Sam Calagione & David Lemieux on the new, official Grateful Dead beer pt 1

The Mostly Occasionally Show - Highlights · Oct 18, 2026 · 3m

Beer and the Grateful Dead—two of my favorite things, and today’s episode is a dream. I’m joined by Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewing , and David Lemieux, longtime Grateful Dead Archivist & Historian, to talk about their epic new collab: Dogfish Head Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale. With 2025 marking the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, Dogfish Head is celebrating with a nationwide beer release—complete with a big Stealie on the package. But they didn’t stop there. Sam and David also teamed up with Sam’s Deadhead son, Sammy, to curate a vinyl collection of Grateful Dead…