Tours

Schedule

We open our doors at 11 a.m. Monday - Saturday and 12 NOON on Sundays, year-round! 

Monday - Thursday 

• Quick Sip Tours: 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
• Off-Centered Tours: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Friday - Sunday 

• Quick Sip Tours run every half hour beginning at 11:30 p.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. 
• Off-Centered Tours run on the hour beginning at 11:00 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.

Schedule

Friday
Randall Jr. 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Saturday
Grain to Glass: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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Sunday
Distillery:  11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Because sometimes you just need an abbreviated peek into our off-centered world! Our Quick Sip Tour is our daily FREE tour and shortened to just 25-minutes. We’ll show you around our 200-bbl brewhouse, and wrap things up in the Tasting Room with 4 free samples (you pick two, we pick two)!

Note: You MUST wear closed toe shoes.

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You’ve tasted the beers and now you want to see how and where all the magic happens! Join us for our daily tour as we show you around our off-centered world. An hour-long tour, we’ll dive into what makes Dogfish, Dogfish with stops at our our 200-barrel brewhouse, Off-Centered Center and even our new R&D system where you’ll have a chance to sample one of our experimental brews and we finish the tour out at our packaging facility where we show you have everything is kegged, canned and bottled. Then we’ll finish things off with a sampling in our Tasting Room - four samples and you get to pick ‘em all! The tour costs $10 per person and is limited to 25 people per tour. In addition to beer samples, we’re sending your home with a specialty logo glass - only available to those that take this tour!

Note: You MUST wear closed toe shoes.

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Experience all that awesome goodness that goes into our Dogfish Head Ales & Spirits, and join us on a tour of delicious adventure! Meander through normally off-limit parts of the brewery to gain a richer understanding on how we make our off-centered Ales & Spirits, and have a few beers & a cocktail along the way! 

• Cold Storage – breathe in the delicious smells in the huge refrigerator which stores all the REAL ingredients which go into our beers (its cold in there, so its brief!)
• Grain Handling Room – see what sets our grains apart from the rest
• 200 BBL Brewhouse – see how we convert all that delicious starchy grain into wort
• Palo & Oak Wood Aging Room – normally locked, we’ll stop in here and learn about fermentation & wood aging beer. Sample the freshest 60 minute you’ve ever had and try some wood aged beer.
• Distillery – enjoy a keg conditioned cocktail in our new distillery , get a primer on distillation and learn how we distill our beers into our new lineup of scratch-made spirits
• Sam’s Stash – sample one of our vintage beers in the cage where Sam stores beers aging for 3-5 years
• Steampunk Treehouse – ever wonder what’s in that treehouse? Check it out!  Subject to change without notice based on weather conditions.

The tour costs $30 / person and we limit it to 20 people per tour. In addition to the beer + cocktails, you’ll walk away with some rad swag including a Dogfish Head pint glass & shot glass. We’re talking incredible value here folks. 

NOTE: in order to attend you MUST wear closed toe shoes and wear LONG PANTS. Capri pants are not acceptable for this tour. This event is for our fans 21 years of age or older.

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Did you know we make spirits here at Dogfish Head? Everything from vodka, gin, whiskey and rum! Come explore goodness and learn how we make our 100% scratch-made spirits with a behind-the-scenes tour of Dogfish Head Distilling Co.!
 
This hour-long tour will reveal how each of our spirits start in the brewhouse, alongside our off-centered ales, then work their way over to the distillery where we turn them into finished spirits! We’ll also explore how we use that same process to produce some of our brandies and limited edition, bottled cocktails!
With your tour, you’ll have the chance to taste select samples from our spirits portfolio, as well as a  cocktail, and an offering from our 7-barrel R&D system.
 
The cost of the tour is $15 per person, and limited to 20 people per tour. In addition to your tour and tasting, you’ll walk away in good spirits with a Dogfish Head logo tasting glass!

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Who the heck is Randall Jr.?! A mini version of the original Randall the Enamel Animal - our organoleptic hop transducer module - Randall Jr. is a small, but mighty infuser that gives you power to create your very own off-centered concoctions … and that’s precisely what you’re going to do on this specialty tour!
 
When you join us for our Randall Jr. tour, we’re going to deep-dive into our brewing process, with a strong focus on our commitment to brewing with all-natural ingredients. We’ll start your adventure in our Tasting Room, where you’ll have the chance to build your own Randall Jr. creation. Choose from a plethora of fresh ingredients, as well as your beer of choice. Once you’re done building your flavor infused beer, we’ll set out to explore the brewery!
 
Your tour will consist of the following stops:

• Cold Storage - Essentially a ginormous refrigerator, breathe in the delicious smells of all the REAL ingredients featured in our beers. It’s a bit chilly in there, so we’ll be brief!
• 200 BBL Brewhouse - This is where the magic happens! See how we convert all that starchy grain goodness into worth, and learn about our ingredient pots and the important role they play in adding those off-centered flavors you’ve come to know and love!
• Steampunk Treehouse* - Ever wonder what’s in that treehouse? Wonder no more! A perfect perch that allows us to reflect on where we’ve been and dream about where we’re going, this is your chance for a peek inside! *Subject to change without notice based on weather conditions.

Once we’re done with the tour, it’s back to the Tasting Room to taste your creation and share amongst your group! The Randall Jr. will be yours to take home so you can keep those creative juices … er, beers flowing!

Note: You MUST wear closed toe shoes.

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Staying in Lewes? We’ve got the tour for you! Just meet us at the Dogfish Inn (located in downtown Lewes) and let us do the driving as you dive into the Dogfish Head experience! Destinations include our Milton brewery, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in downtown Rehoboth, and the Dogfish Inn!

It all starts with a 9:30 a.m. departure from the inn. You’ll arrive at the brewery at 10 a.m. for a private, behind-the-scenes tour of our production brewery - home to our 200-barrel brewhouse, wood-aging room and state-of-the-art bottling line! 

After a VIP tasting, you’ll head to the soul of our company - Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats. This is where it all began back in 1995! As a participant of the All-INNclusive package, you’re guaranteed seating for lunch. Yep, no waiting for a table this time!

Post-lunch, we’ll get you back to the inn around 3:30 to give you a little time to rest, recharge and start planning dinner!

$45 per person covers door-to-door transportation, brewery tour and sampling, and guaranteed seating at pub. Guests cover lunch and beers beyond samples. 

Call (302) 644-8292 to reserve your All-INNclusive spot*! (Must be 21.)
*There must be a minimum of 4 total spots booked for the All-INNclusive van to run. If only 2 spots are booked for the day, the van will not run.

Available Saturdays, DO NOT need to be staying at the Dogfish Inn to book. Please call us to verify its availability before booking.

Note: You MUST wear closed toe shoes.

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(dist•ol•o•gy) noun the art of cocktail innovation as a means of influencing distillation.

Okay, let’s be honest … we made that word up. But! Our distillery does look to mixology as a way to inspire new ideas. Join us for an hour-long, hands-on experience where you’ll get your hands dirty by blending and bottling your very own Sonic Archeology, our prohibition-inspired bottled cocktail.

Dogfish Head Lead Mixologist Rob Bagely will guide you through an off-centered journey that includes:

• Glass of Sonic Archeology while we chat through Dogfish Head Distilling R&D
• Behind-the-scenes tour and basic schooling of both our brewing and distilling operations here in Rehoboth
• Sampling of Sonic Archeology core ingredients in their rawest form (Rum, Whiskey, Apple Brandy, Pomegranate & Lemon Juices, Honey)
• Blending, bottling and labeling your very own 750ml bottle of Sonic Archeology
• Dogfish Head logo’d snifter and custom gift box.
• 10% discount on all beer and merchandise at our Off-Centered EmPOURium (aka our Rehoboth store)
• The tour lasts about 1 hour. Limited to 10 people per tour (must be 21 or older).

NOTE: in order to attend you MUST wear closed toe shoes and wear LONG PANTS. Capri pants don’t count, folks! This event is for our fans 21 years of age or older.

Registrants should meet at Chesapeake & Maine to start their tour!

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Looking to book something for just you and your friends and / or family? We’ve got you covered! We’ll take your group through our Off-Centered Tour with stops at our 200-barrel brewhouse, Off-Centered Center and R&D system, as well as four free samples back in the Tasting Room.

The tour costs $15 per person. Minimum of 4 people required to arrange a private tour, max 25 people. Email Matt and Wally at tours@dogfish.com for booking or more info.

Note: You MUST wear closed toe shoes.

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Safety - Please read before your tour!!!!
MUST WEAR CLOSE TOED SHOES! It's a pretty laid-back scene here, but we do have some safety considerations for tour guests … namely in the form of footwear. Please leave the open-toed shoes and high heels at home. We’ll be venturing through a working facility and we gotta make sure those tootsies are covered.

Tours routes are subject to change. We are a working facility and occasionally we might have a detour or two.
Kids are welcome on tours (unless otherwise noted), but we will be the first to let you know that it is a PG-13 show! We do ask parents to carry the itty-bitty ones in a Bjorn / carriers if possible, and please keep a close eye on your kiddos of all ages.

• Strollers are not permitted on the tour.
• Outside food is not permitted in the brewery - we have food available!
• Animals are not permitted on the tour, but welcome in the tasting room if friendly around large groups (please use your discretion here, folks).
• Growlers and Crowlers are available for purchase and fill, but they are 'to-go' only. We fill 32oz. and 64oz. growlers, any brand welcome! Growlers and Crowlers MAY NOT be consumed on premises.
• Big group coming our way? Special group? We'd appreciate a heads up if you're trying to get on tour so that we can be ready for the extra love from our fans! Please send a note to Matt or Wally.

If you can't get in for the tour time you wanted, stay and hang with us for a while! There’s lots to do and see here at our Milton campus. Everything from beer sampling to bocce rolling, cornholing and off-centered shopping!

Accessibility 
The Tasting Room area is entirely handicap accessible, so stop by any time for a pint, shopping, or food!  
When it comes to tours…

• Service dogs are allowed on tours but we should say that floors are cleaned with caustic materials so booties are recommended but not required. #adorbz
• Our Off-Centered Tour route includes approximately 60-minutes of walking with stairs along the way. *We can accommodate wheelchairs, but access is limited.
• Our Quick Sip Tour consists of stairs and about 25-minutes of standing.  

If you find this to be a challenge, fear not!  There is still plenty going on in our Tasting Room for you to enjoy.

Please contact us in advance so our Tour Team can provide you with the best experience! If you have any other concerns about visiting our tasting room or tour accessibility please contact info@dogfish.com. 

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