Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE - Milton Delaware - Old Cannery Converted Into Brewery For Growing East Coast Micro-Brew Business

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE, is located at 6 Cannery Village Center amidst a residential development off of Chestnut Street, just a few minutes drive from the beach on the Delaware Bay.

It is an offshoot of the brewery that first began at its Rehoboth restaurant in 1995. In 2002 the brewing company opened the Milton operation in a 100,000 sq. ft. facility that was once a cannery. All brewing of the beer and the bottling process were moved here from Rehoboth Beach.

Just down the road from the brewery and the Milton site is the Rehoboth restaurant with a menu that features several seafood entrees as well as a variety of other fare including wood grilled pizza, burgers, sandwiches and soups, appetizers, deserts and the standard children's menu fare.

At the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE, the main attraction is the Menu of original brews which comes in a broad variety of typical as well as unique flavors. Tours by the public are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, from 3 to 5 PM.

After the tour a quick trip to Rehoboth Beach provides for the widest variety of on tap tasting of these brews. This is where new flavors get tested out on the beer drinking public prior to sale anywhere else or their further production at the brewery.

The Dogfish Head brews that are made here range from 5-12% in their alcohol content. There are more than 20 beers that are made, however they are not all produced at once. Only 6 are produced year round.

A variety of India Pale Ales (IPAs) are a staple of production. From there the flavors may be the Chickory Stout for the fan of heavier drinks or the Midas Touch, more of a Golden Ale. The Daily Wry is only available on tap at one or another one of the several franchises of the brewery. It is thus, not bottled here but distributed only to the Dogfish Head restaurants.

Seasonal beers are available periodically, that is to say when they are in production for the season in question.

There is also Birch Beer produced here for kids, tea totalers and designated drivers.

The Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE, is producing beer that is being sold and consumed in 25 of the 50 states.

The brewing begins in the vat area where several the pressurized vats can be found. Eventually after leaving the vats the beer passes through a filter, where run off is separated out. The next area of the process is the storage silos where the beer sits for aging prior to being bottled, inspected and boxed.

The brewery has a store where a wide variety of T shirts, hats and other paraphernalia for this growing brewing company is available for purchase.