White Rabbit Dark Ale

Brewed by White Rabbit Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Healesville, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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330ml bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown, with a small head. Interesting aroma - slightly spicy and a bit sweet as well, with maybe a hint of chicory. Nicely bitter, with a smooth dark chocolate aftertaste. A fine dark beer for winter, and a good example of Australian craft brewing.

when will Aussie brewers stop making "dark ales" (and get on with making stouts). this could pass for a pale ale actually. but it’s really another crystal malty Amber ale with low bitterness and lots of fruity aroma hops. a touch of class provided by solid English tasting malty foundation and some interesting kiwifruit and blackcurrant notes from either yeast or hops. still neither fish nor flesh for mine, like a cross between American brown and esb, both of which are halfway houses themselves, beer for those who don’t know what they want.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dirty brown with smallish tan coloured heads. Some lacing, Aromas of dark sweet malt balanced by some citrus hops. Flavours show plenty of earthly slight toasted malts. Not too bad.

Pours dark copper with ruby highlights and a large lasting head. Nose shows green, spicy, grapefruit hops with nutty darker malts and hints of chocolate in the background. Neither hops nor malt leap out of the glass, quite a good balance. First up upon tasting the malt seems to lead the way, with more nutty and lightly roasted notes. The hops mainly show up as a green, spicy finish of mild bitterness. Carbonation is too high, creating very dry finish.

On tap at Little Creatures Dining Hall in Melbourne (recommended). Appears cloudy light brown with a medium tan head. Nose of caramel, nuts, raisins and a hint of dark chocolate. Flavour is toasty and fruity with a mild bitter hop finish. Smooth creamy mouthfeel with an easy drinkability. Medium bodied. Nice.

Dark brown still body over thin but sticky looking brown head. Nose of dark fig and caramel. Slightly roasty flavour, walnuts are a focus, slightly sour finish. Feels like a nut brown ale. A bit lifeless bit pleasantly clean palate. Its been a while since I had something interesting, so I’m feeling good about this.

Great colour of dark amber with lastin creamy head. Some sweet malt, spice and caramel when stirred. Reminds me of Boags Wizard though a little darker. Not a lot happening here.

Bottle. Nice surprise - lots of character, very full-bodied and surprisingly fruity for a brown ale. Good kick of bitterness with chicory notes.

Darke reddish colour, quite clear. Beige head that dissipates reasonably quickly. Sweet, fruity aroma with toffee or caramel touches. Light and creamy feel to it with a warming, bitter after taste.

Bottle. Clear slightly reddish brown, no head. Sweet fruity malty aroma, maybe hint of raisins. Medium body and carbonation. Tangy / fruity with rich malt and hint of chocolate. A little bit of pleasant bitterness in the finish. A very well balanced good dark beer.