Raison D'Etre
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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A deep mahogany, Belgian-style brown ale brewed with beet sugar, raisins and Belgian-style yeast.
We began brewing this one at our pub in 1996 (we began packaging and selling it sometime in 1998) as the answer to the question, "What beer should I enjoy with a wood-grilled steak?" Raison D'Etre fits the bill. It's as tasty and complex as a fine red wine.
In the Quick Sip Clip video, Sam talks about Raison D'Etre inside the new cellars for our 600-bbl fermentation tanks. The cellars were designed specifically to allow sterile yeast management. The system also allows us to automatically dose the yeast into the fermentation tanks. At Dogfish, we use multiple strains of yeast for our different beers, so we are acutely aware of all that can go wrong when you don't love and protect the yeast.
We began brewing this one at our pub in 1996 (we began packaging and selling it sometime in 1998) as the answer to the question, "What beer should I enjoy with a wood-grilled steak?" Raison D'Etre fits the bill. It's as tasty and complex as a fine red wine.
In the Quick Sip Clip video, Sam talks about Raison D'Etre inside the new cellars for our 600-bbl fermentation tanks. The cellars were designed specifically to allow sterile yeast management. The system also allows us to automatically dose the yeast into the fermentation tanks. At Dogfish, we use multiple strains of yeast for our different beers, so we are acutely aware of all that can go wrong when you don't love and protect the yeast.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle outside Khioskh. Brown liquid with a medium tan head. Aroma of raisins, raw sugar, toffee, caramel and bread. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of raisins and raw sugar. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2014
at 10:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 355ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long warm, dried fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long warm, dried fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2014
at 14:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
8% bottle from Ølbutikken in Copenhagen. A dark reddish pour with a beige head & a boozy, caramel + raisins aroma. A clean tasting beer, medium bodied, Belgian yeast esters, a bit tart with some earthiness to it & a hint of raisins. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2013
at 02:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Dogfish Head brewery. Pours clear brown with a tan head. Aroma of raisins, caramel, dark fruit, toffee. Flavour is over moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2013
at 13:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Glass, 4-ounce, from a bottle, draught, during the Mondial de la bière, savoured on May 29 2013; eye: maroon, semi-opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, light roasted barley, nutty, slight toffee, star anise, spices; mouth: malt, light roasted barley, nutty, slight toffee, star anise, spices, finale in spices with good presence of malt, medium-full body, good carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, d’une bouteille, bue lors du Mondial de la bière, savourée le 29 mai 2013; œil : marron, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger orge torréfiée, noisette, très léger toffee, anis étoilé, épices; bouche : malt, léger orge torréfiée, noisette, très léger toffee, anis étoilé, épices, finale en épices avec bonne présence de malt, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 07:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
25.07.2012, 0,35l bottle sampled @ BBGTC tasting:
Sødmerik fruktig lukt med preg av malt, humle, tørka frukt, karamell, rosin, gras, sjokolade. Lett sødmerik og fruktig lukt med preg av malt, humle, gras, alkohol, tørka frukt, karamell, høy. Middels bitterhet og lengde. Grei.
Sødmerik fruktig lukt med preg av malt, humle, tørka frukt, karamell, rosin, gras, sjokolade. Lett sødmerik og fruktig lukt med preg av malt, humle, gras, alkohol, tørka frukt, karamell, høy. Middels bitterhet og lengde. Grei.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2013
at 09:49