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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8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottle poured, shared by Tcon. Thanks! Clean, shiny golden pour, active lasting head. Lots of layered sour fruit notes. Guava, orange fruit. A little lime like citrus, with a gentle dry finish. Sour notes fall to the bottom of the glass. Big pucker finish. Sourness 9/10. Tasty brew.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2023 at 02:36

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Disig gulbrun med hvitt skum. Lukter sitron, lime og svakt av eddik. I smaken kommer sitronsmaken godt fram. Godt med kullsyre er det. Frisk og syrlig. God:-)
Tried on 23 Apr 2023 at 08:17

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
RB#17 Ensorcelled, Dark Sour Beer Aged in Oak Barrels with Raspberries Barcode scan pointed here. This bottle is 7.0% I am not sure this rating is in the right place. pours dark, very light brown head. aroma of fresh raspberries, sour malts, faint roasted malty note. aroma appears very full for a sour. flavor is sour beer, tart raspberries, faint chocolate. flavor is mostly tart and sour with hints of raspberries and hints of chocolate. Quite well balanced and with a good deal more body than many other sours. The 7% is well hidden.
Tried from Can on 16 Mar 2023 at 16:33

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Black body with thick off white head. Malt, chocolate and toast aroma. Full malty taste with a long finish.
Tried on 04 Feb 2023 at 23:17

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Very light amber body with a white head. Malty bread and biscuit aroma. Malty taste with a fruit edte.
Tried on 04 Feb 2023 at 06:49

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle pours a crystal clear, buttery yellow with just a little white head. Natural wine, apricots and fresh oranges on the nose. Big body for 5%. Creamy like Chardonnay. Apricots and white orange. Juicy. Loads of Bordeaux. 9 3 9 4 15
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2023 at 14:05

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6
Golden yellow body with white head. Light flower aroma. Malty sweet taste with a fruit edge
Tried on 28 Jan 2023 at 23:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle, courtesy of Forrest. Pours deep purple. Tart, acidic, blueberry, lemon, earthy, herbal tea. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2023 at 04:42

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 375ml @ yngwie
Pours hazy orange with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, tart, strawberry, red currant, funk, acetone and oak. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium to heavy sour with a long tart, dry, oak, red currant and strawberry finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 21:28

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 375ml @ Terje & Julie
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, pineapple, tart and citrus. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter with a long tart and pineapple finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2023 at 17:26