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Panil Barriquée (Sour)

Panil Barriquée (Sour) - Sour Ale

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Brewed by Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara
Style: Sour Ale

Torrechiara-Parma, Italy

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5233.97/5.03.95/5.08%91.3Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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Note: this is the version of Barriquée available only in North America that has been intentionally soured with lactobacillus bacteria. See the Mild entry for the European version (including Italy, although the Sour version may be obtained at the brewery).

Suddenly beer-lovers here in the States are all a-titter over dark, sour, wood-aged ales. These complex, fruity-tasting beers, native to the Netherlands and Belgian Flanders, represent one of the oldest beer styles in the world. In their traditional form, these Sour Reds – also known as ‘Flemish Red’ or ‘Oud Bruin’ beers – are related to real lambic beers: a touch of wild yeast and bacteria coming from the wood give acidity, both lactic (sour) and acetic (vinegar). Trouble is, it’s become nearly impossible to find a true, traditional Sour Red, even in the place where the style was born. The spate of Sour Reds turning up here now leaves most drinkers crying in their beer. They’re too damned sweet! Crass commercialization has brought even the generally recognized ‘classics’ of the style to their knees. They’re pasteurized, and sometimes laced with sugar or artificial sweeteners to make them appealing to the less-discerning beer drinker. The traditional complexity, character, and dryness are missing in action. But now comes Panil Barriquée, and not a minute too soon. Barriquée is the only all-natural, traditionally-made example you will find today, and it comes from, of all places, Italy. This masterpiece is ‘triple-fermented.’ Primary fermentation is in stainless steel. The deep earthy, sour character results from three months of maturation in cognac barrels from Bordeaux, followed by re-fermentation and further aging in the bottle. Barriquée is not pasteurized or filtered, and no sweeteners are added, so it is uncompromisingly dry and complex, and endlessly interesting.

Last creation of Renzo, lover of wood from time immemorial, is an absolute novelty in Italy. These dark beer is aged in French oak barrels.The barrique hosts three fermentations, 15 days in iron vessel, 90 days in barriques coming from cognac and bordeaux and 30 days in bottle. The result is a beer who marries a strong alcohol strenght, 8% with an extraordinary drinkability and a incomparable bouquet of aromas.

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 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Capped 750. Nice, clear brown with a small tan head. Nice woody, tart nose, some caramel. Very drinkable, woody, tart cherry, sour, lots of berrylike flavors. Excellent.


 HonkeyBra (1273), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Crushed with CaryTheDude and JakeBra amongst madness. Apparently didn’t have a cork. Aroma is vingery, sour, some cherries. taste is awesome. Flavor is cherries, oak, and earthy. So glad CaryTheDude and JakeBra hooked me up with this one.


 CanIHave4Beers (835), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/518/20
Jan 5, 2009  
This was a pretty beautiful beer. Not quite as sour as I had expected but certinally as dry and oaky, very wine like. There was a little bit of vinegar like flavor but the gorgeous eartiness saved it indeed. Throw in some like fruit flavors like cherry perhaps a little plum and you’ve got it. This was great.


 Rciesla (3510), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Dec 31, 2008    Updated: Jan 2, 2009
Vintage 2005. Bottle pours a mahogany body with a thin off white head. Lots of vinous qualities with a nice woodiness about it. lacto sour notes with hints of vinegar. Finish is dry with some sweetness. Really excellent stuff.


 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Courtesy of Retorp. 2005 vintage. Pours an off-caramel color with a thin white head. Some musty aromas along with sour, yeast, apples, ripe fruit and bread notes. Flavor is balsmaic vinegar, subtle cherry notes with some sour fruit and grape flavors as well. Generally medium body with a tart finish.


 stefanje (937), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of fordest. Pours a hazy purple-red color with a small off-white head. The Aroma was moderate in strength with cherries, grapes and some apple. The flavor was sour forward with red fruits and a bit of sour grape. The mouthfeel was silky smooth with light carbonation, the finish was short and dry. Overall: a very tasty sour. Thanks Sean.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 13, 2008  
2007 Bottle - Batch 8, bottle number 0509. Poured a ruby red with an off-white head that had a thin cap lasting and light lace. Fruity aroma with a slight wheat background. The flavor finds fruits, cherry and apple, with a wood and earthy background. Medium body, dry, sour-tart throughout. Tart fruit aftertaste. Very decent.


 smith4498 (825), Miami, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 5, 2008  
vintage 2005. Pours hazy pale reddish color with fluffy off white head. Sour, musty aroma. The flavor starts off moderately sour, but not mouth puckering sour. It finishes with smooth eartiness and no aftertaste. Light, crisp and refreshing, almost champagne-like. Excellent.



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