Forces Unseen (Blend 1)
The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production|
Score
7.46
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Forces Unseen is a blend of different golden sour beers aged in oak barrels. The forces behind the complexities found in this sour include two strains of Brett, two strains of Lacto., and one strain of Pedio.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pours out a hazy straw topped with a small white head. Nose is oak barrel tartness funk fruit and vanilla. Taste is vanilla oak tart funk fruit and a nice end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2015
at 19:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow color with a medium white head. The aroma is big sweet funky malts. The flavor is tart, lemons, zesty, bready. Great bretty funk.
Earlier Rating: 3/4/2015 Total Score: 3.9
Bottle at De Garde. Pours a cloudy yellow color with a medium white head. A big nose of brett, barnyard funk, lemons. The flavor has some sharper sourness but mostly brett and funky citrus and hay. Light sweet fruit. Very fresh and tasty.
Earlier Rating: 3/4/2015 Total Score: 3.9
Bottle at De Garde. Pours a cloudy yellow color with a medium white head. A big nose of brett, barnyard funk, lemons. The flavor has some sharper sourness but mostly brett and funky citrus and hay. Light sweet fruit. Very fresh and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2015
at 19:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
1st May 2015
CBC Green Session queue. Bottle. Hazy pale gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Mild sourness. Obvious tinned pineapple. Light citric hop finish. Tasty enough.
CBC Green Session queue. Bottle. Hazy pale gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Mild sourness. Obvious tinned pineapple. Light citric hop finish. Tasty enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2015
at 13:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
5. 3golden amber.. Soft funk fruit... Funky nose... Soft fruits... Juicy fruits pineapple... Juicy fruits.. Big zezty pine... Nice... Says blend 912 on back
Tried
on 27 May 2015
at 13:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
[5/2/15] Bottle sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015. Line for 4th session. Cloudy golden. Vinegar, fruits, cellar, musty. Sour, a bit zesty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 12:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours orange gold. Nose and taste of lemon zest, oak, sour funk and peach. Medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2015
at 05:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared in line at CBC, thank! Pours cloudy yellow with a ring white head. Aroma of citrus, big funky, oak, vinous. Flavor is moderate acidic. Light to light medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2015
at 04:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Funky cheesy feet. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Bright soured stone fruit. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2015
at 12:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly acidic with a nice lactic sourness with quite a bit of lemon and hints of orange. Medium light oak character. Moderate tropical fruit, especially pineapple with a bit of cherry and a light barnyard funkiness. Pours a cloudy, pale, cloudy, golden orange with a moderately sized, moderately thick white head that recedes fairly quickly to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor has a medium light acidity with moderate citrus, especially lemon and orange. Low bitterness. Moderate pineapple and tropical fruit with hints of cherry and some nice stone fruit. Light barnyard funkiness with medium light oak notes. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency with low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice sour beer, without being bitingly sour. Nice oak character compliments the acidity with a really nice Brett character. Overpriced, but I like it a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 22:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Will. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with small frothy white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is faint citrus and yeast. Medium mouthfeel, light brett, lemon, oak. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2014
at 17:44