Shelter Pale Ale

Pale Ale - American

This is our original and most approachable beer. We got our start back in 1995 brewing this very beer on our teeny, tiny brewing system at Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Brewed with a premium barley and northwestern Williamette and Columbus hops, Shelter Pale Ale has a fine malt backbone and a slightly nutty flavor. It's a versatile and quaffable beer.

ABV

5.0

Rating

3.6187

Rating count

6,306

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 

Bryan A

Fantastic Pale ale!!

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Chris Paul

🦅

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over 2 years ago

 

Chris Giorlando

Shelter pale wet

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Brad Shirey

Been way off the radar. Welcome back.

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Timmy Smash

I can't explain how excited I am to find this. It's a beer I've wanted to try for over a decade and thought the only way of getting it would be in Rehoboth Beach, DE (which was very unlikely until I moved 3hrs away).

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Sean Kaellner

Cinder taste like a nut

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Todd Hafer

Classic, wish they still regularly made this!

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Terry Zeigler

Just in the hoppy side of an Ale. Just short of an IPA.

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Bryce Keller

Not sure if I'm old yet or if @dogfishbeer is old. But we both share the same birth year so at least we've got that going for us. Thin head and lighter in general. Nice citrus crisp to it and very crushable. Easy to see why this started it all for Sam.

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Dan Harmon

Love me a pale ale, this is doesn’t disappoint. Not elite but good

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dave

Light but Smooth malty hoppiness

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Jon H

Nice little pale!

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Alex John

Fruity, crushable

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Paul T.

Right on!!

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Josh M

Surprised to find this out in the wild. Blast from the past to kickoff holiday break. Sleep training nash night #1

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Kevin Ames

A classic! Part of the new mixed 12 pack…..

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Steven McMahon

One of my all-time favorites

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over 2 years ago

 

Jackie Gartner Heydt

Hoppy and almost wheaty fun in a can

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Mike McGuire

Very light tasting...similar to Mich Ultra!

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Marlon R

Nice

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Bryan Crawford

Need a case of this bad boy. Amazing hoppy pale ale.

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Scott Weasner

Classic

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Dominic Cristinzio

Beautifully hoppy and fresh as fukk OG American Pale Ale. Straight from the source. I wish I drank more of this. First time at Dogfish.

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Dave Peters

A formative beer for me

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