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Sirius Black
The Rare Barrel
- From:
- The Rare Barrel
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 7.64%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 8
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.93/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Thanks to mrbubbler for sharing this one at his tasting.
2014 vintage. Blend No. 008.
Pours a hazy orange with a foamy bone head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, berry, acidic, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with sour fruit, acidic, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with solid sour fruit qualities all around.
Serving type: bottle.
Jun 02, 20152014 vintage. Blend No. 008.
Pours a hazy orange with a foamy bone head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, berry, acidic, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with sour fruit, acidic, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with solid sour fruit qualities all around.
Serving type: bottle.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.81/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Split with rudzud.
Sirius black
Pours a light fizzy head, mostly clear golden apricot color.
Nose lots sour, nice funk, sour malts, lacto funk, some fruity tropical like and big stone fruit, golden blond, big buttery oak barrel like butterscotch, little musty, just a touch of generic berry but no blackberry.
Taste is very sour, ridiculously sour, big sour funk, nice lacto flemmy sour funk and acidic bite, mild genetic sour stone fruit, again no real blackberry though, golden sour blond. Sticky slight flemmy finish, nice lingering sour, again no blackberry, but nice big acidic bite.
Mouth is med to lighter bod, little flemmy, nice acidity, bright carb.
Overall a nice golden sour blond but no blackberry unfortunately.
May 30, 2015Sirius black
Pours a light fizzy head, mostly clear golden apricot color.
Nose lots sour, nice funk, sour malts, lacto funk, some fruity tropical like and big stone fruit, golden blond, big buttery oak barrel like butterscotch, little musty, just a touch of generic berry but no blackberry.
Taste is very sour, ridiculously sour, big sour funk, nice lacto flemmy sour funk and acidic bite, mild genetic sour stone fruit, again no real blackberry though, golden sour blond. Sticky slight flemmy finish, nice lingering sour, again no blackberry, but nice big acidic bite.
Mouth is med to lighter bod, little flemmy, nice acidity, bright carb.
Overall a nice golden sour blond but no blackberry unfortunately.
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
3.91/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Split with JLindros.
A - Poured into a clear amber hue with a thin head that fades to leave thin wisps.
S - Aromas of pleasant golden ale, nice light stone fruit, super light blackberry. Some nice buttery oak.
T - Taste is light sour blonde, light stone fruit, soft light blackberry, little oak tannins. Butter notes have faded some, decent sour notes.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly flemmy, nice carbonation.
O - Overall this beer was tasty, however, there are no blackberries. A shame as this would be incredible with berry.
Serving type: bottle
May 28, 2015A - Poured into a clear amber hue with a thin head that fades to leave thin wisps.
S - Aromas of pleasant golden ale, nice light stone fruit, super light blackberry. Some nice buttery oak.
T - Taste is light sour blonde, light stone fruit, soft light blackberry, little oak tannins. Butter notes have faded some, decent sour notes.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly flemmy, nice carbonation.
O - Overall this beer was tasty, however, there are no blackberries. A shame as this would be incredible with berry.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.43/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Orange with a light reddish hue. Small white head. Very thin collar.
Smell - Berry and some stone fruit. A little bit of oak. Pale malt.
Taste - Sour. Stone fruit. Pale malts and oak. Not as much berry. Maybe a little bit in the finish.
Mouthfeel - Medium carbonation and medium body.
Overall - It's ok, but not very exciting or distinct. None of the flavors really dominate.
Mar 17, 2015Appearance - Orange with a light reddish hue. Small white head. Very thin collar.
Smell - Berry and some stone fruit. A little bit of oak. Pale malt.
Taste - Sour. Stone fruit. Pale malts and oak. Not as much berry. Maybe a little bit in the finish.
Mouthfeel - Medium carbonation and medium body.
Overall - It's ok, but not very exciting or distinct. None of the flavors really dominate.
Sirius Black from The Rare Barrel
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
70 ratings
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