Lewes is the main ferry stop for cyclists headed to Cape May, New Jersey, so some mornings our town looks like the starting line for the Tour de France.

I ride through Henlopen State Park every morning on a 55-minute loop. It's incredible; I see osprey, dolphins, plenty of wildlife. I travel every other week for Brew Masters, so I like to spend the weekends with the family. We ride the Breakwater path from our home in Lewes to the brew pub in Rehoboth.

I ride a Mudhoney 'cross bike from Seven. I wanted a new bike as a gift to myself for quitting smoking. They printed "Off-Centered Trails for Off-Centered People" [a play on Dogfish's tagline] on it. As a trade we brewed them a beer for their 10-year anniversary. I also have a Salsa Chili Con Crosso and a Specialized Rockhopper.

That wasn't about money. These guys inspired us to think about a new combination of flavors. Everything we create at Dogfish comes from some external inspiration, which means I want to be around entrepreneurs and artists like the guys at Seven.

I had "For Sammy: 01-01-01" inked on my hip to commemorate my son's birth and to signal my motivation for quitting smoking. The first attempt failed… I didn't get the bike until I was smoke-free for one year, so now it reads "07."

I do almost everything wrong: I blast punk music like Pavement and the Replacements while hammering out of my saddle. Hard-core cyclists yell at me, but I love it. When I'm on the bike I'm dreaming up ideas for beers and thinking: Don't tell me this can't be done. What the @#$%? Let's do this.

Because we aren't multinational corporations interested in selling you packaging instead of beer. We are creative and competitive, independent and hardworking. It's just like die-hard cyclists: They tend to be the same kinds of thinkers and hands-on types. And yes, we sell jerseys.

I was on a national morning show talking about craft beers and brought samples, including New Belgium's Fat Tire Ale. The next week this box arrives with a New Belgium�themed bike. Coors wouldn't do that, but guys who have bike-in movies and the Tour de Fat? Always. I'm not afraid of competition; I embrace it. Craft-beer drinkers are promiscuous—I drink plenty of other beers. We just want them to stop by and screw us once in a while.