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Dogfish Head introduces Asteroid City Lager ahead of new Wes Anderson movie

A new Wes Anderson film is bringing a new beer along with it.

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Can you bottle the quirky style and deadpan humor of a Wes Anderson film?

Maybe not.

But, Delaware's Dogfish Head brewery has made an attempt at it with its new, Asteroid City Lager, which has been brewed in celebration of โ€œAsteroid City,โ€ a new film by Wes Anderson.

In a statement on the release of the new brew, the company said that its brewers were "[i]nspired by the movieโ€™s compelling design universe and epoch," in creating a beer that features an "Earthy take on a classic lagerโ€™s light and refreshing flavor profile."

Along with being brewed with regeneratively grown pilsner malt, Tuxpeno corn malt and Zuper Saazer hops, in a statement, Dogfish Head said Asteroid City Lager was then "finished with a mid-20th century Pennsylvania lager yeast as a nod to the 1950s era during which โ€œAsteroid Cityโ€ takes place."

Even the beer's label, the company said, was created in collaboration with the director to feature "artwork centered around one of the film's most eye-catching images."

Asteroid City Lager was released on Tuesday and is available on draft, for on-site consumption, at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats and to-go in16oz cans at Dogfish Headโ€™s Off-Centered EmPOURium in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

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