| | |  | Home Business PC Hardware | Home » » Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | | | | | | | Description: | | Entrepreneurial dreams do come true! Starting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione founded Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and made it America's fastest growing independent beer. This unconventional business story reveals how Calagione found success by dreaming big, working hard, and thinking differently-and how you can do it too.
"Rarely is a book as good as a beer but this one is. It's written with humor, humility, and passion, essential ingredients for any entrepreneur."
-Bob Guccione Jr. founder of Spin magazine and Gear magazine
"Brewing Up a Business will inspire both entrepreneurs and aspiring small business people to have the confidence in following their dreams."
-Jim Davis Chairman and CEO of New Balance
"Sam Calagione embodies the spirit of a true Delaware entrepreneur. Starting out as the smallest brewery in the nation, Sam's ambition, acute business sense, and vision have allowed Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to successfully enter an extremely competitive market as Dogfish Head continues to leave an indelible mark on the beer industry."
-Ruth Ann Minner Governor of Delaware
"Everything you want to know about succeeding in business you can learn from beer. At least you can if it's the remarkable story of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Brewing Up a Business is like a 'how-to' manual for entrepreneurs. With humor, creativity, and wisdom, Sam Calagione has crafted a new kind of business book that's as unique as his great beer!"
-Joe Calloway author of Becoming a Category of One and Indispensable | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Sam Calagione | | Paperback:
| 288 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| October 06, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0470050454 | | Product Width:
| 1.5 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 2.25 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 0.01 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 29 reviews |
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7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Good bit disappointedMar 19, 2009
By WVa Bill
I received this book for christmas from my girlfriend because as many homebrewers before me I have spoken that I would love to open a microbrewery. I also enjoy the dogfish beers that I have tried so far. I assumed that this book would be more of a "nuts-and-bolts" type book to help you assemble your own brewing company, but what you get is the opposite end of the spectrum. Sam spends a good deal of his time pumping up his accomplishments reminding the reader how difficult it is to start a company. We are all aware that starting a company is difficult and it is highly likely that most will fail. Additionally it is pretty apparent that he is pleased with himself and his accomplishments (he should be, but I don't want to waste my time reading about them). That being said, the book offers interesting insight to aspects outside the brewing realm such as offering your crowd a different twist (e.g. eccentric beers and cool swag). Unfortunately I was turned off by the insistent "At the Dogfish Head Brewery" and the repetitive nature of many of his stories. It is my belief that the book could be greatly improved with a large dose of humility.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 My husband LOVES this bookJun 09, 2010
By Cindi Meche
"Cindi"
My husband has had dreams of starting a brewery, after getting into home brewing. I bought him this book to help him learn more, and he is constantly talking about it. Now he is looking into more details, and maybe one day soon we will be "Brewing up a Business" as well!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
An intoxicating look at the startup beer biz.Dec 29, 2009
By Marcus Pape
"MGP"
A great read; full of enlightening small business/marketing info and entertaining anecdotes specific to Sam's life and the brew biz. Reading it makes me want to start a business and drink beer...preferably at the same time!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A non-dry journey - very entertainingMar 06, 2008
By H. Miller
Mr. Calagione is certainly passionate about his business. This book takes the reader on an entertaining journey from the time Mr. Calagione brewed his first beers until the present - operating one of the most successful and innovative craft breweries in the country. Great read for both the aspiring entrepreneur or anybody interested in the brewing business. Highly recommended!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Love the beer, disappointed in the bookOct 21, 2009
By Zeugma
I've been a fan of DFH's "off-centered" beers for close to a decade, and now that I'm thinking about opening my own "nanobrewery", this book was a natural pick. After reading the excellent "Beer School" from the guys at Brooklyn Brewery, I was disappointed by the self-congratulating, disorganized, and repetitive feel of this book. Some of the stories are great, if you sift through to find them... the delivery gone bad in Philly is an amazing read, for one. I just wish I didn't have to comb through several chapters on how great it is to be a brilliant rebel to find it.
I saw Sam speak once at a festival in NYC, and boy he's a heck of a guy who's founded a heck of a company, but "Brewing up a Business" could definitely have benefited from a big dose of humility and a good editor.
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