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Raison D'Etre

 
Availability: 
Year Round

A deep, mahogany ale brewed with beet sugar, green raisins, and Belgian-style yeast. As complex as a fine, red wine.

Original Release Date: 
12/1999
Food Pairing Recommendations: 
Steak, duck, game, wine-reduction sauces, Blue cheese, goat cheese, ham, mussels
Glassware Recommendation: 
Goblet or Snifter
Tasting Notes: 
pit fruit, decadent, winey, raisiney, malty
Wine Comparable: 
Amarone

ABV

8.0

IBU

25

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