The Rare Barrel Cosmic Dust

Cosmic Dust

 

The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.47
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 19
Golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with hibiscus
 

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Shelter, DC. Pours red with small white head. Some berries, fruity, bit herbal, moderate sourness. Bit lactic. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft at Shelter on 10 Nov 2021 at 19:25


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Some vegetable forals and decent citrus. Hazy amber pour with decent head and lacing. Some oak. Not a ton of complexity here, but easy drinking and decent. Light tangy end. Tap at Shelter.

Tried from Draft on 04 Oct 2021 at 01:01


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12.7 oz bottle from Tavour. Super good sour/wild. Pretty red/light purple color. Balances and flavorful. Nice

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2020 at 01:56


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml shared by Levi at Geuzeria End of the bottle. Pleasant apricot tones. Very enjoyable. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2017 at 22:52


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft @ the brewery. Pours a clear red color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart hibiscus aroma. Fruity sour tart woody hibiscus flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody hibiscus finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Feb 2017 at 06:56


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

[1/27/17] Draught at The Rare Barrel in Berkeley. Clear reddish amber. Sour, acidic, vinegar, lacto, fruitiness.

Tried on 21 Feb 2017 at 13:23


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From tap at the brewery. Light red ruby color with no head. Light malty and yeasty aroma, funky, tart citrusy fruity, herbal, spicy, veggie, hibiscus, wood. Light sweet and acidic sour taste. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2017 at 15:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft pour at Rare Barrel during the RateBeer Best 2017 bus tour. 2015 vintage. Slightly hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of stone fruit, lemons, light tart notes. Tastes of tart acidic notes, stone fruit, lemon citrus. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2017 at 23:19


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at the brewpub, 2015 vintage. Pours almost clear light red/salmon. Aroma is funk, light oak barrel, and indeed some flowers which could be hibiscus. Body is light, quite sour and really tart, but with a fruity sweet backbone to not lift off the ground. Sweet palate, too. Palate continues and carries the fruit far down the throat.

Tried from Draft on 02 Feb 2017 at 20:07


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

2015 version on tap at the brewery. Aroma is bright with some citrus and light stone fruit notes. Hints of oak with medium light floral hibiscus aromas. Pours a rather clear, brilliant, ruby red color with a small, thin, slightly pink head that disappears immediately. No lacing or legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a bit of a sharpness to it. Some faint grain notes with light oak. Some citrus, pineapple, and underripe stone fruit. Medium light floral hibiscus notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly watery with a medium low carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer with solid hibiscus notes. The base golden sour shows through nicely exhibiting some citrus and stone fruit notes. Acidity is a bit strong and sharp for me though.

Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2017 at 18:30