The Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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On tap at Flying Saucer in Raleigh. Dark cola-like pour. Sweet aroma of caramel and maple syrup. Flavor of roasted malt, toffee, and dark chocolate. I don’t have a lot of experience with this style but so far I am very impressed. This is a great beer from a brewery I am becoming more and more impressed with.

Black pour with a slightly translucent body when held in light. Tan head with lush spotty lace. Big roasted aroma, which is on the verge of being smokey. Medium bodied. Full roasty flavor with notable hints of coffee and chocolate. Very well done!

Bottle pours black with off white head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, smoke, almond, and some hops. Silky mouthfeel. Flavor follows the nose. This brew has layers of complexity. The smoke flavors play well with the chocolate and coffee flavors. Finishes with a roast coffee note. This is one smooth brew. Nice job.

Pours a fine dark brown with a short off white head. Aromas of pine/citrus hops, slightly smoky roasted malt, and dark brown sugar. Flavor is malty, toasty, and slightly hoppy with a bitter finish that is a bit too pronounced for my tastes. It is, however, very crisp and refreshing and great as a session beer. Another great brew from Duck-Rabbit!

12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown with garnet highlights - opaque due to color but otherwise very clear - and with a nice but short-lasting tan head. Aroma of toasted malt, some caramel, dark coffee, burnt molasses and some noble hops on the back. Rich, roasty flavor with lots of expresso, bakers chocolate, but a strong close of hops into a long, dry finish. Medium bodied and moderately carbonated; smooth. Excellent, full-flavored schwarzbier.

12 oz. Picked up a six of this at a local tasting and I’m down to the last one so I better review it. A somewhat transluscent black pour, some white bubbly head. Good amount of chocolate, roast malt in the aroma, with some of that, lager smell, not sure quite what to call it. Light/medium body not quite creamy, refreshing on the pallet. Roasted chocolate malt, cocoa, burnt nut with some piney hints throughout. Finish is just a bit of roast coffee. A real good drinker of a Schwarzbier, like it should be. One of Duck Rabbit’s best efforts, saying something considering their others are good as well. I wish more breweries would focus on this style, this is the session beer for the dark beer fan.

12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark brown color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, nutty notes. Taste is roasted malts, coffee, nutty notes, caramel and a hoppy finish. Full bodied.