Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

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

bottle, 12 fl. oz. 2007. appears muddy golden/brown. dark yellow head that was mostly bubbles and that disappeared really fast. flavor is raisins, and a little citrus. not that strong. no alc. in aroma. a little sourness also in the aroma. flavor : alc! lots of alc! also raisins, sweet stuff, bitterness. not balanced, and not really very well tasting. for comparison, rørvig gløgg-øl is much better tasting and about as strong. and they usually make totally shitty beer. Anyways, flavor is, if you can distract yourself from the alc, somewhat belgian, just quite subdued. will let it warm, perhaps it gets better. an alternative way to get drunk for sure, If i should compare it to something it would be an average belgiand, add vodka to bump ABV to 20%, and drink.. Still, i love it when brewers freak out and make something special. keep surprising me please. I think this one would probably be less agressive and more balanced if lagered for some time. What about a barreled version? I have warmed it now. it just got worse. In my opinion the beer clearly can’t mange the high ABV, alc. distracts bigtime. if you drink it like whiskey (no air) it is a lot better.

Damn... Pours deep copper color with a light head. Smells pungent, of grapes(duh) and alcohol. I needed a friend to help me finish the 12oz bottle.

2004...thanks floydster super...alcoholic on the nose tons of rasin flavors and what not...needs a good 10 years to lay down!

Bottle: wow, I could smell this while standing up from the table after I poured it. Pours a red/orange color. Aroma: definitely raisins, with caramel and grape notes. Thick taste with flavor very similar to what I described in the aroma with a slightly grape juicey aftertaste that is overpowered by the alcohol taste. I love the sweetness and flavor to this beer, but it would be so nice if the alcohol was not so noticeable. A little more and you will need a chaser.

Sampled at EBF08. Deep copper. Small tan head. Sweet, almost sugary, maltiness. Medium bitterness and a bit too sweet and alcoholic.

Pours a weird brownish iced tea color with a thin head. smells heavily of raisins, fig, prune and alcohol. smells extremely sweet. Tastes very sweet, flavors include raisin, plum, and fig just like the aroma, finishes with an alcohol kick and an almost gritty texture.

12 oz. bottle purchased at Central Market in Mill Creek. Pours a cloudy/murky brown color. Aroma: Raisins (duh) and figs. Flavor: Raisins, dried fruit, with a hint of brown sugar.

2006 12oz bottle, slight hazy mahogany hue, with a beige head, but falls quickly, leaving laces, sweet toasted, caramelized malt nose with a cookie dough note, nice fruity dried raisins, toffeeish, sugar pie accent, with a hint of brown chocolate, in a warmth plummy aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a sweet toasty, caramelized malt, dried fruity raisiny, plummy character, with a toffee, candi sugar, green molasses accent, within a warmth oaky port mounthfeel, leading towards a malty, raisiny warming finish.