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

Last updated

about 5 years ago

 
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about 2 years ago

 

Paul Fleitz

Perfect!

5.0

about 2 years ago

 
4.25

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almost 2 years ago

 

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!

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Ironside

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

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Cory M

Wow, so good every time. It’s sad this is discontinued and many people won’t try but fortunately I have some to share with friends!

4.75

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almost 2 years ago

 
5.0

over 1 year ago

 
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James Rhodes

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

4.5

over 1 year ago

 
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over 1 year ago

 
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nick bates

Raisin huge malt boozy. Aging great. Thanks John.

4.25

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Danny Salsbury

From last night. Opened on its 5th birthday; bottled 12/13/18.

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Matt Zorigian

Not a flavor profile I like. Not a fan

0.5

over 1 year ago

 
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3.75

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Ryan Moore

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

4.5

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Joke Readin

bottled 12/13/18

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Mark

12/13/18. Tasty.

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over 1 year ago

 

Dave P.

Rich, malts, still get lots of raisins.. little less carbonation than last bottle

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4.5

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Jeff Henchel

Late check in

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over 1 year ago

 
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Paul Wu

Still good!

4.0

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over 1 year ago

 

Joel Paradis

Still poured a big head, good carb. Deep and complex. Only a little heat on the back end from the big boy booze. Sticky raisins but not too sweet

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over 1 year ago

 

Mike McKenna

Chocolate nose, cloudy brown with no foam, big caramel with some chocolate raisin sweet, boozy burn, deep

4.5

over 1 year ago

 
4.0

about 1 year ago

 
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about 1 year ago

 

Jeremy Reed

Fun experiment (dusty 6yo bottle) but not much more than that - prune, raisin, dark chocolate, molasses. Enough acidity and residual alcohol heat to keep it interesting for the first 10 odd minutes while it still had carb.

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Logan Holmes

Aged beautifully. Forgot to snap a pic.

4.5

about 1 year ago