Panil Barriquée (Sour) from Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara

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	99
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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
523 3.97/5.0 3.95/5.0 8% 91.3 Snifter, 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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Furseth (1328), Kungälv, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	6/10	5/5	16/20

Sep 1, 2008

Bottle: Hazy yellow/red colour, with a thin almost no head at all. Aroma is sour, citrus,flowery. Flavor is sour, and citric,thin to medium body, long sour/citrus finish.

LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 31, 2008

750ml bottle, 2006 version. Thanks to Immy for this one. Pours clear reddish in color with thin white head. Aroma sour fruit and vinegar. Taste sour fruit, sweet tart and yeasty with dry finish.

NomDeBeer (397), Maryland, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 18, 2008

A mild sour ale with subtle flavors of vinegar, sweet fruit, and oak. Thin and watery. There are more flavorful offerings out there, and this one did not live up to its price tag (15$).

michael-pollack (2601), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Aug 18, 2008

750ml Bottle: Sour aroma of fruit, acid, and wood. Poured amber/brown in color with a large, fizzy, creamy, beige head that lasted throughout. Hazy. Sparkling. Full of tiny particles. Sour flavor. Tastes of fruit, oak, cherries, vinegar, and acid. Medium body. Slightly watery, chalky texture. Soft to average carbonation. Sour, oak and cherry finish.

Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Aug 18, 2008

(2007 batch #8 bottle #2191)brownish/red body with a nice white head.nice aroma of sherry,wood,lemons,funk,and cherries.flavor is much of the same with funk standing out just a bit more.very complex with a dry finish.

wickedpete (625), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Aug 16, 2008

Brown bodied with a tan head. Sour aroma, lemons come through, and a note of caramel. The flavor is sour, tart, and lightly bitter toward the end.

jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Aug 14, 2008

2006 bottle. Pours garnet with a very small white head. Vinegary, somewhat grapey aroma with oak undertones. Rich on the palate, with brett, almond, some vinous berry flavors, and oak. Too much oak on the finish kills the thing. Before it all falls apart, though, it’s great.

CapnCascade (116), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 14, 2008

Deep hazy ruby pour, rich white head with good retention and lacing. Woody aroma with berry notes suggest a profound sourness to come, and so it does! Flavor reprises the dark berries, balanced with a decided sourness. Finish is noticeably woody with a lingering acidity and sourness. Medium body with good carbo. Yum!

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