Raison D'Extra (2018)

Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Our Raison D'Etre, with a little extra. This immodest brew, made with an obscene amount of malt, brown sugar and raisins, takes Belgian-style browns to new heights. Raison D'Extra's little brother Raison D'Etre was brewed to be the ultimate beer partner for steak. Plump raisins and beet sugars give the beer a similar DNA and color to red wine. D'Extra takes this concept to the next level. What 120 Minute IPA is to 60 Minute IPA, D'Extra is the D'Etre. We're pushing the limits of what a Belgian yeast can do (and we've discovered that's somewhere in the ballpark of 15% to 18% ABV!) D'Extra is extremely complex and a great candidate for aging. Sip on one with a loved one now, and stash a few in your beer cellar! As Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione says, "This puppy's only getting better with age."

ABV

16.0

Rating

4.16445

Rating count

595

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J B

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James S

Haven’t had any vintage of this in 6.5 years. Forgot how good this is. Brown sugar boozy soaked raisin goodness. 4.40ish

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Chris W

3 years in the bottle.. yay raisins 🤙

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Josh R.

Really nice toffee/raisin flavor on a thin but smooth mouthfeel. Really good stuff

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Julian Spiegler

A dollar in the bargain bin

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Clayton S.

Was sweet rasin/date/plum malty goodness.. a tiny bit boozy but in a good way.. alot of floaties in this but I'm ok with that

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Brent Kronowski

Cheers to 9 years on Untappd!

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Nate

Malts on malts. Lots of pumpernickel bread pudding, fruit cake, raisin, fig, toffee. Not much booze, but its definitely a big beer. Good stuff

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Ben Neal

Another strong cellar beer to cap off the weekend. Bottled 12/13/18. Boozy flavors have mellowed, still get some raisins and brown sugar.

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Jon Cobb

Ages SO offensively fucking well.

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Nick Pollock

Welcome home Nick! Such a neat, unique beer.

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Tim Futo

Unique blend on some familiar flavors

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Aaron P

Better than fresh, less burn, but still some heat. Found it on sale today. Saving my cellar bottles.

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Matija Z

12/20/18 bottled

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nick bates

Raisin huge malt boozy. Aging great. Thanks John.

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Mark

12/13/18. Tasty.

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Joke Readin

bottled 12/13/18

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J P

I've had this a few times, finally checking in. Boozy, malty, Belgiany goodness.

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Ry T.

Woof. Candied cherry, caramel, raisins on nose. Syrupy, cola, cherry, Belgian 15%.

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Kenny Goodwin

FLN. Had then fell asleep and forgot to check in. So good.

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Bill W

It did age well! 🍻

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Tony A

Very interesting brown... and good! Once it warms up, the raisins linger... sip after sip

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David Morgan

Rich raisin and maybe plum. A strong ale type of sweetness that flows smooootj.

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Seymour Beers

16.5% Belgian Strong Dark Ale brewed with raisins. I’m at a loss about the raisins, I can taste them, but this brew is about the Belgian Strong Dark Ale and the ABV. If they tried to hide the ABV they failed! Smooth and heavy bodied this is a sipping ale!

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Jon Cobb

Gets better every year.

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Mark R

Who is gonna bomb the draft? 🙋‍♂️

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andy c

Beer Advent Day 20: lays down a monster

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Ryan Zimmerman

Dogfish Head Tasting Club round #5, bottled 12/13/18

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Peter

The owner of my beer store gave me this bottle because he thought I would like it. Big thanks, I do.

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Nick

Ages well? Yes. Thank you Dustin Y.

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Roger Smith

Just over a year since I had it last and Roger Smith Junior having the 2014 version, I had to break one out… 4.65

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Dar B

Would've had a couple more but they closed a little early. Probably a good thing considering the shenanigans in line for tomorrow. Rich, warning, raisins, deep. Fantastic.

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Steven Andrew

Aged nicely after about 5 years. 🍻

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Lesley Lee

Boozy raisin nose. Man oh man! Super booze right up front, immediately softened by the flavor and sweetness of the raisin. Nice malty undertow, with light brown sugar. This held up so damn well!!

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James Paul

A ridiculously loaded Belgian Brown with heaps of raisins. Sweet Belgian boozy dark fruits and a clean finish. Cheers to Chuck H., as this reminds me of you!

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Ironside

Fantastic! Brown sugar sweetness. Raisins for days. Excellent.

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James Rhodes

Holy raison! Been cellaring this one for 5 years. Still full and tasty. Wish I had more.

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Ryan Moore

And another one! < DJ Khaled voice >. Raisin city like whoa 😮

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Jeff Henchel

Late check in

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