The Duck-Rabbit Rabid Duck Russian Imperial Stout

Enjoyed via draft in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours an opaque jet black with a deep tan head. Carbonation is medium-low, perhaps two volumes. The aroma is of dark chocolate, some high crystals, and a slight alcoholic tinge. The palate replicates these flavors, along with some milk chocolate, a bit of caramel, and unfortunately, a tidal wave of alcohol on the back end. The latter items takes away from the rest of the beer’s character, and evidences the need for longer aging. Overall, this is easily the best Duck Rabbit beer I’ve tried.

Black as night with a very dark head. Molasses, coffee, roasted malts, some cocoa as well as chocolate in the aroma. Thick, syrupy body. Flavor is rather molasses filled. Also full of chocolate, roasted malts, some coffee, dark fruits and light licorice. Very nice impy.

bottle, thanks to SS, black walnut color with soapy tan foam, aroma has a lot of alcohol and coffee, flavor is well balanced smoked meat, coffee, dried plum, cocoa, finish is well balanced with malty cocoa and coffee

12oz bottle at the Brickskeller. Pitch black, with a beige-brown, oily,patchy head. Big-time roasty aroma. Lots of chocolate and coffee. Lots of underlying flavor, but the alcohol tends to dominate, not unlike other big DR beers. Other than that it is pretty right on, with some pleasant sweet maltiness.

AN INTERESTING BREW IT TASTES LIKE SOY SAUCE THAT IS ROASTED IN GIN with a light touch of sweetness like honey. it has a rich pour and a medium chocolate head on it. a bit of carob in the flavor as well it has a moderate smooth and frothy mouthfeel and a light in carbonation enhancing its spicy zing on the tongue. like i said interesting.

Pours a dark brown with basically no head. Aroma is of licorice and coffee. Taste is dark with some bitter coffee and malt. Finish is smooth, but pretty bitter. Kind of disappointing.

Much thanks to Durhambeer for this my 700th! Pours with a small brown espresso swirl head. Aroma is plenty of raisin and plum with some chocolate, plenty of molasses and a little burnt toast. The flavor is fairly dominated by the burnt toast thing, but it’s fairly balanced by plums, a light nuttiness, some dark chocolate, and some cherry. There is plenty of bitterness and the alcohol is mildly intrusive but warming and whiskey like at the same time.

Pours solid black with a thick brown head. Aroma is complex with dark chocolate, vanilla, plum, and sweet roast malt. Taste is alc, cocoa, vanilla, and finishes with bitter roast/hop. Medium thin body with mild carbonation gives it a creamy coffee like texture.