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

44,942

Last updated

11 months ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Butch Barney

Wow love the honey and pineapple with a nice apricot mix in for a really good tasting hazy i.p.a. Abd the bitterness carrys the flavors right to those taste receptors. Really enjoyed this one

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Xtina

It's got a diff hop flavor than I'm used to but still enjoyable.

3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 

Patrick Hoover

Not bad. It’s hazy but a different taste to it.

2.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Jason Jones

2017 I think. It has aged beautifully!

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Kristen S.

Good balance of everything: hops, citrus, bitterness. A good low key drinking beer

4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Kelsey S.

Tasty

3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Steven Andrew

Went to a Grateful Dead dinner at Dogfish Head one year ago today. Looking forward to being able go to one of those again someday! Beer bottled a little over two years ago, but still going strong. Cheers!

4.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 

Alex B.

Tastes fine

3.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Melissa Ash

Just what this beautiful day needed. Soft, a hint of citrus, touch of honey, nicely balanced.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Ross S.

Soft & smooth

3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
0.0

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 

Lindsey Z.

Idfk I’m too buzzed now. Started this review like two hours ago. Hahahaha oh well.

3.0

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

T

3.4. Kinda fruity. Dry crisp run of the mill IPA. Not over hopped

3.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
0.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Chris S.

Late late

0.0

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
0.0

about 4 years ago

 
4.5

about 4 years ago

 
3.0

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 

Scott J.

You know your legacy as a band is truly cemented in when you get your own pale ale...

3.75

about 4 years ago

 
3.75

about 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

about 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 

Sean M.

Big fan of GREATFULL DEAD....beer was different but ok

2.25

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 

Nathan Barrington

Wow, that’s smooth. No real notes of anything, no messing around, just straight to the haze. That’s good stuff

3.75

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
4.0

about 4 years ago

 
0.0

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

about 4 years ago

 

Brad

From notes.

3.5

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
2.25

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
2.75

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 

Michael Soyka

Mild, hazy IPA with a smooth pineapple flavor

3.75

about 4 years ago

 
5.0

about 4 years ago

 
3.75

about 4 years ago

 
3.75

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

about 4 years ago

 
3.75

about 4 years ago

 

Samantha K.

Decent for a stolen beer

3.25

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 

Rick P.

Not bad but hoped for more.

3.75

about 4 years ago

 
4.75

about 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
2.75

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
4.0

about 4 years ago

 
0.0

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

about 4 years ago

 
3.25

No checkin location

about 4 years ago

 
3.25

about 4 years ago