Forces Unseen (Blend 5)
The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production|
Score
7.43
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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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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
13.05.2016, tap @ CBC:
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish dry, oak, sour berries, soda powder, sorrel, caramel, old leafs, citrus acid, hints of caramel. Taste is acidic dry, soda powder, raw rhubarb, sorrel, unripe berries, berry skin, mild vinegar, oak, citrus acid. Medium bitterness, dry acidic mouthfeel. Nice.
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish dry, oak, sour berries, soda powder, sorrel, caramel, old leafs, citrus acid, hints of caramel. Taste is acidic dry, soda powder, raw rhubarb, sorrel, unripe berries, berry skin, mild vinegar, oak, citrus acid. Medium bitterness, dry acidic mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2016
at 08:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery, 29/01/16. Almost clear golden orange with a decent off White covering. Nose is pissy lemon, tangy fruit esters, vanilla tinged wood, bitter orange, damp flannel. Taste comprises citric zing, pissoi, sharp lemon intake, wood must, barnyard, damp hay. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, puckering dry finale. Ok.
Tried
on 11 May 2016
at 11:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at EBF, 2/5/16.
Had this and Cosmic Dust, but this was much more memorable, so rating this one.
Very light, moderately hazy golden-blonde body is topped by a thin white head with low retention.
Tons of citrus, lactic acid and wood in the nose shows a pretty standard, full-on sour American wild ale. Light vanilla, biscuits and a touch of nectarine-pineapple on the finish with some vibrant brett tones. The heavy lactic character wins out, though and the citrus and wood tannin seem quite hard, as well.
In the flavor it’s surprisingly soft, tannic and tightly carbonated in texture, with high attenuation, tons of sourness, citrus and lactic character. Light tropical fruit, some fun brett interactions and no heavy oak or acetic qualities. Solid American sour.
Had this and Cosmic Dust, but this was much more memorable, so rating this one.
Very light, moderately hazy golden-blonde body is topped by a thin white head with low retention.
Tons of citrus, lactic acid and wood in the nose shows a pretty standard, full-on sour American wild ale. Light vanilla, biscuits and a touch of nectarine-pineapple on the finish with some vibrant brett tones. The heavy lactic character wins out, though and the citrus and wood tannin seem quite hard, as well.
In the flavor it’s surprisingly soft, tannic and tightly carbonated in texture, with high attenuation, tons of sourness, citrus and lactic character. Light tropical fruit, some fun brett interactions and no heavy oak or acetic qualities. Solid American sour.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2016
at 10:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft Extreme Beer Fest 2016. Light in color yellow with some lasting head. Aroma is bold oak tannins, lactic acid, light lemons. Light grain.
Flavor is mostly oak, acidic lemons and barnyard notes. Even after a small sample I didn’t want more of it. Lots of tannic oak. Pretty much everything I don’t like in a sour ale. It just really isn’t my kind of beer.
Flavor is mostly oak, acidic lemons and barnyard notes. Even after a small sample I didn’t want more of it. Lots of tannic oak. Pretty much everything I don’t like in a sour ale. It just really isn’t my kind of beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2016
at 14:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at Rare Barrel. Clear golden liquid with minimal white head. Aroma of grain, wood, lemon, apple skin and light cinnamon. Taste is dry and medium sour with notes of lemon, apple skin and light oak. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Decent.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2016
at 19:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler pour thanks to Steve. pours out a crisp clear golden with just a white ring of a head. Nose is lemon citrus tart vanilla and a lots of tartness. Taste is more of the lemon vanilla notes lots of tart sour notes maybe even some smarties.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Jan 2016
at 20:36