Duck-Rabbit Rabid Duck - The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A: Pours an opaque yet clear jet black in color with some moderate amounts of visible carbonation near the surface of the beer and some very dark amber + cola brown highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense foamy very dark mocha head that slowly reduces to a large patch of very thick film and a thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer with a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of dark roasted malts with just a hint of burnt malts.

T: Upfront there are moderate to strong flavors of roasted malts with moderate notes of dark chocolate and freshly ground coffee. Moderate amounts of lingering bitterness.

M: Just shy of full bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth and creamy.

O: This is a very big beer with a bold flavor but one that is very enjoyable - this is a beer that you need to sip slowly. I could not have more than one of these during a session but it is one to definitely try (especially now that Duck-Rabbit has corrected their infection issues). Alcohol is very well hidden in this one.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 01:33:31 | More by dbrauneis

JeffreyJDavis

North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

A: Poured at 57.4F into a Riedel stemless goblet. Pours dark brown to almost jet black with a strong 2 finger chocolate brown head. No translucency at all. Head subsides after 3 - 4 minutes to a generous large bubble cap with strong lacing.

N: Bitter Chocolate, Coffee, Charred Malts, a bit of fresh tobacco and and a hint of citrus. Nice nose but relatively pointed. I don't really get the 10% ABV in the aroma.

T: Relatively bitter flavor profile focused on aggressive charred malts and bitter dark chocolate with a dry , astringent finish. You get the slightest bit of hoppiness in the back end and finish which adds to the citrusy nature.

MF: I would say this is smooth but relatively light bodied (for an imperial stout) . If I dropped a quarter on it, it wouldn't float, nor would a dime. I think it's relatively well carbonated and combined with the somewhat light body it allows the hoppy and citrus flavors to work their way out onto the back of your tongue. I would honestly struggle to call this a creamy stout.

O: A nice imperial stout but not really complex in any extraordinary way. Bitterness , crispness and a citrusy edge to the profile are it's strong points.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 02:09:35 | More by JeffreyJDavis

MacQ32

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A - Pours pretty much black with a dark dark chocolate colored head in my Weyerbacher Cuvee Glass, looks amazing. Solid retention, nearly a finger of head at the pour and a solid half finger remains nearly 5 minutes later, lacing is fantastic.

S - Lots of roasty/coffee malts, citrusy, light toasty vanilla and some smokeyness.

T - Fairly robust and bitter, surprisingly citrusy (apple/pear) flavor as well, some fruity astringency through the finish.

M - Lighter bodied, which is very surprising. Super smooth, hardly any carbonation.

O - It's pretty decent but really oddly fruity, like an apa type twist. The fruityness is the main flavor (by far) that I get out of this beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 03:16:10 | More by MacQ32

Treyliff

West Virginia

3.83/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Growler from Myrtle Beach Piggly Wiggly, served into a snifter

A- pours pitch black with a small dark tan head that has short retention, living a creamy tan ring around the glass, no lace

S- dark roasted malt with chocolate & coffee notes, earthy/herbal hop bitterness, fruity tartness and a clean alcohol finish

T- dry smoky malt flavors, almost a meaty. complemented with herbal hoppy notes that taste slightly medicinal, the finish is bone dry with a sharp tartness on the finish

M- medium body with low carbonation, creamy mouthfeel with a smooth and dry finish, alcohol is slightly warming on the finish, but hidden pretty well

O- interesting flavor profile, different from most RIS, but enjoyable overall. The tart flavors are interesting.

Serving type: growler

04-09-2013 02:23:16 | More by Treyliff

darthbuh

North Carolina

4.01/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Purchased from a local bar in Greenville, NC. (less than 50 miles from Farmville, NC, place of origin). Drank straight from the bottle with the purple label.

Apperance - Wow. Pitch black. Took the bottle outside and held it against the setting sun, only the faintest glimmer of light pierced the liquid.

Smell - Rich earthy smell with strong alcohol present. Obviously dark from the base of the odor, but also telling of a high alcohol content with a cool clean attribute to the smell.

Taste - Sweet, tart, and deep all at once; a hop flavor presents itself in a crisp characteristic, but it is not out of place with the dark richness of the beer.

Mouthfeel - Somewhat harsh straight from the bottle down the throat; 2-3 seconds of swishing around the mouth lends a different character, taste, and feeling during swallow than a straight sip.

Overall - This is the first time I've had this beer from Duck Rabbit. First time I've ever seen it, in fact. For a Russian Imperial Stout, it's highly enjoyable! If one is to drink a few of these, I'd recommend some sort of meaty snack to accompany it- a burger, some beef jerky, something of the like. Strong, but delicious. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 08:15:31 | More by darthbuh

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.68/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into a snifter

Appearance – The beer pours a deep brown color bordering on black. Upon pouring there is a small lighter brown colored head floating atop the brew. This head fades quite fast leaving a lighter level of lace on the sides of the glass. While there is only a light lace, swirling the brew in the glass shows a nice thickness, as fingers of the brew are seen clinging to the glass, slowly receding back to the bottom of the body of the glass.

Smell – The smell is heavy of roasted aromas as well as a surprisingly strong hoppier smell. The roasted malt aromas are drier in nature being of a strong roasted coffee, some toast, as well as a dark chocolate with just some lighter touches of vanilla and caramel. The hoppy smells, which are stronger in this Imperial then in most, are mainly of a woody and earthy nature mixed with some lighter aromas of a pine smell.

Taste – The taste follows the nose very well. This imperial is on the drier roasty side with a decent bitter flavor at the end. The flavor begins with a roasted coffee and espresso flavor with a hint of some caramel sweetness. A dark chocolate flavor as well as a light vanilla and some wood then come to the tongue. The caramel begins fading at this point with some hop flavors of a earthy and citrus hop. The hops grow slightly stronger toward the end with a hint of citrus sweetness of orange and some orange peel coming to the tongue. In the end, with some boozy and oaky flavors coming to the tongue as well, a rather roasty and slightly warming boozy flavor is left to warm and linger the tongue.

Mouthfeel –The body of the beer is on the medium to slightly above medium side, although slightly lower then would have been expected from the look or from the fact that it is a 10 % ab brew. The carbonation level is rather average. The higher carbonation and thinner body are sorta nice for highlighting the hoppier/bitter flavors in the sea of darker flavors as well as making it more drinkable, but overall a creamier body and a lower carbonation would have likely served the brew better, highlighting the nice roasty flavors and making it a slower sipper as it is intended to be.

Overall – A fairly nice drier Russian Imperial. It is almost like a blend between and imperial stout and a black IPA in some ways, as it finishes with a decent bitter hop/roast taste(although not what would be need to be actually considered a true black IPA) . Its pretty nice and worth a try, although it is likely not one I would go to on any great occasion.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2013 00:51:51 | More by Darkmagus82

BeerZack

North Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Black with almost a finger of tan head that persists as a thin covering. Smells of dark chocolate, cocoa, dark plum, hints of molasses and leather. Tastes of bitter chocolate and treacle are expected, but there is a citrus hop flavor beneath the surface that surprises. The bitterness from the hops and slight astringency from the roasted malts combine for a very bitter finish with a drying impression. The nose gets a little boozy as it warms, but for 10% ABV the alcohol stays well-hidden throughout. Dangerously drinkable RIS.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 02:18:25 | More by BeerZack

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Bottle notched with an enjoy-by date of 02/2013. Snifter glass.

Pours jet black. Emptying the bottle forcefully into an upright glass yielded over an inch of light mocha head. Foam still sits on the beer, blanketing the surface. Nice look.

Dark-roast coffee and bitter chocolate aromas preside over some bock-like fruit notes. Maybe berry skins. Hints of raisin and toffee cream together in the nose and try to stand up to a bullying black malty roast character. Slight vapor of cinnamon is noted late. As are a handful of hops.

Tastes big and black and bold. Ultra-roasty and yet fruity at the same time. Flavors of coffee and licorice combat against tart berry and prune. Has that almost-lactic tang element. Cocoa is there, too, but not a feature flavor. The alcohol is merely whispering, and at 10%, no less; a very even strength that is revealing as a belly warmth, not a bite in the mouth or throat. Somewhat woody. And, then there's that slight tartness, like unripe blackberries or fermented soy, that I can't quite put my finger on...

A hair over medium in the body, which is thinner than I was expecting, but the carbonation and booze levels are in check. In check, as in, right where they need to be.

I finally caved and decided to read past reviews, and it has me wondering if I'm reviewing a partially-infected bottle. It's definitely still good, but I'm not sure this kind of flavor profile is what the brewer had intended. To be continued...

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 20:49:48 | More by thecheapies

righthereisay

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Purchased a single bottle (12 ounce), poured into Chimay Glass.

Pours totally black, with a very nice light brown head. This head lasts. I like it. Very nice pour.

Smells of chocolate, vanilla, malt. Not the greatest smelling beer in my opinion. At this point, I wasn't expecting much.

Taste - Vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, malty. A little bitterness.. I don't taste any alcohol at all.

Nice body. Creamy. Too much carbonation.

Overall a good beer. You could easily throw these down. At 10%, it would hit you fast.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 02:19:50 | More by righthereisay

zeledonia

Minnesota

4.48/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to BigTomZ for the bottle. Tasted 10 September 2012, reviewed from notes.

Pours black. No light coming through this, except a hint of brown at the very edges. Dark dark dark. Half-finger of medium-tan head, decent retention and lacing.

Smell is big, strong, and sweet. I get berries and molasses, with a bit of smoke lurking behind them. Very nice - complex and balanced.

Taste is big and juicy. Blackberries burst into my mouth, followed by ripe plums. Powerfully sweet and fruity, with a nice dark/light sense. I love the berries, and it's a flavor I haven't encountered in an imperial stout before. Finishes delicately bitter. Yum.

Mouthfeel is strong and heavy. Definitely chewy, and leaves a film on my tongue that makes me feel like I'm still chewing it 30 seconds later. I'd like a touch more carbonation, but otherwise it's excellent.

A delicious, (very) sweet, fruity stout. I think it's just a hair over the top, or I'd be giving it 5s in some of these categories.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 17:05:15 | More by zeledonia

Jadjunk

Georgia

4.13/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap at Summit's Wayside Tavern in Snellville 7/7/12. Reviewed from notes.

(Appearance) Arrives with a thick foamy deep brown head with above average retention. Lacing is consistent and thin, like a light frosting. Body color is black. Appearance is nearly perfect. 4.5

(Smell) Creamy caramel chocolate malt brings and approachable dessert-like sweetness to this brew. Cream (lactose) and caramel are the boldest flavors, with little to no hop presence or other aromatics to be found. Perhaps a bit one-sided, it smells like a fantastic dessert beer. 4

(Taste) The balance is a bit better when it comes to drinking this beer. Smooth creamy sweet chocolate milk morsels gives way to a bitter black malt and dark caramel finish. There's a good balance of sweetness and bitterness in the beer and an approachable level of flavor and drinkability. It's a pleasant, Clean drinking beer by Duck-Rabbit. 4

(Mouthfeel) Creamy mouthfeel throughout. Body is medium/heavy. Alcohol presence is low/medium. Pretty good pairing for a dessert beer. 4

(Overall) One of the better balanced and more approachable Russian Imperial Stouts that I've had. It would be great as a dessert beer. 4.5

The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery's
Duck-Rabbit Rabid Duck
4.13/5.00

Serving type: on-tap

09-05-2012 21:11:20 | More by Jadjunk

thebigredone

Wisconsin

2.7/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Thanks to tat2hllblly for the extra in a trade.

INFECTED, big time.

With that said, I actually quasi-enjoyed the first half of this beer. Almost tasted like it was supposed to be a sour stout. Dominating tastes of burnt malts followed by a sour kick. But half was all I could take before drain pouring the rest.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 02:24:43 | More by thebigredone

brystmar

New York

3.23/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle notched "best before 3/13".

Overly carbonated as the massive tan head erupts from my glass. Strongly medicinal and oxidized nose. Something's wrong here...

One sip and you know it's infected. Charred, burnt malt is overrun by cherry tartness. Honestly, it kinda works! I happen to enjoy this particular infection, though I'd love to revisit a "good" bottle of Rabid Duck in the future.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 23:10:49 | More by brystmar

jaasen64

Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle thanks to DonFrap for bringing this one. Split 3-ways in a mini-tasting (4oz serving). Poured into Founders snifter. 2011 vintage.

A- Pours a completely opaque dark black with a very thick quarter finger of head with nice retention and leaves nice lacing. Not too much carbonation.

S- Lots of soy sauce, a hint of malts and cocoa. Slightly above average aroma strength, very peculiar. Not bad, a little bit strange though.

T- Soy sauce, light chocolate, some malts, lightly sweet soy sauce finish that lingers for a little bit.

M- Medium bodied, lightly creamy, goes down easy, abv very well hidden.

O- This was an interesting beer, I can't say I hated it but it definitely wasn't my favorite flavor in the world. It definitely had a very strong soy sauce flavor that almost bordered on steak sauce flavor. Abv well hidden, decent mouthfeel. I can't say I would recommend this beer- you will probably either like it or hate it.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 01:37:18 | More by jaasen64

Cresant

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served this 12 oz. bottle in a New Belgium globe. I could not read the notching for the date. The label was torn. That could not matter though. This 10% RIS will stand up for a very long time. The body was densely black/brown with a creamy, deep tan head. The cap left specks of lacing.

The smell was soy sauce and light fruitiness. Mild alcohol and plums. I would have hoped for a bit more here.

The taste was first tangy with a roast bitterness finish. Rich nutty malted grain. Some lactic notes were discernible too. Not too sweet, maybe not sweet enough?

The mouthfeel was silky with a modest amount of carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2012 13:11:34 | More by Cresant

Dope

Massachusetts

2.83/5  rDev -28.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

A: Pours pitch black with a big fluffy medium brown head. Fades at a medium pace, leaving good lacework behind.

S: Smells like...meat. Like steak tips off the grille. Steak tips cooked in soy sauce. Kind of reminds me a little of Dark Lord (which was pure soy sauce). Very confusing aroma. It's not even that bad, just unusual.

T: Taste follows the nose. I get a little roasted malt and then it's pure meat. Then a little chocolate and tons of soy sauce. Finishes with a bitter and drying char character. What am I drinking?

M: Fairly heavy, a little chalky. Drying on the back end.

O: Well, there's a little roasted malt and a whole lot of meat and soy sauce. Only other beer that I've had like this was Dark Lord as I already mentioned, which was just soy sauce. I'm not sure if it's a brewing mistake or an infection or just a really strange beer, though they were both RISes. Hmph. Avoid if you dislike drinking meat and soy sauce.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2012 02:34:43 | More by Dope

magine

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a DFH goblet.

Pours a near black, dark brown with some ruby edges. Massive dark tan head. Full layered head stays the whole session. Some great lace coats the entire glass. Very good looks.

Brew smells of dark chocolate, espresso, roasted coffee, nibs. Great nose.

Brew is creamy smooth, dark cocoa, roasted flavors in the finish. Drying finish. More milk chocolate comes through in the flavors. Sweet hops maybe in here to help compliment the array of malts. Dark fruits maybe mixed with lots of roasted coffee, espresso and cocoa. Very good complex flavors. Great.

A great imperial stout. Love it and the abv isn't noticed as much as you would expect. One to seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2012 02:28:30 | More by magine

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

1.9/5  rDev -51.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

12oz bottle. freshest before 2/2013.

A: very very dark brown body. distinctively brown bubbly head. retention isnt great. nor the lacing. stouty, but not RIS stouty.

S: a slight soy aroma. a deep dark chocolate works its way in there as well. definitely something rich and roasty. the chocolate is strong as well.

T: fuck, is this one also autolysed!?!? a lingering salty/soy flavor. reminds me a little of edamame. the rest of the body consists of rich soy flavors and dries quickly. there are some RIS flavors that try to make there presence known, but this is pretty bad.

M: moderate fizz on an unfortunate body. trying to look past that i would call this average.

D: forgive my french, but this is the second bottle in a row ive had from duck rabbit that tasted soy-like, the last being their black IPA both purchased from the same store (wegmans in downingtown, pa). i believe autolysed yeast is the culprit and im a little disappointed in duck rabbit not recalling these bottles if they could have. otherwise most things i have had from them are really solid. would love to try beer sans the chinese dumpster flavor.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2012 01:16:37 | More by Jimmys

tobelerone

New Jersey

4.28/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

After all the recent reports of infected bottles I am happy to say this beer was free of infection and really quite delicious. Black body with a finger of mocha colored head that settles slowly and leaves some patchy lacing. Roasty, sweet aroma with a trace of booziness; some dark fruit notes, good chocolate presence.

Very tasty. A balanced blend of chocolate and roasted, slightly charred malt flavors, again a hint of dark stone fruits, traces of espresso coffee and a mild, pleasantly warming booziness in the finish. Moderately sweet molasses flavor, slightly sticky and lip-smacking. Subtle anise (not a favorite of mine so I was thankful it was well-integrated and not particularly prominent).

Full bodied and smooth, moderate carbonation, creamy and thick mouthfeel that’s just right for the style. Not the biggest or most extreme imperial stout but a damned good one. Very drinkable for the heft and ABV. I’m a Duck Rabbit fan and this beer certainly didn’t hurt that!

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2012 15:58:47 | More by tobelerone

kylehay2004

Florida

3.9/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: very large multi-finger mild chocolate colored head on a jet black body.

S: milk and dark chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, roasted malts and toffee.

T: very sweet and tangy up front with an almost light colored fruit and cola character which transitions to coffee and finishes with chocolate and roasted malts.

M: thick and full bodied and moderate carbonation.

Overall: little too sweet and tangy up front. The booze are well hidden. Definitely very dynamic but the initial taste is a turn off for me and ruins the nice middle and finish.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2012 22:50:35 | More by kylehay2004

BeerFMAndy

Wisconsin

1.73/5  rDev -56.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

A - A loud hiss at the first crack of the bottle is disheartening, as good 'ol Onenote alerted me to possible infection issues with these. Foaming at the mouth! A moderate pour almost over-fills the snifter with dense, creamy cocoa head. Great retention though! Black in color. It looks the part!

S - Sour bacteria aroma emerges immediately, signaling some infection problems. With the roasted chocolatey malt it almost reminds me of peanut butter. Or is that just infected Short's PB&J coming back to mind? Alcohol finish.

T - Sadly, this beer tastes like steamed veggies dipped in awful burnt, bitter, and sour chocolate. Infection has fully taken hold. Undrinkable flavor. On the plus side, Beerwolf shared one recently and it was really good, so I look forward to revisiting this beer.

M - Full-bodied and thick with a potent sour finish that'll make one wince pretty hard.

O - Hmm. Infected Rabid Duck? That's got a ring to it... Seriously though, I remember this beer being great at a tasting; I look forward to amending this review with a full-on, BeerFM style review. Good luck on scrubbing out the issue guys!

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2012 23:41:20 | More by BeerFMAndy

stephenjmoore

Maryland

3.98/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A- Thick black body with a tan head, good lacing.

S- Dark malts, with hint of coffee and chocolate.

T- Bitter chocolate and coffee, roasted malt and even a hint of vanilla.

M- Very thick and creamy texture, moderate carbonation.

O- Good solid imperial stout.

Serving type: on-tap

06-02-2012 16:36:17 | More by stephenjmoore

nickfl

Florida

4.2/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours with two fingers of dark brown head on top of an opaque, black body. The head settles at a moderate pace and leaves nice lace on the glass.

S - Lots of dark, sugary character with notes of molasses, dark cherries, chocolate, and a hint of rum.

T - Dark chocolate and a hint of espresso up front. Fruity notes of sour cherry and plum come out in the middle. Things finish up with molasses, chocolate covered cherries, and smoky coffee.

M - Medium-thick body, moderate carbonation, and a slightly sweet finish.

D - Interesting, this is a dark and complex beer, but it has a fruity acidity that really brightens things up and gives it a drinkability that few beer of this style ever manage.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2012 04:42:18 | More by nickfl

CuriousMonk

Virginia

4.05/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into snifter glass. Poured a deep black with a small tan head along with weak lacing throughout. Nice and thick viscosity though. Smells of leather, wood, booze, raisins, cocoa, and faint espresso. Mouth is silky smooth and creamy. Flavor is of rich dark chocolate, bitter black coffee, wine, some walnut bitterness, and finishes slightly charred and roasty. Moderate amount of carbonation complements smoothness very well. Perfect sipper mouth. I think all the other DR brews are pretty average at best, but this is the best bunch of them all.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2012 19:33:17 | More by CuriousMonk

NoLeafClover44

Delaware

4.28/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle poured into Weyerbacher tulip.

A - Pours a nearly black color with a one finger mocha head that sticks around for a while. Leaves thick lacing.

S - Vanilla, mild coffee, malted milk ball, toasted coconut, trace amounts of char. Smells fantastic.

T - Some bitter dark chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, milk chocolate. A little bit sweet for the style with a subdued bitterness, but delicious nonetheless. The malted milk ball from the nose shines through in the flavor as well. Complex with no trace of the double digit ABV.

M - Smooth, creamy, with good carbonation.

O - Duck Rabbit is one of those brewers that I look at every time I am at the beer store and respect, but rarely get. Today was the first time I saw the Rabid Duck. The picture of the duck with the sable hat brought back shades of George Costanza and I decided to grab one. I was very impressed by this beer and recommend it highly to anyone who enjoys RIS.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2012 02:47:03 | More by NoLeafClover44