Don't judge a beer by its color.

Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout

This beer pours an opaque deep, dark brown with very little head. Despite the dark, thick appearance there is good bubble formation, you can actually hear them crackling on the surface like Rice Krispies.

The first smell that I detect is a relatively mild and sweet nutty coffee scent.

However, despite the standard stout appearance and smell, this beer has a surprisingly light mouth feel with an also surprisingly effervescent feeling - very crisp, oddly enough - like a soda. It has nice tastes of roasted coffee malts. There is some other interesting flavor in the finish that is quite sweet (expected from a Milk Stout). I'm not sure if it is the lactose, but it almost tastes like... cola? 

The finish just matches the rest of the beer - nice flavors are present, but there aren't enough of them and they're all too thin. Theres also a weird hint of sourness as the beer warms more… that too, could be a result of the lactose. 

Overall, this beer is quite lacking in flavor and feel - not at all what i saw coming, though I feel like I should have expected something closer to this (due to the style). Like the optical illusion that is the brewery's namesake, this beer is quite the taste illusion. I can't call the beer bad, but when wanting to sit down for a stout this creamy-looking but light-tasting beer is not at all what I'd be looking for. 


-Andrew

QUICK TASTE

Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout

Farmville, NC

Milk/Sweet Stout

5.7% ABV

Appearance: Very deep, dark brown - no light passes through

Aromatics: Nutty coffee, faint though

Taste: Almost like a coffee soda… odd, but not necessarily bad

Notes: Drinkable due to its thinness, sweetness, and average alcohol level. But, while its drinkable, its not anything special. Theres just something… weak… about it.  I'd give it an 78/100: I'd drink it again, but certainly not a go-to brew in the least.