Yet another beer review, and it's another Dogfish Head beer. This time its Raison D'Extra. This beer has been retired by the folks over at Dogfish,so good luck finding it. I want to Thank Michael Nielson from Massachusetts for hooking me up with this beer, so good looking out man. I want to start off by saying that the Raison I had was from 2007 which I believe was the last year it was brewed, but something tells me there may be a 2008 version too. Either way, this beer is the super charged version of the Raison D'Etre that I reviewed earlier. D'Extra is a Belgian style brown ale brewed with a ridiculous amount of green raisins and Belgian sugars. Furthermore, unlike its little brother, D'Extra is bottled at a robust 18% abv and packaged in a 12 oz bottle. The price tag varies on this beer, when it first came out it was priced at $10.99 a bottle now I've seen it go anywhere from $12.99 to $15.99 a bottle. In addition to all the info I have given you so far, its also important to drink this beer from the proper glassware. A snifter and only a snifter this beer. Raison's complexity and high abv require such a glass so you can enjoy it in its entirety. Moreover, this beer does require aging, even the 2007 that I drank was still drinking hot, so at least 3 to 6 years of cellar time for this beer to reach its full potential. Lastly, I recommend drinking this beer on its own, don't bother pairing it up with a meal or snacks.... D'Extra is not like D'Etre which you can pair with a nice steak.
Color: Hazy brown, Definitely no lacing and hardly any head. Some carbonation.
Nose: Plenty of sugar and heavy raisin. Some light malty scents in the background with some light yeast as well.
Palate: Drinks hot! the alcohol is well masked, you get hints of it, but not in a bad way. Definitely a full bodied beer that packs a punch. You get some sweetness from the sugar on your entire tounge.
Finish: Long and warm. not to complex or layered. malty and fruity.
Rating: 90 out of 100. would have given it more, but lacks complexity.
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