Ales For ALS (2015)
Cellarmaker Brewing Co. - The Rare Barrel

 

Thanks to Goldstar81 for sharing this one at the LA Beer Talk bottle share.

Pours a murky gold with a foamy white head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Foamy streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, citrus fruit, citrus zest, and earthy hop aromas. Taste is much the same with sour citrus fruit, peach, apricot, and acidic 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 and dry mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: growler.

On-tap at TRB.

A: Served a cloudy glowing orange with a thin white head hat faded to a lasting collar. Spotty wisps of lace were left down the glass.
S: Stone fruits and leafy/dank hops on the nose, hints of juicy citrus.
T: Super juicy hop profile of tropical fruit, juicy melon, and a touch of sweet citrus. I get notes of mango, cantaloupe, kiwi, tangerine, and kumquat. The finish has a hint of lime and maybe a slight leafy quality. The aftertaste has a lingering sweet juiciness, and mild herbal dank quality. Clean lactic tartness as per usual. Nice level of acidity.
M: Fuzzy and tingly carbonation, medium-light body, clean and crisp, drinks well.
O: Nice and juicy and similar to their collaborative hoppy sours. I liked it, easy to drink all day.