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

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

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4/5  rDev +1.3%

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3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

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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

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4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

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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

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4/5  rDev +1.3%

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