Rare Barrel Founder's Society

[johnnyramirez]

Well, I like Hottenroth...

More Hottenroth-like sours and less Mother Funker-like and I think they'll be alright.

 

[domtronzero]

Yeah, I think one of these guys worked on Mother Funker...

Nah, he moved on before that. It took them nearly a year to start Societe before the doors were opened.

Really? Why doesn't Societe make sours then?.

They do. Their barrel room is filled to the brim. Just waiting for them to get done.

AFAIK the guy that worked on Mother Funker was the guy that ran the barrel program during the "acetobacter years." I thought that was like his first attempt at sour blending?

Edit: The guy that started Societe has a healthy disdain for vinegar flavors in sour beers. Hopefully that carries through in his sour beer making.

 

[drgarage1]

Nah, he moved on before that. It took them nearly a year to start Societe before the doors were opened.


They do. Their barrel room is filled to the brim. Just waiting for them to get done.

AFAIK the guy that worked on Mother Funker was the guy that ran the barrel program during the "acetobacter years." I thought that was like his first attempt at sour blending?

Edit: The guy that started Societe has a healthy disdain for vinegar flavors in sour beers. Hopefully that carries through in his sour beer making.

I was talking about Rare Barrel. Not society.

 

[domtronzero]

I was talking about Rare Barrel. Not society.

My mistake. Carry on.

 

[domtronzero]

Society? Is that how it's pronounced? I thought it was so-she-et.

 

[drgarage1]

Society? Is that how it's pronounced? I thought it was so-she-et.

Autocorrect

 

[johnnyramirez]

Society? Is that how it's pronounced? I thought it was so-she-et.

I've always thought it was the French spelling of society so I pronounced it so-sye-tea.

Also, thought the barrels in their tap room was barrels of a BA stout or something. Didn't think they were sours. I may have to take a trip to SD once they're ready

 

[domtronzero]

Autocorrect

I wasn't talking crap. I just like to tell people that. I used that as an excuse to tell my terrible joke

 

[Lane11]

I think I might just be the only person that likes Mother Funker.....

 

[stupac2]

Edit: The guy that started Societe has a healthy disdain for vinegar flavors in sour beers. Hopefully that carries through in his sour beer making.

The Rare Barrel guy does as well. I've been too lazy/busy to go try their stuff, but so far acetic is not something I've heard.

 

[Sage1]

The Rare Barrel guy does as well.

That’s good to hear – I love sours but really dislike acetic acid, so I bought in on The Rare Barrel membership hoping that it would basically be The Bruery Sour Reserve Society Minus Acetic Acid.

Also, thought the barrels in their tap room was barrels of a BA stout or something.

No no no… they’ve made it clear that’s not a route they’re interested in taking. I went to their anniversary dinner at O’brien’s, and just to poke fun at them about their resistance against bourbon barrels, Tom paired the Butcher with a brownie that had a ton of bourbon in the icing (which means it can’t be cooked off).

I would look to Russian River if you want to guess how Societe is going to use their barrels.

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

their beers sound pretty good to me.

Was going to buy a membership until I tried them. Not bad, but not worth it.

 

[johnnyramirez]

Was going to buy a membership until I tried them. Not bad, but not worth it.

This is not encouraging. A couple of guys said their beers were better than any BA beers SARA has put out so I was a bit giddy. Hoping they just had their lower caliber beers out to sample and the Founders stuff is much better.

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

This is not encouraging. A couple of guys said their beers were better than any BA beers SARA has put out.

That's ******* rich

 

[drgarage1]

That's ******* rich

Did these guys work for Rare Barrel?

 

[johnnyramirez]

Did these guys work for Rare Barrel?

Local friends that have been hyped for Rare Barrel for a while, but I believed to be relatively objective and not homers

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

Was going to buy a membership until I tried them. Not bad, but not worth it.

These guys did just open. so i'm guessing they will need to some time to get settled in. I just love that fact that they only do sours. so i'm guessing some really strange/delicious sours are going to be coming out of here.

 

[bird22]

Was going to buy a membership until I tried them. Not bad, but not worth it.

Same boat here.

A couple of guys said their beers were better than any BA beers SARA has put out so I was a bit giddy.

That is funny.

 

[burgundysmoke]

Was going to buy a membership until I tried them. Not bad, but not worth it.

Same here. Decent and there is potential, but cannot justify forking over that cash.
and umm...no way are their beers better than sara beers. thascrazy. I do hope they reach that level in the future!

 

[ASUBeer]

They called it rare barrel? Dang, this whole time I thought people referring to that on this site were joking about a made up brewery/society

I would not be encouraged about this becaus the Bruery's sours have actually gotten exponentially better since he left.

 

[Sage1]

I would look to Russian River if you want to guess how Societe is going to use their barrels.

Turns out this guy was wrong. They definitely went way more the Crooked Stave route.

 

[bearsonacid1]

Nah, he moved on before that. It took them nearly a year to start Societe before the doors were opened.


They do. Their barrel room is filled to the brim. Just waiting for them to get done.

AFAIK the guy that worked on Mother Funker was the guy that ran the barrel program during the "acetobacter years." I thought that was like his first attempt at sour blending?

Edit: The guy that started Societe has a healthy disdain for vinegar flavors in sour beers. Hopefully that carries through in his sour beer making.

Their acetobacter era ended? I still get nasty vinegar in their sours. Two I had recently - San Pan-something was sort of gross and SitR w/kumquats to a lesser extent.

 

[stupac2]

They called it rare barrel? Dang, this whole time I thought people referring to that on this site were joking about a made up brewery/society

I would not be encouraged about this becaus the Bruery's sours have actually gotten exponentially better since he left.

To be fair, the "Rare Barrel" is something that has a specific definition for them: http://www.therarebarrel.com/blog/WhatDoesTheRareBarrelMean

Also, I tried a couple of their beers last night and was impressed. SKUs me was solid, and Shadows of their Eyes was quite good, though it had a hint of vinegar in the finish. For first beers I think they were a very solid showing.

 

[obiwan_k3n00bi]

Also, I tried a couple of their beers last night and was impressed. SKUs me was solid, and Shadows of their Eyes was quite good, though it had a hint of vinegar in the finish. For first beers I think they were a very solid showing.

Didn't get to try Shadow last night, but SKUs me has definitely improved over the past few weeks.

I'm far more excited about joining now that I've seen where their beer has gone in such a short time.

 

[grandmeaulnes]

To be fair, the "Rare Barrel" is something that has a specific definition for them: http://www.therarebarrel.com/blog/WhatDoesTheRareBarrelMean

Also, I tried a couple of their beers last night and was impressed. SKUs me was solid, and Shadows of their Eyes was quite good, though it had a hint of vinegar in the finish. For first beers I think they were a very solid showing.

they can say what they want, but calling your brewery "the rare barrel" is nothing if not a ham-handed PR scheme imo.

 

[matedog]

I went to the City Beer event a few weeks back and wasn't blown away by the two beers they had. I still signed up, because, **** it I love sours. Anyway, I swung by last weekend and peaked inside:

Tasting room to the right.

Interesting insight in this thread. I've very much enjoyed the more recent sours: Oude Tart w/Cherries, Beauregarde, and Sans Pagaie, so it's somewhat disheartening to hear that he was not involved with those. I guess we'll see how things shake out.

 

[johnnyramirez]

Interesting insight in this thread. I've very much enjoyed the more recent sours: Oude Tart w/Cherries, Beauregarde, and Sans Pagaie, so it's somewhat disheartening to hear that he was not involved with those. I guess we'll see how things shake out.

I enjoyed OT w/ cherries, SitR w/ kumquat, Beauregarde and SitR w/ peaches. Not a fan of Sans Pagaie. That said, he was involved with Hottenroth, which I believe was his recipe, Marron Acidife, and Oude Tart. So I do have some optimism.
Plus Berliners on tap in the East Bay. That's reason enough for me

 

[matedog]

I enjoyed OT w/ cherries, SitR w/ kumquat, Beauregarde and SitR w/ peaches. Not a fan of Sans Pagaie. That said, he was involved with Hottenroth, which I believe was his recipe, Marron Acidife, and Oude Tart. So I do have some optimism.
Plus Berliners on tap in the East Bay. That's reason enough for me

I like Marron a good bit and OT as well. Any idea on Wanderer or Bottleworks? Unfortunately, Hottenroth was a giant sulfur bomb for me and one of the worst beer experiences I've ever had. That being said, I'm highly sensitive to sulfur smell.

 

[johnnyramirez]

I like Marron a good bit and OT as well. Any idea on Wanderer or Bottleworks? Unfortunately, Hottenroth was a giant sulfur bomb for me and one of the worst beer experiences I've ever had. That being said, I'm highly sensitive to sulfur smell.

No clue on Wanderer but I heard BWXII was the guy that started Societe.

 

[matedog]

Anyone make it to the tour? I ended up with the worst stomach bug of my life and had to miss out.