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The Rare Barrel
United States
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WexiLahti
@ Beer Republic Web Shop2 years ago
4.6
Advent Calendar 2023, Day 8. A big bottle of "Saison-style beer" for Friday. This is a 2018 vintage.
The beer wears a turbid, pale gold yellow dress. Carbonation lives a long life, it just refuses to die. A small-bubbled off-white head elevates two fingers high and settles gradually down to a cute lace ring on the top. Otherwise the rim of the glass is clean.
The olfactory provision is L-O-V-E-L-Y!! I find barnyard or horse stable, leather, brettanomyces, wheat malt and wheat flour. A proposal of durian, lime, wild chamomile and modest barrel notes are almost too shy to join the set. But there they are. Really interesting and intriguing. Almost at the edge of being stale. I đ the complexity of the scent.
The gustatory profile... falls a bit short of the extraordinarily promising start. Daaamn. I was heading for 4.7â5.0 based on the fragrance but the taste can't exactly reach those levels. Well, anyway. I receive lemon zest and peel, lime, marginal leather, loads of yeast which is not brettanomyces but something else, whitepepper, perhaps raw gooseberry and peels of green grape. The wheat malty backbone is obvious. The diversity of the elements is applaudable, showing hence some complexity. I still would have loved more unpredictability and "stale notes of horse stable".
The body is light to light-medium. The finish offers citrusy flavors, faint oak barrel, yeast and wheat malt. Some farmhousey vibes still tickle my taste receptors but move fast to the shadows and die. Forever solidary, I want to be forever solidary; do you really want to be the aftertaste forever? Forever, and ever.
The mouthfeel is light-medium, earthy, reasonably funky, complex to some extent, very remotely herbal, even wild. Soft. The label says "tart" but I don't find this tart, moderately sour yes, but not tart. Unique! đđđ

muikku3
@ Rare Bar & Grill3 years ago
4.1
Grape Ale / Other.
Erillaista mutta toimii kyllĂ€ đ»
Valtteri Koo
3 years ago
2.5

muikku3
@ MÀntsÀlÀ Bowling3 years ago
4.2
"Heavy raspberry,tart and challenging"
LCI viime vkl tasting

Chocos46
4 years ago
3.8

Noël Mammaire
@ La Binouze Rochechouart5 years ago
4.0
Un bon petit vinaigre américain bien maßtrisé, des notes d'abricot,belle acidité.
Etienne R
5 years ago
4.0
Stéphane M
5 years ago
4.0
A wish for wings that work - The Rare Barrel - 8,3%. Une sour californienne vieillie en fĂ»ts de chĂȘne brassĂ©e avec du kiwi, de la verveine citronnĂ©e et des gousses de vanille. Ce grand format (75cl) propose une biĂšre intĂ©ressante, Ă la robe dorĂ©e, trouble, sans bulle apparentes et sans mousse. Au nez, le boisĂ© mĂȘlĂ© au kiwi est omniprĂ©sent. On retrouve Ă©galement des notes de citron vert. La texture est fluide, lĂ©gĂšre. Les arĂŽmes lors de la dĂ©gustation sont multiples et s'entremĂȘlent avec harmonie. Une belle synergie ! Le tout sur une base acidulĂ©e boisĂ©e oĂč le kiwi et la verveine citronnĂ©e survolent et donnent un goĂ»t frais, fruitĂ© et doux Ă l'ensemble. La vanille est trĂšs en retrait, plutĂŽt comme une ponctuation adoucissante. Cette golden sour a une forte teneur en alcool mais n'est pas sirupeuse ni Ă©coeurante et on se surprend Ă enchaĂźner des chopes avec une aisance dĂ©concertante. Aucun effet d'ivresse mĂȘme sur le long terme. Bravo !

Niko O
@ Beer Republic Web Shop5 years ago
4.8
Olut on tÀysin samean likaisen ruskeaa, noin sormen paksuisella luonnonvalkealla vaahdolla.
Tuoksu on hyvin marjainen, mustaherukkainen, rusinainen, tamminen, karamellinen ja aavistuksen suklainen.
Runko on tÀytelÀinen, raikas, hiilihappoinen ja happaman makea.
Maussa on runsaasti kirpeitÀ marjoja, mustaherukkaa, mustikkaa, viinimarjoja, hieman vadelmaa, mansikkaa, rusinoita ja aavistus tammea.
Nyt on kyllÀ todella moniulotteinen ja mahtavan raikas olut. Runkoa löytyy yllÀttÀvÀn paljon ja vaikka tuoksu ei aivan paljasta kaikkea, niin maku antaa kyllÀ kaiken, mitÀ odottikin tÀltÀ.

Gidelon
5 years ago
3.7
Une robe orange ,peu de mousse, une petillance qui ne dure pas. Au nez le cĂŽtĂ© sour est omniprĂ©sent , on sent dĂ©jĂ le boisĂ© du fĂ»t de chĂȘne.
Au goĂ»t la biĂšre est puissante acide et sature vite les papilles. On apprĂ©cie neamoins le cĂŽtĂ© boisĂ© et le kiwis comme annoncĂ©. Le citron se confond avec l aciditĂ© typique d une sour. La vanille est peu prĂ©sente mais peut ĂȘtre dĂ©tectĂ©e.
Belle réussite pour qui aime les sours.






