Dogfish Head Raison D Extra

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

12 Ounce bottle on 3/4/06. This poured a dark copper with little head. The color was very apealing and so was the aroma....sweet but not too sweet with lots of raison and little hop. Mouthfeel was thick and coated every inch of the inside of my mouth with warm subtle sweetness. I had this in a snifter and found it to be VERY drinkable (sipable..is that even a word?). Surprisingly little bite for the high ABV. One bottle seemed perfect for one person. Of course, I had nothing more to drink the entire evening but I savored this for a couple of hours and ended the night with a smile on my face. I enjoyed this at least as much as I enjoyed the Worldwide Stout.

Thank you Stegosaurus. Bottled my first reaction was "come to pappa" ! First off lets tip our hats to Dogfish for making alot of really A + QUALITY BEERS. Brown pour with little head. Caramel, raisin\mild fruit aroma. Reminded me a little of world wide stout nice an hardy. Rasin taste is noticeable but not over whelming. Good blended alcohol taste that warms your solar plexes. Finish was a little sweet but blended very well again with the alcohol contrast. GOD BLESS THE DOG FISH !

Bottled. Geez-louise! This is very distinct. Aroma is of dark fruit, plum, raisin, prune. Flavor is sweet, very sweet. When I saw this was 18% alcohol I was shocked. I can taste the alcohol like a 9%er or so, but this must be the highest abv beer I’ve had. I can feel it already 1/3 into the bottle.

Like one would expect raisins are big part in aroma and taste. Alcohol is also present but covered up nicely in taste. Very high in alcohol content, do not attempt to go at it alone.

The aroma was malty and nutty and strong with alcohol, very strong in fact. Raisins and prunes were strong in this beast with caramel and a strong presence of fruit. The dark amber beer was lightly hazy and has nearly no head at all. The flavor was malty with a strong presence of raisin, cherries and a tad of prunes. The sweetness of the fruits and malt was kept in check by some bittering which was way in the background but present enough to do it’s job. The malt was caramel and a bit of toasty and biscuity character. Alcohol was present, yet restrained, in the flavor. The body was full and viscous with a fairly low level of carbonation. The beer finished near dry with lasting impressions of fruit and malt. The warming of alcohol after consumption was nearly off the charts. A beer for a very cold night or one to be shared with a crapload of friends. Tread lightly cause this one will truly teach you who is boss! 12 ounce bottle, bottled in 2005 - price tag says $8.99.

Very sweet, but not nearly as sweet of many of Dogfish’s other offerings. The taste is powerful, without being overpowering.

A very sweet beer, but not too sweet. Pours a very nice amber color with a minor white head. The taste of raisons and candi sugar hit you like a club to the tounge. A great strong ale!

Pours a reddish orange with almost no head whatsoever. A very sweet malty smell that tastes somewhat like a barley wine. Just monster smells. Alot like sweet malts and caramel. Just has some tight flavors and load up on some alcohol, cause this beer is bringing it. Alot of molasses in the finish and almost too sweet. Really sweet.