ALJ-EX23.1_2013

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-127051 and 333-166812) on Form S-8 and the registration statements (Nos. 333-171111, 333-178070, 333-182675 and 333-182673) on Form S-3 of Alon USA Energy, Inc. of our reports dated March 13, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Alon USA Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10‑K of Alon USA Energy, Inc.