The Bear
Red Duck Beer in Alfredton, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
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Score
6.99
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 13C. Clear copper with a coat of off-white head. Aroma of dark, sappy honey, earthy yeast, spices. Full-bodied but not syrupy, with lowish carbonation. Powerful honey taste that’s less sweet than it first seems - some singed toffee too - fading into spices, wood and slight astringency. No overt alcohol. Finish goes on forever. Rustic but very well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 06:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours deep copper with a large, lasting creamy head.Nose shows doughy notes, lots of rich sweet honey, and soft bready and nutty malt. Quite tempting.More honey as a flavour, along with the accompanying woody/grainy notes you often get in a beer including honey. The alcohol shows, but is just shy of being harsh. Nowhere near as sweet or malty as I would expect for a beer to carry these flavours and alcohol.Likewise, could use a more syrupy body.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2012
at 19:24