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Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 6:19pm
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Product - Dogfish Head Raison Detre
Brewed By: 
Dogfish Head
Self-Defined Style: 
Mahogany Ale
Specifications
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

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.

Best With: 
Steak, duck, game, wine-reduction sauces, Blue cheese, ham, mussels.
Special Attributes: 
Big Beer (+8.0% ABV)
Special Attributes: 
Dessert Beer
Availability
Cases: 
4/6pk/12 oz. Bottles
Kegs: 
Domestic 1/2 Barrel - 15.5 Gal.
Kegs: 
Domestic 1/6 Barrel
Keg Connection: 
American Sankey

Comments

mattyryanmoore's picture
Submitted by mattyryanmoore on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 3:26pm.

Full bodied ale that is somewhat tangy on the nose, malty in the middle and sweet at the finish. You really get a sense for the raisins in the end. Reason for life it is.