The Rare Barrel Forces Unseen (Blend 5)

Forces Unseen (Blend 5)

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production
Score
7.43
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 31
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.
 

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

On tap at the brewery. Aroma is slightly grainy with a faint sulfur note. Some light citrus and pineapple notes with a touch of tropical fruit. Some light stone fruit notes as well. Lemon, melon and mango. Faint phenolic note. Light oak. Pours a slightly hazy, golden yellow with a small, thin white head that recedes quickly. No lacing or legs. Flavor is lightly acidic with some light sweetness and faint grain notes. Medium light oak notes with a hint of an herbal phenolic character. Low bitterness. Quite a bit of fruit character. Some stone fruit with hints of lemon and moderate pineapple. Hints of melon. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium low to low carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this is still one of my favorite beers from RB. The acidity is well rounded, great fruit notes without using any fruit. Nice barrel character.

Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2016 at 18:50


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ CBC 2016. Pours yellow with a white head. Aroma of light sourness, yeast, hay, oak, tart fruity, lemon. Flavor is light sour, yeast, wood, oak, tart fruity, citrus, lemon. Medium body, average carbonation, tart fruity finish. 130516

Tried on 14 Jul 2016 at 13:27


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ CBC 2016, Yellow session, København
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus, tart, funk and brett. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long dry, sour, funky, brett, citrus and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 17 Jun 2016 at 10:09


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

CBC. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and barnyard. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 130516

Tried on 07 Jun 2016 at 11:22


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

CBC. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, lemon, oak and sour. Flavour is malt, fruit, sour, lemon, citric, little dry, little sweet and a little bitter.

Tried on 05 Jun 2016 at 09:21


8.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 - Yellow session. Clear golden color with white head. Yeasty aroma, funky, dusty, grass, some citrus fruity notes, wood. Sweet and acidic taste like aroma. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2016 at 07:04


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at cbc16 golden thin white lacing.. Soft funk.. Tart vinegar.. Very sour.. Not me

Tried on 22 May 2016 at 06:32


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap@Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016, Copenhagen - pours gold with white head. Sour fruity aroma and taste, acidic, grapes, light vinegar, funky, light floral, wooden oak notes, tart finish.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2016 at 06:04


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

Tap at CBC ’16. Clear golden with a huge white head. Aroma of deep dry cellar funk, cobwebs, mineral notes and citrus. Flavour is moderate sour. Light medium bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 17 May 2016 at 02:03


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap @CBC16. Cloudy yellow, thick white head. Grassy, lemon aroma, light malt. Sour flavour, lemon and berries perhaps, funk and some maltiness too. Pretty decent.

Tried from Draft on 16 May 2016 at 15:43