The Duck-Rabbit Porter
Very dark in color. This robust porter features a pronounced flavor of roasted grains reminiscent of dark chocolate. Also, Paul and Brandon add oats to the grist to give a subtle round silkiness to the mouthfeel.
3.5
624 reviews
Farmville, United States
Community reviews
Bottle shared by PinkZambia rich very dark brown and a smooth silky tan head. Full soft pallate and plenty of body. Lots of roasty flavors but not biter or charcoal. Very nice porter
Appearance is dark black with small tannish head.Aroma is all toasted malt.Taste is malt, with little hints of coffee and chocolate.Smooth feel. A very solid porter.
Very dark in color. This is one robust beer that is roasted and has a distinct dark chocolate taste.
Bottle. Dark black w initial good bit of head. Chocolate coffee aroma and taste. Smooth malty w only a touch of bitterness. Great porter.
Poured a dark brown color with a small tan head. Aroma was lots of roasted malts, some bitter chocolates, light toffee, splash of coffee. Flavor was a vibrant roasted character with a nice, bitter dark chocolate character. Light creamy character. Pretty solid.
Some roast with coffee. Well balanced and decent. Pours black with good head and lacing. Bitter finish. Nothing super original here but good. Bottle.
"a pretty simple but tasty beer. the aroma is of roasted chocolate malt, with a touch of smoke and hops. thin, everlasting head. medium bodied, prickly mouthfeel. fairly smooth though. chocolate malt and quite a bit more smoke in the flavor. overall, an ok porter. not complicated, but good. thanks Louis for the trade, and (i believe?) a new State."
Transfer from BA review on 3-26-13-
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – Served a deep brown colored brew boarding on black. Upon serving there was a small tan colored head floating on the top of the brew. The head faded rather fast to leave a lighter level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The brew smells sweet and roasty. The roasted aromas were a nice mix of coffee and chocolate with the sweet being largely of a caramel nature.
Taste – The taste begins with a roasted malt and caramel sweetness. While the nose suggested a chocolate taste somewhere in the taste, there was is only a very little cocoa/chocolate present. While not much cocoa, a coffee flavor does start developing more toward the middle of the taste. As this occurs, the caramel sweetness begins fading some vanilla comes to the tongue and still keeps a nice sweetness to the brew. Also when the coffee comes to the tongue, so too does a light bitterness of some earthy and herbal hop. The hop and coffee when combined with the roasted flavors and the slight lessening of the caramel sweetness leave a nicely roasted and semi-sweet bitter flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the rather average side in terms of its thickness with a carbonation level that is on the average to slightly above average side. It is a little light in body and a little too high in carbonation for my taste, as both really don’t complement the nice roasted and earthy/herbal hop flavors of the brew very well.
Overall – Besides the just moderate body, it was a quite nice porter. It was sweeter upfront and slightly more bitter at the end with some nice coffee flavors streaked throughout.
12oz bottle from The Beer Shoppe (Ardmore PA). Poured black with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, earth, roasted malt, and caramel. Taste mimics the nose. Nothing stand out about this beer IMO
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a jet black color with an off white one finger head that ended up having a light speckled lacing.
The smell had a nice blend of roasty sweet coffee beans and chocolate malts.
The taste followed the nose.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was fairly tame which made it really easy to put it down the ol’ hatch.
Overall, this was a pretty good Porter to have again if I could get it.
Bottle. Cocoa, roasty, sweet malty aromas. Roasty, coffee, malty, slight tobacco flavors. A touch metallic. Somewhat creamy mouthfeel that doesn’t quite go with the porter flavor. But still pretty decent.
Where and how: bottle 355 ml Grape and Gourmet
Aroma initially fairly dry followed by softer dark chocolate elements. Burnt barley and molasses. Softer wrap.
Appearance :
Top: lighter of white crown, decent lace.
Base: dark brown with slight haze?.
Palate : lighter bodied average for style carbonation, dry mid with softer walls.
Taste: roasty with metallic feel almost schwartz like. Dark English toast. Vinous darkness behind
Other notes solid example of style.
12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Typical porter appearance. Roasty and savory nose with some chocolate. A little bitter and thin. Pretty average but quite drinkable.
Pours mahogany-tinged black into a Sam glass. Mocha head with good retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Pit fruit, smoke and chocolate aromas. Dry with sweet chocolate and caramel upfront turning smoky in the lasting espresso finish.
12oz bottle. Dark brown color with beige head. Bitter chocolate aroma. Taste is of coffee with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Pretty good beer.
Poured from bottle from cellar (54F). Pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a 1 finger khaki head. Aroma - dark chocolate, dark malt, coffee, and a touch of almost milky sweetness. Taste - dark chocolate, roasted nuts, coffee, with nuts and chocolate most prevalent. Finish is pretty long and just a touch of bitter dark malt.
Undated (despite code area on label) 12oz bottle served in a snifter.
A: nearly black in color with a thick, creamy, khaki colored head.
S: dark roasted malts with a surprising amount of roasted coffee in the aroma, as well as hints of dark chocolate and raisins.
T: Dominated, as it should be, by a rich dark malt flavor. Again, a surprising amount of roasted coffee, yet without the pronounced bitterness of actual expresso. Fine lingering, dark malt aftertaste.
M: Medium body; smooth. Slightly dry finish.
O: a delightful porter; unique without any radical departures from style.
(from May 2012 notes)
Bottle. Black with a khaki head. Aroma is oat and roasted malt. Taste follows suit but is slightly metallic and adds some light hop bitterness. Medium thin mouthfeel and light carb. Needs a little sweetness to balance.
Bottle 355 ml. Pours a large brown head. Pitch black appearance. Roasty aroma, hints of roasted malts, dark chocolate, roasted nuts and smoke. Crisp tasty, again roasted malts and dark chocolate, also a vague hint of fruits and vanilla. Pretty refreshing, very soft mouthfeel, but the body is a bit watery. I like this beer.
Roasty chocolaty. Lighter metallic note. Smooth.
Looks like a porter. Dark brown. Bubbly dark brown head.
This is what a porter should taste like. Lighter in taste but some nice chocolate and roasty notes. A good Metalic note.
Palate is nice although it sort of just turns to bubbles.
Overall this is an amazing porter. Lighter with some nice roasty notes. It’s a subtle taste unlike founders porter my other favorite which brings big flavors in the porter. I can definitely appreciate both gos at it and this is a must try. Probably good for someone who claims all dark beer is strong.
Gives off and leaves a smokey taste. A good beer by a great brewery. I liked the smokey aromas and dark semi-sweet chocolate appearance. Extremely tasty and a great conversation brew!
Bottle, from Bruisin’Ales. How much more perfect and unique could a porter be? This is pure nectar of the gods and Gods. Aroma of dark chocolate - just that, without a hint of cloying sweetness. Just thick hot Italian chocolate. The beer pours black, with a reasonable beige head. Some carbonation there, it looks pretty damn serious. Flavours of dark chocolate and tocino de cielo, that lovely Spanish desert that means "heaven’s bacon", and expresses so precisely the beauty and deserving podium of this beer. That’s it. Although the flavour is not too complex, it is neither sweet nor bitter. Just perfectly rounded, medium-bodied, quaffable but unforgettable. It’s a farcking nectar! Glad I included this beer in my package to be shipped to NZ, gutted that it was only one bottle. I should have know these guys are serious when it comes to dark beers.
12 oz. bottle from supermarket. Pours an inky black, with a moderate tan head. Aroma is coffee and chocolate, and taste follows the nose. An excellent exemplar of the style.
Bottle into snifter glass, rich dark brown color with dark tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, ash and light coffee. Taste adds notes of chocolate, coffee grounds, char and slight bitter fruitiness. Light body, moderate carbonation, somewhat tannic, thin with slight roast finish. IMHO a solid porter, more on the ashy/woody side.
Overall nice porter, bottle from a random place in asheville, chocolate and coffee, nose and taste both have vanilla
Tap from Lazy Dog. Pours dark opaque brown with a slight layer of light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Taste of chocolate and coffee.
Best by 08/2011
A: dark finger of mocha falls to a central cap of the same. Excellent clarity where allowed. No lace.
S: soily coffee and nuts with toasty malts. Dry smell.
T nice beer. Nuts, coffee, soil, hints of bitter hops.
M: creamy and a little high carb.
O: great stuff.
Serving type: bottle
11-16-2011
Bottle. This is a fantastic porter with tons of charecter and a great smooth finish.
Bottle->snifter. Deep brown with frothy lite brown head. A: roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, raisins, toffee. Moderate carbonation. T: bittersweet chocolate and coffee, roast, caramel. Thin, bit too much carbonation. Great taste.
Poured from a bottle dark chocolate brown with a slight head. The aroma is of sherried wood and tastes of chocolate with sweet overtones that lingers as coffee