The Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier

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

Pours a deep deep ruby with minimal lacing and a small head... Roasty aroma with a touch of crisp hops... Very roasty flavor, burnt chocolate, and coffee dominate without a ton of hops.... medium bodied, very drinkable... good flavor, one of the better schwarzbiers ive had...

12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours very dark, almost completely black in the glass, but not quite. There’s a thick one-inch tan head that recedes slowly and leaves a surprising amount of lacing. The aroma is fantastic, dominated by some heavily toasted malts bread. There’s also plenty of coffee, heavily roasted coffee, and a faint chocolate sweetness in the background, though the massive toasted character is dominant. The taste is slightly sweeter than the aroma and really tastes almost like a mocha with an extra shot of espresso. There’s some coffee bitterness but with a toasted malt backbone and hints of chocolate and even some earthy hops in the finish. For a schwarzbier, the body is full with decent carbonation and a very dry roasted finish. This is one of the best schwarzbiers I’ve ever had. It’s full bodied with tons of complexity and a great mouthfeel. Towards the top of the Duck Rabbit list for me.

from old note: Pint @ Milltown Good aroma, sweet. Hazelnut, chocolate, coffee. Blackish brown color. Good head faded quick, no lace. Bitter flavor, Lite body, creamy mouthfeel, bitter dry finish, Very Tasty, Great mouthfeel, nice roasty flavor...

12 ounce bottle thanks to Brent. Pours a totally black color with a small off-white head. The aroma just jumps out of the glass; loads of milky coffee, roasted malts, light nutty notes. A fairly dry roasted coffee flavor, lots of milkiness, light roasted bitterness, and loads of malt. Sweet and flavorful. Very quaffable. A good beer for anytime.

( 12oz bottle thanks to blutt59) Pours dark brown with good lacing. Nose of smoke, roasted malt. Taste is smoky, charcoal, and meat.

12 oz bottle. Dark brown with a spongy beige head. Nose is coffee, sour plum and cocoa. Medium light with an acidic tang. Taste is coffee, malted milk balls and lime. Bitter, burnt sugar finish.

Tap at GABF ’09.
Pours a deep brown with a nose of slight peat and smokey grass. Flavor is a watered-down smoked peat. Average mouthfeel. Too watery; add some ooomph.

Draft at Brick Store Pub. Pours clear and very dark brown/black with a thin, light tan, pocked head. The aroma has light caramel and light dark chocolate notes with some graininess and some malt sweetness. The flavor features a decent bit of roast up front with light sweetness and light grainy pilsner malt character. There are chocolate and molasses notes at mid-palate along with a soft grainy quality. The finish is full of chocolate and roast with some fruity, vinous malt. The mouthfeel is brisk and medium-bodied with strong suds. Overall, a great session beer. A bit more roast than expected but still nice and "black pilsner"y.