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Dogfish Alehouses are currently ONLY offering take-out and uberEATS delivery services. Our in-house dining is closed.

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We're now offering Drive-Up Service so you can get your Dogfish fix -- and a great draft beer (or limited bottled beer) -- without ever leaving your car!

1. Give us a call and place your order.

Gaithersburg: (301) 963-4847
Fairfax: (703) 961-1140
Falls Church: (703) 534-3342

2. Provide your phone number and vehicle make, model and color.

3. Pull up near the front door & call us and we’ll bring your order to your car and process your credit card, cash or gift card.

Or, get Home Delivery through UberEats with zero delivery fee* (Sorry, no beer delivery).

Revised Hours During COVID-19:
Daily - 11:30am to 8:00pm

These are uncertain times...if we can lift your spirits with good food and drink, we’re here for you.

The Dogfish Alehouse Leadership Team

P.S. To learn the steps we're taking to help keep you safe, read more here: Health & Safety at Dogfish Alehouses

* UberEats is currently suspending all delivery fees.

* To support health workers and first responders across the US & Canada during this time, UberEats has committed 300,000+ free meals on Uber Eats that will be deployed in coordination with local and state officials.

Dogfish Brewery is making hand sanitizer now at the brewery and selling it to the state of Delaware with 100% of proceeds going to Delaware residents affected by the virus.

Health & Safety at Dogfish Alehouses

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At Dogfish Head Alehouses, our first priority is the health of our guests and team members. With this in mind, we are closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) and local situation as it develops and following guidance from local public health officials and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control).

Hours & Events

  • We currently are operating with revised business hours:
    • Sunday – Thursday 11:00am to 9:00pm
    • Friday – Saturday 11:00am to 10:00am

Safety Precautions

Here are the steps we’re taking to make your dining experience as safe and enjoyable as always:

  • Diligently following proper hand washing techniques and use of gloves and hand sanitizer.
  • Making sure that all areas of the restaurant are disinfected multiple times daily, including kitchen and dining room surfaces and all guest touchpoints.
  • Wiping down and sanitizing menus and tables after each use.
  • Providing ongoing communication and education to employees and requiring anyone who doesn’t feel 100% well to stay home and follow proper health and safety procedures.
  • Ensuring that all our food and supplies purveyors are taking equally stringent precautions.

This situation is changing daily; we will adapt as necessary and keep you up to date.

We know these are trying times and if coming in to enjoy a beer and a burger makes your day a little better, we are here for you.

Thanks for your loyalty and support.

The Dogfish Head Alehouse Leadership Team

What is a Randall?

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You may have seen some events at Dogfish Head Alehouse that feature "Randall The Enamel Animal." You might be wondering ... What is this Randall thing?

Randall The Enamel Animal Craft Beer Infuser

Developed in 2002 by Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione, the Randall is a unique infuser mechanism for craft beer. This two-chambered beer infusion device is designed to enhance the flavor of draft beer with hops, herbs, spices or whatever floats your boat!

Randall the Enamel Animal is the original gangster organoleptic hop transducing module. Basically, it’s a sophisticated filter system that allows the user to run draft beer through a chamber of whole-leaf hops, spices, herbs, fruit, etc. so that the alcohol in the beer strips the flavor from whatever you add and puts it in the beer.”

- Sam Calagione

Features of The Randall

  • Beer enters the infusing chamber from the bottom, maximizing beer-hop contact and forcing foamy beer to exit at the top.
  • Automatic chamber vents eliminate vapor-locking and maximize beer-hops contact.
  • “De-foaming” chamber provides both space and time for foamy beer to settle.
  • Adjustable faucet balances between different beer types or short-draw/long-draw draft systems.
  • Ice chamber keeps beer cold between pours.
  • Draft dispensing components eliminate those unexpected beer showers.

Homebrewers: If you want to get your own Randall, you can buy one here.

Dogfish Head Craft Beer Randall

 

Watch Sam Describe The Randall

Beers to Serve at Thanksgiving

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craft beer thanksgivingWe should all give thanks for a holiday that’s centered around eating and drinking. No presents to buy, no stressful obligations – just enjoying an all-day meal with the people we love.

Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to crack open a beer or three. Here are a few of our favorites to try this year.

Festive Thanksgiving Beers

Getting Started

Thanksgiving is a long and leisurely affair, and you’ll have plenty of downtime while you chop veggies, wait for the turkey to roast, and watch football. Start with a smooth, easy-to-drink beer that will tickle your taste buds without leaving you napping on the couch before dinner is served.

Lagers
Lagers tend to be bright, crisp and approachable. Pace yourself and choose one with a low to medium ABV – it’ll keep you happy through a laid-back afternoon of cooking. Pilsners, German-style bocks or golden lagers are all excellent choices.

Belgian-Style Ales
Ranging from light, fruity witbiers to malty, spicy dubbels, Belgian-style ales offer a wide variety of flavors to help you work up an appetite. Start with something light-bodied and work your way up.

Try: Namaste

Main course

You know you’ll want to try a little bit of everything … and then a little more of everything. These beers are versatile and pair well with many different flavors, so they’ll take you through all the helpings you can manage.

Saisons
Saisons often pair well with poultry because of their citrusy, floral notes. Try one to bring out the best in your turkey and cranberry sauce.

IPAs
That little burst of hops in a good IPA can balance a rich, hearty meal and make everything on your plate taste that much better. Go for one that has a bit of a bite – but not so much that it will overpower your food.

Try: 60-Minute IPA

Dessert

After a tough day of filling your belly with delicious food and drink, you deserve a little more indulgence. Treat yourself to an unapologetically decadent brew to accompany your pumpkin or pecan pie.

Stouts
Comfort food in a glass, stouts are rich and creamy – the ideal companion to dessert. Opt for a chocolate or oatmeal stout, or one with spicy or malty notes.

Brown Ale
This warm ale offers just the right amount of smooth and spice. It is the perfect beer to warm up to.

Try: Punkin Ale

Don’t forget to stop in for our Pre-Thanksgiving Bash at your local alehouse the day before Thanksgiving!

Craft Beer 101: Stouts & Pils

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pilsner beerFall is the time of year for hunkering down and indulging in a few of our favorite brews and bites. Let’s take a look at two very different but equally well-loved beers that are just right for the season: the stout and the pils.

What is a Stout?

A stout is a satisfying (some might say downright decadent) beer – creamy, rich and full-bodied. It’s made with roasted barley or malt, which gives it its signature deep brown or black color. A good stout should have a thick, foamy head, ranging in color from light tan to brown. A common misconception about stouts is that their dark color makes them bitter, but on the contrary; they tend to be silky, smooth and easy to drink.

Traditionally, stouts were brewed strong at high gravities. But in recent years, craft brewers have diversified the types of stouts they make, and many are now available with lower alcohol content.

Stouts are malty and offer a complex array of flavors, from chocolate to coffee. They pair very well with both sweet and savory foods. A pint of stout is a particular favorite with cold-weather comfort foods: burgers and steaks, pot roast, chocolate truffles or apple pie.

What is a Pils?

The pils (or pilsner) is one of the most popular beer styles in the world. The first pilsner was brewed in the Czech town of Pilsen in the 19th century, and it’s seen many different variations and adaptations since.

The key to the pils’ success is that it’s so darn likeable. It delivers a crisp, clean flavor, as well as a light to medium body and a pale color with a white head. It has subtle malty and spicy hopped notes, but it’s overall a simple and very drinkable beer.

Pilsners are also versatile for food pairing, and they complement a long list of dishes. A pils makes a great companion to everything from grilled sausages and spicy pad Thai to creamy cheeses and sweet pound cake.

Dogfish Head Beers to Try

Chicory Stout

This is one of the earliest Dogfish Head beers, and it’s still available in small batches on draft only in our brewpub. It’s made with roasted chicory, organic Mexican coffee, St. John’s Wort and licorice root, plus hops and oatmeal. It’s amazing with food, especially chocolate.

Piercing Pils

This winter seasonal favorite is a Czech-style pilsner brewed with white pear tea and pear juice during the boil. The sweet fruity flavors blend perfectly with the spicy hops for a refreshing and complex beer.

New Craft Beer Alert: Higher Math

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higher math craft beerDogfish Head fans are the best around! And we mean it. Thanks to your support, Dogfish Head Brewery is celebrating 20 years of crafting beers. What better way to say “cheers to 20 years and 20 more” than with a new brew?!

Enter Higher Math! This brew is a golden strong ale fermented with sour cherry juice and cocoa nibs. As the story goes… “Way back in the early ’90s, a 20-something waiter in New York City named Sam got a taste for small American ‘microbrews.’ A do-er, Sam stopped by a homebrew store and embarked on the first batch of his very own beer. On the way home, he spotted a bag of cherries at his local bodega and thought they’d make his beer a little more interesting. He was right, and the day after he and his friends enjoyed that first batch, he started researching what it would take to open a brewery.”

This limited brew clocks in at 17%ABV, so sip lightly and get it while you can! Gaithersburg, Fairfax, and Falls Church Alehouses plan to start tapping this beer Wednesday, November 4th at 7pm. Give it a go with some of our alehouse ribs.

Bonus Brew! Pennsylvania Tuxedo makes its way to Fairfax and Falls Church on November 6! Stop in for the tapping of this spruce-infused pale ale. Made in collaboration with family-run outdoor clothing company, Woolrich, Pennsylvania Tuxedo is a concoction of grassy citrus kick complemented by the resinous conifer notes of fresh green spruce tips. The brewery goes out and picks the fresh tips to assure quality and flavor.

You can guarantee these beers will not come around often and you may wait awhile until their return, so get your hands on a pint before we are tapped out.