November 2, 2009
My travel companions and I had a really nice afternoon at the DFH Brewery. The tour was outstanding! Loved the memorabilia section at the beginning with Sam’s original equipment. Our guide was fun, informative, and had lots of little fun facts about the brewery and its history. I was a little disappointed that they were only pouring samples from four different beers. I’ve been to some breweries that will basically give you a sample of anything in their line-up. Lots of cool stuff to buy. Came home with a shirt and a DFH sign for the basement. Overall, just a really fun way to spend the afternoon. Highly recommended.

October 19, 2009
The entrance to this place cracked me up, after walking through a warehouse of hops and boxes full of beer labels we show up to a door and are kindly greeted by a bunch of guys hanging out and listening to music, basically what you would expect from Dogfish head, but what I liked is that our tour guide was easily in his 50’s and was very knowledgeable and pretty enthusiastic about the brewery. Not to mention the diverse array of employees of all ages we met up with as we walked through the brewery. It struck me that everyone we spoke with who was employed here not only seemed very kind but very happy to be doing whatever it was that they were doing. This is the kind of thing you genuinely like to see at a brewery. We got to sample 90 Minute, Midas Touch, and Palo Santo after the tour all of which were very tasty. They have some pretty good prices on beer if you buy it in the shop, I got Palo Santo at $10 a four pack which is pretty cool. All in all it’s a fairly standard beer tour whit some cool sites (oak tanks, Palo Santo tank, the original 1/2 barrel system that Sam started on, etc), and they take their time with hospitality.

September 2, 2009
On this most recent trip, we went to the brewery and on the tour. Great tour, by the way. Tour guide was very "into it" and was enjoying it as opposed to those who go through the motions only. Afterward, we got our samples or 60 Minute, 90 Minute, Palo Santo Marron and Raison D’Etre. I also purchased a work shirt, the latest Punkin Ale shirt and their signature glass. Had a great time their and the service all around was excellent.

July 4, 2009
a Must do for beer lovers, its a very unique brewery and tour. reminded me a little of New belgium in terms of the atmoshpere it was very up beat and fun. The Sampling room was under construction so it was not in the best shape but they made the best of what they had. All in all a very fun place.

June 24, 2009
Dogfish Head gives great tours. Very detailed and informative, and the atmosphere is the great. It’d be nice if the samples were more plentiful than 4, but that’s just Delaware. I love this beer and I plan to go back again.

June 10, 2009
I’ve gone to DFH 6 times in the last 4 years. It’s always been a great trip the people are super polite and the tour is fun and loud. The tasting is amazing and fresh and of course free. If you are close to DE I recommend you go to this brewery. The last time I went the construction was a little loud but much needed to make more of their great beer. I can’t wait to go back and visit again and see how the new add-ons came out

June 3, 2009
Went on the tour here and whiled away an early evening. I thought the tour was one of the lamest tours I’ve ever gone on. I could hardly hear the woman, she said a bunch of shit wrong, didn’t answer questions well, and left this beer geek majorly unimpressed. The setting is nice, but geez, inform us. And don’t hide how much "white malt" you use. I’ll admit that I’m critical of DFH’s beers, but the whole arrangement was mediocre for such a trendsetter. In so many ways, all breweries are the same.

April 30, 2009
Toured Dogfish in July of 2007. Of the breweries I have been to this is the cleanest and most impressive. This is really in the middle of nowhere in Delaware. The brewery tour was quick (about 15 minutes) and then the tour guide answered questions and sold beer and merchandise. Certainly a brewery worth checking out if you can driver there in one day but not worth a very long drive. But an absolute must if you are a big Dogfish fan.

April 12, 2009
The noise of construction may prove distracting (we heard jackhammers prior to the tour) but you’re not there to relax and have a beer, you’re there to visit a legend. And the fact that they’ve kept Sam’s old machinery here and there makes it a bit like a modern-day beer museum, someday future generations may see that stuff at the Smithsonian! John gives a very informative tour, and he has a great answer for every question. I was delighted at the sample size, but it would have been nice to have had the option to have had more than four samples. Still, they pulled out the good stuff for sampling, I cannot fault them there! On some products, they give a nice case discount, and with no tax or deposit, that makes it a pretty good deal for those driving in from high-tax (cough, New York, cough) states, as well as a great visit through the beauty of Delaware.

October 9, 2008 [ Updated January 6, 2009 ]
Beer Tour Tour 2008! Dogfish Head gives great tours. Of all the stops of 2008, this was the best. Very detailed and informative, and the atmosphere is the greatest I’ve seen. Four free samples at the end don’t hurt either. I love this beer and I plan to go back again.