Reviewing the Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter from The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery.Score: 83
Enjoy by December 2012. Served in a Surly Darkness snifter and enjoyed on 03/20/12.
Appearance: Pours an opaque deep brown color with less than a finger of creamy tan head that quickly settles to a ring around the glass and foggy cap that covers half the beer. Superior lacing, superior retention. 4.5/5
Smell: Huge notes of banana bread with a hint of roasted chocolate malt. Hint of barley and a little yeasty funk. Not much else. 3/5
Taste: Roasted dark chocolate, milk chocolate, banana bread, banana and yeast. Some licorice and a moderate amount of Belgian-style fruit. There is a touch of dark fruit flavor and maybe a hint of oak. A little intensely flavored, especially as it warms. Tastes more like a Belgian-style beer with stout qualities than a porter. Lingering fruitiness and chocolatey banana flavor. Light booziness too. Definitely a sipper. 3.5/5
Mouthfeel: Near full bodied with high-medium carbonation. Creamy-ish mouthfeel. Sweet finish. 3.5/5
Overall: A solid, but uninspiring beer that is a little more intense than anticipated. Gets a bit unbalanced as the beer warms.
Recommendation: Worth trying, decently priced, but not worth seeking out.
Pairings: Banana bread.
Cost: $8.99 for a six pack.
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