Gyllenbock (17517) reviewed Shadows of Their Eyes from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From tap at The Monks Kettle during "United Sours of America" (my first one from this brewery) Clear dark reddish/brown with a small head. Sour and fairly vinous aroma and taste of oak, berries and brett. Refreshing and with a soft body.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Wise Guise from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Growler shared by Don at California 10K event yesterday. Pours light borwn with no head. Aroma is sour, raspberry and leather. Med body. Flavor is sour raspberry. Excellent. Finishes sour, woody, and berry astringent (pun intended).
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Fields Forever from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap@TRB. Pours a hazy reddish amber with a small off-white head that dissipates quickly to a ring around the glass and some lacing. Aroma is quite light, with notes of oak, fruit, touch of funk, lemon. Flavor is medium tart, light sweet, fruity, strawberry, lemon, oak, a tiny touch of something vegetal likes the stems were included. Medium body, minimal carbonation. Pretty nice, nothing amazing.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Map of the Sun from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Tap@TRB. Pours hazy apricot, small off-white head dissipating quickly to a ring around the edge with some lacing on the glass. Aroma is very oaky, notes of peach, apricot, lemon. Flavor is apricot and oak forward, medium tart, minimal funk, drying in the mouth, quite fruity with apricot skin notes as well as fruit. Very light astringency. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel, minimal carbonation. Yes, this might be a bit young, but it is pretty damn good right now.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Wise Guise from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
I’m a huge fan of Raspberries so how does this one compare? Also, do these guys only have "sour red / brown" beers? only a couple of goldens (which I prefer) maybe they have some american-lambic coming up soon but I felt like the list was all sour brown and it’s not really a style I seek out. typical sour brown with red hues. no head or there may have been one but it faded fast. really big raspberry pastry nose. Taste is acetic with more fruity berries and crusty dough finish is vinegar and sour candies.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
light reddish brown, smells like cherry juice with red wine vinegar and tree trunks. very thin mouthfeel, acidic taste of citrus like grapefruit with a bit of cherry. bitter finish.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Egregious from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Mild haze orange peachy with apricot oak and grape skins. Very much a saison with a huge peach as sour apple taste. Not too sour, but I’m feeling the heartburn. Sweet finish. Fruits galore
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pitch black but red hues. Creamy was. Fades fast. Nose is faint. I get dates and vanilla. Very interesting. There’s nothing overwhelming up front. Not much vinegar. The finish is vanilla and wood and it lingers for a while. Maybe some popcorn at the finish. Tropical fruits in the middle. Enamel stripping mouthfeel. It’s not bad but is not something is order again
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed All Systems Go from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Nose is gigantic with coffee. Just acidic and bright and floral. That’s dominating. Beer is a reddish brown color. And the sip is interesting. Basically, it’s this burst of coffee followed by a big burst of vinegar tart and fruit finish is a melange of it all. The beer taste is in waves and unfortunately, I’m not a fan
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed SKUs Me from The Rare Barrel 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
golden orange, fluffy head, nose is lemony, grapey, musty. funky grape juice with light cabbage and celery. Not bad