The Alamo Drafthouse and Dogfish have joined forces!



"Thanks for your interest in the Third annual Dogfish Head Shorts Competition!

Since brewing out first batch of beer in 1995, our motto has been off-centered ales for off-centered people. So, by definition, we have no interest in appealing to the status quo. We are an independent brewery looking for independent-minded beer drinkers. So far, so good. We have branched out into off-centered food (our brewpub in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and our Alehouse in Gaithersburg, Maryland) soda, shampoo, vodka, rum, hip-hop, soap, cookies, and music videos. We even have our own hotel room and make our own artwork from scratch in our screen-printing studio.

We heartily believe in the DIY-grassroots-David-beats-Goliath approach. And now we want to give independent-minded, aspiring filmmakers (at least those who are 21 or older!) the chance to let their own freak-flags fly by making their own films that celebrate the perseverance of the underdog! Winners of the Dogfish Head Shorts competition will get cash prizes and the chance to see their films on the big screen at the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival in November.

We want to incorporate as many different, individual, vignettes of the Little Engines That Could into the world of Dogfish Head and we want to celebrate filmmakers whose visions jibe with our own. In addition to the copious booty we will lay on first-through-third place annual winners, we will show many of the competition submissions online and in our pubs and breweries as well. Our goal is to build a short film competition that is as far from the mainstream as our 90 Minute I.P.A. is from Bud Light. So what are you waiting for crack open a cold one, pour it into a nice snifter, and let it come up to cellar temperature while you storyboard. Sip. Brainstorm. Sip again. Write dialogue. Sip again. Cast. Sip. Make that film. Good luck. Cheers."

-Free T-Shirt with purchase of admission
-Complimentary cheese parings courtesy of Central Market


Date and Time: April 3,4 2008 7:00
Day 1/ (Thursday April 3rd)7:00pm

Dogfish Head Beer Portfolio Tasting $40 per person includes samples of:

60 Minute
90 Minute
Indian Brown
Raison D’Etre
Aprihop
Immort
Burton
Midas Touch
Red & White
Cht. Jiahu
Free Sample Fort
Free Sample 120 minute

-Q and A and beer discussion with Special Speaker

-Screening of some dogfish in house created shorts and assorted beer commercials between flights

-Cheese and crackers between beers

-Dogfish merch give aways

*Beer inspired food specials

*Regular Alamo Food menu will be available to order off of for additional charge
*No additional alcohol will be sold at this screening

Day 2 (Friday April 4th)/ Dogfish Head First Annual Short Film Festival 7:00pm $5

We will be screening some of both the winners and losers. Winners will be announced at the end of the screening. $5 Admission

-Screening of shorts

-Special Speaker

-Free Dogfish Head Swag!

Dogfish Beers sold a la carte
-Beer inspired food specials sold for additional charge
-Regular Alamo Food menu will be available to order off of for additional charge