Forces Unseen (Blend 3)
The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production|
Score
7.45
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_angst_ (8410) reviewed Forces Unseen (Blend 3) from The Rare Barrel 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle received in trade. Hazy golden pour with a frothy white head. Beautiful sublime funk, citrus fruit & wood nose. Crackers, pineapple, star fruit & plenty of brett. Sour, fruity & funky taste. Tiny oily, soft, dry & tart mouthfeel. Fairly mouthpuckering. Plenty of apple cider vinegar in the taste. Very nice funk in the nose. Good!
Boutip (9769) reviewed Forces Unseen (Blend 3) from The Rare Barrel 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a medium white foamy head. Aroma of tart and sour notes with some acidic notes is nice. Taste is mostly dominated by tart and sour notes with a significant level of acidity. Body is about average with good carbonation. Nice level of complexity for a sour but acidity level is little bit higher then I was expecting.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Forces Unseen (Blend 3) from The Rare Barrel 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice ground cherries, lactic acid, Epsom salts, light sweet cherry and kiwi, very nice and complex. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity tart malt with sweet cherry, tart and lemony notes, light mineral notes, nice and silky, excellent. Bottle at Matt’s.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Forces Unseen (Blend 3) from The Rare Barrel 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a cloudy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong oak, apple skin, pear, funk. Thin mouth, tart apple, oak, funky, vinous, light dryness, very nice
DSG (25977) reviewed Forces Unseen (Blend 3) from The Rare Barrel 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Noam’s place. Thanks Levi. 2015 bottle. Blend #21. Hazy golden. Great funky aroma, with oak, lemon, cobwebs. Flavor has a bit of vinegar sweetness, funk, lemon, fruitiness, oak. Medium-bodied. Great stuff, refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle - Label not saved - Pours gold white head -nose/taste of white wine, funk, oak, sour lemon - medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
1 finger head, cloudy yellow. Smells like rotten eggs, peach juice and sulphur. There’s this sharp lemon taste, kiwi, kumwuat and pineapple taste. thin and flavor fades pretty fast. creamy mouthfeel but more thin than creamy. IDK. typical rare barrel but thank goodness it’s not a sour bomb
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 ml bottle shared by a friend, thanks Ed! Labeled Blend no. 21. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of vinegar, tart acidic notes, light funk. Tastes of tart acidic notes, stone fruit, lemon citrus, oak. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Great blend.
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Forces Unseen (Blend 3) from The Rare Barrel 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
750ml bottle thanks to Darrel. Pours out a crisp golden topped with a small white head. Nose is lemon horse blanket barnyard barrel and vanilla. Taste is more of the lemon citrus and vanilla.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Aroma has a medium acidity with quite a bit of tropical fruit, mostly pineapple and some stone fruit, mostly peach and nectarines. Low pear character. Light oak notes. Moderate citrus notes. Pours a slightly hazy, golden orange with a small thin white head that quickly recedes to the edges where it lingers for a bit. Medium light lacing and no legs. Flavor is fairly acidic with a medium light oak note with light oak tannins. Medium light tropical and stone fruit. Medium citrus notes. Low bitterness. Faint mustiness. Only light acidity in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty decent sour with nice fruit character. A bit more complex of a yeast profile than I am used to getting from RB sours.