Celebrate the Supernatural Finale with Hellhound On My Ale.

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Celebrate the Supernatural Finale with Hellhound On My Ale
Posted by Cynthia • May 6, 2011 • Printer-friendly


Supernatural fans, if you're a beer drinker, have I got a brew for you. Check out this press release from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.

May 8, 2011 marks the 100th birthday of singer/songwriter/guitarist Robert Johnson -- the archetypal Mississippi Delta bluesman who purportedly sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads of Highway 61 and Highway 49 in exchange for uncanny musical prowess. In honor of the Robert Johnson centennial, Delaware's Dogfish Head Craft Brewery has created "Hellhound On My Ale," a super-hoppy brew inspired by the otherworldly soul and complexity of Johnson's music.

Produced in a small-quantity-limited run, "Hellhound On My Ale," is 100% dry-hopped with Centennial Hops with sublime citrus notes courtesy of dried organic lemon peel and flesh added pre-fermentation (a taste-bud tribute to Johnson's musical mentor, Blind Lemon Jefferson). "Just as Johnson's unique style was a hybrid of Delta blues, country and even vaudeville," said Dogfish founder and president Sam Calagione, "Centennial Hops are a recently developed variety that is a hybrid of Brewer's Gold, Golding, and Fuggles hop varieties. Centennial Hops grow in the Northwest United States and have wonderful floral and citrus notes." Rounding off the centennial spirit of the ale, Hellhound is brewed at 10.0 abv.

Coming in early May, Dogfish Head's "Hellhound" will be available in Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

The newly crafted Robert Johnson ale was created, according to Calagione, as a way to "celebrate his artistry and his centennial simultaneously. Johnson's playing was so complex and full that his one guitar sounded like two. His voice and lyrics were as distinct as his guitar playing, and stood out as distinct beyond the other blues musicians of the day. Beyond that you have the legend of Johnson selling his soul to the devil in return for mastery of the guitar. We wanted to make an ale that paid tribute to all that."

"Robert Johnson is an American treasure," said Adam Block, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Legacy Recordings, "and his musical legacy and remarkable folklore are well worth celebrating. In this spirit, Sam and Dogfish Head have brewed an appropriately wonderful and delicious tribute to Johnson and his music."

Visit the DogFish Head website to find out where you can get bottles of "Hellhound On My Ale," then stock up for the season finale of Supernatural which airs on May 20.

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Top Pops on Hellhound Ale, Crafted for RJ Centennial



Denise Sullivan
published on May 4, 2011

Blues, rock and folk innovator Robert Johnson would’ve turned 100 this coming Sunday, that is if you believe his birthday is May 8, and had he not died at age 27, the result of sipping from a drink laced with poison. Johnson’s birth date is still being debated, as is his death which according to legend came when a bottle was spiked by a jealous man whose wife had been seen with the musician. That was a rough way to go for Johnson, who just might be the musician most influential on rock, more than any other person from the 20th Century. Later this week I’ll be running down the story behind the whole sold-his-soul-at-the-crossroads-myth while also attempting an examination of the longevity of Johnson’s music and the mystique surrounding it. I also looked into how the old tunes stack up against the realities of the 21st Century blues of Cedric Burnside (grandson of the great Mississippi hill country bluesman, R.L. Burnside), Johnson fan and maker of some crackling blues jams himself. But all that’s on hold for now as we can attempt to wrap our heads around what the RJ Centennial hath wrought thus far: Yes, folks, it boils down to beer. A craft brew in Robert Johnson’s name. “Hellhound On My Ale” is the name of it, and hell no, I’m not weighing in on how it tastes or whether it’s appropriate or ironic to hoist a beverage with a hint of citrus to it given the circumstances of Johnson’s death, or if it’s just plain tasteless. No doubt you Burgie-meisters are better qualified than me decide, so while you’re sipping, remember, drink responsibly and bear in mind: We just report on this stuff, we don’t necessarily endorse it (unless it’s the Mark Lanegan bobblehead, which is officially approved). So back to you, craft beer lovers because it’s your turn. Hop (yep!) on over to Dogfish Head, the folks who brought you “Bitches Brew” in, erm, honor of Miles Davis, for all your essential stats on the “Hellhound” recipe. Let us know what you think: Potentially tasty or liable to fall as flat as the beer you left on the night stand last night? Jealous husband not included with the purchase of a sixer.

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March 2, 2011

Dogfish Head to collaborate with Sony Legacy on beer for Robert Johnson


(Milton, DE) – Another beery ode to the blues coming this spring…

[3/3 Update: Label attached above for a 750ml bottle. Description: "Hellhound is a super-hoppy ale that hits 100 IBUs in the brewhouse, Alc. 10% by vol., 10 SRM in color, and dry-hopped with 100% centennial hops at a rate of 100 kilos per 100 barrel brew-length. To accentuate and magnify the citrusy notes of the centennial hops (and as a shout out to Robert Johnson's mentor Blind Lemon Jefferson) we add dried lemon peel and flesh to the whirlpool. To read more about Robert Johnson, go to www.robertjohnsonhellhoundale.com." < Site not yet up...]

[3/2 Update: Fixed the Youtube link below (it's worth listening to this guy jam). Also, Kyle reminded us in the comments of a Dogfish blog post featuring a new lemony beer that the brewery expects to release in big bottles in May (full distribution). Looks like this is the one though it's unconfirmed.]


Robert Johnson may not exactly be a household name like Miles Davis, the subject of Sony Legacy and Dogfish Head‘s Bitches Brew collaboration beer, but he influenced a number of musicians who grew to stardom. From Sony Legacy’s website:

May 8, 2011, marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, who, according to legend, sold his soul down at the crossroads of Highway 61 and Highway 49 in a midnight bargain that has haunted the music world for three-quarters of a century. The ‘deal’ brought forth Johnson’s incandescent guitar technique and a run of 10-inch 78 rpm singles for the Vocalion, Oriole, Conqueror and Perfect labels recorded in San Antonio in 1936 and Dallas in 1937. Those songs have become a cornerstone of Columbia Records’ identity, and will be celebrated on two CENTENNIAL releases from Columbia/Legacy.

In mid-January, Sony Music Entertainment filed a trademark application for Robert Johnson’s Hellhound on my Ale. The name is a play on words from one of Johnson’s songs, Hellhound on my Trail, shown below. This week, Dogfish got TTB approval for a keg collar. The only description available is that it’s brewed with lemons. Look for the beer to appear at SAVOR.

It is too early to tell if it Per the update above, it looks like this will be bottled but stay tuned…
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two of the only known photos of Robert Johnson..two of the disputed grave sites...and scan of Robert Johnson' Death Certificate
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the supernatural episode - crossroad blues is very good
jopeon 5 months ago 127

@KurdtKobain09 I think telling them to burn in hell is uncalled for, yer their music is bad, but don't ever tell me you think a human life is expendable due to the fact you dont like the music the create.
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