I ’m not a big beer drinker , but I grew up in the Philadelphia suburban area , which means I have the distinction of being one of the only masses more interested in the jelled mush of pork barrel scraps and Indian meal than the alcoholic drink in Dogfish Head ’s young brew , Beer for Breakfast .
Among the founding beer when the brewery first opened in 1995 was a limited variant Chicory Stout ( now useable seasonally ) , which was brew with Mexican coffee , along with chicory , liquorice , and St. John ’s Wort . The java lend the brew a breakfasty panache , but it ’s elusive , intend to geminate more with chocolate than eggs Benedict . When the brewery returned to the morning meal for inspiration recently , they decided to do so with more loyalty , more fervour . This time , the squad took their pool cue from the man of regional breakfast nitty-gritty , specifically the Mid - Atlantic favorite , scrapple — a sorting of fried patty made of cornmeal and flavour with spiciness and pig offal , the scraps left over after butcher that may include the head , heart , and liver .
" It ’s been fantastic to see dozens of breakfast - theme beers come to market since we first did ours,“saysDogfish Head laminitis Sam Calagione . " I thought it would be a great time to flex our creative muscles and sample to brew a beer that has the most diverse group of ingredients referencing the repast and its name . It ’s sort of an ‘ everything - but - the - breakfast - corner ’ stout . "
perchance noteverything , but there is for certain a lot of breakfast mob into each pint : Maple syrup , barley smoked over applewood for a bacony aroma , lactose ( milk bread ) , a especial coffee portmanteau word add cold wardrobe station - fermentation and last but certainly not least , scrapple from Rapa Scrapple .
" Sam ’s vision of read the distinctive taste of Rapa scrapple into a beer was a unique proposition , " read Rapa representative Donna Seefriend . " Both Dogfish Head and Rapa ’s production team brainstormed more than a few ideas , and it was make up one’s mind that a topnotch - thin interpretation of our original recipe would balance nicely with the other ingredients . The last upshot is a remarkable beer that manage to bring together all the flavors of the quintessential American breakfast . "
If you ’re interested in tasting the unique brew , it debuts December 5th at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach , Delaware . But if you ’ve never had scrapple , I advocate trying it just on a plate with ball , first .
