Dogfish, Brooklyn Brine make 'damn fine' Hop-Pickle

Inspired by an a-ha moment, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Brooklyn Brine have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind culinary leap of taste: the Hop-Pickle.The all-natural, earthy Hop-Pickle is made with Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, caramelized onions and Cascade hops and is packaged by hand in Brooklyn Brine's small artisanal kitchen.

Sam Calagione and Shamus Jones 
Photo by Ninetynine Films


"One day last fall, I was sitting there having a 60 Minute and some Brooklyn Brine pickles while reading the newspaper," says Dogfish Head President and Founder Sam Calagione. "When I tried them together, that earthy bitterness that both share was magnified. I thought it was perfect, and within a week, I called Brooklyn Brine."
The pickle maker was in from the get-go, says Shamus Jones, who founded Brooklyn Brine three years ago in borrowed kitchen space. Jones and his small team are craft beer fans, and the companies share the same DNA.
"We're much like Dogfish was 15 years ago," says Shamus. "We're a tiny operation, but we have a clear vision. We make damn fine pickles."
Sam saw the same parallels. "It's about two like-minded, artisanal companies who are passionate about what they're doing and fearless about putting unique ingredients into what they make," he says. "The opportunity to do this together is pretty special."
The Hop-Pickle, profiled in The Wall Street Journal, will be available in late summer (in New York City starting early July, East Coast by the end of July) through Whole Foods, Murray's Cheese, Dogfish Head's Rehoboth and Milton locations, Washington's Green Grocer and other fine shops.

Factory Expansion/Brinery Store

After three years of sharing production space with other businesses at three different locations, we now have our current space all to ourselves! This 2,300 square-foot factory at 574A President St. in Brooklyn is where we make all our pickles and pickling kits, and it's also where we're opening our Brinery store on May 14. Brinery items to come include barrel-fermented pickles made in whiskey barrels from Finger Lakes Distilling Co. All seasonal and local, it'll be a kind of green market of pickles. Until then, take a look at what's to come!

New Whole Foods in Lynnwood, WA

Come on out to Whole Foods in Lynnwood, WA today from 3-7pm to sample six different sexy pickles. Do. It.

The First Peck Slip Pickle Festival

Photos courtesy of the New Amsterdam Market

Watch video of the event here courtesy of The Pickle Club.

Brooklyn Brine Featured on History Channel's Modern Marvels: Built by Hand Episode

Brooklyn Brine is featured on the History Channel’s Modern Marvels cable TV show in an episode entitled Built by Hand next Tuesday, November 29 at 11 p.m. Check your local listings for the cable channel in your area.

Best of NY: The finest pickles in the city

The Pickle Guys, Hundred Acres, Brooklyn Brine, Your Two Cents, and 2nd Avenue Deli were featured in the New York Daily News. photo by Jacob E. Osterhout

"The Brooklyn Brine Co. understands that a good pickle is crisp, tasty and comes from New York. With four types of pickles ($10-$12 a jar), plus pickled asparagus, beets, carrots and saurkraut — this two-year-old company, based out of Brooklyn, will pretty much pickle anything. And the flavors are outstanding. The signature whiskey sour pickles are made with Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Rye Whiskey and pack a powerful punch, while the Damn Spicy pickles are, well, as advertised.

The bad news is that there is no Brooklyn Brine storefront. The good news is that New Yorkers can swing by Murray’s Cheese, Williams-Sonoma and Dean & Deluca, amongst many other shops, to pick up a jar."

- by Jacob E. Osterhout & Amanda P. Sidman

Calling All Pickle Lovers!

The inaugural Peck Slip Pickle Festival takes place Sunday, Nov. 13 at the New Amsterdam Market featuring more than 20 pickle and fermented food producers.

Peck Slip Pickle Festival Sunday, Nov. 13 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All this and more, as well as New Amsterdam Market's vendors featuring regional produce, meats, dairy, bread, charcuterie, and seasonal market fare.