Dogfish Head Raison D Etre

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 12 fl.oz. @ chris_o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.
Hazy medium red amber color with a virtually none light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, moderate yeasty, acidic - sour. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (020808)

A clear red beer with a fine head. The aroma is yeasty with notes of earth and spices. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, plums, and prunes. And the body is good.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a very pretty amber with a small, off-white head. Very rich, sweetish caramel aroma. Full-bodied with lots of caramel malt and some almost vinous, sherry-like accents. Disstinct sweetness but never cloying. Very subdued bitterness. 280306

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, yeasty and slight hoppy. Sweet, phenolic and caramelish. Light bitterness coming through. Rather bitter to the raisin and overripe fruit notes. Dry fruity and bitter finish.

Bottled. Ruby colour, small off-white head. Aroma is flowery and fruity hops, caramel and alcohol. Flavour is caramellish malty, buttery, hoppy and quite sharp alcoholic. Warming. Long grassy, vanillaish and slightly fruity aftertaste.

[Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival] Clear dark amber. Aroma of caramel and honey. Sweet, near full bodied with lots of butter and caramel. Warming and complex, but on the sweet side.

Bottle. Clear orange cloured with a small off white head. Aroma of malts and fruits with notes of dried fruits. Flavour of malts, fruits and dried fruits.

Bottle, 8%. Souris fruit aroma. Clear dark amber colour. Very small head. The flavour starts off OK malty, turns a bit alcoholic. The alcohol flavour is a bit rough, but it is no more than can be tolerated. Has a little Belgian yeast note, estery, but not much. Some dried fruit and brown sugar as well. Not extremely flavourful for the ABV, but well-balanced.

Beautiful dark amber color; thin head. Nice aroma of malt, caramel, light phenol and pine. Good malty taste, chewy, too sweet; a strange feeling of paper. Correct bitterness. Good without being excellent, quite simple.
Thanks Philippe (Bov) for this bottle.

Date: 02/21/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Beverage, DC
Score: i

From the label a deep mahogany ale brewed with Belgian beet sugar, green raisins, and a sense of purpose. Rusty brown with an orange hue, headless, slightly sweet funky malt flavor, just the slightest hint of bitterness in the finish, flat ’n funky
-------- /> Date: 03/23/2003
Mode: draft
Score: iii
Words: rfd
Words: dc

dark amber, whispy head, sweet malt aroma, rich malt flavor, no bitterness, very smooth, hints of fruit, dates, figs, nothing over powering or strange, a fine brew, an upgrade from one to three mugs, takes faith to order a one star beer, but it was worth it
-------- /> Date: 01/19/2005
Mode: bottle

back to strange and different, some of the nice fruity character of the draft but covered by the funk, lots of complexity, slightly fumey,
-------- /> Date: 11/18/2006
Source: tasting

rich sweet caramel coming through

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.