DFH Raison D'Extra

[jamullins095_yahoo.com (John M)]

I’m not sure if a big stash of 2018 Raison D’Extra was let loose, or if the brewery holds on to it for years before they release it… But WOW!! I always enjoyed the D’Etra, but hadn’t had the D’Extra until recently. I honestly didn’t realize there were two versions until I opened the Extra and the booze practically knocked me over! (In a good way). Then I started looking into it. It is such a well-made beer.

If you can find some on your local shelf, I highly recommend it (for a celebration beverage, or just because). They don’t list the ABV, but it is rumored to be around 17%! And I don’t doubt that a bit. The booziness reminds me of a good port wine. Cheers

[fredthecat]

i miss DFH so much, very fun stuff and i can just about taste their 60 and 90 min IPAs, classic sweet and hard bitter.

obviously theyre still around but i havent seen them here period in the past 5 years

[mdixon]

So way back in the day I would drink three beers a night. Could be three homebrews, could be commercial beer, but I never really worried about the size of the bottle. One night in 2005 I decided to finish the night with a 750ml bottle of what I thought was Raison d’Etre. You can likely see where this is heading. Turns out it was a December 2002 Raison d’Extra, and 20% ABV at the time. I passed out on the couch about halfway through the bottle.

[Drewch (Drew C.)]

Unfortunately, I’ve only ever seen their flagship Xty Minute IPAs (and sometimes SeaQuench) around here.

[jeffy]

@mdixon

So way back in the day I would drink three beers a night. Could be three homebrews, could be commercial beer, but I never really worried about the size of the bottle. One night in 2005 I decided to finish the night with a 750ml bottle of what I thought was Raison d’Etre. You can likely see where this is heading. Turns out it was a December 2002 Raison d’Extra, and 20% ABV at the time. I passed out on the couch about halfway through the bottle.

My wife will ask me if the beer I’m having fairly late in the evening is a “sacrificial beer”

[erockrph]

@mdixon

So way back in the day I would drink three beers a night. Could be three homebrews, could be commercial beer, but I never really worried about the size of the bottle. One night in 2005 I decided to finish the night with a 750ml bottle of what I thought was Raison d’Etre. You can likely see where this is heading. Turns out it was a December 2002 Raison d’Extra, and 20% ABV at the time. I passed out on the couch about halfway through the bottle.

I made a similar mistake the first time I tried World Wide Stout. I had no idea it was in the 18% range, until I tried to stand up after finishing a bottle of it. Worth every stagger, though. WWS is a phenomenal beer. I’ll have to hunt down some D’Extra next time I’m in a store with a good selection. Outside of 120-minute, every big beer I’ve had from DFH has been a winner.

[jamullins095_yahoo.com (John M)]

@mdixon

So way back in the day I would drink three beers a night. Could be three homebrews, could be commercial beer, but I never really worried about the size of the bottle. One night in 2005 I decided to finish the night with a 750ml bottle of what I thought was Raison d’Etre. You can likely see where this is heading. Turns out it was a December 2002 Raison d’Extra, and 20% ABV at the time. I passed out on the couch about halfway through the bottle.

Hahaha… I bet!

[jamullins095_yahoo.com (John M)]

@erockrph

@mdixon

So way back in the day I would drink three beers a night. Could be three homebrews, could be commercial beer, but I never really worried about the size of the bottle. One night in 2005 I decided to finish the night with a 750ml bottle of what I thought was Raison d’Etre. You can likely see where this is heading. Turns out it was a December 2002 Raison d’Extra, and 20% ABV at the time. I passed out on the couch about halfway through the bottle.

I made a similar mistake the first time I tried World Wide Stout. I had no idea it was in the 18% range, until I tried to stand up after finishing a bottle of it. Worth every stagger, though. WWS is a phenomenal beer. I’ll have to hunt down some D’Extra next time I’m in a store with a good selection. Outside of 120-minute, every big beer I’ve had from DFH has been a winner.

I can’t remember the last time I had WWS, however I picked up a bottle of “Wake Up WWS” while in Chicago for Dark Lord Day this weekend! I know it has coffee and maple syrup, and I believe one or two more things. Looking forward to it!