Rabbid Rabbit - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

WankelEngine

Illinois

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a tulip glass

A: Pours a hazy straw color with a vibrant, foamy white head of 2.5 fingers and spotty lacing.

S: Belgian yeast opens into the familiar notes of clove and light banana. This expands into a variety of spices like peppercorn and chamomile. A small amount of fusel alcohol gives the aroma a little bite.

T: Still a strong focus on yeast. Banana is more prominent along with some lemon and citrus zest. Light pepper notes segue into a range of floral and herbal flavors. There is a small bit of pine and a good dose of alcohol which form a lingering aftertaste. A little bit of malt provides some sweet caramel and toffee in the background. As the beer warms, flavors of wheat and honey develop.

M: Relatively thin almost like a tripel with warming alcohol and some effervescent carbonation.

O: Between the yeast and thin alcohol, it reminds me of a tripel but it is still clearly a saison. Surprisingly drinkable for such a spiced beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2012 03:54:34 | More by WankelEngine

TargaFlorio

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

06-17-2013 16:23:40 | More by TargaFlorio

facundoCNB

New Jersey

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

a clean light golden pour with a finger of bright white head which slowly dissipated. tons of carbonation bubbles shooting straight up the middle. smells of black pepper, flowers, honey, coriander. strange scent, smells like rain .. i know that sounds weird. tastes like applesauce, black pepper, belgian yeast (slightly bready with hints of banana and spicy pepper).. one of the weirdest but tastiest saisons i've had. medium body with a high amount of carbonation. very refreshing.. the zesty pepper flavor keeps you sipping on it, though it is a lighter medium body and very refreshing.

a really strange, yet nice saison.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 01:58:16 | More by facundoCNB

Mike

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -21.3%

06-14-2013 00:37:36 | More by Mike

Mtooman

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

06-13-2013 22:46:54 | More by Mtooman

nitter

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

06-13-2013 22:46:32 | More by nitter

DangerDawg

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5%

06-13-2013 21:15:16 | More by DangerDawg

goblin7704

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

06-11-2013 16:11:24 | More by goblin7704

jrpapajcik

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

06-10-2013 02:45:48 | More by jrpapajcik

MNPikey

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

06-10-2013 01:47:25 | More by MNPikey

csmartin6

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

06-09-2013 21:06:21 | More by csmartin6

Gerasimos

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +5%

06-09-2013 15:38:42 | More by Gerasimos

pstam87

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

06-09-2013 03:00:01 | More by pstam87

Infamous7100

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

06-08-2013 15:39:40 | More by Infamous7100

Lynn

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

06-07-2013 22:11:12 | More by Lynn

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.76/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle from the Three Floyds brew pub (Munster, IN). 10.00. No bottling info but this is a March release. Served in a Terrapin goblet.

Pours a hazy golden straw yellow with a finger and a half near white head. Fades quickly and leaves almost no lace.

Smells musty, earthy, yeasty with a little bit of spiced fruit.

A sweet honey note leads the taste and fades in and out of the other flavors of hay, pepper, bannana, apple, flower pedal, musty yeast, vague citrus, grassy, earthy spice and a little kick of booze. An interesting blend.

Medium, approaching full body with faint carbonation. Slightly syrupy with a musty sweet dry finish.

I'm pretty sure I can count in one hand the saisons I've tried but this one stands out as different. Sweeter, thicker and less carbonated than I expect. Still enjoyable to me.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 06:20:24 | More by ThickNStout

brewtus

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours hazy yellowish orange with a bubbly single finger head. Funky Belgian smell, some straw, some orange. Taste is a lot like the smell, lots of Belgian yeast, some sweet orange, dry straw, slight hop presence. The texture is nice, good carbonation, not too thin. Overall I really liked this for a warm day, it's got some funk, nice Belgian yeast taste, slight sweetness, but does leave a dry bitter aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 23:22:21 | More by brewtus

e30todamax

Virginia

4/5  rDev +5%

06-04-2013 23:04:05 | More by e30todamax

Rihup

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

06-04-2013 01:21:50 | More by Rihup

Docrock

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5%

06-04-2013 00:57:38 | More by Docrock

kal4478

Ohio

5/5  rDev +31.2%

06-03-2013 20:36:36 | More by kal4478

JellyJacket

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

06-03-2013 18:17:55 | More by JellyJacket

tabitha

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

06-03-2013 01:55:28 | More by tabitha

Bosoxfan20

Missouri

3.38/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Having never heard of Rabbid Rabbit, this will be a fun review. I love everything I have had from FFF so far, and I am very curious how a saison will be from them.

A- An aggressive pour from a 22oz bomber leads to virtually no head. Beer pours a slightly hazy dark gold almost orange, but with only a wisp of an offwhite head. No retention and spotty lacing. Weakest saison I have ever seen. Might have a flat dud here. Review as is though.

S- Moist, spicy funk with Belgian yeast. Papayas come to mind. Slight herb and peppery phenols. Odor is strong, but more musty than crisp. Doesn't seem to resemble that of most saisons that I have had.

T- Interesting. Doesn't seem to follow the nose all that well, but I'm not real sad about it. Some of the spice remains, but a lot of tart pleasantly comes through. Apples flavor. Smooth with a warm phenolic layer in the throat. More complex than nose indicates. Hops are more subtle than expected. Sweet for the style. Saison...no. Tasty...yes.

M- Again, shocked at the mild, check that...its basically absent. Have to knock the rating due to the style. Tends to drink a little heavier because of it.

O- Taste was really quite nice and not indicative of the rating. Really surprised that a brewery of this quality would miss so badly on some of the key components of the style. Not that it was a bad beer (it wasn't), it is just a poor example of a saison.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 01:05:21 | More by Bosoxfan20

Teddy-Pickles

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-31-2013 00:34:58 | More by Teddy-Pickles