The Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier

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

Bottle poured into a dimple mug produced a finger worth of tan head that faded to lace. The brew was a black larger so guess the color... yup you are right. Big aroma of roasted malts and a light smokiness hits you, as you sit by the glass. The flavor is roast forward as well (coffee and bitter chocolate), but the feel of the beer comes into play as you drink it. This is nice and light in your mouth, so you know it’s a lager. This one has a sweet finish in the flavor. It is a pleasure to drink. This is my first Schwarzbier and I know it won’t be my last Serving type: bottle

12oz from suzyg. Hazed cola brown with little beige head. Nutty, cola, caramel corn, pecans, a touch of smoke and some slight floral. Lightly sweet malt, cola, apple, cherry, rose floral, mocha coffee. Not really traditional, but very drinkable and would welcome it again.

355mL courtesy of Santa!!! You rock! I had at least four ISO posts for this beer- I totally missed it’s release this summer. Pours a deep brown with ruby highlights. Looks fairly black in the glass. Big, two-finger, tan, rocky head with very good retention and lacing. Aroma is rich cocoa, dark chocolate, chocolate-covered cherries, some roast, campfire, dates, earth, peat, and giant dried tobacco leaves. Taste is roasty, unsweetened chocolate, some weak coffee. Dry graininess in the finish. Very smooth lager. Medium bodied. Sessionable.

Pours black with some brownish highlights. Tan head that disappears quickly. Aroma of coffee, licorice, and chocolate. Decent lacing. Flavors of licorice, coffee and chocolate. This is really good for a lager!

Received 12-oz bottle from dkachur. Pours a near opaque dark brown colored brew with a thick and puffy beige head that has some nice retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate floral hops, a hint of mocha, and creamed coffee. Taste is medium bodied, smooth, flavors of chocolate malt, a hint of coffee, lactose and some smoked malt. Finish a touch sweet and continues a chocolate malt aftertaste with no bitterness.

Date: November 08, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: black, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: roasted and dark chocolate aroma, hint of caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich roasted flavor, bitter dark chocolate, caramel sweetness for balance
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+ /4

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.