The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Delaware Section
The Young Engineers of Delaware and the ASME Delaware Section cordially invites you to attend
Dogfish Head Brewery Tour
On Friday – October 18, 2013
Important Information: • 4:30 Meet and Socialize • 5:00 Tour, Tasting and Light Dinner • 7:00 End of Tour
• Other notes: o Includes tour of plant and tasting of different products from the brewery. o Cameras are allowed. o Parking is free and available at the plant. o For more information and directions visit Dogfish Head website: http://www.dogfish.com/
RSVP by September 27, 2013 to Eugene Catipay [email protected] or call 302-465-8668. Cost for Tour: No Charge for tour.
Light Supper: No charge for supper.
Brewery Products Cost: Attendee pays for all Dogfish Head Brewery beverages after the fourth beer sample.
Security and Other: Closed toe shoe required for the tour and a valid, unexpired ID for the tasting.
Background: 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. 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!
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! The beer wasn't the brewpub’s only draw. The pub's menu centered on a wood-burning grill. We soon became known as the place to enjoy fresh grilled seafood, burgers, pizzas and sandwiches. The wood–burning grill imparts a unique flavor to everything on the menu, whether it's a hearty sandwich, a delicate piece of fish or our signature pizza dough.
With the popularity of the pub growing, it was quickly apparent that the 12–gallon brewery would not keep up with demand. We built a new brewery and underwent a thirty-fold expansion of the brew house! The reputation of Dogfish Head ales quickly grew beyond Delaware's borders. We began bottling our Shelter Pale Ale in 1996 and just 1 year later we expanded again – this time we separated the packaging operation from the restaurant, and kept on brewing!
We outgrew our distributing brewery in a couple years and in the summer of 2002, we moved our entire production brewery up the road to Milton, Del., into a 100,000-square-foot converted cannery. Around the same time, we built a distillery on the second floor of our Rehoboth Beach brewpub, so we could make vodka, rum and gin. Thanks to all our employees and every one of our customers, Dogfish Head continues to grow today! We’re now up to nearly 20 styles of beer that are sold in more than 25 states, and a half-dozen kinds of hand-crafted. You will see why international beer writer Michael Jackson called Dogfish Head "America's most interesting and adventurous small brewery."
Directions: Dogfish Head Brewery is at 6 Cannery Village Center Milton, DE 19968 (about 30 minutes south of Dover). Directions from Christiana Mall are: