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The Rare Barrel • Saison/Farmhouse (Mixed Culture w/ Fruit)
ABV: 11%IBU: 20
90
Overall
Aroma
12
Flavor
17
Mouthfeel
5
Appearance
3
Berkeley, CA

What Our Editors Thought

Spicy blackberry and cranberry nose with earthy blueberry sweetness. The sip rides an exacting line between sweet and dry, holding that tenuous tannin-fruit balance. It truly works, bending technique in the service of flavor—a hybrid greater than the sum of its parts.

What Our Panel Thought

Floral, dry Bordeaux nose mingles with light oak, licorice, and a waft of cellar-funk—restrained, overall. Flavor is decidedly vinous, with light jammy sweetness drying into an oaky finish. Alcoholic warmth doesn’t fit well, hindering drinkability. Grape-forward.

What the Brewers Say

Mixed-fermentation beer aged in oak barrels with pinot noir grapes.

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Date Reviewed: December 16, 2020