Forces Unseen (Blend 6)
Cellarmaker Brewing Co. - The Rare Barrel

 

Thanks to eyebereej for sending this one! Reviewed from notes. I received this bottle on 7/22/16; other than the (16) emblazoned on the side of the front table, I see no indication as to which blend it may be. I'm fairly certain this one is correct. Consumed on 11/30/19. Poured from the 750 mL bottle into an El Catador Barrel-Aged glass.

A: Very mildly hazy bright gold, until the last quarter or so of the bottle – then becomes moderately hazy with a few chunky floaters. A thin white head forms but fades to a ring quickly. Still quite a bit of visible carbonation.

S: Lactic tart and lemony citric acid, lemon rind and stone fruit. Some dry funk – I think Brettanomyces, maybe with a touch of Pediococcus. Some dry oak and cracker malts.

T: A punch of lactic sour up front, with Lactobacillus and Brett funk. Citric acid lemony bite. Dry oak tannins in the middle. Sour stone fruit – like dried peaches and some sweeter fleshy fruit. Barnyard, mild horseblanket, and basement. Cracker malt sweetness balanced by more lemon and dry white vinous character. A clean dry finish with some lingering dry sour fruit.

M: A light body, carbonation sensation about average. Low alcohol presence.

O: Really a nice beer. Nicely sour but not overly acidic. Nice flavors of stone fruit in this golden sour. Just a bit of oaky dryness to balance things. Really enjoyable.

 

 

 

 

 

Aroma: light funk, fruity, wood. Taste: extremely oaky, slight tartness, and grapes, very similar to a wine. This one really surprised me, I appreciate that RB did not over sour this ale so you can really taste all the flavors. Fresh oak is very present on the palet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasted from a 750 ml bottle on November 22, 2016.