Delaware Beer Reviews

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Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

by Tom Smillie | American IPA, Beer Reviews, Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Imperial / Double IPA, India Pale Ale (IPA), Mug, Pint Glass, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass | 3 comments

I sampled this beer back in 2008 just a few months into my craft beer journey.  It was tough to enjoy let alone taste.  The extremely high alcohol content made it hard to identify anything else.  Fast forward a few years to now.  This beer is not overwhelming at all....

Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine

by Tom Smillie | American Barleywine, Beer Reviews, Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Pint Glass, Snifter, United States | 17 comments

Wow.  Olde School is one huge beer.  Read the beer facts to the right and you’ll see why.  One of the reasons DFH was able to get the abv so high was though the addition of pureed dates and figs during the brewing process.  Sam put an old cellar man’s...

Dogfish Head Festina Peche

by Tom Smillie | Berliner Weisse, Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Fruit Beers, Goblet, Pint Glass, United States | 1 comment

My third Berliner Weisse in the last few months comes in the form of Dogfish Head’s Festina Peche. While I was excited to sample another variation of this style, I was not sure how the addition of peach concentrate would complement the already enjoyable qualities of...

Dogfish Head Sah’tea

by Taylor Birkey | Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Mug, Pint Glass, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States | 0 comments

Dogfish Head’s Sah’tea, a seasonal spiced ale brewed after the Finnish “sahti”, which features loads of grain and malt, and juniper berries (sometimes instead of hops). Sah’tea is another in the Ancient Ales family: beers brewed in...

Dogfish Head Theobroma

by Taylor Birkey | Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Mug, Pint Glass, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States | 2 comments

If you know anything about Dogfish Head, you know that founder Sam Calagione isn’t just the most followed and photogenic of American craft brewers. Since founding his hugely popular brewing company in 1995, Sam has also established himself and his brand as...

Dogfish Head Raison D’Être

by Mike | Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Goblet, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass | 0 comments

In the world of beer, there are Belgians and there are Germans. In many ways, I like to think that this dichotomy can be used to characterize much of the beer world. Belgians are most notably understood in contrast to reserved brewing practices of their neighbors to...