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The Duck-Rabbit Pauls Day Off


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
403.93/5.03.77/5.0Special9%86.2Snifter, Trappist glass
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Earlier this year owner and brewmaster Paul Philippon gave himself a much needed day off. The other brewers at Duck-Rabbit took this lull in supervision to brew a special batch of beer to celebrate the day. When Paul returned he was greeted with Paul’s Day Off fermenting away in the tank. Paul’s Day Off is a Farmville style black ale. This beer is unfiltered, unpasteurized, and unsupervised. The beer is brewed with a variety of 7 different malts and a large dose of American hops. After fermentation the beer took a vacation in 23 year old pappy van winkle barrels before going back into the tanks for a final dry hopping of Nugget, Simcoe, Amarillo, and Chinook hops. The beer weighs in at around 9% and displays a big aroma of citrus, pine, vanilla, oak, and bourbon. The flavor shows layers of depth with hops, malt, and barrel character all melding together . The beer will be available draft only in North Carolina. We hope you enjoy Paul’s Day Off as much as we did, because who knows when or if Paul will ever take another one.
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 jcwattsrugger (5374), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Jun 19, 2009  
@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-hand bottled–pours a retaining tan head and dark brown with orange color. Aroma is dark malt-molasses, some wood/earthy hops. Taste is dark malt-anise, ashy, secondary earthy hops. Not my taste. Thanks dickinsonbeer/PAUL for sharing.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Bottle at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Ratebeer Gathering. Brown pour. The aroma is pretty nice. Soft and chewy with a touch of light vanilla oakiness. Sweet chewy finish. Rich, deep crystal malt character. Heavy stewed fruit and a long lingering oakiness. Light cookie dough sweetness and more sweet oak. Really pretty tasty.


 yobdoog (1448), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Dark brown with an off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel, vanilla, wood and some spice. Taste is smooth and sweet. Great barrel aging, vanilla, bourbon, oak. Some nice spices and brown sugar. Nice.


 LilBeerDoctor (1505), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle at PPRBSG09. Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and iced tea. Flavor is boozy, with bourbon and iced tea notes. Very sweet and lacking the hops I’d expect from an ASA. I didn’t care for this one. 6/4/6/3/13 (3.2/5)


 beerbill (1954), Laurel, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Hand bottle shared by Dickinsonbeer at PilsnerPeter’s gathering. Pours a hazy dark brown with a moderate tan head. Very pleasant aroma of vanilla, caramel, bourbon and orange. The flavor is a bit on the sweet side, which is a plus for me, with vanilla, caramel and bourbon all noted. Medium bitterness at the finish.


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 3, 2009  
(PPSG09, HB1L, thanks Dickinsonbeer) Medium tan head atop dark brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, raisin/plum, caramel, some smoke, chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, chocolate/caramel, some smoke, light alcohol. Medium-full body, light acidity, creamy.


 Rciesla (3656), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Jun 2, 2009  
PPRBSG09. Bottle. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Thanks Pizza head for sharing. Sweet bourbon and vanilla oak notes. Creamy and sweet with a nice dark fruit character of raisin and more vanilla. Mild etoh warming, nicely done.


 OldGrowth (1426), North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 1, 2009  
old note, Pint @ Tyler’s Apex (one of many) Great aroma, bourbon, sugar, vanilla, chocolate. Blackish brown color, small head that faded quickly, no lace on first pint, better on second, Bitter sweet flavor, Medium body, lite creamy mouthfeel, oak sweet finish, Great beer, aroma had so much going on, flavor had nice change as it warmed. I bumped into lithy on one of my Monday lunches at tyler’s apex location. good to meet you sir, great timing on your part to catch this one.



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