Raison D'Extra - Dogfish Head Brewery

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740 Ratings

rAvg: 3.97
pDev: 16.12%
Reviews: 569
Hads: 171

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Dogfish Head Brewery

Delaware, United States

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 18.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (554), on-tap (14), nitro-tap (1).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

A bigger, bolder version of our Raison Raison D'Être.

This is a bulbous, brown ale brewed with a bunch of malt, brown sugar and raisins.

40 IBU

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Reviews by porter17:

porter17

New Jersey

3.18/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

At 20% ABV, you'd expect this beer would taste like anitfreeze or paint thinner (no, I've never tried either) but alas there is a pleasant surprise. I am not a big beer drinker, tending to stay in the 5-8% range. I would think (if I didn't know) that this beer was about 10-12% ABV, it's that smooth. The taste was good, not overpowered by the alcohol but the smell was alot like...antifreeze or paint thinner. Fair mouthfeel and good "sippability" since this is not a beer to pound down. If you're a big beer person, you'll enjoy this one.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2003 09:22:19 | More by porter17

More User Reviews:

smithj4

New York

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

05-19-2013 02:45:33 | More by smithj4

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4.01/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a hazy dark reddish brown in color with minimal amounts of visible carbonation and some garnet red highlights. The beer has a minimal amount of light beige head that quickly reduces to a very thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of dark fruits (raisins, prunes, and plums) and candi sugar.

T: Overall this beer is pretty sweet, with moderate to strong flavors of dark fruit malt sweetness with raisin, prune, and plum all making a strong presence. There is a strong presence of candi sugar as well which contributes to the overall sweetness.

M: Full bodied with light amounts of carbonation. Syrupy with light amounts of alcohol warming.

O: It is a shame that DFH stopped making this beer and continues to make the Raison D'Etre (the watered down version of this beer) - I would love to see DFH pull this one out once every 3-5 years as it is so much better. Nice amounts of complexity but it is not the easiest beer to drink as the alcohol is not as well hidden as would appeal to the masses.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 02:44:56 | More by dbrauneis