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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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Copenhagen, 2018. Pours hazy reddish with a creamy head. Funk, spices and berries. Slight popcorn and wet wood.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2018
at 13:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @MBCC2018, Yellow Session. Nearly clear red, small light pinkish head. Grapes and berries in the aroma. Sourish flavour, grapes and berries. Dry with light funky notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2018
at 18:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Ruby-ish color with small white head. Aroma is cherry, yoghurt, tart. Taste is the same, a bit leathery. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2018
at 18:49
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2018
at 13:17
8/10
Tried
on 11 May 2018
at 11:10
8/10
Tried
on 11 May 2018
at 11:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pours out pink red color topped with a fizzy head. Nose is big blackberries currants fresh oak barrel and sour tartness. Taste is more of the nice big berries oak notes and tart funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2017
at 17:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy purple with small pinkish white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong blackberry, oak, funk, currants. Medium body, jammy berry, light acidity, oak, funk, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2017
at 21:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours purple pink head - nose/taste of blackberry, oak, funk and sour lemon - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2017
at 00:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Gushing bottle; cloudy ruby color with frothy and large pink head. Very nice, subtle berry aroma, wood, blackberry icecream. Moderately sour, some wood astringency, some berries.
Not elegant, pretentious, just ok.
Gushing bottle; cloudy ruby color with frothy and large pink head. Very nice, subtle berry aroma, wood, blackberry icecream. Moderately sour, some wood astringency, some berries.
Not elegant, pretentious, just ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2017
at 18:32