2007 DFH Raison d'Extra Large Format?

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  1. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    A bar near me says they have a 25oz bottle of this beer, and it's $18. I recently drank a 12oz and loved it, so a large format bottle for $18 would be a steal!

    But, a google search yielded no hits as to whether this was ever released in a large format. Does anyone know anything to the contrary?

    Thanks.
     
    #1 Bluecane, Sep 21, 2013
  2. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    You could ask to see it at the bar...
     
    #2 UCLABrewN84, Sep 21, 2013
  3. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Indeed. It's a bit of a trek from my apartment, though, so I was hoping to do a little reconnaissance ahead of time. I'll give them a call, but I've been given misinformation that way before...
     
    #3 Bluecane, Sep 21, 2013
  4. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    On the left.

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    #4 UCLABrewN84, Sep 21, 2013
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  5. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    I've just about given up on this beer. I've got two `12s left and wonder if they'll shape up over time. This post helps encourage that I should keep my hands off. :slight_smile:
     
    #5 inchrisin, Sep 21, 2013
  6. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    That's a sweet bottle. Thanks! Looks like a trek is on my agenda.
     
    #6 Bluecane, Sep 21, 2013
  7. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I would definitely go for it myself.
     
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  8. DruRho

    DruRho Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2012 Maryland

    The bottles in my pic are from 2002 (at 20% abv). They only bottled it in 750s in 2002 and 2003, then went to the 12oz format and the cowboy label.
    If you find a 750 for $18 that's insane (and you should most definitely buy all they have).
     
    #8 DruRho, Sep 21, 2013
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  9. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    It specifically says 2007 25oz bottle on Beermenus. I'm guessing they entered it wrong, then. It's not a bad bar price even for the 12oz, but yeah.
     
    #9 Bluecane, Sep 21, 2013
  10. vonnegut21

    vonnegut21 Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2012 New York

    Had a 2002 out of the 750ml (as shown in the above picture) back in May and it was spectacular. I have a 2007 12oz that I'm holding on to until at least 2017. Even if the bottle at the bar is a 12oz, I'd say it's worth it.
     
    #10 vonnegut21, Sep 21, 2013
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  11. DruRho

    DruRho Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2012 Maryland

    Sounds about right. 2007 is the last year they made it so there's more of those floating around than any other year.
     
    #11 DruRho, Sep 21, 2013
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