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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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 corby112 (701), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 5, 2008
Pours a cloudy amber/ copper color. Has a strong alcohol aroma with a nice touch of sweet raisins. Has a strong taste of alcohol which is balanced out nicely with the sweetness of the raisins.


 gunnfryd (3568), Kristiansand, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2007  
Bottle at Københavnske øldage 07. Copper colour with a small beige head.. Aroma is raisin, alcohol, sweet, caramel. Flavour is raisin, alcohol, sweet. Nice beer.


 GandGKevin (189), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Jun 27, 2007  
Pours a copper color with a small head. Aromas are sweet and malty. Flavors of raisins and spice. Slight alcohol burn initially but disappeared over time.


 themadmumis (344), Westminster, Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Bottled 9/29/06, enjoyed 6/25/07. 12 oz. bottle into trappist glass. Like everyone states below, alcohol is well hidden. Overwhelming raison being and, well, I don’t really know what else is going on here. Worth experiencing once. DFH knows how to pack a powerful brew between this, the 120 IPA, and WW stout. Well Done!


 blklab2007 (955), Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 22, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009
more along the lines of a port. very strong with a ton of raisins. smell is plumbs, dates, prunes, and big malts. not for the weak of heart, but one to try a bottle of.


 yngwie (4918), Kristiansand, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 22, 2007  
Bottled at Københavnske Øldage. Clear, copper-colored, with no head, except for some beige bubbles. Sweetness, port, alcohol, malt and raisins in the quite vinous aroma. Alcohol, raisins and caramel in the flavor. It is quite heavy, but a little less complex than the aroma I think. Long, warming finish. Full body. There’s too much alcohol in it to drink a lot of it, and it is quite sweet as well, but it would go down easily as a nigt-cap or like a warming beer at the end of the winter or early spring. (070511)


USFCycling (14), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/518/20
Jun 20, 2007  
The high alcohol content is hidden nicley, and is bursting in aroma. another great dogfish head!


 TheBeerBaron (219), Florida, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/52/101/56/20
Jun 16, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy red color and very thin head. No observed carbonation. Fruity sweet aroma definitely featuring raisins but melon as well. Little bit of malt but no hop aroma in this one. Flat syrupy palate tht makes me desire some water to chase the gunkiness. Some eccentric styles are better off in brewers basements and left off the commercial market - this is one of them. Way, way, way, too sweet and alcohol taste only a 12 stepper would appreciate. Reminds me of my mispent youth drinking Cisco and MD 20/20 until I puked. Raison D Extra - Never D’Again.



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