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Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
8183.76/5.03.75/5.0Winter18.5%83.6Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Raison D'Extra is our amped up version of the Raison D'Etre. It is brewed from a similar grist (raisins included) to a massive 42P, giving it 20.5%ABV, along with 20 IBU and a color of 20L.
18.5% ABV in 11/2005 12 oz. release
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 efrumtheidiot (190), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/513/20
Dec 10, 2007  
had this @ the DFH alehouse in gaithersburg. pours a murky brown with a thin white head. aroma is raisin, hops, roasty malt, dates, brown sugar, alcohol. tastes just like it smells. this one is sweet! the high alcohol bites you too (in a good way), lots of bourbon. this is one potent brew. pretty complex, though a bit too sweet for me. mid body with moderate carbonation (though it was all gone by the time i finished it, took me about an hour). if you’re into sweet, dark fruit, this one’s for you.


 WillieV (191), Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/517/20
Dec 9, 2007  
Bottle: Pours a cloudy dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is a sickly sweet. Flavor is same. Sweet with a kick from the alcohol. Aftertaste lingers on.


 glkaiser (1163), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 1, 2007  
2006 Bottle. Cherry brown with very thin head. Brown sugar, maple and alcohol aroma. Pure sweetness in the taste. Tons of sweet, dark fruit and just way too sweet to enjoy much of. A little tobacco. Man...this should come in 2 oz bottles.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 24, 2007  
2006 bottle: Hazy amber pour with a fluffy tan head. Sweet caramel nose notes hay, oranges, golden raisons, ether and plums. The body is sickly sweet, like drinking straight sugar water. Wow. Some honey and caramel notes add complexity to the raison-sugar-water. An interesting beer that is probably fun to brew, but in the end this comes off too sweet and lacking complexity.


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Pours clear copper with a light tan head that quickly turns into a ring of bubbles. Raisins, brown sugar, candy corns, and malt in the nose. Rich flavor of raisins and caramel, highly alcoholic, and that boubon flavor. Could use some hops to take the sweetness down a little.


kapusta (84), Dover, Delaware, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 22, 2007  
Very strong and powerful in the aroma as well as in the taste. Copper brown color with a thin tan colored head. Flavor was full of malt, heavy fruits (figs and raisens), with a touch of whiskey alcohol flavors. Potent.


 MesandSim (5807), London, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2007  
A Mes rate: 50cl bottle at the Magic_dave6 shindig at Chris O’s.
Dark amber with a very reddish hue and a slim off white head. The heady alcohol percentage is totally obvious where as the raisins are just about noticeable. Delicate malt rounds off a reasonable aroma. Flavour wise it’s just way too much for me. Extremely sweet and fiercely alcoholic. Lots of burn, far too much to be enjoyable. Raisins, dates, figs and other fruit that looks horrible and probably taste similar. Not my thing. I can’t get past the heavy sweetness and alcohol.


 Magicdave6 (5429), London, Greater London, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 12, 2007  
Bottle huge thanks to mes and sim for bringing it over despite the fact she was super hungover. Alround a huge beer fruity noteable alcohol burn but still quite drinkable.



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