Sam is the head founder of Dogfish Head, a craft brewing company based in Delaware. He’s also the host of Brewmasters, a new craft beer show on the Discovery Channel, that premiered last night at 10 (it’s ok, I was watching the Eagles too).
When Sam started Dogfish Head in 95, it was tiny, he got the beer brewing bug from working at a Microbrewery in NYC. Since then, he put his English degree to good use writing books that simultaneously educate and make beer more accessible like “He Said Beer, She Said Wine.”
It’s tough to lead a movement as diaphanous and scattered as America’s craft beer, but Sam has slowly emerged to be our generations Michael Jackson. The great thing about Sam is that he has a deep respect for the history and art of brewing, he teamed up with Forensic Anthropologist Patrick McGovern to produce King Midas Touch and Chateau Jiahu, beers based on ancient recipes from digs in Turkey and China. But he’s not stuffy, marketing beers like Funk Master I.B.U. on his website.
Find out more about Caglione and his show here.
