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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Tried on 09 Feb 2020 at 19:54


Tried on 09 Feb 2020 at 18:24

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap @ Mikkeller Baghaven Wild Ale Celebration, 2020. Pours cloudy golden with a white creamy head. Medicine cabinet and nelliker slash cardemum. Spices all over. Not a fan
Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2020 at 17:50

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap @ Mikkeller Baghaven Wild Ale Celebration, 2020. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Fruit forward. Tropical apricots. Dry and funky finish. Tasty!
Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2020 at 17:48

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ MBWAC 2020, Copenhagen. Sour, fruity and tropical with some tart guava, peach and pineapple notes. Quite well balanced. Pretty good and refreshing
Tried on 09 Feb 2020 at 09:08

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ MBWAC 2020, Copenhagen. Smooth, sweetish and slightly juicy with some strawberry jammy notes, hints of oak and wood. Not that much of the vinegary Rare Barrel house flavor notes here, pretty nice.
Tried on 08 Feb 2020 at 22:06

8/10
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller Baghaven on 08 Feb 2020 at 17:03

8/10
Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2020 at 16:59

8/10
Tried on 08 Feb 2020 at 13:56