Dogfish Head Brewery is based in Milton, Delaware founded by Sam Calagione, and is America’s 12th largest craft brewery. The brewery was featured prominently in the documentary Beer Wars. Sam’s unique approach to brewing led to the creation of Brew Masters, a weekly show that ran on Discovery Channel in 2010 and revolved around the creation and production of unique beers inspired from imaginations around the world. Dogfish was named Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional at the James Beard Awards in 2017.
Dogfish Head Brewery beginings can be traced back to when Sam Calagione left Allentown with a bachelor’s degree in English and a dream of authoring the next great American novel. He moved to New York City to take creative-writing classes at Columbia University. There, he worked at a Mexican restaurant Nacho Mama’s Burritos with a serious beer list (Chimay Red, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, Anchor Liberty). He fell in love with craft beer and decided to try brewing his own—an experience that so delighted him and the friends who shared the finished product that he changed course and drafted a business plan to open Delaware’s first brewpub.
Sam moved to Delaware where his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Mariah lived and open a brewery. With $220,000 in funding and big dreams, Sam opened Delaware’s first brewpub in June 1995 inside Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. The name Dogfish Head came from the town in Maine where Sam spent his childhood summers.
Dogfish Head officially began in June of 1995 when Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats opened —the first state’s first brewpub— in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware…because breweries were illegal in the state. Calagione successfully lobbied legislators to change the laws just weeks before the planned grand opening. Not only was Dogfish Head Delaware’s first brewpub, it was the smallest commercial brewery in America. The very first batches were brewed on a on a 45-l (12-gal) homebrewing system that was essentially three little kegs with propane burners underneath, brewing batches of beer for a whole restaurant. It proved to be more than a full time job and when the doors to the brewpub first opened, brewing had to be done three times a day, five days a week! Brewing on such a small system gave Dogfish the ability to try out a myriad of different recipes. Insert ‘off-centered ales for off-centered people.’ The hunger for weird ingredients and venturing off the beaten path was just getting started.
Dogfish Head quickly expanded, first bottling its beer in 1996 before opening a second brewery in Milton, Delaware, the next year. Since then Dogfish Head has opened a distillery in Rehoboth Beach; the Dogfish Inn hotel in Lewes, Delaware; and Dogfish Head Alehouses in Gaithersburg, MD; Falls Church, VA, and Fairfax, VA.
First brewed in 2001, Dogfish Head’s 90 Minute Imperial IPA has been recognized as “one of the most important American Craft Beers” due to its continual hopping method of brewing. Most brewers add hops at the beginning of the boiling process and again at the end. While watching a cooking show that emphasized salt should be added throughout a boil and not just at the beginning or end, Sam wondered if he could do that with hops in a beer.
A trip to a thrift store resulted in an old-school vibrating football game, that when plugged in vibrated pelletized hops continuously down into the boiling vessel below The result was an Imperial IPA that was incredibly hoppy, yet without an overwhelming bitterness.
The experiment proved successful enough to produce at scale, and in 2001, Dogfish Head released its 90-Minute IPA (so named for the amount of time it’s continually hopped), a beer praised for its intense hop flavor without the typically accompanying intense bitterness. Two years later came the less-boozy 60-Minute IPA, which continues to be the company’s top seller. Today, 60-Minute is brewed in Dogfish Head’s largest brewhouse—a 200-barrel facility—using a pneumatic cannon that shoots hops into the boil every 60 seconds.
In 2002, the company moved virtually all of its beer production to its current facility located in a 100,000-sq-ft converted cannery in Milton, Delaware.
The south side of the building receives the beer line and deliveries of bottles, labels, boxes, and kegs. Packaged products load into trucks along the north. The west facade is removable to allow for future expansion, while the east facade nestles into a sculpted landform, allowing visitors to enter the observation platform without the use of stairs or elevator. The observation platform provides visitors a spectacular view over the adjacent pond before zigging and zagging into the building and out over the production floor.
In 2019, Boston Beer Company, makers of Sam Adams, Angry Orchard, Truly and Twisted Tea, merged with Dogfish Head in a $300 million deal. Due to the complicated brewing recipes (only one Dogfish Head beer can even be brewed in a Sam Adams brewery), Dogfish Head continued to only be brewed in its Delaware breweries as it has since 1995.
And while some of those stories involve only folks within Dogfish Head, many involve outside collaborators. For example, the Midas Touch Ancient Ale was created with help from biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern and based on residue found on drinking vessels inside King Midas’s tomb. The Pennsylvania Tuxedo pale ale was brewed in partnership with the Woolrich clothing company, after Calagione read that the company’s founder homebrewed beer using Pennsylvania spruce tips. Dogfish Head’s fast-growing SeaQuench Ale, a session sour, was created to complement the offerings at Chesapeake & Maine, the seafood restaurant Dogfish Head opened in 2016, and was brewed in collaboration with the National Aquarium.
In addition to the brewery, Dogfish Head also operates a micro distillery at the Rehoboth Beach brewpub with products such as Roasted Peanut Vodka, Barrel Honey Rum and Let’s Get Lost, a whiskey that won gold in the 2020 L.A. Spirits Awards in the category American Single Malt. The distillery is very small; Dogfish Head spirits are distributed only in Delaware and a handful of other states.
Off-centered ales for off-centered people
Beers Tried
Hazy-O!
IPA – New England / Hazy
7.1% ABV
45 IBU
‘Hazy-O!’ starts with literally truckloads of oats & wheat for a full body, then it’s liberally dry-hopped to deliver juicy tropical notes of citrus, mango and pineapple! But the real star is our secret ingredient: oats! This Hazy IPA uses 4 types of oats including: malted oats, providing cloudiness & mouthfeel; rolled oats, creating silky mouthfeel; naked oats, providing a subtle toasted and nutty flavor; and oat milk to amplify the haze and mouthfeel for a beer that is incredibly juicy & hop-forward while being smooth and refreshing! Hazy-O!’s silky soft, creamy mouthfeel makes it drink like a 5% ABV session sipper, even though it is a 7.1% ABV powerhouse!
American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA
IPA – New England / Hazy
7% ABV
35 IBU
After six years and four releases of American Beauty, we’re back with an encore … only this time you haven’t heard the melody. Together with the Grateful Dead, we’re proud to introduce our latest collaborative iteration – American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA. Inspired by the Grateful Dead’s beloved “American Beauty” album, American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA is an unfiltered India Pale Ale brewed with spelt – an ancient heirloom grain that contributes earthy notes and a natural haze – that’s then dosed with a special yeast variety to accentuate hop aromatics. The result is a psychedelic 7.0% ABV ale that’s bursting with notes of tropical fruit and juicy citrus, while the style callout lovingly references the fan-favorite track “Ripple.”
120 Minute IPA (2020)
IPA – Imperial / Double
15.3% ABV
120 IBU
Slightly Mighty
IPA – Session
4% ABV
30 IBU
A lo-cal IPA that is slight in cals and carbs with mighty hop flavor! Slightly Mighty has all the flavor and tropical aromas of a world class IPA, but with only 95 calories, 3.6g carbs, 1g protein and 0g fat. Brewed with locally-grown barley, and a touch of monk fruit that delivers body and complexity but adds zero calories or carbs, Slightly Mighty is light-bodied and offers a lingering balanced sweetness.
60 Minute IPA
IPA – American
6% ABV
60 IBU
60 Minute IPA is continuously hopped — more than 60 hop additions over a 60-minute boil. Getting a vibe of where the name came from? 60 Minute is brewed with a slew of great Northwest hops. A powerful but balanced East Coast IPA with a lot of citrusy hop character, it’s the session beer for hardcore enthusiasts!
Liquid Truth Serum
IPA – American
7% ABV
65 IBU
Meet our latest innovation of post-boil hop additions, Liquid Truth Serum! Our unique process involving pelletized, powdered, leaf and liquefied hops makes for a blissfully inefficient IPA that’s truthfully hoppy without being deceptively bitter. You’ll find the perfect match of citrusy and tropical notes, making for a zesty finish … honest.
Festina Lente (2019)
Wild Ale – American
6.5% ABV
Originally brewed back in 2003, Festina Lente was our first adventure into the world of sour and wild ales. For this release, our brewers took the same thoughtful approach. Locally grown hops and malt, fermented with both Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus, aged for 18 months in freshly emptied chardonnay barrels, and then finally finished on over 2,700 pounds of fresh Delaware peaches from Fifer’s. The result is a tart and delicate American wild ale with a bright and effervescent carbonation.
Right Loose
Wild Ale – Other
7.2% ABV
5 IBU
‘Right Loose’ is a blend of a dark and blond base beer that’s been fermented with Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus, and aged for 12 months in used red and white wine barrels. Finished with heaps of wild Maine, low-bush blueberries, it’s deep garnet in color with flavors of jammy red wine, dark fruits, oak and plum.
Knuckles, Bats And Homemade Tats
Sour – Fruited
6.4% ABV
This Collaboration with The Veil Brewing Co. with was brewed with a blend of locally grown and malted Violeta barley, and the ancient grains Einkorn and Spelt. It was open fermented with mixed yeast and bacterial cultures from The Veil and Dogfish Head then transferred to French Oak Chardonnay barrels. After 18 months of aging we refermented it on extravagant quantities of Hibiscus and Red, White & Black Currants to create an intense, ruddy drinking experience.
Kvasir (2015)
Historical Beer – Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale
10% ABV
13 IBU
Vintage of Kvasir — Dogfish Head’s Ancient Ale Kvasir brewed in Collaboration with Nynäshamns Ångbryggeri, revives hybrid Scandinavian grog. Tart hybrid beverage brewed with lingonberries, herbs, birch syrup.
Bawdy Temp-a-tur
IPA – Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
8.8% ABV
65 IBU
Brewed with a Norwegian Kviek (pronounced “kwike”) yeast, we fermented this hazy DIPA at 98.6 degrees. That would be an obscene temperature for almost all brewing yeasts, but this strain thrives at that temperature, producing tons of bright orange and citrus flavors and aromas. After a boisterous and ebullient fermentation, we piled on a dense layering of Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, HBC-472 and Comet hops. The result is a crisp, juicy and undeniably quaffable wallop to your taste buds.
Two Trips Around the Sun
Sour – Other
9% ABV
25 IBU
This beer took something of a journey to get to your glass. We brewed this strong, Belgian-style ale with a blend of Pale malt, wheat, oats and rye, then added a complex spice blend of coriander, Himalayan peppercorns and citrus peels. It was open-fermented to maximize the fruitiness of an expressive Belgian yeast and a citrus-forward ale yeast blend. After that, it took a little trip across the brewery to our sour beer production area, where is was rested on second-use dried fruits, like Montmorency cherries, Mission figs and Cascara (a.k.a. coffee cherries). Several weeks of additional fermentation from the residual mixed culture present followed, lending a lovely tartness and complex dark fruit notes.
Y U B Sooo Extra?
IPA – Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
9.5% ABV
45 IBU
An extra beer for an extra day! Y U B Sooo Extra? is a hazy double IPA with all the extra hops for all the dank and juicy tones to wile away your Leap Day. It was brewed with a base of pilsner malt, naked oats and white wheat for a crackery malt backbone to balance the abundance of hops. Heaps of Citra, Cashmere, Azacca and Bru-1 hops provide an intense tropical fruit and citrus nose, and a dangerous drinkability.
Positive Mental Altitude
Fruit Beer
5.8% ABV
12 IBU
Brewed with Pils and wheat malts, orange blossom honey and loads of delicious, pureed Columbian goldenberry, Positive Mental Altitude will take you to blissful places no matter the season. Sometimes called ‘Mother Nature’s Sweet-Tarts,’ goldenberries (also known as Cape gooseberries) offer a delectable mash-up of fruit flavors like apricot, tangerine and mango. We coupled them with some fresh lemon and orange zest, and a touch of tangy Sumac to punch up the brightness. With the orange-yellow glow of sunshine and wonderfully refreshing balance of tart and sweet, this is the beer to change the altitude of your attitude.
Irish Red
Red Ale – Irish
5.8% ABV
Yo dawg, I heard you like malt. Uber malty red ale. yeast and a citrus-forward ale yeast blend. After that, it took a little trip across the brewery to our sour beer production area, where is was rested on second-use dried fruits, like Montmorency cherries, Mission figs and Cascara (a.k.a. coffee cherries). Several weeks of additional fermentation from the residual mixed culture present followed, lending a lovely tartness and complex dark fruit notes.
I Heard You Like Galaxy
IPA – New England / Hazy
5.5% ABV
30 IBU
This is a single hop IPA for the Australian hop lovers out there. We started with a hazy IPA base brewed with two-row, malted wheat and flaked oats, and then piled on Australian Galaxy hops in the whirlpool and during dry-hopping. We heard you like Aussies, so we put some Galaxy on top of your Galaxy.
ClemonSea
Sour – Other
5.5% ABV
15 IBU
We know … it’s still winter, but the weather in these parts has been a tad sporadic. Bitterly cold one day, tempted to break out the shorts the next. Either way, we’re looking for a little reprieve, a break from the shivers. One would say, we’re looking for a bit of clemency. So, we made our own! Introducing ClemonSea (yep, a little on the nose). This milkshake sour is the alternate reality lemon-centric version of SeaQuench Ale, packed with lemon zest, black limes, sea salt, lemon juice, coriander a pinch of lactose milk sugars and Lemondrop hops. A little hazy, with bright and sunny notes of lemon and citrus, this beer clocks in at 5.5% and is sure to break the doldrums of winter.
The Perfect Disguise
IPA – Imperial / Double
8% ABV
70 IBU
On the surface, The Perfect Disguise looks like a straightforward Kölsch with a crisp Kölsch yeast and traditional German malts and hops … but things aren’t always what they seem. With a quick sniff and a slight sip, you’re greeted by a creamy mouthfeel and full body thanks to the addition of a unique German chit malt – the first hint that this beer may be somewhat different. Hiding deeper behind that German disguise is the double dry-hopping of an American Double IPA, with nearly 4 lbs. of German and American hops per barrel. It brings tropical flavors of citrus, tangerine, mango, gooseberries and peach.
SuperEIGHT
Sour – Fruited Gose
5.3% ABV
SuperEIGHT is a sessionable super gose brewed with a bevy of heroic ingredients: prickly pear, mango, boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, elderberry, kiwi juices, toasted quinoa and an ample addition of red Hawaiian sea salt! These unique ingredients give this beer a vibrant red color, with delicious flavors of berries and watermelon, along with a slightly tart – yet refreshing – finish.
Vibrant P'ocean
Sour – Fruited
4.7% ABV
12 IBU
A collaboration with Brouwerij Rodenbach, Vibrant P’Ocean is a complex, ruby-colored ale with tart, dry flavors of jammy berries and floral lemon. To create this trans-oceanic potion, we carefully combined two unique base beers – one developed by Rodenbach and the other by our brewers here in Milton.
75 Minute IPA (2019)
IPA – American
7.5% ABV
75 IBU
Wait a minute … is that 75 Minute? What began as a cask-conditioned ale at our Rehoboth brewpub back in 2011, quickly grew to become a cult-favorite amongst craft enthusiasts. From the Groucho glasses that adorned the label to its slightly dry and lingering bitterness, 75 Minute was (and is) beloved by many. Now in our latest iteration, this classic IPA is again brewed with New England maple syrup, while being continually hopped throughout the boil, and then dry-hopped with a slew of cascade hops. The result is a malty and earthy brew with citrusy-pine aromas, balanced by subtle maple notes.
Miles Davis' Bitches Brew
Stout – Imperial / Double
9% ABV
38 IBU
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the original release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis’ 1970 paradigm-shifting landmark fusion breakthrough, we’ve created our own Bitches Brew — a bold, dark beer that’s a fusion of three threads of imperial stout and one thread of honey beer with gesho root. It’s a gustatory analog to Miles’ masterpiece.
Suddenly Comfy
Cream Ale
8% ABV
20 IBU
Things are suddenly getting real comfy around these parts with our latest off-centered creation – Suddenly Comfy. Brewed with fresh apple cider, Saigon cinnamon and Madagascar vanilla beans, this Imperial Cream Ale is made with all the fixings of a great apple pie … just like grandma used to make. Inhale and you’ll be greeted with aromas of pie crust and brûléed sugar. Sip and you’ll find notes of fruity sweetness. Savor and you’ll venture on a fragrant flashback that has you longing for the past.
Oak-aged Noble Rot
Grape Ale – Other
9% ABV
18 IBU
Noble Rot is the head-on collision of the beer world and the wine world … and now we’ve aged it on oak … for a whole year! This saison-esque science project gets complexity and fermentable sugars from the addition of two unique white wine grapes, sourced with our friends at Alexandria Nicole Cellars in Prosser, Washington. The first addition is the must of viognier grapes that have been infected with a benevolent fungus called botrytis. This ‘noble rot’ reduces the water content in the grapes while magnifying their sweetness and complexity. The second is a pinot gris intensified by a process called ‘dropping fruit,’ where large clusters of grapes are clipped to amplify the quality and distinction of those left behind.
Festina Pêche
Sour – Fruited Berliner Weisse
4.5% ABV
8 IBU
A refreshing neo-Berliner Weisse, Festina Pêche is available during the sweaty months. In addition to fermentation with an ale yeast, Berliner Weisse is traditionally fermented with lactic cultures to produce its acidic (or green apple-like) character. Served as an apertif or summertime quencher, Festina is delicately hopped and has a pale straw color. To soften the intense sourness, Berliner Weisse is traditionally served with a dash of essence of woodruff or raspberry syrup. In Festina Pêche, since the natural peach sugars are eaten by the yeast, the fruit complexity is woven into both the aroma and the taste of the beer so there is no need to doctor it with woodruff or raspberry syrup. Just open and enjoy!
75 Minute IPA
IPA – American
7.5% ABV
75 IBU
It’s been a minute … but 75 Minute IPA is back! What began as a cask-conditioned ale at our Rehoboth brewpub back in 2011, quickly grew to become a cult-favorite amongst craft enthusiasts. From the groucho glasses that adorned the label to it’s slightly dry and lingering bitterness, 75 Minute was (and is) beloved by many. Now in our latest iteration, this classic IPA is again brewed with maple syrup from Sam’s family farm in Massachusetts, while being continually hopped throughout the boil, and then dry-hopped with a slew of cascade hops. The result is a malty and earthy brew with citrusy-pine aromas, balanced by subtle maple notes.
American Beauty
Pale Ale – American
6.5% ABV
50 IBU
In 2013, we released American Beauty, a collaboration with the Grateful Dead. Dogfish Head and the Grateful Dead both built their followings by connecting directly with their fans, so we asked those loyal fans to help drive the beer’s recipe. After more than 1,500 ingredient suggestions, granola came out on top! This year, American Beauty is back for an encore! Clocking in at 6.5% ABV (to mark the year the Grateful Dead was formed, 1965), this psychedelic pale ale is brewed with granola and succulent wildflower honey, and boasts malty and sweet notes of honey, toasted grain and citrus. After one taste of American Beauty, there will be nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile! Available on draft and in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles.
Piercing Pils
Pilsner – Czech
6% ABV
35 IBU
A Perry-Pils hybrid, Piercing Pils is a Czech Style Pilsner brewed with a White Pear Tea and Pear juice. Both the juice and the tea were added in the kettle during the whirlpool (after the boil) for maximum flavor and aroma contribution. The Pear fruit complexity pierces right through the spicy Czech Saaz hops beautifully, adding a gentle acidity to this pale lager that makes for a crisp refreshing sipper. Amarillo hops add nuanced citrus notes that meld perfectly with the fruit.
Flesh & Blood IPA
IPA – American
7.5% ABV
45 IBU
Flesh & Blood began with a ton of real citrus including lemon flesh and blood orange juice—hence the name—plus orange and lemon peel. Then the brewers began searching for the perfect combination of hops to perfectly complement the citrus flavors.
Romantic Chemistry
IPA – American
7.2% ABV
40 IBU
What you have here is a serious India Pale Ale shacking up and hunkering down with mango and apricots. At the same time! Romantic Chemistry is brewed with an intermingling of mangos, apricots and ginger, and then dry-hopped with three varieties of hops to deliver a tropical fruit aroma and a hop-forward finish. It’s fruity, it’s hoppy, it’s tasty!
Lupu-Luau IPA
IPA – American
7.3% ABV
45 IBU
A combination of Pils malt with flaked barley, rolled oats, and malted and raw wheat to get it all hazy. Then we introduced coconuts three ways by adding toasted coconut, dehydrated coconut water and an experimental hop variety that provides a unique coconut & woody aroma. The result? A lupulin-loaded, coconut-centric ale. Our Lupu-Luau IPA!
Romantic Chemistry (2016)
IPA – American
7.2% ABV
40 IBU
What you have here is a serious India Pale Ale shacking up and hunkering down with mango and apricots. At the same time! Romantic Chemistry is brewed with an intermingling of mangos, apricots and ginger, and then dry-hopped with three varieties of hops to deliver a tropical fruit aroma and a hop-forward finish. It’s fruity, it’s hoppy, it’s tasty!
Beer To Drink Music To (2016)
Belgian Tripel
9% ABV
30 IBU
A vintage of Beer To Drink Music To Salted Peach. Music has been a part of Dogfish Head since before Dogfish Head. So it’s a natural fit for a brewery that makes ‘Analog Beer for the Digital Age’ to be the Official Beer of Record Store Day. Of course, as the Official Beer of Record Store Day, we had to create a special brew for the occasion! Insert Beer To Drink Music To. This Belgian-style Tripel is brewed with sweet orange peel, green cardamom, peppercorns and vanilla. It’s the perfect marriage of beer and music and best when paired with some of your favorite tunes. Clocking in at 9% ABV, Beer To Drink Music To is a golden orange brew with forward notes of toffee, cardamom, cloves and subtle notes of vanilla.
Palo Santo Marron
Brown Ale – Imperial / Double
12% ABV
50 IBU
An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted. Palo Santo means “holy tree” and its wood has been used in South American wine-making communities.
Sixty One
Grape Ale – Other
6.5% ABV
50 IBU
A few years ago, Sam ordered a glass of his favorite red wine and poured a little into a pint of 60 Minute. He dug the combination of fruity complexity and pungent hoppiness, and the blend became a beloved tradition. Sixty One captures that tradition in a bottle and marries two Dogfish Head innovations: beer/wine hybrids — which Dogfish has focused on for well over a decade with beers like Midas Touch and Raison D’être — and continually hopped IPAs.
Indian Brown
Brown Ale – Other
7.2% ABV
50 IBU
A cross between a Scotch Ale, an India Pale Ale and an American Brown, Indian Brown Ale is well-hopped and malty at the same time (It’s magical!). The beer has characteristics of each style that inspired it: the color of an American Brown, the caramel notes of a Scotch Ale, and the hopping regimen of an India Pale Ale. We dry-hop the Indian Brown Ale in a similar fashion to our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute IPA.
Shelter Pale Ale
Pale Ale – American
5% ABV
30 IBU
This is our original and most approachable beer. We got our start back in 1995 brewing this very beer on our teeny, tiny brewing system at Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Brewed with a premium barley and northwestern Williamette and Columbus hops, Shelter Pale Ale has a fine malt backbone and a slightly nutty flavor. It’s a versatile and quaffable beer.
Beer To Drink Music To (2017)
Blonde Ale
6.8% ABV
30 IBU
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, and to celebrate we’ve drawn inspiration from the sights, sounds and experiences of 1967 California to brew the Official Beer of Record Store Day – a perfect liquid soundtrack for welcoming warmer weather. This tropical mashup prominently features hibiscus flowers, inspired by the unofficial theme song of the 1967 movement – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – and kiwi juice, an ideal flavor complement grown in California, the epi-center of the Summer of Love. These flavors intermingle to deliver a quenching tropical blonde ale with strong citrus fruit and floral notes with a crisp, dry finish.
SeaQuench Ale
Sour – Fruited Gose
4.9% ABV
10 IBU
SeaQuench Ale is a session sour mash-up of a crisp Kolsch, a salty Gose, and a tart Berliner Weiss brewed in sequence with black limes, sour lime juice and sea salt to make this the most thirst-quenching beer Dogfish Head has ever brewed.
Siracusa Nera
Stout – Russian Imperial
10% ABV
60 IBU
Combining a roasty Imperial Stout with jammy Syrah wine notes, this beer is bold and complex. Notes of coffee, dark chocolate and anise from a blend of roasted malts meld with flavors of plums, cherries and stewed fruits from Syrah grape must in this jet black stout. Aged on American oak to add some light toasty vanilla to the mix.
Tweason'ale
Gluten-Free
6% ABV
A gluten-free with gusto! The classic barley foundation of beer has been replaced with a mild sorghum base. Hints of molasses and pit-fruit are balanced by vibrant strawberry notes and a unique complexity that comes with the addition of a malty buckwheat honey. Health-conscious beer drinkers and the millions of Americans who suffer from Celiac disease can cut back on gluten while relishing the distinction and drinkability of this very special brew. Tweasonale is a seasonal for between the seasons.
Chateau Jiahu
Historical Beer – Other
10% ABV
10 IBU
9000 year old Chateau Jiahu stands apart as the most ancient, chemically-attested alcoholic beverage in the world. Its recreation is based on painstaking excavation by Chinese archaeologists of Jiahuin the Yellow River basin, state-of-the-art microanalysis of pottery residues by American laboratories, and the inspired “Neolithic” brewing of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.
My Antonia
Pilsner – Imperial / Double
7.5% ABV
35 IBU
My Antonia (named after a Willa Cather’s novel), is a continually-hopped imperial pilsner. This lager for ale lovers is citrusy, sweet and refined. My Antonia started out as a collaboration beer when Sam brewed it at Birra del Borgo (hope you can read Italian) outside Rome, Italy, with owner/brewer Leonardo DiVencenzo in October 2008. In 2010, we began brewing My Antonia here in Delaware for U.S. distribution. As an aside, in June 2009, Leonardo came over to Delaware and brewed our original batch of Namaste with us at our Rehoboth Beach brewpub. And Leo is also one of the brewers involved in the Eataly project in New York City.
Namaste (2015)
Wheat Beer – Witbier / Blanche
4.8% ABV
20 IBU
A witbier bursting with good karma. Made with dried organic orange slices, fresh-cut lemongrass and a bit of coriander, this Belgian-style white beer is a great thirst quencher. Namaste was originally brewed at our pub in Rehoboth Beach with our Italian friend Leo from Birra del Borgo. It was a tribute to our friends at 3 Fonteinen brewery in Belgium, who had devastating production loss (1/3 of their annual production) in 2009.
Burton Baton
IPA – Imperial / Double
10% ABV
70 IBU
An oak-aged, gentle giant. Two “threads,” or batches, of beer — an English-style old ale and an imperial IPA — are brewed and, after separate fermentation in stainless tanks, are transferred and blended together in large oak tanks.
Piercing Pils (2014)
Pilsner – Czech
6% ABV
35 IBU
A Perry-Pils hybrid, Piercing Pils is a Czech Style Pilsner brewed with a White Pear Tea and Pear juice. Both the juice and the tea were added in the kettle during the whirlpool (after the boil) for maximum flavor and aroma contribution. The Pear fruit complexity pierces right through the spicy Czech Saaz hops beautifully, adding a gentle acidity to this pale lager that makes for a crisp refreshing sipper. Amarillo hops add nuanced citrus notes that meld perfectly with the fruit.
Pangaea
Belgian Strong Golden Ale
7% ABV
Brewed with ingredients from each and every continent, Pangaea is a slightly spicy ale with a mouthful of rich flavors. It’s a great food beer.
Our list of worldly ingredients includes: Crystallized ginger from Australia; Water from Antarctica; Basmati rice from Asia; Muscavado sugar from Africa; Quinoa from South America; European yeast; North American maize
Theobroma
Spiced / Herbed Beer
9% ABV
This beer is based on chemical analysis of pottery fragments found in Honduras which revealed the earliest known alcoholic chocolate drink used by early civilizations to toast special occasions. The discovery of this beverage pushed back the earliest use of cocoa for human consumption more than 500 years to 1200 BC. As per the analysis, Dogfish Head’s Theobroma (translated into ‘food of the gods’) is brewed with Aztec cocoa powder and cocoa nibs, honey, chilies, and annatto (fragrant tree seeds).
Festina Pêche (2016)
Sour – Fruited Berliner Weisse
4.5% ABV
18 IBU
A refreshing neo-Berliner Weisse, Festina Pêche is available during the sweaty months. Sadly, there are only a few breweries left in Berlin still brewing the Berliner Weisse style, which is characterized by its intense tartness (some say sour). There were once over 70 breweries in Berlin alone making this beer! In addition to fermentation with an ale yeast, Berliner Weisse is traditionally fermented with lactic cultures to produce its acidic (or green apple-like) character. Served as an apertif or summertime quencher,
Beer for Breakfast (2016)
Stout – Imperial / Double
7.4% ABV
30 IBU
A stout tricked out with all sorts of breakfast ingredients including Guatemalan Antigua cold press coffee, Maple syrup harvested from Western Massachusetts and for the quintessential Delaware breakfast touch – Rapa Scrapple and their secret blend of spices. 2-row Applewood smoked barley, Kiln Coffee malt, Flaked oats, Roasted barley, Caramel malt along with additions of Molasses, Milk Sugars (lactose), Brown Sugar, Roasted Chicory lay the foundation for this malty, breakfast-themed concoction. Enjoy huge notes of coffee in the nose and savory layers in the flavor.
Red & White
Wheat Beer – Witbier / Blanche
10% ABV
35 IBU
A big, belgian-style Wit brewed with coriander and orange peel and fermented with Pinot Noir juice. After fermentation a fraction of the batch is aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels, and another fraction is aged on oak staves. The beer is blended together before packaging. This has been one of our most popular Limited Edition beers at both our Rehoboth Beach, DE brewpub and at festivals. It successfully marries the refreshing citrusy qualities of a Belgian-style white beer with the robust complexity of a bold red wine.
World Wide Stout
Stout – Imperial / Double
18% ABV
70 IBU
Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, World Wide Stout is dark, rich, roasty and complex. This ageable ale clocks in at 15-20% ABV and has a depth more in line with a fine port than with a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer.
Olde School
Barleywine – American
15% ABV
85 IBU
Bold, yet smooth! Fermented with dates and figs, this bone-crusher has a completely unique flavor. At 15% abv, this beer is a great candidate for ageing. Over time, the beer dries out and the pit fruit flavors come forward and the hops recede.
Sah'tea
Farmhouse Ale – Sahti
9% ABV
6 IBU
Brewed with rye, we caramelize the wort with white hot river rocks, then ferment it with a German Weizen yeast. In addition to juniper berries foraged directly from the Finnish country-side we added a sort of tea made with black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and black pepper.
Aprihop
IPA – American
7% ABV
50 IBU
Brewed with Pilsner and Crystal malts massively hopped in in the continuous fashion. The flavor is complemented by the addition of Apricots. After fermentation the beer is dry hopped with irresponsible amounts of Amarillo hops. A “fruit beer for hop heads…” –Ale Street News
Squall IPA
IPA – Imperial / Double
9% ABV
90 IBU
An unfiltered and 100% bottle-conditioned version of 90 Minute IPA that’s dry-hopped with Palisade, Amarillo, Simcoe, Cascade, CTZ, and Willamette hops. Brewed to honor the Rogue Gallery in Portland, Maine, who will also be releasing a DFH designed clothing line in the summer of ’09.
Hellhound On My Ale
IPA – Imperial / Double
10% ABV
100 IBU
2011 marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson who, according to legend, sold his soul down at the crossroads in a midnight bargain and changed music forever. Working again with our friends at Sony Legacy, Dogfish Head pays tribute to this blues legend by gettin the hellhounds off his trail and into this finely-crafted ale. Hellhound is a super-hoppy ale that hits 100 IBUs in the brewhouse, 10.0 SRM in color, and dry-hopped with 100% centennial hops at a rate of 100 kilos per 100 barrel brew-length. To accentuate and magnify the citrusy notes of the centennial hops (and as a shout out to Robert Johnsons mentor Blind Lemon Jefferson) we add dried lemon peel and flesh to the whirlpool.
Pennsylvania Tuxedo
Pale Ale – American
8.5% ABV
50 IBU
A spruce-infused pale ale, Pennsylvania Tuxedo pays homage to the flannel-suited hunters and gatherers who dwell deep in the backcountry of north-central PA. This sessionable concoction has a grassy citrus kick complemented by the resinous conifer notes of fresh green spruce tips. A dry yet doughy malt backbone lets the hops and spruce shine while still balancing out the bitterness, making this one an easy drinking ale rich with the aroma of Paul Bunyan’s cologne.
Dragons & YumYums
Pale Ale – American
6.5% ABV
25 IBU
A music collaboration of epic proportions with The Flaming Lips, this lip smackingly tart pale ale is brewed with dragonfruit, yumberry, passion fruit, pear juice and black carrot juice for an explosion of fruit in every sip!
Namaste White
Wheat Beer – Witbier / Blanche
4.8% ABV
20 IBU
A witbier bursting with good karma. Made with dried organic orange slices, fresh-cut lemongrass and a bit of coriander, this Belgian-style white beer is a great thirst quencher. Namaste White was originally brewed at our pub in Rehoboth Beach with our Italian friend Leo from Birra del Borgo. It was a tribute to our friends at 3 Fonteinen brewery in Belgium, who had devastating production loss (1/3 of their annual production) in 2009.
Birra Etrusca Bronze (2014)
Spiced / Herbed Beer
8.5% ABV
The backbone of Birra Etrusca comes from two-row malted barley and an heirloom Italian wheat. Specialty ingredients include hazelnut flour, pomegranates, Italian chestnut honey, Delaware wildflower honey and clover honey. A handful of whole-flower hops are added, but the bulk of the bitterness comes from gentian root and the sarsaparilla-like Ethiopian myrrh resin.
