingredients including prickly pear, mango, boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, elderberry, kiwi juices and a touch of quinoa, along with an ample addition of Hawaiian sea salt. Brimming with hard-working ingredients, SuperEIGHT was brewed to harness the powerful goodness of all-natural fruits. It’s fresh, it’s delicious, and will be available nationally in 6pk/12oz cans in early April. Vibrant red in color, this Super Gose has a slightly tart taste and pleasantly refreshing finish, with delicious flavors of berries and watermelon.



    “We’re comin’ at ya with so much juicy flavor with the latest release of our new Gose, SuperEIGHT,” said Sam Calagione, founder and CEO of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. “With the meteoric success of SeaQuench Ale growing to be the best selling sour beer in America,* we learned from consumers that approachable, refreshing, super-flavorful beers are what they’re seeking when making choices about beverages. We’re listening, we heard you, and we think you’re going to love our wildly delicious SuperEIGHT.”

    Oh SNAP! There’s more SUPER info to share…Dogfish Head ‘developed’ the inspiration for this beer with friends from Kodak. In 2018, Calagione joined Kodak, a world-class technology company, to record an episode of their podcast The Kodakery, discussing analog processes in the digital age. During the podcast, Calagione learned that the heightened levels of acidity and vitamin C in certain beers could make them an ideal processing agent for film. As luck would have it, the Dogfish R&D team was working to create a new beer that had a similar profile and unique ingredient bill to the liquid needed for developing film. BOOM! Just like that … SuperEIGHT was born and specifically designed to process KODAK Super 8 Film. Early batches of the beer were sent to Kodak to begin development. A series of tests were done, and they successfully proved that SuperEIGHT can act as a film developer. So what’s next? Calagione is planning an epic, Dogfish Port-to-Port boat trip up this East coast this summer. He’ll be documenting part of his adventure on Super 8 Film which will be developed in SuperEIGHT beer and turned it into a short film. More details on the Port-to-Port trip will be announced on Earth Day, April 22.

    For more information about Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and SuperEIGHT, visit www.dogfish.com. To learn about the collaboration and instructions for development, visit www.kodak.com/go/dogfish.

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    #1 Todd, Mar 21, 2019
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  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    “…eight heroic ingredients including prickly pear, mango, boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, elderberry, kiwi juices and a touch of quinoa, along with an ample addition of Hawaiian sea salt.”

    I think the Juiceman would approve of this beer.

    Cheers!
     
    #2 JackHorzempa, Mar 21, 2019
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  3. jvgoor3786

    jvgoor3786 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,222) May 28, 2015 Arkansas
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    Sounds very tasty. I'll look for some as we get toward pool season.
     
    #3 jvgoor3786, Mar 21, 2019
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  4. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I had a local beer similar to this last month and enjoyed it. It was billed as an antioxidant sour, minus salt and a little bit different fruits.

    Looking forward to this if it’s in the $10 range as well as the low abv IPA from DFH

    Enjoy
     
    #4 Giantspace, Mar 22, 2019
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  5. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    Wonder if they're using kombucha for the stop bath. :stuck_out_tongue: Whatever, I'm in.
     
    #5 dcotom, Mar 22, 2019
  6. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    These damn April Fool's stories are getting earlier and earlier every year.
     
    #6 jesskidden, Mar 22, 2019
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  7. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Mmmm, always wanted to be in a movie, now a movie can be in me.

    I'll def. try it, sounds tasty despite the reference to film developer.
     
    #7 cavedave, Mar 22, 2019
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  8. Ahonky

    Ahonky Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2018 New York

    Sounds really good. Bit high on the ABV for Gose being called out for being sessionable.

    Either way, I'm in. Here's hoping it does not come at the typical DFH price tag
     
    #8 Ahonky, Mar 22, 2019
  9. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Could've had a V8
     
    #9 zid, Mar 23, 2019
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  10. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    SIGN ME UP
     
    #10 HorseheadsHophead, Mar 23, 2019
  11. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    I was hoping this was going to give Green Zebra a run for its money but it wasn't even close.

    This one missed the mark IMO.
     
    #11 Lazhal, Apr 20, 2019
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  12. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Unfortunately $12.99/sixer here in my neck of the woods so hard pass until the price drops (or if the mixed pack is decently priced).
     
    #12 ESHBG, Apr 21, 2019
  13. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    It’s $11.99 at TW in DE.

    Too much for me. $48 plus a case! No thanks.

    Guessing the mix 12 pack will be well over $20 at this pricing.

    Enjoy
     
    #13 Giantspace, Apr 21, 2019
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  14. TriggerFingers

    TriggerFingers Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 California

    I'd try it!
     
    #14 TriggerFingers, Apr 22, 2019
  15. jayrutgers

    jayrutgers Zealot (723) Oct 29, 2011 New Jersey

    This is really good.
     
    #15 jayrutgers, Apr 23, 2019
  16. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    In Central PA, this is over $55 after tax for a case and over $15 after tax for a 6 pack. No way I'm spending that kind of money.
     
    #16 BeastOfTheNortheast, May 1, 2019
  17. meefmoff

    meefmoff Pooh-Bah (1,922) Jul 6, 2014 Massachusetts
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    This makes Sierra Nevada's acquisition of that 'athletic beer' company a couple months back make more sense to me. I guess the marketing forecasters have determined there's a future in healthy/active lifestyle/whatever beers.

    This does sound awfully tasty though for a summer sipper.
     
    #17 meefmoff, May 1, 2019
  18. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah definitely a pass for that price.
     
    #18 ESHBG, May 2, 2019
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  19. jayrutgers

    jayrutgers Zealot (723) Oct 29, 2011 New Jersey

    Larger craft brands and maybe even smaller ones are afraid of the spiked seltzer trend. With their low carb and calorie count they're an attractive option for the 21-34 audience. Some of the big boys have gotten out in front of this trend, Dogfish, Harpoon, etc. It's smart by them, especially if the product is good.
     
    #19 jayrutgers, May 2, 2019
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  20. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    $13.49 at Cranbury Buy Rite in NJ :astonished:
    This was in the cooler - No shelf price tag, tho'. (Maybe they were afraid to add one?).
     
    #20 jesskidden, May 2, 2019
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