Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

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

Bottle at the Alehouse in Gaithersburg. Pours dark amber with good legs. Estery malt aroma. Flavor is what I would imagine green raisin cognac to taste like. Dry alcoholic finish. Not for the faint of heart.

poured a very dark amber color with very small lacings. it tasted of lots of malt and fruit. the alcohol was very apparent after the first sip but slightly covered up by the raisins and fruit.

2006 12 oz. bottle - Pours a hazy deep amber color with no head. No lacing. Aroma is esters and toasted malt. Flavor is esters (raisin & light apple), malt and hops. Medium body. Kinda chewy. Alcohol is noticeable. I was gonna drink this real quick before we went up to the local bar. At 18.5% ABV, I think I’ll take my time. A good beer.

Bottle(2007). Pours a deeper amber with more of an orange tinge. There is almost no head. Nose is redolent with dried fruit, caramel and vanilla. Flavor is intense, almost barleywinesque. Thick, viscous and brooding. Intensely sweet, with candied raisins and pure vanilla. This is a definate sipper. Slight bite in the finish reminds you that this is a beer, other than that it is more of a liquid dessert. Probably should be had in small amounts. Even the 12oz. bottle was a struggle to complete near the end. Not sure if I would get this again at $8 per., but in the beginning this was a luscious and decadent brew only to become over indulged by its decadence.

2007 bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange/amber with no head. Aroma of alcohol, raisins, and caramel. Taste is the same as aroma. Full sticky almost cloying mouthfeel with a very mild amount of bitterness and considerable amount of alcohol warmth but never hot. A very slow sipper but good.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a thick, ruby amber with minimal head retention. Aroma of alcohol, raisins, and a bit of oak. Mouthfeel of caramel and raisins. This beast finishes with a whopping, warming alcohol taste with RAISINS. Did I mention the raisins? They’re all over this interesting brew.

(Bottle) Pours hazy red. Fruity and sweet aroma with notes of dried fruits like raisins, figs and dates. A bit dessert wine and liqueur like. Also tones of caramel, fudge, syrup, sugar, nuts, butter, berries, oranges and apples. A lot of warming alcohol is present to carry the sticky aromas to your nose. Flavour is full of dark fruits, raisins some chocolate, caramel, nuts and warming alcohol. Some tart wine-ish and green apple like notes. A bit, but not too, syrupy sticky mouthfeel. Dry alcohol-ish finish. Medium to full body. Interesting and crazy, even more crazy than Marias mom. Typical Dog fish head.

Bottle - 2006 release. Color of prune juice with no head. Aroma is thick with dark, burnt sugars, raisin, fig, prune, and alcohol. Taste is sweet with raisin, caramel, dates, figs, vinous grapes, and lots of alcohol. Boozy, but smooth mouthfeel. Reminds me somewhat of Olde School, of which I have at least 12-15 January 2004 bottles - these guys are still young in my opinion and this one probably needs some time. Tasty but way too young - I will have to keep my 05 bottle cellared for a few years at least. I have a bit of a cold, so something this strong/boozy always does the trick. Will be sure to re-rate an aged bottle.