Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

bottle, dark amber color, very pickled vinegar nose, flavor of sour raisins and prune, hot finish

nice dark carmel color. has a thick mouthfeel and a stong rasion taste. i don’t like rasions too much. this beer i will not try again unless it is free. not bad though.

12 oz bottle, purchased sometime in mid-2007 (date lost to the winds). Pours a deep red-brown color with a small light tan head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is alcohol, malts, raisins and other dried fruits. Flavor is strong warming alcohol, with dried fruit - raisins. Enjoyable, but certainly only a once-in-a-while kind of beverage as I’d probably rather just drink Raison D’Etre.

Pours red-orange, cloudy, with a small yellowish head. Alcohol, apricot, malt, and raisin are evident on the nose. Flavor is sweet, with candied orange peel, sweet malt, raisin, and a definite alcohol bite, due to the high ABV. Nice prickly mouthfeel, very nice brew.

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep amber, brown in color with an almost nonexistant head. It has a sweet, dried fruit aroma. The flavor was along the same lines as the D Etra version, full of dried fruit, with a bit more of an alcohol kick. As it warms, it takes on a bit of a brandy characteristic, growing legs, the alcohol becomming more prevelant... It evolves into a full bodied ale with a bracingly warm finish. Well crafted and most enjoyable.

Bottle. Definitely a step up from the etre. Brownish burgundy with a decent head. Dark fruit aroma with some roastiness and alcohol. Sweet mostly, smooth for such a high alcohol content, very warming and nice to drink. Very good. I can see myself drinking this on cold winter nights.

12oz bottle shared with Andy. Hazy amber with a very small white head. Nice strong sweet aroma of fruits and alcohol. Flavor is more fruit, caramel, sweet malt, raisins, brown sugar, and alcohol. Nice alcohol burn on the way down, but not overpowering for 18.5%. Enjoyable, another well done brew from DFH.

I tried the 12 oz. bottle. Pours a light amber color with a thin white head. Strong raisin aroma that combined ripened fruits, grape, caramel, and brown sugar. Taste is similar, with a sweet finish. It went down super smooth for the alcohol content. This beer really surprised me and I liked it a lot.