Rare Barrel Founder's Society

[abecall98]

I just had the Feed the Monster tonight.

It's really ******* good.

That's all I wanted to say.

 

[BigToad22]

those glasses are pretty sweet. iso, if anyone wants to swap. also iso bottles of apropos. pm me?

 

[matedog]

Anyone hear anything about upcoming releases? It's been crickets since that underwhelming tequila bottle release.

 

[shanrath]

Anyone hear anything about upcoming releases? It's been crickets since that underwhelming tequila bottle release.

I'm glad I passed on that one, but the radio silence since it was released actually kind of makes me regret it. Maybe there're a bunch of new bottles conditioning to make up for it?

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

Anyone hear anything about upcoming releases? It's been crickets since that underwhelming tequila bottle release.

i'm hoping they announce something for next month!

 

[benbikes4beer]

I actually liked No Salt. I saved one to side by side/blind taste punk friends between Jose Hose. Not saying they're that similar but going in blind I could see it being a tough call.

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

I actually liked No Salt. I saved one to side by side/blind taste punk friends between Jose Hose. Not saying they're that similar but going in blind I could see it being a tough call.

I don't know man, the nose on Jose Hose is insanely good, i can smell that beer all day!

 

[benbikes4beer]

I don't know man, the nose on Jose Hose is insanely good, i can smell that beer all day!

You're not wrong! It might just be that there aren't a ton of people using Mezcal or Tequila Barrels and they're both in the same sort of area of spirits.

 

[matedog]

Quite Something is a golden sour beer aged in French Bordeaux wine barrels. Fermented with a collection of special microorganisms, this beer presents subtle notes of oak with nuances of crisp grapes and fresh berries. Complex and refined, these flavors dance somewhere between beer and wine.

Aren't most of their beers wine barrel aged? I get the idea that the barrel should impart wine flavors if it's freshly emptied? And that normally "oak aged" aren't freshly emptied so you'd just get the oak, right?

 

[stupac2]

Quite Something is a golden sour beer aged in French Bordeaux wine barrels. Fermented with a collection of special microorganisms, this beer presents subtle notes of oak with nuances of crisp grapes and fresh berries. Complex and refined, these flavors dance somewhere between beer and wine.

Aren't most of their beers wine barrel aged? I get the idea that the barrel should impart wine flavors if it's freshly emptied? And that normally "oak aged" aren't freshly emptied so you'd just get the oak, right?

Depends on what you do to the barrel before you fill it.

 

[tosh1]

Didn't see an email yet, any extra's to buy?

 

[sdreaper]

Didn't see an email yet, any extra's to buy?

0 extras.

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

Didn't see an email yet, any extra's to buy?

no extras, i'm assuming because these barrels were probably really expensive to get.

 

[matedog]

Depends on what you do to the barrel before you fill it.

I've obviously never been clear on this, what is the general rule?

 

[stupac2]

I've obviously never been clear on this, what is the general rule?

The more **** you do to the barrel, the less flavor the previous liquid will contribute.

 

[shanrath]

Quite Something is a golden sour beer aged in French Bordeaux wine barrels. Fermented with a collection of special microorganisms, this beer presents subtle notes of oak with nuances of crisp grapes and fresh berries. Complex and refined, these flavors dance somewhere between beer and wine.

Aren't most of their beers wine barrel aged? I get the idea that the barrel should impart wine flavors if it's freshly emptied? And that normally "oak aged" aren't freshly emptied so you'd just get the oak, right?

The bottle year says "15." Is this possibly a holdover from last year that's just now getting released?

 

[clayfu]

Quite Something is a golden sour beer aged in French Bordeaux wine barrels. Fermented with a collection of special microorganisms, this beer presents subtle notes of oak with nuances of crisp grapes and fresh berries. Complex and refined, these flavors dance somewhere between beer and wine.

Aren't most of their beers wine barrel aged? I get the idea that the barrel should impart wine flavors if it's freshly emptied? And that normally "oak aged" aren't freshly emptied so you'd just get the oak, right?

you can definitely get flavors of wine from a sour aged in wine barrels as the flavors are so distinct. I'm not usually a fan as it just tastes like a small hit of cheap wine. But the fresher the barrel the more obvious the imparting.

What you don't get is the taste of grapes. That's just lazy note writing by RB. Wine doesn't taste like grapes to begin with unless it's barely fermented. The inclination to write the note "grape" in beers aged in wine barrels is pretty prolific but really doesn't make much sense. Bordeaux barrels especially, that grape blend is so distinctly not grape flavored.

 

[HeadytheElder]

Aren't most of their beers wine barrel aged? I get the idea that the barrel should impart wine flavors if it's freshly emptied? And that normally "oak aged" aren't freshly emptied so you'd just get the oak, right?

I was under the impression most of their barrels were virgin oak barrels, not second-use wine barrels, hence, the distinction.

I'm excited to try this one. The wine barrel should impart more flavor.

 

[HeadytheElder]

you can definitely get flavors of wine from a sour aged in wine barrels as the flavors are so distinct. I'm not usually a fan as it just tastes like a small hit of cheap wine. But the fresher the barrel the more obvious the imparting.

What you don't get is the taste of grapes. That's just lazy note writing by RB. Wine doesn't taste like grapes to begin with unless it's barely fermented. The inclination to write the note "grape" in beers aged in wine barrels is pretty prolific but really doesn't make much sense. Bordeaux barrels especially, that grape blend is so distinctly not grape flavored.

Some of the best sours in the world are aged in wine barrels and I've never found the wine character that is imparted to be "cheap."

 

[clayfu]

Some of the best sours in the world are aged in wine barrels and I've never found the wine character that is imparted to be "cheap."

should have been clear. When breweries state that there is the flavor of beer and wine, the wine is usually the flavor of cheap wine as they are looking for obvious wine flavors.

 

[matedog]

Did anyone try Quite Something last night? Is it special or kinda taste like their other stuff?

 

[tosh1]

Did anyone try Quite Something last night? Is it special or kinda taste like their other stuff?

Quite Something. Aged in French Bordeaux Barrels. It is awesome !

Any more thoughts No1Smitty ?

 

[No1Smitty]

Any more thoughts No1Smitty ?

I tend to agree that The Rare barrel seems to already be in a rut. They use the same base over and over again. However the French Bordeaux barrel treatment was excellent. It really shines through. The beer does possess a high level of acidity currently that will/should mellow with time. And will make for something great in the future.

 

[benbikes4beer]

I tend to agree that The Rare barrel seems to already be in a rut. They use the same base over and over again. However the French Bordeaux barrel treatment was excellent. It really shines through. The beer does possess a high level of acidity currently that will/should mellow with time. And will make for something great in the future.

Was that a bottle pour or a tap? I generally have not cared for kegged pours but have always loved my bottles, to varying degrees obviously. Forces Unseen for daysssss.

 

[DougOLis]

Was that a bottle pour or a tap? I generally have not cared for kegged pours but have always loved my bottles, to varying degrees obviously. Forces Unseen for daysssss.

I've always thought Forces had way too much oak. 2nd bottling was a little better but I'm not a fan of huge oak in beer, wine or spirits.

 

[mzdoja]

Recently had a Feed the Monster, and I feel like it already lost what was unique about it; being really juicy. Now it's pretty much like their other fruited releases. I guess that happens with fruit flavors in beer (even though it's only been a few months), but was hoping it would have been at least a little funky, rather than only a sour bomb.

 

[No1Smitty]

Was that a bottle pour or a tap? I generally have not cared for kegged pours but have always loved my bottles, to varying degrees obviously. Forces Unseen for daysssss.

It was a pour from tap. And Forces Unseen on tap was delicious.

 

[matedog]

Ambassadors of Sour Online Pre-sale
What | Hypnotized is a red sour beer aged in unrinsed Ensorcelled barrels, which makes it part of our Echo Series. Hints of the Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus, and raspberries from Ensorcelled deepen the complexity of Hypnotized. This Echo Series release presents traces of juicy raspberries and lemon tarts. For more information about our Echo Series check out our blog here.

When | Tuesday, April 5th at 9:00AM Pacific through 9:00AM Pacific on Tuesday, April 12th, while supplies last.

Where | Visit the Allocation page to purchase bottles when the Online Pre-sale starts

Pricing | Each 750mL bottle is priced at $23 + tax (before Ambassadors discount)

Quantity | Limit (4) bottles per Ambassador online, while supplies last.

Pick Up | Bottle pickup starts Friday, April 8th. NOTE - you can pick this up 1 week before the public bottle release!

Shipping | Order shipping starts Tuesday, April 12th.

Please Note | We will not be able to process any online transactions after the 7 day Ambassadors of Sour Online-Sale closes at 9:00AM on Tuesday, April 12th.

Public Bottle Release
What | Public bottle sales of Hypnotized

When | Thursday, April 14th beginning at 4:00PM in the Tasting Room. NOTE - As of April 14th, the Tasting Room will be open on Thursdays from 4-10PM!

Limit | Limit will be updated on social media on Tuesday, April 12th by 12PM.

Draft | Hypnotized will be released on tap for the bottle release

This was like Ensorcelled lite when they had it on draft. So like a less fun and less tasty version. I didn't really get the point.

 

[tosh1]

Pretty sure I will not bother with this one.

 

[matedog]

Pretty sure I will not bother with this one.

I'm hoping they do another release of Ensorcelled. I had another bottle recently and that is definitely in their top 3 releases for me.