The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale

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

12 oz bottle from Emacgee, thanks! Dark brown in color, slightly hazy with a light tan head. Aroma is caramel, light touches of chocolate, and citrus. Taste is inbetween light to moderately sweet with some caramel and a touch of chocolate and toasted malt, as well as light citrus and earth. Medium bodied. This was well done for a brown ale, enjoyable.

Deep copper amber in color with a nice head. Malty and caramel aroma. Toffee notes. Caramel and hoppy flavor. Earthy hoppy notes. Finish is nutty. Medium bodied. Ok.

Multiple samples, GABF 2007. Body is medium brown. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted bread, caramel, nuts), lightly hoppy (herbs). Flavor is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, metallic. Aroma is light but fairly attractive. Flavor on these samples was pretty tart, which just isn’t right for a plain old brown ale. Fairly metallic too. Not a good example.

The body is a transparent, dark copper-amber color that glows red when held to a light source. A large, frothy, khaki colored head settles to a dense blanket, leaving thick clumps of lacing on the glass. Like the Duck Rabbit Amber I had, this one smells a little off, like its mildly infected. I managed to pick up some roasty coffee, scorched caramel, and nuts, but that’s about all I could decipher. The flavor shows burnt malts, sour, spent coffee, and not much else. Mouthfeel is on the thin side, overly carbonated, and dry. Not very good. I think I’ll pass next time around.

Bottle thanks to BigMilly8. Pours dark brown with a picturesque airy tan head that forms huge dimples and lasts for a few minutes in perfect form, towering over the edges of the pint glass. Aroma is of piney hops, toasted grain malts, cereal, and a touch of caramel nuttiness. Taste is nutty, more toasted whole grains, a hint of caramel sweetness that is quickly overtaken by a very "green" hop bitterness. Piney hops become more noticeable as you make your way through this brew becoming progressively spicier. Light bodied but not watery, and certainly not lacking personality. A great session beer.

12-oz bottle received via trade with elmatador00. Pours clear brown with an average, rocky, light brown head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, grain, nutty), light hops (herbs, grass), average yeast (dough, meat) with notes of cardboard. Light bodied, thin texture, lively carbonation, and a metallic finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a large, clingy-lacing airy light tan head. Earthy toasted nutty nose has some light fruity tart notes. Body starts effervescent, mostly dry and lightly tart with a lingering drier nutty finish. Seems mildly infected and over-attenuated. Might otherwise be a decent brown ale.

Bottle. Lots of carbonation, dark brown color with a thick brown head that lasted a good while. Nice, roasted malty aromas. Body was nice for the style, flavor was malty, some roasted nuts and a hint of chocolate. A nice, finish with a bit of warmth.