The Rare Barrel

Microbrewery in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Cellarmaker Brewing Company
Associated Venue: The Rare Barrel

Established in 2012

Contact
940 Parker St, Berkeley, CA, CA 94710, United States
Description
Picture yourself eating a handful of red raspberries, drinking a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade, or sipping on a glass of fine wine. Those sour, tart, and acidic flavors you are currently imagining are what makes sour beer taste quite different from traditional beers. These flavors, which are unique to sour beers, are the product of time and the right mix of microorganisms. While our sour beers age in oak barrels for an average of one year, a blend of microorganisms will shape the sour, tart, and acidic flavors that we’ve come to desire. Yes, sour beers take an exceptionally long time to develop, but we think that sour beers are well worth the wait.

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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fruchtig säuerlicher Geruch mit Honignoten. Sauer fruchtiger Beginn nach roten Beeren. Vergorener Honig, konstante Säure, adstrigent. Erdbeere, zum Ende wässriger im Hintergrund, langer saurer Nachhall. 9/12/11/13//12
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2021 at 20:15

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Saurer malziger Antrunk. Wässriger Hintergrund, deutlich saurer Mittelteil, röstig, viel Holz, was das Bier zunehmend einnimmt und damit harmonischer macht. Spritzig, langer Nachhall, auch hier fällt aber wieder der wässrige Hintergrund auf. Nett. 8/10/11/11//11
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2021 at 20:52

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours hazy mahogany, small off white head, minimal lacing. Aroma is tannic, acetone, woody. Flavor is medium plus tart, tannic and acetic. Minimal cherry presence remains. Medium body, low carbonation. Eh
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 04:10

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing! Sour fruity nose. The beer starts intense sour. Deep and fruity, the berries are there very soft. Mild and fruity, intense sour, mild with a very dry sour fruity finish of mild strawberries.
Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 23:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing. A hazy light purple red colour, small white lacing. Aroma of sour raspberries, grapes, lactic fruits. Taste of tart red fruits, berries, intense dry raspeberries, some lacto and wood.
Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 23:43

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Deep fruity nose. The beer starts sour, intense sour. Sour fresh strawberries are there, deep and a bit woody. Great depth, sour fresh strawberries over a mild and slightly malty body. Intense fruity sour aftertaste, deep and mild in one.
Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 23:40

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Big thanks to kappldav123 for sharing. A hazy orange brown beer with a white lacing. Aroma of tart strawberries, wood, raisins. Taste of strawberries, lactic fruits, wood. Good!
Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 23:36

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing! Great woody sourish nose. The beer starts very sour, fruity. Red cherries, deep and grainy. Easy to drink with a dry sour woody fruity finish. Red berries, cherries, very sour with lots of woods there. Sourish port, oranges are there. Fantastic deep and intense.
Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 23:22

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Big thanks to kappldav for sharing. A dark brown beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, wood, raisins, cocoa, herbs. Taste of tart red fruits, red wine, oak barrel, raisins, cocoa. Nice!
Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 23:05

Tried on 20 Feb 2021 at 20:19