Red Duck 4 Ducks
Red Duck
- From:
- Red Duck
- Australia
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.2 | pDev: 3.75%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 12, 2009
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Cs1987 from Australia
3.08/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.08/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Dark red, with medium carbonation and a thin head which almost completely vanished pretty quickly. A little hazy.
Smell - A little bit of malt, but mostly just alcohol.
Taste - Mostly just sweet malts, but it does have just enough hops to back it up. The alcohol stands out too much, and it is lacking in complexity.
Mouthfeel - Syrupy, and not as cloying as many Belgian ales. The carbonation settles gradually. This is the beer's main strong point.
Drinkability - Slightly above average, considering the style and ABV.
Overall - Pretty disappointing. Though I did only pay $5 for the bottle, so it is the cheapest strong Belgian ale I have seen in Australia.
Jun 12, 2009Smell - A little bit of malt, but mostly just alcohol.
Taste - Mostly just sweet malts, but it does have just enough hops to back it up. The alcohol stands out too much, and it is lacking in complexity.
Mouthfeel - Syrupy, and not as cloying as many Belgian ales. The carbonation settles gradually. This is the beer's main strong point.
Drinkability - Slightly above average, considering the style and ABV.
Overall - Pretty disappointing. Though I did only pay $5 for the bottle, so it is the cheapest strong Belgian ale I have seen in Australia.
Reviewed by WHROO from Australia
3.32/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.32/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A limited release Strong Dark Belgian Ale, using traditional Belgium Yeasts.
A: Dark Red, very limited head on pour, struggled to get any really...only a little initial frothy foam that quickly dissapated leaving a very thin film around the glass. Carbonation was soft...overall looked like a red wine.
S: Whoa, here it all begins. Quite full, some rum, dark fruits / plummy, alcohol evident (as expected)...hints of roasted malts & coffee.
T: all of the above except expect a big alcohol kick...we actually had a bottle of Chimay Blue to sip against it to compare...maybe we shouldn't have - one has hundreds of years experience, the other has just released a limited batch with limited experience. But then again, there were definate similarities. Mostly the biggest difference was the finish. 4 Ducks finishes with a huge grog kick (alcohol)...maybe a little too big (nail polish comes to mind)...its definately rougher.
M: soft carbonation, with a heavier mouthfeel.
D: Unfortunately the alcohol content is way too evident, & makes for a struggle to finish the glass. Despite this the flavours are not too bad, & I bought a 4 pack, which I am happy to continue chewing through...so all in all this ain't too bad, just a little rough around the edges.
Nov 17, 2008A: Dark Red, very limited head on pour, struggled to get any really...only a little initial frothy foam that quickly dissapated leaving a very thin film around the glass. Carbonation was soft...overall looked like a red wine.
S: Whoa, here it all begins. Quite full, some rum, dark fruits / plummy, alcohol evident (as expected)...hints of roasted malts & coffee.
T: all of the above except expect a big alcohol kick...we actually had a bottle of Chimay Blue to sip against it to compare...maybe we shouldn't have - one has hundreds of years experience, the other has just released a limited batch with limited experience. But then again, there were definate similarities. Mostly the biggest difference was the finish. 4 Ducks finishes with a huge grog kick (alcohol)...maybe a little too big (nail polish comes to mind)...its definately rougher.
M: soft carbonation, with a heavier mouthfeel.
D: Unfortunately the alcohol content is way too evident, & makes for a struggle to finish the glass. Despite this the flavours are not too bad, & I bought a 4 pack, which I am happy to continue chewing through...so all in all this ain't too bad, just a little rough around the edges.
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