Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats® to celebrate beer release at annual Rehoboth Tree Lighting event on Dec. 6, featuring a limited-edition WondeRoast chicken salad sandwich.
REHOBOTH, Del. (Nov. 25, 2024) – Dogfish Head and Lewes, Delaware’s iconic independent grocery store, Lloyd’s Market, have teamed up for a one-of-a-kind collaboration beer, inspired by WondeRoastrotisserie chicken. Since the 1970s, Lloyd’s Market has sold over a million WondeRoast chickens, a favorite of Dogfish Head Founder, Sam Calagione, who rallied the Dogfish Head brewing team to create its perfect beer pairing. Releasing on Friday, Dec. 6, WondeRoasty Stout (5% ABV) is a semi-sweet, robust stout infused with the spices and herbs that season WondeRoast chicken. Brewed with sweet and smoked paprika, rosemary, black garlic, sea salt, and black pepper, its warm, roasty character is balanced with the subtle sweetness of Demerara sugar.
WondeRoasty Stout will be available on draft for on-site enjoyment at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats and to-go in 4pk/16oz cans at Dogfish Head’s Off-Centered EmPOURium in Rehoboth, while supplies last. Priced at $18 per 4pk.
“The best part of owning a small-town, family-run grocery store for over 50 years is seeing locals supporting locals,” said Lloyd’s Market Co-owner Lenny Pollitt. “Sam and Mariah texted me out of the blue with a wild idea for an ‘off-centered’ beer collaboration. Beer with chicken seasoning—who would have thought? That’s how WondeRoasty Stout was born.”
Sam, Lenny and Selene Hebing, WondeRoast General Manager, will toast their collaboration at Dogfish Head’s annual Rehoboth Tree Lighting event on Friday, Dec. 6, from 6-8 p.m. The event, held in the courtyard of Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, will feature a vendor market, holiday treats, live music, a winter coat drive and more. Dogfish Head’s culinary team and Lloyd’s Market have also created a WondeRoast chicken salad sandwich, available on Dec. 6, at Brewings & Eats, made with roasted jalapeno chicken salad, shaved lettuce, thin-sliced red onion and WondeRoast pulled chicken on toasted brioche.
“Mariah and I have lived in downtown Lewes for nearly 30 years and think of the Lloyd’s market family as an extension of our own,” said Sam. “As you open the door, the signature aroma of WondeRoast chicken is almost as warm and inviting of a greeting as the one you get from the staff at Lloyd’s themselves, especially Lenny, who’s always ready with a smile and excitement for what’s new in store.”
For more information on Dogfish Head, please visit dogfish.com. For details on Lloyds Market and WondeRoast, visit their respective pages at facebook.com/Lloydsmarket1 and wonderoastchicken.com.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery:
With quality, creativity and non-conformity at its core, Dogfish Head® has been committed to brewing unique beers with high-caliber culinary ingredients outside the Reinheitsgebot since the day it opened nearly 30 years ago. Dedicated to exploring goodness of all kinds, Dogfish Head® later expanded its beverage artistry beyond just craft beer to produce award-winning portfolios of full-proof spirits –whiskeys, gins, vodkas, rums and more – and spirits-based, ready-to-drink canned cocktails. A proud supporter of the Independent Craft Brewing Seal, Dogfish Head® is a Delaware-based brand consisting of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery®, a production brewery and tasting room; Dogfish Head Distilling Co.®, a production distillery; Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats®, a brewpub and live music venue; Chesapeake & Maine®, a seafood and cocktail spot; and the Dogfish INN®, a beer-themed, canal-front hotel. For more about Dogfish Head, please visit www.dogfish.com or follow the brand on social media.
