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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allinthenameofbeer
allinthenameofbeer (11506) ticked
Quite Something (2015) from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
9/10
Sweet sweet golden syrup
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2019 at 19:53
JAbrams72
JAbrams72 (12761) ticked
Sourtooth Tiger from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
8/10
Ginger and spice, not quite as sour as I'd anticipated
Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2019 at 17:28
Dedollewaitor
Dedollewaitor (22388) reviewed
In Good Time from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Mikkeller, Odense. Pours hazy yellow with bubbles on top. Lots of barrel. White Wine. Vinous. Slight notes of peach. Good funk. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2019 at 13:26
DSG
DSG (25998) reviewed
Dubious Surprise from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
[5/11/2019] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2019. Green session. Brown. Funk, vinegar, fruitiness, sour, juicy. Really good.
Tried on 27 Jun 2019 at 20:18
EricTheFox
EricTheFox (10806) ticked
Outlaw Bound from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
9/10
Greatness! First time having prickly peach
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2019 at 21:14
djd07
djd07 (28873) reviewed
Tropical Humor from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Growler thanks to Eric. Pours a hazy golden with small white head. The aroma is strong oak, floral, funk, dole pineapple. Thin body, pineapple juice, oak, lemon zest, nice tartness, enjoyed this.
Tried from Growler on 24 Jun 2019 at 04:46
djd07
djd07 (28873) reviewed
Cyboogie from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Eric. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with medium white head. The aroma is strong grass and earth. Slick body, dank, citrus, very acidic.
Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2019 at 03:05
Scopey
Scopey (25532) reviewed
Ensorcelled (Bourbon Barrel) from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at BenH's. It pours hazy deep brown with a small foamy beige head. The aroma is sweet, tangy, raspberry, blackberry, jam, fruit compote, chocolate cake and gummy bears. The taste is crisp, dry, puckering, berry skin, blueberry, raspberry, toasty grain, touch of cocoa, sacher torte, kick of acidity, tangy, baslamico and oak with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not too shabby.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2019 at 18:27
DSG
DSG (25998) reviewed
Entanglement from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
[5/11/2019] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2019. Red session. Cloudy yellow. Medicinal, oak, fruitiness, citrus, a bit of vanilla, sour, bitterish hint.
Tried on 22 Jun 2019 at 12:20
DSG
DSG (25998) reviewed
Kerfuffle from The Rare Barrel
7 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
[5/10/2019] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2019. Yellow session. Murky pinkish orange. Berries, vinegar, funk, oak, sour. Really good.
Tried on 21 Jun 2019 at 15:26