White Rabbit Dark Ale
White Rabbit

White Rabbit Dark AleWhite Rabbit Dark Ale
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From:
White Rabbit
 
Australia
Style:
English Brown Ale
Ranked #79
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
83
Ranked #24,202
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 11.26%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
103
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 30, 2023
Added:
Aug 01, 2009
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  28
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Ratings by istarilord:
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Reviewed by istarilord from Hawaii

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark mahogany-brown with decent-bodied, light brown head. Nice floral scent, light malty/fruity sweet smell (strawberries today, but who knows what someone else would smell).

Nice texture with a medium bodied flavor. Hops dominate, slight acidity though well balanced with malt and a bit of floral (a beer that tastes like it smells, what a concept).

Easy drinking but decent body, medium carbonation. Good by itself!
Apr 13, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.5 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Dec 30, 2023
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.18/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
BOTTLE:

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Jan 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.48 by Daneve76 from Australia

Jun 22, 2021
 
Rated: 4.46 by wc94wc from California

Mar 11, 2019
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Reviewed by RichardLeahy from Australia

3.62/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
From 330 ml bottle. A. Hard to tell, appears appropriate. S. Not a lot, some malt and caramel, a little sweet, dark fruit. T. Follows the nose, but more pronounced. Lingers a little with a faint sweet aftertaste, F. Lighter than maybe expected, modest carbonation. O. A solid dark beer and it is more readily available now in Australia, it seems, than Tooheys Old, my long time standard dark ale. Quite good, I would trade a little bit of the sweetness for some toasted grain and a drier finish.
Oct 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.58 by Booza from Australia

Feb 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by Mikexw from New York

Dec 15, 2017
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.9/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark brown with a ruby tinge, moderate carbonation, filtered and a finger of beige head.

Smells of toasted malts, bread, and halloween toffee candy.

Tastes of dark malts, a hint of rust, a little toffee, and a hint of char on the aftertaste.

Medium, bready body, with mid to low amounts of foamy carbonation.

Beautiful brown ale from Australia. I picked this one up in Perth, and am drinking it in Chiang Mai, Oct 11th, 2017.
Oct 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.23 by BAsbill from California

Jul 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by GP79-AUS from Australia

Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 2.88 by AtaraxiaDnB from Australia

Jun 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by travelguy from Ohio

Apr 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by Ajax85 from Australia

Jan 20, 2017
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Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia

3.45/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Next up on my cavalcade of star Australian craft beers: White Rabbit Dark Ale! A brew I am well fond of, being sometimes the only craft beer sold in certain bars worth its salt (when compared to the CUB’s, Toohey’s and XXXX’s of this world *boo-hiss*). Upfront, just to spoil my review, I like Dark Ale more than White Ale, though neither are that great: They’re half-decent, wishy-washy craft brews for the masses... but by all means continue reading my review, that is what you came for.

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a nonic pint.

A: Presents itself as the beer equivalent of Coca Trademarked-Beverage - with a hazed cola-coloured body and a thin beige head on top. Not much carbonation action going on inside the glass - suggestive of a heavier bodied Ale. 7/10.

S: Big on dark fruits with a prune/raisin/plum & grandmas pudding nose, throw in some molasses (as most grandmas are likely to do) and you cap off a festive fruit ester driven English Brown Ale that isn’t really lacking in much, without being spectacular - it’s just plain old good. 7/10.

T: Flavour is alright - it pushes all the buttons you expected above, with a touch of herbal hops in the finish. Again it isn’t spectacular, simply good and nothing more. There’s a promise of so many rich bold malts that are leaving me wanting, I imagine a version of this beer at 6% ABV and go “Fuck yeah!” to myself, this is the thing that would make Dark Ale stand out from the fast swelling ranks of awesome Aussie craft beers - and there are some real corkers out there these days. But I digress. 7/10.

M: Body a slight let-down: Mid to light, watery with a light carbonation. 6/10.

D: Another easy drinking brew from White Rabbit that hopefully lulls more and more unsuspecting [insert alcoholic beverage here] drinkers into drinking craft beer and thus increasing the exposure and markets for craft beer so we can all bask in the future glory of decent affordable ales for all! At least that’s my less pessimistic line of thinking these days - bring craft to the masses so the brewers can theoretically brew more tasty beers for Doc. Truth is craft beer is getting more expensive as it gets more popular, or inflation’s a bitch, one of those two things causing me to question the value of these mild taste-vacuums* on the market. 7/10.

Food match: [insert that classic stew reference from Arrested Development here].

*”Too harsh brah” or “burn!”? You tell me.
Mar 29, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.1/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Dark bodied pour with small wispy, airy head. Roast grains at the forefront, faintly in the aroma, stronger in the taste. Reminiscent of a German Schwartz or dunkel lager.
Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by DamienI from Washington

Nov 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.07 by vincehayter from Maryland

Oct 11, 2015
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia

3.56/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a dark brown almost black, with a red hue. Aroma. Has a nice sweet hazelnut aroma. Taste. Roasted malts, backed by a bit of sweetness and an espresso like bitterness.
Jul 05, 2015
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.55/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The White Rabbit dark ale is smooth and creamy. The beer poured a deep rich dark amber with off white head that is leaving a mild lace. The scent is non-descript. The taste is malty with presence of peat. The Mouthfeel is medium in body with smooth carbonation. Overall this beer is easy to drink.
Jun 14, 2015
White Rabbit Dark Ale from White Rabbit
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 103 ratings