Local brewery hits the big time! That's right, a really nice story on Duck Rabbit by the Atlantic. I wonder if it's in the print edition or only online. Anyway, good stuff. Duck Rabbit is probably my fave NC brewery. Because, as stated in the article, they focus on dark beers. I do have to agree with the Atlantic writer that their amber ale is not all that impressive. Not bad or anything but not in the same class as the darker brews. The brown ale is excellent. Tho that's about as dark a beer as I'll want to drink during the summer. Somehow, when it's 90+ degrees, stout just isn't the first thing I reach for. (aside: I've always wonder how Guinness, and stouts in general, got to be so popular in tropical-type countries. Was it just a legacy of empire combined with effective marketing?)
Once cooler weather returns, the stout and porter will get added back into the rotation. In the meantime it's all about pale ales, saisons, wheat beers, etc... which must be sourced elsewhere.