The story of Dogfish Head began in June of 1995 when we opened
Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, the first state's first brewpub opened
in the resort beach community of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The plan was
to bring original beer, original food, and original music to the area.
Not only was Dogfish Head Delaware’s first brewpub, it was the smallest commercial brewery in America. Our very first batch, Shelter Pale Ale, was brewed on a system which essentially was three little kegs with propane burners underneath. Brewing 12–gallon batches of beer for a whole restaurant proved to be more than a full time job. When the doors to the pub first opened, we brewed three times a day, five days a week! The one benefit to brewing on such a small system was the ability to try out a myriad of different recipes. We quickly got bored brewing the same things over and over – that’s when we started adding all sorts of weird ingredients and getting kind of crazy with the beers!
Recent Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
#5 of 6 Food & Drink in Rehoboth Beach
Great tour!
We had a great tour. Very informative. An hour went by in a blink. Also got to sample four beers at the end!
Clint S
2016-12-21 09:19:48
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Something Fun To Do Besides the Beach
We took the Off-Centered Tour on a Sunday. We purchased our tickets online the day before because they only allow a certain number of people in each group.
Their is ample parking in the lot. It...
shizle7
2020-02-17 09:10:19
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5
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Good if you like beer
It would be very fun if you enjoyed beer. Since we do not it was kind of disappointing. Thought the tour would be more of a tour. But you go up to one room and you learn a bit of the history.
646heatherr
2022-09-27 12:45:49
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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