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
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Madison Jameson : 5 on 6/6/2024 2:40 am
Did the mini tour and had a fantastic time. Leigh was a great tour guide and very patient with the kiddos. Tons of beer selections and the gift shop was super cute. Great bar! Highly recommend!
Madison Jameson
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5
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
tsklein21 : 5 on 7/17/2024 10:44 pm
Brought my husband here while on vacay bc he loves Dogfish. I don’t love beer, but they had other alcohol and cocktails also! We brought our goldendoodle and inside and outside are both super dog friendly! If we are ever in the area, we will 1000% stop by again! Couldn’t recommend more. Everyone was so wonderful!
tsklein21
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5
5
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Vanessa Louis : 5 on 6/10/2024 8:14 pm
We did the longer brewery tour then had lunch. Such an informative and interesting tour! The brewery building itself is really neat and the signage is a hoot. Loved being able to go up into the tree house!
The beers and canned cocktails are awesome
The beers and canned cocktails are awesome
Vanessa Louis
1718050497
5
5
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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