Get Paid to Extend Your Summer with Dogfish Head Cocktails

End-of-summer scaries? Dogfish says, ‘No more!’ Brand celebrates new cocktail recipe by awarding a fan $10K and treating them to a month-long stay in a beachfront bungalow.

MILTON, Delaware., Sept. 02, 2025 – Summer doesn’t end on Labor Day, so why pretend it does? After a season of unpredictable weather, there is a growing desire to hold onto summer’s carefree, sun-soaked moments. In fact, more than half of Americans* wished summer lasted longer. Thanks to Dogfish Head Cocktails, now it can! 

In celebration of its new ready-to-drink Peach Mango Rum Punch cocktail, available exclusively within its Tropical Cocktail Mix Pack, Dogfish Head will pay one lucky drinker to extend their summertime state-of-mind. Dogfish Head is seeking one sunshine-loving fan to drop everything for a month-long, seaside escape in coastal Delaware … and they will foot the bill! That’s right, Dogfish Head will not only cover housing in a beachfront bungalow, but it will pay the winner a $10K stipend to keep the summer fun going strong.

“For the last 30+ years, Dogfish Head has been lucky enough to call coastal Delaware home,” said Dogfish Head Founder, Sam Calagione. “Just like the natural flavor goodness in our Delaware-made ready-to-drink cocktails, our beaches are vibrant and beautiful, and there’s no better time to visit than September / October – the weather is awesome, the water is inviting, the crowds less robust, and the traffic virtually disappears … we like to call it ‘locals’ summer.’”

Beginning today, Tuesday, September 2, folks can visit www.dogfish.com/extend-your-summer to enter for a chance to win Dogfish Head’s “Extend Your Summer” contest**. Simply share why you want to relish in the dog(fish) days of summer for a bit longer – bonus points will be awarded for the most off-centered answer! Entrants must be 21+ and U.S. Residents. Full rules can be found HERE.

But there’s no losers on Dogfish Head’s watch! With Dogfish Head’s Tropical Cocktail Mix Pack of ready-to-drink refreshers, that summertime state-of-mind is never more than a sip away! Featuring an assortment of four tasty recipes, including its new Peach Mango Rum Punch, Dogfish Head’s Tropical Cocktail Mix Pack includes two cans of each of the following options.

NEW Peach Mango Rum Punch (7.0% ABV): Dogfish Head rum mixed with real fruit juice from peaches and mangos for a deliciously bold and distinct flavor experience.
Blood Orange Mango Vodka Crush (7.0% ABV): A citrusy and crush-able cocktail combining Dogfish Head vodka and real fruit juice from blood oranges and mangos.
Pineapple Orange Rum Mai Tai (7.0% ABV): Dogfish Head rum combined with real fruit juice from pineapples and oranges for a balanced, sweet-and-tart sipper.
Strawberry Lime Tequila Margarita (7.0% ABV): An off-centered take on a classic margarita featuring tequila Blanco and Dogfish Head Triple Sec mixed with real fruit juice from strawberries and limes.

Showcasing its 20+ years of distilling experience, each of Dogfish Head’s ready-to-drink cocktails combines two shots of house-made spirits and a duo of real fruit juices. The result? An effortless, bar-quality cocktail at the crack of a can!
“Our lucky winner is not only going to love spending time sipping on our delicious lineup of ready-to-drink cocktails, but they’re going to love what everything about their coastal Delaware stay– ocean views, renowned restaurants and music venues within walking distance, and of course, visits to Dogfish Head’s own hospitality properties,” adds Calagione. “Whether you leave your laptop or log in and work from the beach, that’s up to you … but whatever you choose, be sure it’s with a cocktail in hand and your toes in the sand.”

For more about Dogfish Head and its “Extend Your Summer” contest, see www.dogfish.com. To track down Dogfish Head’s ready-to-drink cocktails, check out its Fish Finder.
*Time flies: Most Americans are refusing to let summer go this year
**Click here for the rules and regulations for Dogfish Head’s “Extend Your Summer” contest.

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About Dogfish Head Craft Brewery:

The story of Dogfish Head began in June of 1995 when we opened Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats – the first state’s first brewpub – in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The plan was to bring original beer, original food and original music to the area … and we did just that!

Not only was Dogfish Head Delaware’s first brewpub, it was the smallest commercial brewery in America. With our very first batches brewed on a system that was essentially three little kegs with propane burners underneath, we were brewing 12–gallon batches of beer for a whole restaurant. It proved to be more than a full time job and when the doors to the brewpub first opened, we brewed three times a day, five days a week! The benefit? Brewing on such a small system gave us the ability to try out a myriad of different recipes.

Insert ‘off-centered ales for off-centered people.’ Our hunger for weird ingredients and venturing off the beaten path was just getting started.

Fast-forward to 2002 and after spotting a stainless-steel bin in a rural Delaware scrapyard, our wandering eye led us to explore the wild and wonderful world of spirits. Sam worked with engineers and welders to reshape the tank in the form of a pot still – lovingly named ‘Frankenstill’ – and Dogfish Head’s days of hand-distilling gin, rum and vodka began. We’ve since expanded our distillery operations to our Milton campus with Frankenstill standing guard.

The off-centered fun doesn’t start and stop with beverages though … oh no. Here at Dogfish Head, we have places to eat, places to drink and places to play. The missing link? A place to stay. That’s why in 2013 we designed a basecamp for both beer lovers and adventure seekers alike – the Dogfish Inn. Located in historic downtown Lewes, it’s chock-full of style, quality and craft … let’s spend the night together!
But Wait, There’s More…


But before we get ahead of ourselves, we have a bit more to tell you. With connections to both the Maine and Chesapeake regions from our founders Sam and Mariah, it only makes sense that our coastal roots would lead to our very own seafood restaurant, and in 2016 we opened the geographically enamored Chesapeake & Maine. Featuring fresh seafood sourced exclusively from the coastal waterways between the Chesapeake & Maine, you’ll find our take on coastal dishes, handcrafted cocktails and Dogfish beers in a casual, nautical-themed atmosphere.
And just when you think there couldn’t possibly be more…

Still motivated by non-conformity, by spontaneity and by experimentation, Dogfish Head turned the page of our American craft beer story in May of 2019 and started our next chapter by merging with our longtime friends-in-beer – The Boston Beer Company. With complementary portfolios and a band of like-minded co-workers, we combined our own superpowers in the beer, spirits and off-centered experience worlds with Boston’s superpowers in building strong, diverse and innovative brands in craft beer and beyond-beer.

With a never ending thirst for exploring new waters, in 2021 we swam south for our next great adventure – Dogfish Head Miami. Located in the Wynwood neighborhood, this off-centered outpost was a place to celebrate all of our favorite things – innovative ales, tasty eats, and immersive art. Sadly, due to significant rent increases throughout the Miami area, we made the difficult business decision to permanantly close our Dogfish Head Miami doors in Nov. 2022. 

At every turn, our restless desire to create what hasn’t yet been imagined keeps us bringing new stories, new tastes, and new experiences to you.

Because we don’t jump on the bandwagon, we are the funky drummer.

Every day is an exploration. A thoughtful search through a crowded world, we search for that thing that makes us pause – that idea that excites us, the inspiration we can’t ignore. The journey can be unpredictable … but that’s what makes it kind of magical.
Dogfish Head Brewing & Spirits…


If you haven’t had the chance to taste Dogfish Head, find a beer, track down one of our spirits or visit one of our restaurants! You’ll quickly see why international beer writer Michael Jackson called Dogfish Head “America’s most interesting and adventurous small brewery.”

We’re beer geeks with a music problem. We’re analog beer for the digital age. We take what we do seriously … ourselves? Not so much. But mostly importantly, we make off-centered goodness for off-centered people and there’s a whole mess of us that work hand-in-hand to make it happen.

Founded in coastal Delaware by Sam and Mariah Calagione back in 1995, Dogfish continues to move in a slightly off-centered direction, motivated by non-conformity, spontaneity, and experimentation. We’ve been known to march to the beat of our own drum, and that’s just the way we like it.

There are over 2,000 of us now thanks to joining forces with our longtime friends in beer at the Boston Beer Company … so lots of people work together day in and day out to make Dogfish Head, well, Dogfish Head.
When we opened in downtown Rehoboth Beach as the smallest commercial brewery in the U.S., we began with a straight-forward, but unorthodox mission: off-centered ales for off-centered people.

Flash forward to today. We’re a bigger – but still small – brewery (with a distillery, tasting room, two restaurants, and a hotel!), with the same mission.

Thanks to a lot of awesome fans who believe in what we are doing as a company we have a lot of passionate, talented, and team-oriented co-workers who have come together to grow this company into a very special community. A community that has supported us fiercely since the day we opened our doors and a community that inspires us daily.

Here at Dogfish Head, yes, we make off-centered ales for off-centered people. The key word though … people. People means that all are welcome in our off-centered world. A world where we’re dedicated to providing a safe environment for our coworkers, guests, and partners. A world that is free of discrimination and intimidation, and where all are treated with respect and dignity.

With people at the heart of everything we do, the following behaviors are just not going to fly when you find yourself in any of our locations:

Physical touch without consent
Unwanted attention – staring, stalking, or trapping an individual
Hate speech or attire
Inappropriate, disruptive, or offensive behavior that crosses personal boundaries (unwanted nicknames, sexual remarks, remarks on physical appearance)

If we find that a guest is having a hard time sticking to the house rules listed above, they will be asked to leave. Actions that repeatedly threaten personal boundaries of our co-workers and guests have no place here.
There’s nothing we love more than sharing our space with new and old friends alike, but we want everyone to feel safe and respected. We’ve typed this out to make sure we’re all on the same page – because together we can craft a world where everyone is welcome. Now … who wants a beer?!