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
+1 510-984-6585
info@therarebarrel.com
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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Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström (24295) ticked
Together We're Better from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
9/10
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller Baghaven on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:10
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström (24295) ticked
False Fruit from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8/10
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller Baghaven on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:09
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström (24295) ticked
Together We're Better (2019) from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
9/10
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller Baghaven on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:09
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström (24295) ticked
Hello Yellow from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8/10
Backlog missed
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2020 at 22:09
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström (24295) ticked
Straw Di Da Di from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
9/10
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller Baghaven on 07 Feb 2020 at 17:25
mike_77
mike_77 (15877) reviewed
Soliloquy from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Hazy blond with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a tangy funk. Sherberty sourness. Really dry finish. Slight vinegar.
Tried on 02 Feb 2020 at 11:29
allinthenameofbeer
allinthenameofbeer (11515) ticked
There Are Rules (2016) from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8/10
2020 the year of popping cellar wilds, calling it.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2020 at 21:16
rhoihessegold
rhoihessegold (9395) reviewed
Mister Tea from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
18-01-20 // big bottle shared with local crew. Gift from my TeamSt. Pours unfiltered golden with a white head. Complex nose. Aromas of wine and citrus. Definitively some tea like aromas. Dry and medium sour. A little floral. Some oak. Great.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2020 at 19:53
rhoihessegold
rhoihessegold (9395) ticked
Mister Tea (2018) from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8/10
18-01-20 // big bottle shared with local crew. Gift from my TeamSt. Pours unfiltered golden with a white head. Complex nose. Aromas of wine and citrus. Definitively some tea like aromas. Dry and medium sour. A little floral. Some oak. Great.
Tried from Bottle at Kuehn Kunz Rosen - Brewery & Taproom on 18 Jan 2020 at 23:23
explosivedog
explosivedog (14048) reviewed
A Wish for Things That Work from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
On tap at the Grand Delancey. Pours hazy pale yellow. Lemon, kiwi, strong funk, sharp, white grape, nectarine, wood. Medium body. Fantastic.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jan 2020 at 23:06
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