Barrel Culture Brewing and Blending

Microbrewery in Durham, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2017

Closed in 2022

Contact
4913 S Alston Ave, Durham, NC, 27713, United States
Description
Here at Barrel Culture Brewing & Blending, we are dedicated to making beer that matters in all aspects. Starting with the process, then moving to the taste, appearance, bottle and designs- each aspect has been curated to enhance the overall experience of the beer.

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

Quite hazy yellow, golden and straw coloured body with a very nice, one centimetre tall microfoamed tan head that stays afloat nicely. Aroma of grass, citrus, flowers and a dash of fruit candy in the nose, but very fragrant throughout and not seemingly bitter at all. Medium to Full-bodied; Nice rich oaty and wheatie malts show first and are very easy-drinking, with a soft sweetness from citrus fruit and even aspartame with a light bitterness from the alpha acids of the hops, with some slight grassy and dry notes at the end. Aftertaste is very nice, relatively easy-drinking and showing a great balance of malt and hops, with enough sugars, citrus fruit and pungency to make this robust. Overall, a nice IPA that's slightly hazy/unfiltered but doesn't seem like it has much of an Imperial Status at all, without much alcohol noticeable here, perhaps around 6,5 to 7,0 per cent. Great to sample and a nice IPA on the stronger (so the label says) side, but very easy-drinking! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Orange Blossom Trail), Florida on 30-April-2022 for US$6,99, canned on 07-April-2022 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 15-June-2022.

Tried from Can on 31 Aug 2023 at 15:52


8

Erosion of my esophagus? Not too bad actually. Pretty jammy black raspberry and sweet and sour vibes.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2022 at 20:43


7

More crusty pie than peach but it's also been in my fridge forever so not judging it too hard there. Well done flavors upfront at least.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2022 at 16:39


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

Pours a nice magenta from a bottle, slightly cloudy, lots of floaties with a brisk pour from sediment. A lot of raspberry aroma and flavor, maybe a bit of blackberry. Nicely fruit, nicely sour, a little funky, a bit of depth from barrel aging. Very good beer.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2022 at 23:01


8

Lots of jamminess upfront but also lots of tartness and acidity on the finish. Fun though.

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2022 at 13:06


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz. Aroma has notes of green pepper, bread, grass. Pours lightly hazy golden with a two finger pillowy white head with excellent retention. Taste has a bready malt sweetness with a hint of herbal hop bitterness, finishing dry. Very impressive for a style I'm not all that big on.

Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2021 at 03:31


6

Hoooooooolly war heads of obvilion this is the tartest beer I've had. More of a key lime pie nose than anything so I really wanted to like it but Jesus Christ it makes my face curl up even looking at it after tasting it.

Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2021 at 21:27


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

500ml bottle at share. Pink/violet colored pour, spritzy. Black raspberries through and through with an adequate amount of tartness. Normal sour funk notes.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2021 at 20:20


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

500ml bottle pours out pink red color topped with a fizzy head. Nose is nice sweet jammy raspberry notes and some tartness. Taste is more of the nice sweet jammy berries funky sour kick.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2021 at 01:50


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Tavour. Pours hazy gold with a slight white head. Aroma seems juicy. Tropical. Med body, barely. Flavor is citrus, maybe grapefruit zest. Light caramel. Not very sweet. Not very bitter, but the zest helps. Decent flavor. Something like passion fruit or pineapple pops up in the finish.

Tried from Can on 01 Jul 2021 at 00:26