Beer on a Hot Day

Steven and I ran out to do our usual Saturday errands. While he was off shopping at Best Buy I decided to stop by World Market to get a bottle of wine or beer for dinner. There was a tasting going on so I tried the Pinot Grigio which was a little weak for my taste. I wandered off and headed to the beer section which is overwhelming to say the least. They have this one area where you can make your own six pack with a plethera of different beers from around the world. After looking around I finally decided on this Dogfish Head beer because the alchohol level was higher by 4% of the regular. Less beer = less calories. It was fantastic and gave me the punch I was looking for in less time.

Here we have another interesting beer from the fine folk at Dogfish Head in Milton, Delaware. Raison D’Etre is brewed with Belgian beet sugars and green raisins and is sure to be a unique experience. As the bottle says, this beer pours a deep mahogany color that is very opaque, with red tones shining through as you bring it to the light. Producing about 1/2 inch of very light tan head that settles very quickly. The aroma is intriguing, prune and raisin scents are nicely rounded off with gentle roasted malts and a slight smell of alcohol. The flavor of this beer is very different. Tastes of raisins or plums and a very strange sweet flavor surely influence by the beet sugar used in this brew, a bit of malt seems to round off the flavor but it is rather difficult to place the flavors in this ale. Simply divine and it made Steven fun, which is always nice in the kitchen. :-)