The Duck-Rabbit Duck-Rabbitor Doppelbock

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

On tap at Milltown with emacgee, durhambeer, and Turd. Always nice to see a new beer from DR, and I found this to be a really nice example of the style. Gleaming copper pour, with a moderate head. The nose is quite inviting, with soft fruits, (not too) sweet malts, and a dry nutty quality. Palate could be a bit more bold, but still nice as it lingers. The flavor wasn’t quite as complex as some doppelbocks I’ve had but was still lively and enjoyable, a good mix of bready grain and playful sweetness. Long smooth finish with a hint of smoke. Keep this one rocking through the winter, guys!

Draught at Milltown. Pours a very dark clean ruby copper with a two finger tawny tan head. The nose is sweet, caramel malt, raisiny, rich, earthy, mild grain. Flavor has some burnt sugar, mild grain, warm alcohol, caramel, rich, nice malt character. Rich smooth palate with some spicy alcohol. Tasty.

Brick Store - Aroma of roasted nuts, caramel and just a hint of lingering smokiness, but that blows off as it warms. Very sweet candied fruits, sticky caramel and a bit of herbal hoppiness. Decent and warming.

On tap at Milltown. Smells roasty, with some nutty notes and a good bit of complex fruits, though ultimately leaning toward the traditional caramel/toffee/molasses notes one would expect from the style. Nice malt profile overall, though. A bit earthy. Tasty.

Date: June 21, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: black, fine tan head
Aroma: sweet dark caramel and chocolate aroma
Flavor: rich malty flavor, rich chocolate, dark caramel sweetness, plenty of balancing earthyness, touch of sweet caramel candy at the bottom of the glass
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Draught at milltown. Pours a deep layered brown head that fades fast. Nose of chewy malts, caramel, chocolate, alcohol. Flavor is sweet, chewy and full. Big, while still retaining some complexity. Finishes with a coffee bitterness and some strong alcohol. nice.

Bu en fut (11 oz) au Roadhouse BBQ à Brookline au Massachusetts, le 11 juillet 2009. Brune bourgogne foncée, peu de collet. arome de blé malté torrifié, quelques notes d’épices. Goût de blé chocolaté, bien malté avec des notes d’péices, finission crèmeuse. très bon, merci au serveur pour la recomandation!

On tap at The Brick Store. Deep brown with amber highlights, thin tannish head. Sweet aroma of roasted malts, dark fruit, molasses, caramel, chocolate, and light spices. Given the sweetness of the aroma, surprised that the most predominate flavor up front was a pronounced smokiness, which wasn’t really present in the nose. Flavor also big on roasted malts, and a coffee like bitterness, chocolate, and dark fruit. Lingering bitterness adds some balance and depth, good smooth texture. Good beer, but the unexpected smokiness kept it from being exceptional in my book.