The Rare Barrel Forces Unseen (Blend 6+)

Forces Unseen (Blend 6+)

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production
Score
7.73
ABV: 5.6% IBU: - Ticks: 19
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.

[All unmarked bottles, or vintages newer than 2016, should be rated here.]
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

375ml bottle pours a murky gold with some big, white head. Nose has sour citrus, raw stone fruits, neutral barrel. Flavor has white grape, light acid, lemon. Medium bodied and tart on the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2023 at 21:26


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours yellow. Oak, peach, nectarine, vanilla, funk, grapefruit, sour, lime, passionfruit. Medium body. Gorgeous.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2020 at 05:12


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

6.2% ABV. Blend 20, I guess. Aroma has notes of Brett, oak, guava, apricot, olive brine, flowers. Pours clear golden with a one finger bone white head that falls into a skiff of foam pretty quickly. Taste is moderately sour (6.5/10) and funky. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2020 at 05:27


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

Tap at the brewery. Slightly hazy gold with lace. Nose is peaches, honey, grapefruit, wood, yogurt. Tart flavor of peaches, honey and lemon. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 02 May 2019 at 06:09


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml bottle pours out crisp golden topped with a small white head. Nose is nice funky oak tart some fruit notes. Taste is more of the oak barrel presents funky barrel vanilla and a nice light fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2017 at 11:32


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

Tap. Pours clear golden, small white head, decent lacing. Aroma is oaky, vinous, dusty funk, white grape. Flavor is light plus tart, light plus funk, oak and grape. Light plus body. Good chit.

Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2017 at 22:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft @ the brewery. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart woody aroma. Fruity sour tart acidic woody citrus flavor. Has a fruity sour tart acidic woody citrus finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Feb 2017 at 07:12


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

[1/27/17] Draught at The Rare Barrel in Berkeley. Clear golden. Aroma of oak, funk, lacto, fruitiness. Sour flavor, kinda acidic, with some funk and oak. Medium-bodied.

Tried on 21 Feb 2017 at 13:23


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

Tap at the brewery. Pours clear golden. Aroma is oak barrel, cider, some grapes. Body is light, very sour and rather tart, some low fruit in the back. Dry cider prevails the palate, but the palate stays surprisingly long even while being dry. Quite good.

Tried from Draft on 16 Feb 2017 at 22:31


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

From tap at the brewery. Clear golden color with white head. Malty and yeasty aroma, light funky, grassy, tart citrusy, lemon, spicy, wood, vinous. Light sweet and moderate acidic sour taste. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2017 at 15:32