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Pharaoh's Beer

Sam and Floris head to a 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb to see the earliest depiction of beer brewing.

Playlists

(1 - 4 of 5)
  • Play Brew Masters: Ancient Ale
    4 Clips Playlist Brew Masters - Ancient Ale

    Brew Masters (06:20)

    Sam and Floris travel to Egypt to gather inspiration and ingredients for a modern version of an 4,000-year-old beer.
  • Play Brew Masters: Grain To Glass
    4 Clips Playlist Brew Masters - Grain to Glass

    Brew Masters (06:18)

    Sam and Dogfish Head create a new "surfboard" brew but run into a little trouble with the 120 IPA.
  • Play Brew Masters: Punkins & Portamarillio
    4 Clips Playlist Brew Masters - Punkin &...

    Brew Masters (07:56)

    A New Zealand fruit inspires a unique Dogfish brew, while a production line gaffe threatens Punkin Ale.
  • Play Brew Masters: Bitches Brew
    7 Clips Playlist Brew Masters - Bitches Brew

    Brew Masters (10:48)

    Sam and his Dogfish Head team create a special fusion beer commemorating Miles Davis' Bitches Brew.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Brew Masters: Pharaoh's Beer
    Pharaoh's Beer

    Brew Masters (01:40)

    Sam and Floris head to a 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb to see the earliest depiction of beer brewing.
  • Play Brew Masters: Craft Beer Dynamo
    Craft Beer Dynamo

    Brew Masters (00:58)

    Dogfish Head is one of the steadily expanding group of craft breweries running at full capacity to keep up with demand.
  • Play Brew Masters: Cairo Spice Street
    Cairo Spice Street

    Brew Masters (01:18)

    Sam goes shopping in Cairo's famous spice market to find the right ingredients for ancient ale.
  • Play Brew Masters: Wild Yeast Hunt
    Wild Yeast Hunt

    Brew Masters (01:21)

    To make the most authentic ancient Egyptian beer, the Brew Masters collect yeast in the shadow of the pyramids.
  • Play Brew Masters: 4,000 Year Old Brew
    4,000 Year Old Brew

    Brew Masters (02:01)

    After racing to brew up their "Ta Henket" Egyptian beer, Sam and Floris must take their chances at a New York taste test.
  • Play Brew Masters: Sippin Surfboards
    Sippin Surfboards

    Brew Masters (01:45)

    Sam visits the GRAIN surfboard shop with an idea for using their Maine cedar scraps to brew a woodsy-tasting beer.
  • Play Brew Masters: Makin' Bitches Brew
    Makin' Bitches Brew

    Brew Masters (01:56)

    The Pain Relievaz perform their latest hip-hop tune about the special Miles Davis brew.
  • Play Brew Masters: 120 Minute IPA
    120 Minute IPA

    Brew Masters (01:28)

    120 minute IPA is one of the most expensive and strongest Dogfish Head brews that requires lots of time, attention and a little bit of luck to come out tasting the right way.
  • Play Brew Masters: Corn Chewing Terror
    Corn Chewing Terror

    Brew Masters (02:06)

    Sam has a special way of telling head brewer Bryan Selders and the rest of the Dogfish folks that they'll be brewing Chicha again.
  • Play Brew Masters: Miles Davis Beer
    Miles Davis Beer

    Brew Masters (02:03)

    Sam heads to the legendary Sony studios to share his ideas for his Mile Davis Bitches Brew tribute beer.
  • Play Brew Masters: Tamarillo Brew Kickoff
    Tamarillo Brew Kickoff

    Brew Masters (02:18)

    After tasting a tamarillo, a tomato-like fruit native to New Zealand, Sam is convinced it will make a great brew.
  • Play Brew Masters: Old School Chicha
    Old School Chicha

    Brew Masters (02:18)

    A visit to a very traditional chicha brewer in Peru gives Sam valuable knowledge and inspiration for his own upgraded brew.
 

Watch Brew Masters videos, hosted by Sam Calagione, founder of one of America's leading craft brewers Dogfish Head Brewery.

 
 

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