The Duck-Rabbit Amber Ale

Brewed by The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Farmville, North Carolina USA

12 oz bottle from Emacgee. Amber in color with a small off white head. Aroma is malty with caramel, light toasted malts, and light touches of floral hops. Taste is also skewed to the malt side, caramel, light touches of fruit, and a mild balanced hop bitterness. Simple sessionable beer with no flaws noted.

Thanks, Sam! Twelve-ouncer pours a dark amber. Big, frothy, beige head eventually recedes to a thin film. Nose is quite fruity and malty, but otherwise hard for me to nail down. Very balanced and complex flavor, with light, caramel sweetness meeting a faint, fruity tartness rolling into a moderately hoppy bitterness. I like the dry finish a lot... makes me want to drink more. Carbonation is lively and tight, like a Belgian ale. Light bitterness lingers in the aftertaste. Wow, I’m really impressed by this one. Big flavor, good balance, high drinkability... underrated.

Tap @ Barleys Taproom Asheville, NC. Pours a clear amber with a one finger light tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, lightly nutty, and floral hops. Taste is the ssame as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. Very good.

Multiple samples, GABF 2007. Head is mostly lasting. Body is light to medium amber. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted bread/grain, cookie, caramel), lightly hoppy (flowers). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, slightly metallic. A fine rendition...nice ballsy malt character and well balanced. It’s intentionally low-key, but there’s nothing wrong with that. Maybe a little metal-tinged but minor.

12-oz bottle received via trade with elmatador00. Pours clear amber with an average, frothy, light brown head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, cereal, meal), light hops (grass), heavy yeast (sweat, earth) with notes of pear and cola. Medium bodied, slick texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

Pours...amber with a thick tan head. Aroma of caramel and hops. Flavor of caramel malts, hops, bread, and hazelnut. Finishes slightly bitter and quick, lots of carbonation. Good. Thanks Puddintane!

Bottle, best by 12/07: Pours a clear copper orange with a large, highly-carbonated, airy off-white head. Aroma of slightly doughy caramel malts with some piny hops and a hint of clove. Body starts with some light caramel sweetness and a touch of yeasty balance toward a slightly earthy, bittersweet finish. A pretty good amber that’s quite drinkable.

bottle from elmatadoor00: pours a brown hue with an off white head that seems to stay. aroma is very nice with a good caramel malt and very slight hops. flavour is a little rough with some alcohol and sugary caramel malt. i actually get some alcohol burn in my chest. it finishes with a hop bitter before that.