The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale
An American brown ale brewed with loads of hops from start to finish (it’s hoppy and beautifully bitter). Amarillo hops in the boil provide a spicy citrusy bitterness. Saaz dry hops in the fermentor provide a refined flowery aroma. These hops are supported by a grain bill of seven varieties of malt.
3.2
516 reviews
Farmville, United States
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One of my favorite breweries but this is not their best beer yet still a very good one. Great aroma escapes the bottle immediately after it is opened. Color is a rich redish brown with foamy full head. flavor is of roasted nuts and toffee. smooth but a bit week but not too bitter.
12 oz bottle. Pours brown with tall, long lasting, fluffy, beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is of herbal, piney hops, toasted malt and dark fruit. Body is medium and smooth. Taste is similar to aroma. Finish is long and very hoppy. Too hoppy for Brown Ale.
Pours into the glass a dark walnut-mahogany hue with lots of bubbling carbonation that results in a chocolate fizzy head that reduces to no real lacing of which to speak. The nose is of nuts and malt. Flavors are of deep chocolate malt, nuts, legumes, sourdough and light esters, finishing of a woody bitter and sourdough note. The mouthfeel is active with carbonation, a medium-light body, and a lingering nuttiness to the palate. Not a bad brown whatsoever, but a little zesty in the mouth, which detracts from the substantial complexity of the brew. True, letting it sit for 15 minutes or so allows the offering to open up and rest, but I must go with my first impressions when fresh. An interesting rate, indeed. All of the right components are there, it just has to do with the construction. Perplexing.
Bottle. It poured a brown color with a light tan head. The aroma was of caramel, toffee malts and some floral and lightly bitter hops. The taste was similar to the aroma with some nuttiness. Decent.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy brown color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated to one big lump in the center. This lump just kinda settles down really slowly. A light speckled lacing graces the sides of the glass.
The smell had a decent bitter harsh citrus to spicy hops over coating a fairly decent rich nutty maltiness.
The taste copied the smell to balance between the bitterness and the spice to the nutty maltiness. There wasn’t any aftertaste but it did have an ample nutty dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed appropriate for the style and for me. A nice level of bitterness and combined nuttiness hit my tongue nicely.
Overall, yeah, I dig this one as an American Brown Ale, definitely worthy for its style to have again.
Old rating. Nothing special, but clean brown ale. Malty and nutty with good hop bitter bite.
12oz bottle, purchased from Habersham in Savannah on 2/23/15. Of the beers from my Habersham haul, I’ve been putting this one off because the best by notch is 10/2014 (I only discovered this when I get home). Bottle makes a loud PSCHT when I open, and the neck of the bottle fills slowly with head. Hazy darker red color in the glass, with an excessively large khaki head. Over carbonated and lightly tart, it seems to have developed a bit of an infection. Medium body. No flavor really besides toast and brett-type spicy citrus. Touch of paper, hint of chocolate and nuttiness... The shadow of what once may have been a great beer. Moderate bitter, very dry taste. Not going to bother continuing with this. Drain pour, waste of money. The Georgia supply chain needs to get their shit together.
A tasty brown ale that is well bodied and deeply mixitured. This is the ticket if you want something in the middle.
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass.
Aroma- Has an awesome aroma of toasted malt.
Appearance- A beautiful brown color that has a thick light brown head on top.
Taste- An excellent toasty malt flavor with a caramel finish.
Palate- This is a medium bodied brew with moderate carbonation and has a semi-creamy feel to it.
Overall- Excellent brew, first time drinking this and it won’t be the last.
From site: An American brown ale brewed with loads of hops from start to finish (it’s hoppy and beautifully bitter). Amarillo hops in the boil provide a spicy citrusy bitterness. Saaz dry hops in the fermentor provide a refined flowery aroma. These hops are supported by a grain bill of seven varieties of malt.
Bottle at home. Pours ruby brown with tan head. Citrusy hops on the nose. Hops up front on palate, as well. Very mild toasted malt flavor, hints of caramel. Finishes slightly dry. Seems a bit too carbonated. Straightforward and very drinkable. An enjoyable brown.
Bottle right at best by date
A: Big rocky beige head with good retention. Dark ruby/mahogany color. Good looking. little visible carbonation.
S: Slight cocoa and roast with a slight hint of grassy hops.
T: Bitter and roasty at first with no sweetness. Some orange zest and pith to finish.
M: Lighter than expected and not gummy or cloying. Fairly clean, dry finish.
O: Nice light and hoppy brown. Worth buying again.
Standard brOwn. AVerage flavor with no real nut or malt note. Good for a back up if needed. Tap
Didn’t strike me as all that hoppy but maybe I was just distracted by the excessive carbonation. Once the fizzy head died away the taste was pleasantly malty with some citrus hops.
Draft at Khyber Pass. Clear dark copper brown with a large off-white head. A notably spicy brown ale. Almost a mild malty IPA. Easy drinking and thirst quenching - but not a proper English brown ale.
Poured as a taster. Lots of hop aroma on nose, consistent with the American brown character. Not bad, but I prefer English brown.
brown color; roasted malt aroma with chocolate notes; a medium bodied beer with roasted malt flavor and chocolate notes and a good deal of bitter hops
Bottled. Brown pour, some malts and hops predominating. A decent brown,nothing too amazing here but good enough.
Very thin, overcarbonated, and too hoppy for a brown ale. Not great. Brown ales are too rarely done well.
Transfer from BA review on 3-27-13-
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance- The beer is served as a deep brown colored brew with a small cream colored head. The head fades relatively quickly leaving a decent level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heaviest of a roasted malt and chocolate aroma with a nice presence of a caramel smell. With these aromas there are some lighter herbal and nut like smells, producing a rather standard brown ale type smell.
Taste- the taste begins with flavors of a roasted malt and a stronger presence of a bitter coffee and some notes of chocolate. While initially on the more bitter and malty side some caramel soon works work its way to the tongue balancing out the roasted and coffee flavors rather nicely. These flavors last largely to the end of the taste were some notes of an earthy and herbal hop come to the tongue, leaving a nice roasted and slightly bitter but overall balanced flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer was smooth and creamy with a carbonation level that was on the average side. The smooth body was great for the roasted flavor of the brew, while the carbonation kept it more on the refreshing side and helped to qualm some of the bitterness allowing it to mingle well with the lighter caramel flavors.
Overall – A fairly nice, not too sweet, brown ale that is a little more on the bitter and dry side.
The aroma is malt forward with hint of citrus. Pours a clear brown with non-lasting off-white head and minimal lacing. The taste is malty upfront followed by a citrus hop bitter finish. Medium body with medium carbonation. Overall, a brown with plenty of taste.
(Backlog) Bottle of fantasy tasting at Paul’s. Brown pour with tan head. Roasted malt tones, sweet notes. Nutty and roasted flavors, with a touch of sweetness.
12 oz bottle into a pint glass Pours a clear dark brown with some tan foam. Caramel and lightly burnt malts with faint little floral notes. Certainly not bad but I relegated the end of my six pack for cooking purposes.
Draft from Park Tavern. Decent brown ale with nice roast malt. Finishes light bitter with some sourness. Pours brown with good head. Pretty good.
Decent brown ale with nice roast malt. Finishes light bitter with some sourness. Pours brown with good head and lacing. Bottle.
Bottle @ home, picked up in North Carolina. Pours a dark copper orange appearance with a big fluffy brown head. Twangy red fruity, citrusy nose. Some caramel and nutty elements. Kind of strange fruity aroma. Fairly bitter, nutty herbal flavor with a serious twanginess. Quite bitter. Moderate sweetness. Twangy finish. Not sure what is going on here.
Bottle. Really nice deep brown color. Aroma was roasted grains with hints of burnt toast. The taste was the issue. The bitterness of the almost burnt malts with the bitterness of the hops was just a little much. If one is looking for a bitter dark beer then this is for you.
A very dark amber color with a thick off white head. A sweet smelling beer with a thick consistency. A bitter, coffee taste.
@ Greens Discount Beverage / Columbia SC --- Clear dark ruby brown with a thick head cover, thin stripes of lace. Taste is mild caramel malt that grows bitter as it moves through the palate, adding carbonation fizz in the finish. Pretty simple brew.
Bottle. Dark brown with a 2 finger tan head. Earthy roasty aroma. Taste follows suit with a hint of cherry like sweetness. Medium mouthfeel and carbonation. Solid.