Dogfish Head Raison D Etre

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Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 2302 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.61 EST. CALORIES: 240 ABV: 8%

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Raison D'Etre Voted 'American Beer Of The Year' in January 2000 by Malt Advocate Magazine. A deep mahogany ale brewed with beet sugar, green raisins, and Belgian yeast. As complex as a fine red wine. 36 IBU - available year round, 12 ounce bottles & draft - Descriptors: Notes of pit fruit, decadent, winey, raisiney, malty

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3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20

Davhgbrew (458) - Boca Raton, Florida, USA - APR 19, 2002

Very excited to finally try this beer, and the wait was well worth it. Complex aroma and palate that left me stumped the emtire beer, but satisfied. Great sipper that I would love to have on a cold night.

2.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20

jpm8920 (152) - Park Ridge, New Jersey, USA - APR 13, 2002

pretty good. many unique flavors to this beer. definitely taste the alcohol

3.7

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

austinpowers (2827) - New York, New York, USA - APR 8, 2002

Can’t get too enthused about this one, especially when it had a Traquair Jacobite sitting next to it, which blows it away in the spice/herb/veggie category.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

tbookman (618) - Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 8, 2002

This turned out ot be a bigger beer than I expected. Very clear auburn-like appearance & a whiskey-ish alcohol aroma. Great malt flavor/ sweet but not cloying. Very nice!

4.7

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20

jennypee99 (3) - baltimore, Maryland, USA - APR 2, 2002 does not count

we first discovered this beer about 2 years ago, and labeled it ’fun beer’ because of the night that always ensued. I love sweet light beers, and also dark stouts and porters...i found this to be the almost perfect mix of all the things that i love about beer.

4.3

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

Volgon (2761) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - APR 1, 2002

This beer was a pleasant surprise. A sweet light alcohol nose, mahogany color, oily mouthfeel and enough flavor for a six-pack. At first I was afraid of this one, because I don’t like raisons. Now I’m wishing that I bought a case when I had the chance.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

DrBeer (825) - Solna Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAR 29, 2002

No notes just the numbers. Sorry !

3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

estoppel (1028) - Buffalo, New York, USA - MAR 23, 2002

Very interesting beer. It does have a smokiness to it that I’m not sure whether I love or hate (depends on the sip). This one is definitely worth trying more than once.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

Merc (313) - Pullman, Washington, USA - MAR 9, 2002

On tap. Smokey, roasted, nutty aroma and flavour. Very stout like.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

Gregory (357) - Pullman, Washington, USA - MAR 9, 2002

Very nice complex dark beer. it reminded me of a stout. It had flavors of roasted malt, smoke, and chocolate. Excellent beer.

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