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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Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Map of the Sun from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle @ Dangerous Bottleshares. Pours hazy orange with a medium white head. Aromas of apricots, lots of oak, funk, vinegary, lactic. Taste is apricots, oaky, vanilla, funky, some green apples, sweet candied apricots, lactic, funky. Really liking these Rare Barrel burz.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Dubious Nights from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap @ CBC16. Pours murky brown, no head. Aroma is tart, lactic, dark fruits, dates, vinegary, caramel, spices. Taste is lactic, sweet, spicy, dark fruits, caramel.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Impossible Soul from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap @ CBC2016. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Notes of sweet oak, vinegar, cherries, balsamico, lactic tart.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Apropos of Nothing from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle. Pours hazy deep red with a small white head. Aromas of elderberries, blackberries, blueberries skin, huge funk, lavender, mint chocolate, brett, sweet oaky notes. Taste has blackberries, lavender, blueberries, herbs, subtle cheesy funky notes, lactic.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Guava Happens from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Backlog. MBCC 2018. Pours lightly hazy golden with a small white head. Aromas of guava, lemon, lactic, floral. Taste has guava, lemony, lactic acidity, lightly herbal.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Outlaw Bound from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Backlog. MBCC 2018. Pours lightly hazy golden with a small white head. Aromas of ginger, oak, citrus, cinnamon, juniper. Straaange. Taste has ginger, citrus, pine, juniper, light hay-ish funk, lactic acidity.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Home, Sour Home from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Backlog. MBCC 2018. Pours lightly hazy yellow with a small white head. Aromas of cinnamon, peach, macaroons, lactic acidity, vanilla. Taste has peach, citrus, lactic, floral, lightly herbal finish.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Feed the Monster from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap @ CBC2016. Pours dark reddish orange with a small white head. Aromas of lactic, blueberries, jam, vinegary, oaky. Taste is oaky, vanilla, blueberries, lactic, vinegar. Very tasty!
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Ensorcelled (Batch 1) from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap @ CBC2016. Pours dark brown/red with a small offwhite head. Notes of malt, vinegar, cherries, balsamico, oak, brett.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54
Klimaet
Klimaet (3573) reviewed
Proportional Response from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle @ CBC2016. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Notes of vinegar, lactic, cherries, vanilla, balsamico, citrus, floral notes.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54