Raison D'Être

Belgian Strong Dark Ale

A deep, mahogany ale brewed with beet sugar, green raisins, and Belgian-style yeast. As complex as a fine, red wine. Voted \American Beer of the Year\" in January 2000 by Malt Advocate Magazine."

ABV

8.0

Rating

3.743

Rating count

32,457

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Mariah Calagione

It’s back!!! Thanks Santa Bryan 🎅🍻‼️

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cello

2018 👍

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Lynn Heather

Transferring from Beer Advocate. Not rating since it's been years. I just keep track for my information.

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no thank you.

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Mat Hocking

LCI: 22nd February 2013, New York

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Brian Fratto

RateBeer backlog, pre-Sep 2009

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Matt Potenski

Bottle from 2002! Simply amazing how well this held up. Over 20years for an 8% beer. Nose was straight raisin which was follows up in the sip. Light dark sugar edge but this was like drinking a liquid raisin in the best way. Dark fruit explosion Very good

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Tiffany R.

This is so awful. It's horribly metallic and it's not even in a can. It also tastes Bourbon barrel aged, not as much raisins. I tossed it out. Yuck.

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scatenthusiast

Soy sauce Asians lollll

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Baylee P

Not a fan, I like raisins but this tastes like brine to me

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daniel m.

Gross never order again

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Jim S

Weird aftertaste

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Alex R.

I suppose once in a blue moon it would be ok, but it’s so malty

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Chip Brandt

Oddly sweet

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Jaclyn Schmidt

Not bad but not great.

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Andy King

Historic check in 2010

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Althea Kirsch

A bit too strong for the mood I'm in right now. Would probably parallel with brown bread and sauerkraut.

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Candice Martone

Boozy & thiccc

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Matthew Smith

Too sweet for me

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Gavin Fury

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Scott Nickels

1992 vintage. Held up OK. Raisins and boozy.

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Cathy Stone

Oddly, I taste cherries in the beginning, but finished with a bourbon barrel raising end.

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Sean Ford

I had higher hopes for this one. On the nose it was fine. Dark Fruit, raisins, caramel, spice. But the flavor was a bit off. The beginning was fine with a sweet Belgian feel to it, but the aftertaste was a bit strange.

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Kevin L

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Leanna K.

booooooozy. Its good, but definitely a sipper

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