The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale

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

f-i-n-e One fine mama jamma. Exquisita. Mi tipo de birria me quedo con esto 4a verguiada consecutiva a las pajaritas lloronas. Quien es su tata?

Thanks, Suttree. Pours a big tan rocky froth that left some excellent lace. Full nose of toasted malt, biscuits and hardwood. Lovely deep cherry color. Great hickory nut, oak and chocolate malt. Not at all sweet to my palate. Dry and quite drinkable. Nice hoppiness, that may be off style, but I like it. The best brown ale I’ve had. I’d love to get more.

Hazy dark chestnut colour. Head rises huge but gently falls to a rich, inch-thick layer. Great aroma of fresh toasted grains, layers of chocolate malt and earth and an appetizingly dusty yeastiness. The body starts creamy then gets fizzier. This means the front is dominated by sweet but simple brown sugar & deglet noor-ish malts but the end features deep dark chocolate, mocha and bitter, rooty hop textures. As brawny and complex a brown ale as I’ve found that still remains true to the style.

Rich mahogany in colour, thin quickly dissipating beige coloured head, some patchy lacing. The aroma is malty - the chocolate and caramel jump out at you, earthy and toasty. The flavour is of dark chocolate, a bit chalky, lightly sweet, some mocha coffee, quite nutty. Lightly bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes long and roasty, good bitterness. A brown ale that makes you think. Good stuff.

355ml bottle obtained in a trade with <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank>JCB, thanks Jason.
Best before November 2006.

Bottle...it’s a brown with the hoppiness of a good IPA. Floral aroma with chocolatey fruity pleasant taste, A little chalky but very unique in many ways. One of my favorites from Duck Rabbit.

How is this beer rated so low? This was a perfect brown ale down to a tee, it seemed a little light compared to some of the other beers of this style but that just means you can drink more.

Bottle: Clear light ruby with a thin white head. Huge citrus aroma with hints of chocolate and grass. Soft carbonation, full bodied, starts and ends bitter. A very hoppy, porter-like brown ale with a pleasent aftertaste.

Bottle. Caramel and roast and toffee, balanced sweetness in the nose. Loads of chocolate and malt. Fainter notes of nuts and maple syrup. Deep red pour with a pretty, firm, lacing, rocky, creamy tan head - scoop it with a spoon. Restrained initial sweetness really dries out in a hurry; strong, bitter hoppy taste is surprising for style, permeates the whole experience and lasts long after the swallow. Again, roast, caramel, and now stronger nuttiness complement the strong layers of very dark chocolate and now earthy mocha. Spritz of citrus in the middle and back. Medium-light body, smooth and dry. Unified, complex, rounded taste, and for pure taste, not unlike a certain Düsseldorfer Alt. As of this moment, by far the best brown ale I’ve found.