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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AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Stone Age Love from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Cherries, malt, tart, sour.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Cherries, fruit, tart, malt, sour, citrus.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:42
AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Sourtooth Tiger from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with a white head.
Aroma: Sour, malt, fruit, citrus, spices, tart.
Body: Medim body and carbonation.
Flavour: Sour, spices, ginger, malt, citrus, tart.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:39
AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Kerfuffle from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy red colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Raspberries, malt, sour, tart, strawberries, acidic.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Raspberries, sour, strawberries, malt, tart, acidic.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:38
AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Entanglement from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Malt, vanilla, oranges, sour.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Vanilla, oranges, malt, sour, acidic.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:36
AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Ensorcelled (Batch 1) from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, raspberries, sour, vinous, fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, acidic, sour, raspberries, vinous.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:34
AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Dubious Surprise from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, fruit, tart, sour.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Sour, malt, fruit, tart, acidic.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:31
AndySnow
AndySnow (19800) reviewed
Across the Sea from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, yeast, spices, sour, coriander.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, malt, salt, spices, coriander, sour.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:30
Bytemesis
Bytemesis (16514) reviewed
The Kind You Find from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear hot pink, medium fizzy white head, dissipates quickly, minimal lacing. Aroma is loaded with raspberry, mineral, lemon, funk. Flavor is light plus tart, light funk. Light body. Good
Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2019 at 02:21
ShivanDragon
ShivanDragon (10803) ticked
Breakfast Time from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
9/10
Extremely balanced, very smooth, lots of fresh apricots, extremely fruity, funky, nice sipper for a 75 cl, also carbo, tx Patrick T.
Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2019 at 19:58
solidfunk
solidfunk (22580) reviewed
A Wish for Things That Work from The Rare Barrel
6 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Kiwi isn't super present here but there's a light bit of it. Some orange, some grapefruit. Pours murky yellow without much head or lacing. Finishes tangy. Tap at Snally.
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2019 at 02:15