Bellatrix
The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.52
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Bellatrix is a blend of golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with a stunning amount of blackberries.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Dark purple beer with a purple-cream head. Tart, blackberry aroma. Blackberry and light sour flavor with light oak. Medium bodied. Blackberry and light sourness linger with light oak.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2024
at 16:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ MBCC'18 [ Yellow Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [ As The Rare Barrel Bellatrix ].Light unclear medium amber brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, tart, berry, dough, blackberry - cherry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart, dough, berries, blackberry - cherry, oak - funky, citric - lemon acidic. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180511] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
on 05 Feb 2019
at 18:15
9/10
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Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 16:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draught @ MBCC 2018, Yellow Session
Pours hazy red with a pink head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, funk, tartness and citrus. Taste is medium sweet and medium sour with a long dry, tart, cherry, funky and citrus finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy red with a pink head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, funk, tartness and citrus. Taste is medium sweet and medium sour with a long dry, tart, cherry, funky and citrus finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2018
at 19:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2018.
Appearance: Red colour with a pink head.
Aroma: Blackberries, fruit, a bit tart, sour, acidic.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Berries, fruit, sour, acidic, tart.
Where: MBCC 2018.
Appearance: Red colour with a pink head.
Aroma: Blackberries, fruit, a bit tart, sour, acidic.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Berries, fruit, sour, acidic, tart.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2018
at 16:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
keg at mikkeller 2018 yellow... deep red.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet berries. Dry fruits nose.. Soft drytart berries
Tried
on 19 Aug 2018
at 13:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at MBCC 2018. Pours dark red with white head. Fruity, berries, wood, funk, lactic, quite sour. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2018
at 09:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Fruit forward nose with wild blackberry, lemon and gooseberry notes. More tart berry on the palate, quite acidic with some oak and creamy yogurt notes on the palate. Tart and acidic finish with a touch of oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 19:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
[5/11/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Yellow session. Deep red. Vinegar, funk, berries, sour, acidic, yogurt, medium-bodied.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2018
at 11:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
11.05.2018, tap @ MBCC:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, nice light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, unripe blackberry, oak, grass, minerals, hay, sorrel, berry skin, sour red berries, bark. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, soda powder, minerals, berry skin, oak, sour red berries, flowers, hay, citrus acid, unripe blackberry, fruit stones. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, nice light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, unripe blackberry, oak, grass, minerals, hay, sorrel, berry skin, sour red berries, bark. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, soda powder, minerals, berry skin, oak, sour red berries, flowers, hay, citrus acid, unripe blackberry, fruit stones. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2018
at 14:50