Garage Service
The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special Out of Production|
Score
7.16
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The name comes from the iconic neon that hangs above the bar. Originally th sign was attached to the Manx Hotel which opened in 1909 on Powell St at O’Farrel (it is now the Villa Florence). In the early 90’s a Toronado regular, Andrew Franklin, who was working on the hotel renovation saved the garage service sign from being thrown away and gave it to Dave.
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Nische (5605) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Rassia tasting. Pale reddish orange with white foam. Slightly tart berries, citrus, plum, oak. A bit on the acetic side.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours hazy peach, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is stone fruit, plum, funk, bugs, oak, acetone. Flavor is medium tart, light funk, fruit. Medium body
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tasting at Salesforce, bottle; 6.1% ABV
Cloudy blond colour with a touch of orange. Nice fruity character, moderate acidity, but balanced by some tiny sweetness, dry finish with astringency, a bit dirty.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Soured berry. Cloudy peach with a decent white head. Stone fruit and a bit of aspirin.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
750mL bottle, pours an opaque, murky, filky, dark orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of tart plums upfront, with spicy prickly pear, and a little oak. Flavour is rather abrasive, with tart plums, spicy pear, some oak, and intense acidity. As usual, very puckering and palate-destroying. Spicy and puckering. It's alright, but as usual, not super impressed with Rare Barrel.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of oak, funk, pear, plum - medium body
Gyllenbock (17517) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Toronado SD. Hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of funk, peach, some oak and light malt. The same in the taste. Nicely balanced and with a pleasant sour finish.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy pink orange with small white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is berry, citrus, plum skin, oak. Thin body, light tartness, similar flavors to nose but more subtle on fruit, good.
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Garage Service from The Rare Barrel 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On tap at Toronado, San Francisco. Hazy milky reddish orange, small white head. Fruity, juicy, peach, citrus, funky, nice sourness. Medium bodied. Great.