Calagione, Mariah and Calagione, Samuel "Sam"
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content: Johnson, Paula, Curator
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection / Series 1: Born-Digital Interviews
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content: 2019-01-08
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content: Oral history interview with Mariah Calagione, executive vice president, and Samuel "Sam" Calagione, founder and chief executive officer, of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, in Milton, Delaware. Topics covered include Sam and Mariah's childhoods, Sam with an entrepreneurial father; Sam's early encounters with microbrewed beer in New York City and the start of his homebrewing hobby; and Sam and Mariah's inspiration to open a brewpub in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in 1995. Sam and Mariah also talk about the early years of building Dogfish Head; Sam's aspiration to be a "culinary brewer"; their efforts to educate and interest consumers and the media in their beers; Dogfish Head's distinctive branding; balancing work and family; and their projections for the future of craft beer.