Raison D'Être - Dogfish Head Brewery

Jason

Massachusetts

3.45/5  rDev -6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer certainly has some chill haze problems, the head was not much better either. Smelled of rum, caramel, raisins, solvent alcohol and some other odd fruit.

The taste was the same with more of an expressive solvent alcohol that bordered on a rubbing alcohol flavour. Syrupy and slick with sweet malty and alcohol flavours, a bit softer and more palatable than in the bottle.

Not too bad, you just have to remember that it is 8.0% abv and not to suck it down like any other beer that is on-tap.

Serving type: on-tap

08-25-2002 05:11:48 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

2.9/5  rDev -21%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Had a big 32oz mug of this last night at Bukowski's (Boston), and wasn't that impressed. A dark beer with a decent head. Aroma was pure grape bubblegum. Flavour also had a dominant bubblegum character with burnt orange and raisin flavour kicking about.

Interesting. Glad I tried it. However, I won't be ordering it again.

Serving type: on-tap

04-07-2002 06:31:58 | More by Todd

johntfox

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-21-2013 18:37:57 | More by johntfox

Lucoli

New York

3/5  rDev -18.3%

05-21-2013 01:25:48 | More by Lucoli

JT99125

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-21-2013 00:36:32 | More by JT99125

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9%

05-20-2013 20:51:31 | More by BeerForMuscle

RemyLebeu

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-20-2013 18:49:05 | More by RemyLebeu

JG_McNaulty

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -45.5%

05-20-2013 00:40:17 | More by JG_McNaulty

NJB145

Michigan

4/5  rDev +9%

05-20-2013 00:25:10 | More by NJB145

nebula1999

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

05-20-2013 00:24:36 | More by nebula1999

stanowsf

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-19-2013 20:19:45 | More by stanowsf

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-19-2013 02:37:09 | More by jkane101

TXhomebrewer

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-19-2013 01:23:44 | More by TXhomebrewer

DaGio

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -25.1%

05-18-2013 23:37:18 | More by DaGio

TheDoak

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-18-2013 22:55:34 | More by TheDoak

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

05-18-2013 21:05:40 | More by jbarletto

reitzbrewing

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +22.6%

05-18-2013 17:11:18 | More by reitzbrewing

megamass

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-18-2013 04:11:29 | More by megamass

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +9%

05-18-2013 02:59:24 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Honus1

Ohio

3/5  rDev -18.3%

05-18-2013 02:51:27 | More by Honus1

purppy

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-18-2013 01:03:55 | More by purppy

sodensp

Virginia

3/5  rDev -18.3%

05-17-2013 06:01:25 | More by sodensp

Jsmick

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-17-2013 05:04:32 | More by Jsmick

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

05-17-2013 03:25:56 | More by ElizabethEleanor

Kunstman

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a New Glarus proprietary tasting glass. Bottled 7/20/2012.

A: Brown with copper hues, no haze. One finger tan head, no lacing. Let's say 18 degrees SRM.

S: Sweet molasses, brown sugar, dark fruit - mostly raisons. Grape, maybe? For 8% ABV no alcohol detected.

T: Dark fruit, brown sugar, prune/raisin. Sweet and malty with no hops detected - in true fashion for this style.

M: Full, thick body. Not as much carbonation as I am used to with this the few examples I have had in this style. However, I enjoy the lack of ‘over carbonation'.

O: An excellent beer. I haven't had a bad Belgian Strong Dark yet, and this one is arguably my favorite.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 02:51:41 | More by Kunstman