Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Milton, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by The Boston Beer Company
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1995

Contact
6 Cannery Village Center, Milton, DE, 19968, United States
Description
Not only was Dogfish Head Delaware’s first brewpub, it was the smallest commercial brewery in America. With our very first batches brewed on a system that was essentially three little kegs with propane burners underneath, we were brewing 12–gallon 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, we brewed three times a day, five days a week! The benefit? Brewing on such a small system gave us the ability to try out a myriad of different recipes. Insert ‘off-centered ales for off-centered people.’ Our hunger for weird ingredients and venturing off the beaten path was just getting started.

Fast-forward to today and we’re still motivated by non-conformity. By spontaneity. By experimentation.

At every turn, our restless desire to create what hasn’t yet been imagined keeps us bringing new stories, new tastes, and new experiences to you.

Because we don’t jump on the bandwagon, we are the funky drummer.

Every day is an exploration. A thoughtful search through a crowded world, we search for that thing that makes us pause - that idea that excites us, the inspiration we can’t ignore. The journey can be unpredictable … but that’s what makes it kind of magical.

If you haven’t had the chance to taste Dogfish Head, find a beer, track down one of our spirits or visit one of our restaurants! You’ll quickly see why international beer writer Michael Jackson called Dogfish Head "America's most interesting and adventurous small brewery."

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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear golden color with a medium white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Short stringy lacing. Tropical fruit, malt and hops in the nose. Medium body with flavors of pineapple, melon, caramel malt and mild floral hop. The finish is fruity and thinner than the 9% implies, with a pineapple and malt aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2025 at 18:05


8

Tried from Draft on 27 Jun 2025 at 11:37


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Golden with a small white head. Tart and dry with citrus and faint peach. Medium finish and body. Still not great but better than the original version.

Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2025 at 20:47


5.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Slightly hazy gold with a large fluffy white head. Bitter, citric, floral and dryish. Medium finish and body.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 21:59


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Golden with a medium sized white head. Sweetish with pineapple, artificial fruit and artificial sugar. A bit boozy. Medium length finish. Moderately full bodied.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 21:57


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Dark gold with a medium sized white head. Piney, herbal and sweetish with honey and sage notes. Medium finish and body.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 21:56


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Slightly hazy gold with a medium sized soapy white head. Musty with floral and tropical fruit notes. Medium finish and body.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 21:53

gave a cheers!

7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tried from Bottle from Horrocks Farm Market on 17 Jun 2025 at 01:08


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can pours cloudy gold rimmed with a slowly diminishing head clinging to the side of my glass. Features a silky mouthfeel with lingering citrus peel bitterness that finishes with slight aftertaste of fresh bread. Very nice ale.

Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2025 at 23:00


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can at Anthem DC: pours light greyish orange with whitw head. Aroma is lightly citric and malty. This beer is lame and bland. Basically a low-end supermarket beer. DFH sold out in the worst way.

Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2025 at 01:43