BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Fireside Chat: A Revolutionary Smuggling Heritage: Illicit Tra de\, Rum & Coffee BEGIN:VEVENT UID:366552026-09-02 DTSTART:20260902T210000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260902T040000Z LOCATION:105 Savannah Road\nLewes Delaware 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=105 Savannah Road\nLewes De laware 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=105 Savannah Road:geo:38.775014,-75 .138012 GEO:38.775014;-75.138012 SUMMARY:Fireside Chat: A Revolutionary Smuggling Heritage: Illicit Trade\, Rum & Coffee CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Dogfish Head Rounds Out America's 250th Anniversary with Specia l\nFireside Chat\n\nDogfish Head is rounding out a summer of celebrating A merica's 250th\nanniversary\, by boasting an extra special Fireside Chat a t the Dogfish\nINN in Lewes on Tuesday\, September 2. Hosted alongside the Lewes\nHistoric Society and Gaia Coffee Co.\, this Fireside Chat\, A\nRev olutionary Smuggling Heritage: Illicit Trade\, Rum & Coffee\, will be\na s pirited discussion exploring Lewes's revolutionary-era connections\nto the West Indies.  On the eve of the Revolution\, Lewes's principal\ntrading partner was the Indies\, with one of its most significant\nimports being r um – one of the many spirits we\, here at Dogfish Head\nDistilling Co. s pecialize in. Operating outside legal trade channels\,\nthese entrepreneur ial “Lewistowners” often skirted authorities\nwhile importing coffee\, rum\, and later munitions to our shores.\n often skirted authorities whi le importing coffee\, rum\, and later\nmunitions to our shores. Throughout the evening\, Andrew Lyter\,\nExecutive Director and Curator of Maritime History for Lewes\nHistorical Society\, and Marcos Salaverria\, historian and storyteller\,\nwill share stories that probably never made it into the history books\,\nuncovering the lesserknown connections between Lewes\, t rade\, and the\nRevolution. Darren Bobby\, Head Distiller\, from Dogfish H ead Distilling\nCo.\, will offer samples of Dogfish Head Rum and discuss r um's role in\nshaping commerce and culture\, while Ben Masino\, Owner and Head Roaster\nof Gaia Coffee Co.\, will explore the history of coffee and its journey\nto our shores. Together\, their perspectives will help bring this\nfascinating chapter of Lewes history to life. Dogfish Head products\ nwill be available for purchase\, with proceeds benefiting the Lewes\nHist orical Society. Join us as we take a look at Lewes' part of the\nRevolutio n\, sample some Dogfish Head Distilling Co. Rum\, and delve\ninto the hist ory of coffee — and learn how they all go hand-in-hand!\nTo learn more a bout this exciting event\, please visit\nhttps://www.dogfish.com/events.  \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Dogfish Head Rounds Out America'\;s 250t h Anniversary with Special Fireside Chat

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Dogfish Head is roundin g out a summer of celebrating America'\;s 250th anniversary\, by boasti ng an extra special Fireside Chat at the Dogfish INN in Lewes on Tuesday\, September 2. Hosted alongside the Lewes Historic Society and Gaia Coffee Co.\, this Fireside Chat\, A Revolutionary Smuggling Heritage: Illicit Tra de\, Rum &\; Coffee\, will be a spirited discussion exploring Lewes' \;s revolutionary-era connections to the West Indies.  \;On the eve of the Revolution\, Lewes'\;s principal trading partner was the Indies\, with one of its most significant imports being rum &ndash\; one of the man y spirits we\, here at Dogfish Head Distilling Co. specialize in. Operatin g outside legal trade channels\, these entrepreneurial &ldquo\;Lewistowner s&rdquo\; often skirted authorities while importing coffee\, rum\, and lat er munitions to our shores.  \;often skirted authorities while importi ng coffee\, rum\, and later munitions to our shores. Throughout the evenin g\, Andrew Lyter\, Executive Director and Curator of Maritime History for Lewes Historical Society\, and Marcos Salaverria\, historian and storytell er\, will share stories that probably never made it into the history books \, uncovering the lesserknown connections between Lewes\, trade\, and the Revolution. Darren Bobby\, Head Distiller\, from Dogfish Head Distilling C o.\, will offer samples of Dogfish Head Rum and discuss rum'\;s role in shaping commerce and culture\, while Ben Masino\, Owner and Head Roaster of Gaia Coffee Co.\, will explore the history of coffee and its journey to our shores. Together\, their perspectives will help bring this fascinatin g chapter of Lewes history to life. Dogfish Head products will be availabl e for purchase\, with proceeds benefiting the Lewes Historical Society. Jo in us as we take a look at Lewes'\; part of the Revolution\, sample som e Dogfish Head Distilling Co. Rum\, and delve into the history of coffee & mdash\; and learn how they all go hand-in-hand! To learn more about this e xciting event\, please visit https://www.dogfish.com/events.  \;

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