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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy magenta, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma has a light lactic funk, berries, raspberry, yogurt. Flavor is light plus tart, light funk. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2019 at 04:42

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(On tap) Hazy golden with small white head. Wonderful aroma. Cherries, sour lactobacillus, and a lovely wood oaky note. Lovely palate - medium body with fine bright carbonation. Amazing taste too - sour, of course, with a great balance of fruit, sour and woody notes. Very impressive.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2019 at 10:03

7.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Clear darkngold in color. Nose is rich strawberry. Tastes much the same, some wood, cherry, lemony acid, but strawberry dominates in a nice way. Reminds of sours I used to drink a lot more often yrs ago. Dig it
Tried on 05 Dec 2019 at 21:58

8/10
Peach pie, or cobbler, or whatever. Nicely oaky front and sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2019 at 16:42

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
From Backlog. Taster from bottle at bottleshare, Escondido, Ca. Almost black with beige head. Barrel, raspberries, chocolate, sweetness, sour
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 22:04

7/10
Bessen, vrij zoet, marmelade, iets muffigs, niet geel fris meer, ok-ish.
Tried on 23 Nov 2019 at 18:47

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Wild festival. Bottle, thanks to Marius! Hazy purple, pinkish head. Sour red fruits, loads of berries. Moderate sweet and bitter, over medium sour. Medium body and soft carbonation. Quite dry. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pop’t Art on 23 Nov 2019 at 19:31 - Score: 7. Original review text: Wild festival. Bottle, thanks to Marius! Hazy purple, pinkish head. Sour red fruits, loads of berries. Moderate sweet and bitter, over medium sour. Medium body and soft carbonation. Quite dry.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2019 at 18:31

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared thanks to Marius! Fairly hazy brown with no head. Aroma of oak, tart cherry, dark berries, malt and funk. Flavour is moderate sweet and sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2019 at 18:29

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to MariusPunani. Hazy reddish purple brown with dull pink head. Sour cherries, lots of nice berries, oak, soft funk, vanilla, jammy berries with tart barrel aged sour beer and balsamico. Medium sour, light sweet and bitter. Bit over medium bodied. Tasty. Sweet
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2019 at 18:26

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried on 23 Nov 2019 at 18:24