Dogfish Head Brewery

We have never been huge Dogfish Head fans, but since we were doing an i95 tour, we figured we had to stop at this reputable brewery who makes almost every Top 10 Brewery list and also holds a spot in the 125 places to have a beer before you die.  We arrived at Dogfish Head Brewery early and so we decided to look for a geocache on the brewery grounds.  Once inside, we were greeted by two friendly tour guides that talked to us while we awaited our 11am tour.  We’ve done a lot of brewery tours and this one wasn’t much different from the others. However, being one of the first craft breweries, they talked a lot of the difficulties that the smaller craft breweries face when competing the much larger beer companies. We loved the story of the founder, Sam Calagione and how he threw his English degree away and came to do what he really loved. During the tour we sampled 4 of the 30 available beers, none of which were too enjoyable. We have to give credit where it is due and what Dogfish Head does is think outside of the box and brew beers that your typical brewery doesn’t dare attempt.

Our tour guide told us that their alehouse has a bunch of experimental beers that they test out on the public, and choose to brew depending on their popularity. We decided to drive out to Rehoboth Beach for lunch to give their beers another try.  We split a flight and selected 5 beers we thought sounded interesting. Again, interesting would be the best way to describe them but not necessarily enjoyable. Don't let the picture of the delicious looking beer fool you, one of them tasted like mustard. Bottomline? We love what Dogfish Head is doing, but it’s not really for us :)