A new brew that’ll have you truckin’ up flavor street ... Introducing, Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale!

Behold, the ultimate collaboration of off-centeredness and musical exploration ... Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead!! As beer geeks with a music problem, we couldn’t resist teaming back up with this legendary band to continue our long, strange trip together with a brand-NEW beer, Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale. It’s only fitting that we’d partner up to create a melodious brew just in time for the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary AND our own 30th anniversary here at Dogfish Head! Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale is available now at our coastal Delaware properties, and is making its way to taps and store shelves nationwide in 6pk/12oz cans as we speak ... er, type. If you're not sure where to find it, keep an eye on our Fish Finder over the coming weeks to track down this year-round offering!  

Clocking in at 5.3% ABV, Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale is brewed with Kernza® grains, granola and heaps of good karma for a refreshing, light-bodied beer that will leave you with nothin’ left to do but smile, smile, smile. The addition of El Dorado and Azacca hops brings waves of tropical pineapple, mango, and passion fruit notes for a vibrant tapestry of alluring aromas and flavors that just keeps truckin’ sip after refreshing sip. 

The good vibes keep rolling down to the ingredients. Kernza® is a sustainable rock star of a grain developed by The Land Institute, a Kansas nonprofit transforming agriculture with perennial grain crops like Kernza® that enhance farmer resilience while addressing ecological challenges. Its deep roots remove carbon from the atmosphere and trap it underground, and its perennial nature means that the grain stays in the soil year-after-year, improving its structure and nutrient health, along with protecting the land from erosion and maintaining the ecosystem. This regenerative crop not only contributes to climate change adaptation and mitigation, but it also lends a uniquely nutty flavor to this juicy brew.  

A partnership built to last, we began our more-than-a-decade-long collaboration with Grateful Dead in 2013, with the release of American Beauty in 750ml bottles. Perpetuating a ripple effect, this imperial pale ale brewed with organic almond honey and granola was re-released in 2014 and 2015, each year with different Grateful Dead-themed artwork. Then, in 2018, American Beauty debuted in 12oz bottles, followed by the launch of American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA in 12oz cans, in 2019. Now, nearly six years later, this duo’s golden road continues in 2025, with Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale... and it’s our best track yet.  

Once the wheels got turning on this collab, we couldn’t slow down! Alongside this new beer, we’ve also dropped an entire collection of super sweet Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead merch that you can get your hands on online and in our shops in coastal Delaware* today! PLUS, if you’re going to be near our Milton Brewery on Feb. 28, swing on by that evening to celebrate the launch of this new brew the best way we know how ... with incredible live music, delicious brews and SO. MUCH. MORE! Delaware-based jam band, the Stone Jack Ballers, will be crankin’ out some tunes from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., and a few lucky drinkers will have the chance to win some off-centered merch from LEDs to record players and more!  

For folks in and around the New York City area, we'll be celebrating the launch of this new brew alongside some super sweet music at the one-and-only Brooklyn Bowl! Folks are invited to join us and Grateful Dead at Brooklyn Bowl’s New York location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, March 12, for a live performance by beloved Grateful Dead cover band, Bushwick’s Dead. Snag your tickets now and we'll see you there! 

Psst ... if you’re into EXCLUSIVE, limited-edition merch, we suggest you stay close ... There might even be a surprise Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead item dropping on Feb. 18, so be sure to follow us on our socials at @DogfishHead on Instagram and @DogfishHeadBeer on Facebook, or sign up for our newsletter here, so you don’t miss it! We expect this goodness to sell out quick.  

*In-store availability on merch items may vary, so feel free to give us a call before heading to our shops at 1-888-8dogfish for the shop at our Milton Brewery, and 302-226-BREW for the Off-Centered EmPOURium in Rehoboth Beach.