American Beauty

Pale Ale - American

In 2013, we released American Beauty, a collaboration with the Grateful Dead. Dogfish Head and the Grateful Dead both built their followings by connecting directly with their fans, so we asked those loyal fans to help drive the beer’s recipe. After more than 1,500 ingredient suggestions, granola came out on top! This year, American Beauty is back for an encore! Clocking in at 6.5% ABV (to mark the year the Grateful Dead was formed, 1965), this psychedelic pale ale is brewed with granola and succulent wildflower honey, and boasts malty and sweet notes of honey, toasted grain and citrus. After one taste of American Beauty, there will be nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile! Available on draft and in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles.

ABV

6.5

Rating

3.686

Rating count

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Ryan Mack

Late tap!

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Nick Kilian S.

Old notes

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Jeffrey Paul

Early evening kubb

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mark schrickel

Kevin Spacey’s character in American Beauty was one of his best roles. Thanks for the share Peter D.

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Mike S

Hoppy for a pale

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Ken Tarullo

Just a Pale but decent nonetheless

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Santtu Pulli

Thin head, crispy acidity, grapefruity taste, balanced finish.

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Ben T.

Probably a little old, but still tasty.

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Unagi Ballack

Mellow hoppy nose. Smooth and easy drinking. Delicious.

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Charles Nutter

Tasty beer and excellent Indian food at Namaste.

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Manny Bourque

Delaware Hazy Pale Ale with taste of pineapples, lychees and honeycrisp apples creamed together to make a tropical piney & hoppy sharpness Ale. Must Try!

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Michael M.

Meh. Dogfish tries to make light beer. It fails. But with experimentation, sometimes comes greatness, sometimes fails.

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John A.

Very tasty. Nice hop character.

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Jeff Audiss

Still a solid drinker ✌

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Mike J.

If your cup is full, May it be ag-aaaiinnnn!!

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Jon Walters

BOTTLE SHARE. This one was cellared for 2 years. Still slightly sweet with honey flavors. Had a very bitter, arrogant hop characteristic

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Brandon K.

Ok brew for being so old. Creamier than most IPAs bit not worth the hype.

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July 31, 2019 @Flying Saucer

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Bryan Beckel

Catch up on my inventory!

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Chad Bialkowski

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