The Duck-Rabbit Duck-Rabbitor Doppelbock

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

Growler courtesy of durhambeer. Pours dark brown with a tan lasting head. Smells of fruit, chocolate, spice, earthy, some peaty hints. Tastes of chocolate, spice, brown sugar, some raisins, a touch of bitterness, peppery, earthy, smoky. Enjoyable.

old note: @ Milltown. Great aroma, sweet, fruity, berry, cherry, carmel. Reddish brown color, good head, no lace. Sweet flavor, like aroma, though carmel is more pronounced, not as much of the fruit, littel chocolate kickin around. Medium body, thick creamy mouthfeel, dry sweet finish. Wow, wow, I’d still be sniffin this if my wife didn’t give me the let’s get going speech, ha ha. Wonderful stuff.

Dark brown pour with decent sized white head. Very sweet molasses and coffee aroma. Chocolate malt in the flavor with taste of mocha and maybe slight hops alcohol burn at the end. Very balanced and tasty.

Much more malty version of this style but I certainly appreciate it. On tap at the brickstore. Murky brown color is not very appetizing. First sniff of this guy and you konw you are in for something sweet and tasty. Baked bread in the aroma and flavor. Most of all though you have chocolate malt dominating. There is a slight cocoa mouth feel towards the finish and almost no hops to speak about here. Malt is the name of this game.

12oz hand bottle acquired in trade. Poured a depper and clear reddish brown color with an averagd sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, chocolate, earhtiness, and some smokiness. Tastes of chocolate, caramel, brown sugary sweetness, and nuts. Some alcohol in the finish.

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.

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!

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.