Dogfish Head Raison D’extra Brown Ale. Brewed with beet sugar & raisins.
8 % ABV, 25 IBU, Dogfish Head, Milton, DE.
I first reviewed this from a bottle many years ago, but I am not digging those notes up, no way. And now, it has returned in cans and a variety pack. Well, I should say it had….I had the first two with no notes in October and saved this one for six months. I swear that one of these I really will stop procrastinating, honest.
Deep crimson hued, not quite brown, clearish, slim, creamy tanned head.
In the nose: got the maltiness of a Belgian dubbel ale, is the brown ale to which they refer? It’s got that sweetness and more. Beets haven’t grabbed me yet.
In the mouth: here’s the vegetables! Bright, shiny & delicious. Have raisins shown up yet? They’re being subtle, which is appreciated. High ABV is rising up in prominence. Altogether, well-formed, highly ingenious, richly satisfying. A nice, sweet little nightcap.
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."
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