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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8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle. Pours yellow. Oak, peach, nectarine, vanilla, funk, grapefruit, sour, lime, passionfruit. Medium body. Gorgeous.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2020 at 05:12

8/10
Real nice boysenberry pie vibes, still some rare barrel finish but great jammy front that lingers.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2020 at 22:08

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle from Billie’s Bottle Shop on 29 Nov 2020 at 22:42

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
750ml bottle. Funky, vinegary and sourish with some berries and fruits. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2020 at 20:44

8/10
Like a porto cherry winey marsala kinda vibes. Nice sweet oaky funk, was surprised to see this much funk on a rare barrel.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2020 at 23:49

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
6.2% ABV. Blend 20, I guess. Aroma has notes of Brett, oak, guava, apricot, olive brine, flowers. Pours clear golden with a one finger bone white head that falls into a skiff of foam pretty quickly. Taste is moderately sour (6.5/10) and funky. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2020 at 05:27

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy yellow, small white head, hint of residual. Aroma is heavy on the passion- guava notes for sure. Undertones of bugs, barrels, and grapefruit. Flavor is light plus tart, pretty low funk, mineral notes. Medium body, lowish carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2020 at 02:56

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
light pink purple slightly hazy color. Very musty, cobwebs, yeast, barnyard and grape character. Very tart dry with excellent grape character. Great depth.
Tried on 01 Nov 2020 at 08:56

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12.7 oz bottle from Tavour. Super good sour/wild. Pretty red/light purple color. Balances and flavorful. Nice
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2020 at 01:56

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
da.mit fucking app. Pours hazy pale amber, fizzy head, hint of lacing. Aroma is tart, lemon, herbs, barrel, bugs, stone fruits. Flavor is mega tart, acidic, belly busting.
Tried on 27 Oct 2020 at 01:36