Last Updated: 10 January 2024

Legendary US brewery, Dogfish Head is set to collaborate with the UK’s two-time SIBA Brewery of The Year, Signature Brew, on an exciting new beer.

Piercing Pils,(£5.50 per 440ml can) is a crisp, refreshing 5.7% ABV Pear-Infused Czech Pilsner and is set to launch on October 29th at a special celebratory event hosted at Signature Brew’s brewery in Blackhorse Road, East London. Followed by a co-hosted beer dinner on October 30th at Signature Brew’s Walthamstow Beer & Brew Bar, The Collab.

The launch event will incorporate a gig at the brewery featuring legendary punk veterans, The Mekons, and alt-punk upstarts, Haggard Cat, chosen to reflect the two generations of craft beer that Dogfish Head and Signature Brew represent respectively.

In addition to the two generations of craft brewers and two generations of rock bands coming together to launch the very special Trans-Atlantic collaboration beer, the celebration will also feature an intimate pre-show Q&A with Dogfish Head Founder Sam Calagione and Signature Brew Co-Founder Sam McGregor, alongside The Mekons’ Jon Langford.

The launch event will take place at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road (Unit 15, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Ln, Walthamstow, London E17 5QJ) on 29th October. Please see www.signaturebrew.co.uk or DICE for tickets. Tickets are priced at £22 and include a beer tasting, a Q&A and a 440ml can of Piercing Pils to take home.

12:00: Signature Brew opens its doors

6:30: First Taste with Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head and Sam McGregor & Tom Bott, Signature Brew; we’ll be tasting Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA, 90 Minute IPA and SeaQuench Ale (Americas #1 Sour), along with Piercing Pils and three exclusive Signature Brew Beers

7:00: Panel: The Intertwined History of Punk & Craft Beer

8:00: Haggard Cat

9:00: The Mekons