Red Duck Beer

Microbrewery in Alfredton, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 2005

Contact
11A Michaels Drive, Alfredton, Ballarat, 3350, Australia
Description
Red Duck started on the shores of Lake Purrumbete in 2005. Our first brewery was in the old dairy at Purrumbete Homestead, and when we were building the brewery, there was a breeding pair of Shelducks, with 7 ducklings, that were living nearby. So we named our beer after them.

We engineered and built our own brewhouse specifically to make world class ales. We brew using all natural ingredients. It’s a very hands on brewhouse, that makes hand crafted, real ales.

In the winter of 2011 we moved the brewery to Ballarat, with a view to increasing production and the range of our ales. We are still one of the smallest Micro-breweries in Australia, making on average 500 litres per brew. Our aim is to grow slowly, so we can focus on quality, not quantity.

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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
dark , very small head. roasted malty aroma, syruppy, flavor is roastd malty, coffee, licorice, malty sweetness, a well flavored imp stout, dry, roasted and complex.
Tried on 19 Apr 2012 at 10:01

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocoate, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, soy sauce, and wood, leading to a dry roasted, and alcoholic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2012 at 09:49

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a very dark brown - close to black - with a vague tint of orange and a small light brown head. Complex aroma of sweet roast and overripe dark fruit with some alcohol showing. Rich body, roast, a little ashes, dark bitter chocolate. Some brown sugar leading up to an alcohol heat in the finish. Complex and well made. 190412
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2012 at 07:31

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
From a 330ml bottle on 21/2/2012. Pours a cloudy white with a small head. Has a raspberry cordial aroma. The flavour is just weird - more hints of weak raspberry cordial and some tart lemon notes, but little else. The body is thin and quite watery. Doesn’t really work on any level. Very disappointing given that stuff from Red Duck is usually pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2012 at 00:56

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
on tap at taps beer baar Kuala Lumpur. Ok off white head. Clear dark pour. Quite a nice porter
Tried from Draft on 18 Jan 2012 at 02:15

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 13/12/2011. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with a big head. Has a pleasant aroma of fruit and toffee. Flavour wise, there’s a powerful sweet caramel and toffee presence, along with some citrus fruit. Finishes off with a long hop bitterness. Very flavoursome and one of the most impressive amber ales I’ve had.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2011 at 00:30

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown with an instantly vanishing head. Aroma of aniseed, orange peel, nutmeg, dark sugars . Taste is sweet with dark sugar, balsamic vinegar, aniseed, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla. Bitterness with something leafy and peppery at the end as well as woody spices. Spices dominate and to me are a bit overcomplicated.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2011 at 03:42

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy amber with a pale beige head that fades to a coat. Aroma of nectarines, passionfruit, kumquats, caramel. Sweet toffee with stone fruit and citrus. Oily mouthfeel. The toffee obscures the nice hops a little at the end.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2011 at 02:34

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 14/10/2011. Pours a very cloudy dark orange with some massive yeasty chunks settling at the bottom of the glass. Has a strong sweet citrus (orange) and floral aroma. There’s more sweet citrus fruit in the flavour, with some marmalade, caramel and honey. Has a big hop bitterness with some grapefruit notes. This is a big, flavoursome and impressive APA. Nice work from Red Duck.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2011 at 01:18

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours black with a large, dark tan head.Nose shows roasted malt, brown sugar and chocolate. Not particularly expressive.Big roasty notes dominate the flavour, along with liquorice and hot alcohol. A bit harsh and somewhat one-dimensional.Carbonation seem pretty full-on.A decent try but a bit rough and doesn’t show the complexity I’d expect from an imperial stout.
Tried on 14 Sep 2011 at 18:58