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Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

Dogfish Head Raison D Extra - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
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on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8163.76/5.03.75/5.0Winter18.5%83.4Snifter, Trappist glass
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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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 GandGKevin (183), 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 (938), 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 (4880), 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 (218), 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.


 ilovedarkbeer (1326), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/518/20
Jun 14, 2007  
great beer. The alcohol content is hidden wow. Glad i looked this up because I would have been passed out. Great beer pours the typical trappist color and has no head. Tastes of raisens and spice. Fantastic!


 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Sweet malty alcoholic aroma with some caramel hints. Sweet malty warming fruity raisin flavor, with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty warming dark fruit finish.



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