Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

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

12 oz bottle from a trade with thecheeseman. botled on 03/15/07. pours mostly reddish but dark enough to be called brown with a mid sized tan head. more carbonation then i expected. aromas are amazingly potent with dark fruit reigning over everything else but there is also some sweet malt not from the fruit and the occasional chocolate note. flavours are big and brashy. dark fruits, caramelly malt sweetness and alcohol. this is the biggest palate ruiner ive ever had. i mean this one rips your tounge to ribbons but this is somehow not unpleasent. if i had more id let them mellow for a few more years but right now im enjoying this one as much as i can. id probably drink this as a night cap if it was availible in smaller samples.

Pours amber with off white head. Big sweet malt and alcohol aroma. Very sweet and hot alcohol going down. You can taste the raisins.Too much alcohol taste for me. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation. Another over the top brew from DFH. Good to try once but not something I would have regularly.

12 oz bottle from 06. poured a thick carmel color, with a very thin white head. Strong sweet and alcohol nose.Intensely sweet taste, port like, but sweeter. Somehow through all that sweetness, a hint of bitterness comes through in the finish. Fairly strong alcohol bite, and a bit of tanginess , I will take a broad guess here and say that is from the raisins. Definitely interesting, but definitely not a session or every day beer.

(12 oz. bottle) Starts with a very sweet nose with underlying alcohol notes. Pours a clear red with visible sediment floating in it, and with a fluffy off-white head. Very sweet flavor, with hints of raisins and noticeable alcohol burn. Needs something else in it to balance out the sweetness.

ABV: 18.5 % Calories: estimated at 300 C Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: Trappist Purchased at: Circle Liquors Super Saver, Pennington, NJ Price: $5.99 Consumed at: home Impression: A beautifully dark, deep ruby color, slightly hazy due to bottle conditioning. The alcohol is present even in the aroma, but it is also a mix of chocolate, raisins, and sweetness and flowers. The taste is just too much for me. Very much like the 120 Minute IPA, it simply overwhelms the palate, and tastes almost like syrup, but an alcoholic syrup. It demands to be lightly sipped. Just a bit on the tongue is all I can enjoy, and I’m not that big a fan of raisins. It makes one’s eyes cross. Affects all areas of the mouth. Rich like molten lava cake, it’s hard for me to enjoy, though I’m glad I found my limits in this latest batch of tastings. Aroma: 9 out of 10 Visuals: 4 out of 5 Taste: 6 out of 10 Palate: 3 out of 5 Overall: 15 out of 20

Nice nose with oranges, cinnamon, raisins, and chocolate. Dark body with wine-like lacing. The alcohol is detectable, but not unbearably so. The flavor has a host of fruits and malts, but sweetness dominates them all. In fact, a little too sweet. Something to enjoy occasionally, given price and ABV.

bottle from lone hill. Holy Christ, this is good! Hazy copper brown wth a short lived fizzy head. Aroma of raisins and brown sugar, very sweet. Taste similar to aroma with a much more intense raisin presence. Another excellent beer!!! And as always the alcohol is well hidden.

Bottle: Pours a nice amber with very little head. Aroma is fruity and sweet. Candied sugar and citrus. Flavor is rich in sweetness and plenty of dark fruity qualities. It has a carmalized sugar quality to it. A nice warming effect and soothing on the palate. Thanks Slob!