Mad Plum
The Rare Barrel

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From:
The Rare Barrel
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.27 | pDev: 4.92%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
30
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 28, 2022
Added:
Nov 23, 2014
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  0
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina

4.27/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Poured into a Duvel tulip to a cloudy pinkish orange beer which is topped by a dense and slightly rocky finger of white head which fades slowly to a collar around the edge of the glass with minimal lacing
S: Smells of plums, sourness, oak, and some slight fruitiness
T: Taste is plums, light fruitiness, oak, hints of funk, slight bready malts, and more plums with some nice tartness. On the swallow there's more plums, tartness, oak, hints of funk and malts with some lingering tartness
M: This beer has a body which is on the lighter side of medium with a fairly neutral feel. Carbonation is lightly effervescent and adequate for the style while the beer has a drying finish due to the acidity.
O: Overall this is a really nice beer. It has some good flavors along with a nice amount of complexity which makes it pretty fun and interesting to drink.
Jan 28, 2022
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.34 by cd34 from Illinois

Mar 10, 2019
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Reviewed by rand from California

4.34/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750 mL bottle into an oversized Rare Barrel wine glass

2017 batch

Brew is pink grapefruit in color, with high effervescence and a wispy head that quickly dissipates.

Aromas are zesty and acidic, with sugary pit fruit, oak and grass bookending the bouquet.

Plums and unripe berries leap to the front of the palate, with lemony acidic notes gently balancing its fruity-sweet aspects. Quick, clean finish.

As refreshing as I can imagine for a brew with added plums. Tasty AF.
Jan 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by A_Rad from Wisconsin

Dec 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by knicks19947 from New York

Dec 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.42 by vfgccp from New York

May 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.26 by Hophazzard from California

Nov 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by ssgunbond from Belgium

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.41 by Kurmaraja from California

Nov 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by BDeibs from Colorado

Oct 20, 2015
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Reviewed by GRG1313 from California

4.6/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured at the 2nd Anniversary Party.

Not only the best plum beer I've tasted but one of the most delicious all around good beers made this year. Full plum character all around. Sweet, clean, lactic, tart, funky, woody, spiced, . . .should I go on? Sure...creamy, rich full and a beer you can just drink and drink. Perfect balance and simply wonderful flavors.

My only bitch is that it's not bottled (at least not to my knowledge) and I may never have it again. One of the absolute best beers I've had this year - end of story.
Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.19 by IBUQT from Oregon

Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by teamchevymxer from California

Mar 13, 2015
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Reviewed by scottfrie from California

4.26/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Tulip, on-tap.

A: Pours a lightly hazy golden with a bubbly white head that faded to a bubbly collar.
S: Plum, earthy brett, mild lactic tartness. Sweetness is fresh and sticky. Smells clean and sweet.
T/M: Juicy plum, not super sweet, with tons of creamy brett and a slight lactic acid bite. Clean finish, fuller than some of the others, nice chew to the mouthfeel, medium-full body, with a greasy oak mouthfeel. Finish has a sugar sweet and sticky plum sweetness that lingers in the aftertaste and mixes well with creamy, slightly earthy, brett.
O: Wonderful. Probably the best example of plum I've had in a beer yet.
Feb 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.37 by Paccamacca from California

Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by HaveUSeenMyCellar from California

Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by grrrah from California

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by Warlocks-Passage from California

Dec 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CaptainFleeker from Illinois

Dec 26, 2014
Mad Plum from The Rare Barrel
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 30 ratings