Duck-Rabbit Amber Ale

I've had a couple Duck-Rabbit beers before, and I've been pretty impressed with them overall, so when a friend gave me a bottle of D-R Amber Ale, I popped the cap as soon as I could:

Vittles:
American Amber Ale
5.5% abv

Score:
Appearance: 9/10
Aroma: 21/25
Taste: 36/40
Mouthfeel: 8/10
Style: 5/5
Drinkability: 9/10
Overall: 88/100

Impression:
The head fell slowly and left mild lacing on the glass.  The aroma had a slight metallic edge at first, but that faded quickly, and I could smell the bready/malty notes clearly after that, along with hints of caramel, toffee, and maybe honey, along with a slight floral undertone.  The flavors are primarily malty, which is right up my alley.  The malty flavors transition nicely to a soft hoppiness, and the flavors are clean and balanced.  This beer is medium-bodied with just a bit of a sting on the tongue at first, followed by a mellow smoothness that goes very well with the flavors.  Duck-Rabbit did a hell of a job with this beer, and I'll be keeping an eye out for it in the future.  My favorite beer of theirs is still their barley wine, but this one's up there, too.

Cheers!