It's been awhile since I've talked about Dogfish Head here, but a few recent news clippings have caught my eye. In late October, Dogfish Head announced the release of a new winter seasonal, Piercing Pils. From its label, Piercing Pils is "a Czech-style Pilsner brewed with pear juice, pear tea and Saaz hops." Definitely another off-centered beer for the Dogfish crew. I haven't tried this one yet, but here's a Blogfish link from July that has a more in-depth description of Piercing Pils. Also of note, the previous winter seasonal, Chicory Stout, will still be made, but in smaller, draft-only quantities. Here, Dogfish announces that Namaste, their Belgian-style white beer, will be moving to 12 oz. bottles to be sold in a 4-pack, and will be year-round. More importantly to me, though, is that they will be brewing and releasing Raison D'Extra, which is similar to Raison D'Etre, just amped up a bit to a hefty 18% ABV. However, to help preser
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