Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout - The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery

Gyle41386

South Carolina

3.73/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass.

Pours a deep dark brown, bordering on black, with some ruby red highlights and a nice fluffy tan head. Not nearly as much head retention as I'd like, and not really much lacing at all.

Aroma starts with roasted coffee, bittersweet chocolate, and some vanilla. Some lingering bitterness in the nose.

The taste follows the nose. Big roasted coffee taste, chocolate, and milk/vanilla. There is an unwelcome tart hop bitterness. That said, there's still an excellent balance.

This is a relatively light-bodied stout, sweet and deliciously smooth.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2009 00:39:24 | More by Gyle41386

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-17-2013 15:34:28 | More by twenty5

beernads

Florida

3/5  rDev -21.7%

05-17-2013 08:04:44 | More by beernads

CountryRoadsBrewing

West Virginia

5/5  rDev +30.5%

05-16-2013 20:55:19 | More by CountryRoadsBrewing

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

05-16-2013 02:10:55 | More by SmellsofMahagony

njpencook

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

05-15-2013 02:44:12 | More by njpencook

mralbertson

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +11%

05-14-2013 04:02:47 | More by mralbertson

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-14-2013 00:32:16 | More by jkane101

aLenwell

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +24%

05-13-2013 23:24:32 | More by aLenwell

Artjsantos

Ohio

3/5  rDev -21.7%

05-10-2013 16:45:05 | More by Artjsantos

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

12oz. bottle poured into my 40oz. Brandy Snifter.

A: Black body with a cola colored hue nearing the top and a spotty khaki head with limited retention at most and large bubbles spread distantly from one another.

S: Chocolate malt with resinous hop characters. Reminds me of my homebrew shop.

T: Textbook. Papazian level textbook. Samuel Smith's level textbook. Black Patton malts, chocolate malts, roasted coffee with a splash of sweetness.

M: Goes down smooth with a slight chalkiness from hop resins. Almost creamy before that last sticky kick.

OVERALL: Duck-Rabbit's Milk Stout is so stylistically sound that I'd personally like to give every Beer Advocate that follows the Friedrich Nietzsche herding theory, and migrates towards the modern barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout's, a bottle of this brew and tell them to go learn something about what a stout really is. Absolutely phenomenal example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 18:16:48 | More by RobertColianni

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-06-2013 22:54:57 | More by OldhouseRecs

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-03-2013 17:15:48 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life

Mojo

Alabama

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a twelve inch bottle into a New Belgium globe, the appearance is a deep mahogany with a nice two finger caramel colored head, a little retention and a little lacing. The smell is nice. Chocolate is the predominant note. There are other things too, but my nose is not always able to discern what and all is there. Taste is very sweet up front and a little syruppy tasting. The finish is a nice mild dark chocolate and coffee. Not a game changer, but a nice offereing.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 03:03:14 | More by Mojo

troegaarden

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +30.5%

04-27-2013 23:54:47 | More by troegaarden

Hopswagger

Oklahoma

3.76/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

P: Deep dark mahogany hued dark body with a mound if creamy dense cappuccino head. Retention is decent and rests to a creamy tan coffee swirl on top leaving shinny lacing behind.

S: Bitter dark cocoa, old leather, heavy cream, milk chocolate, medium roast coffee, hints of salted cashews and an dusty earth aroma.

T/M: Sweet roasted dark malts, cherry mash, booze, milk chocolate, sweet cream, coffee, hazelnuts and dark fruits. After taste lingers roasted honey dew melon. Medium body a tad oily and moderate carbonation. Finishes wet with a dash of dryness afterwards.

O: A solid offering thy would be a great beer to keep in the fridge. The dark fruit and melon really made this different but refreshing. I like that it was not as rich and sweet as some milk stouts but it really had simple but good flavors. I will drink this again for sure.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 23:53:59 | More by Hopswagger

wac9

Pennsylvania

2.45/5  rDev -36%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2

dam so wanted to taste this beer and what a disappointed smells boozy taste boozy but does nothing for me i dont to drink anything by duck rabbit any more yes its dark but i dont taste anything in this beer that makes want todrink it again just taste like a high octane beer read the othe reviews because i did i just dont like this beer

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 01:24:49 | More by wac9

cyrushire

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-26-2013 05:41:14 | More by cyrushire

HipHopinHooligan13

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.4%

04-26-2013 02:54:15 | More by HipHopinHooligan13

TheRougeBastard

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-26-2013 01:09:59 | More by TheRougeBastard

Martinecu

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +24%

04-25-2013 18:44:35 | More by Martinecu

bigred89

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-25-2013 01:58:28 | More by bigred89

Oakenator

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11%

04-25-2013 01:41:10 | More by Oakenator

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-24-2013 15:54:44 | More by Jason1337

Pookie

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-22-2013 13:28:55 | More by Pookie