Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale - The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.88/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours brown (no, really?) accompanied by a beige head with nominal lacing.

Smell: Aroma of chocolate malts with a slight nuttiness and a flowery citrus zing.

Taste: Chocolate malts reach out first, while the spicy hops impart a nice bitter finish.

Mouthfeel: Its medium, its mild, but surprisingly drying. Good amount of carbonation.

Drinkability: A simple beer that, although a bit more hopped than most browns, is still rather mild mannered. If you take to this style, then you should be pleased with this one.

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Re-Review: March 12, 2008

Appearance: Pours a clear, reddish-brown body with a small, ivory-colored head.

Smell: Malty aroma with a few flecks of chocolate and dark caramel. Touch of grains. Light floral hop character.

Taste: Maltiness represented by chocolate and caramel with a mild sweetness. More pronounced grain flavor. Slight nuttiness. Light, spicy bitterness scrubs away the sweetness and leaves you with a lingering finish.

Mouthfeel: In the neighborhood of medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Drinkability: Much better than when I first came across this beer back in November '05.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2005 07:12:37 | More by ChainGangGuy

hef

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-20-2013 02:20:08 | More by hef

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

05-19-2013 13:25:32 | More by Photekut

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-18-2013 13:20:44 | More by OldhouseRecs

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-17-2013 15:35:10 | More by twenty5

Falcone

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-14-2013 23:24:33 | More by Falcone

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.4%

05-12-2013 04:53:52 | More by hollywood_15063

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7.5%

05-05-2013 22:18:08 | More by ZEB89

amejia79

California

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-27-2013 04:06:01 | More by amejia79

wac9

Pennsylvania

2.89/5  rDev -22.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

not much to say about this beer too much head a beauiful beer in a glass but overall i got nothing to say new or maybe old about this beer its does nothing for me so drink and enjoy and read other reviews about this beer fall short for me cat wait to tryother duck rabbit beers but this one does nothing for me

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 01:10:00 | More by wac9

pottergator

New York

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-21-2013 22:13:35 | More by pottergator

Dodt

Pennsylvania

3.54/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

picked this one up during a mix six run back in december . glad it didn't go bad in the bottle . poured from the bottle into a mug. nice amber color with a fluffy head. aroma is a bit strong .the roasted chocolate is nice part of this particular brew. makes me wish that it was easier to find beer from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 01:01:31 | More by Dodt

appie1

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

04-09-2013 20:23:21 | More by appie1

polopaul20

Maryland

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-05-2013 19:37:08 | More by polopaul20

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-01-2013 23:27:49 | More by TheMultiYeast

Omnium

Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle > Pint Glass
A - Pours a nice dark brown, fluffy tan head medium lacing.
S - Roasted nutty malts, caramel, slight sour scent, dried plums, a little clove
T - Nice toasted flavor with some sweeter malts that finishes with a mild tart characteristic.
M - Medium, good carbonization, nutty malt clings on with some sweetness.
O - A decent brown ale, Not super outstanding, but good to have more than one of.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 23:41:12 | More by Omnium

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.59/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served on tap in a pint glass

Appearance- The beer is served as a deep brown colored brew with a small cream colored head. The head fades relatively quickly leaving a decent level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is heaviest of a roasted malt and chocolate aroma with a nice presence of a caramel smell. With these aromas there are some lighter herbal and nut like smells, producing a rather standard brown ale type smell.

Taste- the taste begins with flavors of a roasted malt and a stronger presence of a bitter coffee and some notes of chocolate. While initially on the more bitter and malty side some caramel soon works work its way to the tongue balancing out the roasted and coffee flavors rather nicely. These flavors last largely to the end of the taste were some notes of an earthy and herbal hop come to the tongue, leaving a nice roasted and slightly bitter but overall balanced flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer was smooth and creamy with a carbonation level that was on the average side. The smooth body was great for the roasted flavor of the brew, while the carbonation kept it more on the refreshing side and helped to qualm some of the bitterness allowing it to mingle well with the lighter caramel flavors.

Overall – A fairly nice, not too sweet, brown ale that is a little more on the bitter and dry side.

Serving type: on-tap

03-27-2013 23:52:56 | More by Darkmagus82

spedprof

West Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +27.7%

03-25-2013 22:35:47 | More by spedprof

kylehay2004

Florida

4/5  rDev +7.5%

03-20-2013 21:22:15 | More by kylehay2004

DrinkDrankDronk

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

03-20-2013 02:16:20 | More by DrinkDrankDronk

Cdax

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.4%

03-15-2013 00:30:46 | More by Cdax

Duvel

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.5%

03-08-2013 14:52:55 | More by Duvel

SnatchyMcPants

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +21%

02-27-2013 22:28:30 | More by SnatchyMcPants

Hansford

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Served from bottle into a standard pint glass.

A: It seems a little cloudy, but has a nice, deep brown color. The head is thick and cappuccino like.

S: Lots of hops. Smells as though it has been dry-hopped.

T: Hops right off the bat, and lots of them. Quickly it mellows out to a very dark, complex flavor of roasted malts. Almost coffee like at the very end. Very smooth transition between these flavors.

M: The hops give it a crispness right away, but that goes away and it is very smooth on the tongue.

O: Five sips in, I didn't like it at all. It grew on me and I actually had to go back and change some of the ratings. A good beer, not great. I'd get it again in a mixed six-pack or on draft at a bar, but not a sixer or case.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 02:53:21 | More by Hansford

bshiban

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -26.1%

02-11-2013 23:56:29 | More by bshiban