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 below, 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.
The original release date was March of 1998.
The ABV is 8.0 and the IBU rating is 25.
Style - Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Glass to use - Snifter, Tulip or Goblet
Delivery 12 oz bottle.
Can be cellared for long periods, under the proper conditions.
Glass to use - Snifter, Tulip or Goblet
Delivery 12 oz bottle.
Can be cellared for long periods, under the proper conditions.
The Pour - Pours a cloudy dark amber in color and a tan head. Good lacing.
Aroma - Malty, raisins, spice, brown sugar and hops.
Taste - Malty, sweet, leather (peat), dark fruit and hoppy.
Mouth Feel - Medium carbonation and body.
Drinkable - A fresh D'Etre taste much better. This one did not age well. I'll stick to fresh RD'E. I would describe this bottle as a fresh RD'E with a bit of peat. (A strong ale mixed with a wee heavy).
This beer pairs well with steak, duck, game, wine-reduction sauces, blue cheese, goat cheese, ham, mussels.
This beer gets a Duper rating of B.
BeerAdvocate Rating 83
Ratebeer Rating = 96
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