The Rare Barrel Stone Age Love

Stone Age Love

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.55
ABV: 7.1% IBU: - Ticks: 40
Golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with tart cherries
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
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2022 edition. 7.1% abv.

Not clear amber, near cherry coloured, small head of foam that shrinks quickly, still leaves some lacing.

Smell is very tart cherries, somewhat acetic, noticeable Brettanomyces.

Taste follows the nose. Very tart cherries, super dry, puckering, acetic, funky, just really nice.

Light mouthfeel.

Very nice sour.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2025 at 13:46

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours clear blonde. Medium, stable white head. Scent is creamy, Amlam, wood, bit buttery. Very citrussy. Cherry absent in both color and aroma. Taste is sharp, intense sourness. Fruity backbone, not very cherry like. Lovely, actually. Very amlam-forward, but in this case, it works and is actually lovely.
Tried on 24 Dec 2024 at 12:59

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at Someday. Pours orange brown. Funk, vinegar, cherry, sweet cherry, orange zest, tangerine, oaky vanilla. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2021 at 23:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ MBCC 2019 - Green Session
Pours hazy salmon colored with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, tart, citrus, berry, funk and oak. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long tart, citrus, berry and funky finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried on 17 Jul 2020 at 21:26

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Grand Delancey: pours pinkish red with small head. Aroma is cherry and mostly funk and tree. Taste is like a tart cherry soda with an element of woodiness. Quite good. Very mellow and light.
Tried on 23 Feb 2020 at 23:42

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750 ml bottle from Tavour, 2/13/20. Pours an unclear pinkish-orange color with a fizzy head. Aroma is wood, funk / brett, cherries, and lemon. Bright, funky and fruity flavor. A little tart, mild sweet. Really balanced. Great drinkability. Pretty tasty. 8/4/8/4/16
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2020 at 21:17

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(On tap) Hazy golden with small white head. Wonderful aroma. Cherries, sour lactobacillus, and a lovely wood oaky note. Lovely palate - medium body with fine bright carbonation. Amazing taste too - sour, of course, with a great balance of fruit, sour and woody notes. Very impressive.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2019 at 10:03

7/10
Light peachy thang
Tried from Draft on 16 Nov 2019 at 14:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled at Snallygaster 2019. Poured a slightly hazy dark orange color with a small white head. Aroma was woody oak, cherry. Flavor was pleasant strawberry tartness, juicy.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 05:45

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Cherries, malt, tart, sour.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Cherries, fruit, tart, malt, sour, citrus.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:42