Raison D'Extra - Dogfish Head Brewery

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742 Ratings

rAvg: 3.97
pDev: 16.12%
Reviews: 569
Hads: 173

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Brewed by:
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 searsclone:

searsclone

Arizona

3.23/5 rDev -18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Well, I am fairly new to rating beer, and I still have a hard time picking out some of the complex flavors. That being said, all that I could taste in this was alcohol. And that is all that I could smell. I took me a while to drink this beer. One small sip at a time. I bought it thinking that it was around 9% or so. and while drinking it I just thought it was not a very good attempt at making a great beer. Now that I realize that it is 20%, I stand corrected. I don't think I'll have another, but I would suggest it if you are fan of high abv beers and have an educated palate. I think that a lot of the flavors were wasted on my palate, but I think it is definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2008 17:51:14 | More by searsclone

More User Reviews:

madtrixter787

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

05-24-2013 04:59:03 | More by madtrixter787

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-20-2013 22:27:54 | More by Slatetank

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