Map of the Moon
The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.51
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Golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with twice the amount of apricots as Map of the Sun.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Blend 37. Pours clear blonde, no real head. Scent is strong, very tart, oaky. Taste is sharp, very tart, dry, oaky. Typical US , unbalanced sour (for the sake of being sour) . Fruityness is fairly low (bottle mentions 'twice the amount of fruit we normaly use' ... yeah....
Tried
on 29 Jun 2021
at 09:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
WeWork tasting (20.01.2019). Pours creamy orange and just some white bubbles. Tart nose, soft fruits and quite acidic chalky overall feel. Tastes fruity, tart-acidic, apricots and some vinegar, quite intense vinegar. Funky. Acidic and well, for me a bit difficult to drink a lot of this.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2019
at 17:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Aroma is very apricot forward with some lighter oak notes. Hints of tropical fruit and citrus. Apricot character is really strong and kind of has a bit of a sulfur-like note to it, maybe from the pits? Pours a hazy, orange with a small, thick, white head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears. No lacing or legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a light sharpness to it. Some light oak and hints of funk. Rather strong apricot notes, but not over the top. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer with a lot of apricot character, but for some reason it has a bit of an odd note to it in the aroma. Otherwise, its the typical Rare Barrel base, which really limits the complexity of the beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2017
at 23:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ RateBeer Best 2017 Bottle Share. Pours a hazy yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart apricot aroma. Fruity sour tart woody apricot flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody apricot finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2017
at 17:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle share, thanks to Steve. Golden orange color with a small white head. Heavy fruit aroma, apricot and peach, some funky bugs. The fruit stays throughout the taste, apricot and peaches, offering a little sweet reprieve from the sour. Heavy sour and funky bugs, a little bit of oak. Advertised to be like Map of the Sun amped up and it works.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2016
at 18:42