The Duck-Rabbit Amber Ale

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

12 oz. Light mohoghany pour with a surprisingly dark tan head for an amber ale. A large head at that, I had to pour and wait to finish the pour. I thought this was going to be over carbonated, but that was not the case. A good amount, but not too much. Back to aroma, a balance of caramel, malt and citrus pine. Taste is also a good balance. Some sweet malt and caramel with hints of citrus and some red fruits. More hops through the finish. Standard amber ale, but a good one from Duck Rabbit.

smooth, lightly hopped, caramel malt, but did not have a lingering bad flavor that often comes with malty beers. Overall a good amber, but nothing crazy.

Bottle from The Foodery, 10th Street Philadelphia. First thought is it has an aroma I know well but don’t associate with beer, but it’s a struggle to make sense of it - first thought is burned pretzels, but that’s not it - it’s something like saltines or goldfish crackers - that’s it! It smells vaguely like Cheez-Its. Mouthfeel a curious mix of viscous and watery - different parts of my tongue are interpreting it differently - thin on the tip, heavy on the sides. Overwhelming malt up front, only taste bitterness in the aftertaste. Just way too much of a flowery maltiness for me - bit roasty, bit muddled. To be fair I like it more as I drink it - as amber ales go, at least it’s not boring. The Cheez-It aroma does not translate in any significant way to the flavor.

Very pretty red/dark amber beer with lots of carbonation evident, average white head. Aroma is quite refreshing, with raspberry, caramel, and some very light citrus. Flavor loses some of the fruity aspects and adds malt complexity, with more caramel, nut, and a bit of hop bitterness at the finish. Palate is thinnish overall, but above average for amber ales. Really quite a solid little brew.

Light, almost absent aroma of foam and air. Waited for the head to subside, though still got a faint amount of roasted caramel malt. Beautiful amber with lively carbonation and a tall rising barely tan head that had body, structure and density. Candied sweetness, almost minty. Long on flavor, solid on the palate. I really enjoy the firm malt structure, though it’s not thick or rich. More like how I think ambers should be.

Deep amber, decent head. Aroma was caramel and earthy hops. Decidedly rich malt flavor, with earthy hops balancing on the finish. Rather full bodied. Not a bad brew, but I didn’t love it.

was an okay amber ale, had a decent body, bit of a caramel to it, but something in the taste i just didn’t exactly like.

12 oz. bottle from Total Wine. Pours amber in color (bet you didn’t see that coming) with a thin off-white head. Aroma of caramel, cherry, sugar, and light hops. Taste doesn’t offer much more. Palate is very thin. Nothing objectionable here but nothing to get excited about. It is an amber ale after all but even for the style I prefer an amber with more hop character.