Why yes, they did brew it with raisins, green raisins, whatever they are. They also used a Belgian yeast and beet sugar. It comes off almost as much like a wine as beer. The 8% alcohol level doesn’t hurt either.
It pours a clear mahogany color with a thin head that dissipates almost immediately. The nose is sweet and slightly malty, the hops do not come through at all. The mouth feel is somewhat thin, although it goes down heavy, if that makes sense. I don’t think I could drink more than one of these in a sitting.
It starts malty with no hint of hops. The Belgian aspect comes through more in the finish. I think I detected the raisins in the finish, but that could just be the power of suggestion.
Dogfish is Delaware brewery known for its unique style, and this certainly upholds the tradition. It’s good, but I’m not sure I’d go out of my way to buy it again.
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I might try it next time we go out, but I’m afraid I might slaughter the name.
I’m not sure whether to be saddened or impressed that they resisted the tempatation to call it “Raisin D’Être”.
You haven’t lived until you have had their Immort Ale. At least, I think it was good. I can’t remember…
Oh, totally unrelated, but while I am commenting, awhile back you asked if anyone had good photo organizing software. Since it was so long ago that I read that one (can’t even remember when), I will reply here.
I have found a great photo organizing package. After using several (including Picasa and Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9), I have finally found THE ONE. It is the one that comes with Photoshop Elements 5. We just found it online for under $50 (it is an OEM version). I have taken over 13,000 digital photos since 2000, so I needed this badly.