Duck Rabbit Wee Heavy Scotch Style Ale
This is, remarkably, the first Duck Rabbit ale reviewed here on Sevenpack. I’m surprised, because these guys have been making great Milk Stouts and Ambers for ages and even have a great Imperial Russian Stout that has been on the market for a while. Furthermore, they’re from just down the road in Farmville, North Carolina. I mean, seriously, what are we thinking?
Anyway, this beer is a good one. I’ve always been a fan of a good Wee Heavy, and this beer tells me that North Carolina has a knack for them (another fabulous Wee Heavy from North Carolina comes from the French Broad Brewery in Asheville). This one pours a translucent mahogany and has a fairly sweet smell to it – sweeter than you might expect. In the mouth, the beer at first seems syrupy sweet with a maple sweetness that is ‘oh so nice’. Fortunately, the syrupy texture doesn’t sit in the mouth, but rinses away quite clean leaving you with a slight sweetness about the middle of the tongue. Overall, very good, and quite high in alcohol, which is also slightly evident in the taste. Highly recommended.
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