Panil Barriquée (Sour)

Brewed by Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Torrechiara (PR), Italy

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle from the LCBO. Just getting into sour beers and I quite enjoyed this one. Lots of vinegar upfront--initially I thought too much vinegar for my tastes, but it smoothed out. Enjoyed the bitterness, the sourness, and the array of fruits underneath the initial bite. A complex beer, for sure, but at 14$ I might only grab it once more (at least for this year)!

750 mL bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with a thin white head. Aromas is sour and woody; yeast, sour cherry, vanilla, earth and clove. Palate is smooth and gently carbonated. Very complex. Different and tasty.

This was my first experience with a sour and I was pleasantly surprised, I’m not very good at describing what I taste, to me it’s really personal preference. I really enjoyed this beer. The aroma was a bit interesting, smelled like an empty jar of pickles. While some may not consider this good, I love pickles :) I’d drink it again!

Sour, basement aromas come through strong (as soon as the bottle is opened), with a slightly honey-sweetness coming through as well. Very dark brown, hazy and long lasting thick head. Sour comes through on first sip, followed by sweetness that slowly develops into maltyness on the tongue. Not cloying at all. Complex and delicious. Caramel comes through as it warms some more. Thick mouthfeel and quite heavily carbonated. Great.

Bottle at James’ place. Pours amber with a beige head. Tart and fruity, some light berry-like sweetness, medium sour/lacto notes. Quite drinkable.

Couleur ambre rougeoyant avec léger col de mousse coriace. Les tons de cuivre patiné dominent lorsque penchée. Elle sent littéralement la rose ; on ajoute un peu de caramel et du bois pour la vue d’ensemble. Peut-être une pointe de chocolat en finale. Très amère et salivante. Étonnante attaque de pommes et de vin blanc. Aqueuse et brève ; l’alcool est fort bien contrôlé. Rappelle un cidre acidulé au maximum. Pommes, agrumes. Elle possède beaucoup de sucre fruitier aussi. Un genre qui ne laisse personne indifférent, et je pourrais comprendre certains de ne pas aimer.

Tasted from the bottle, on 08/02/2013. Pours copper/light brown, perfectly clear, with just a tiny off-white head. Aroma is quite intense, tartness dominates, accompanied with sour berries, raspberries as well, a hint of grapes skin in the end. Taste is also tart upfront, but not acetic, then come wild funky notes, mixed with dry wine and grape juice. After warming up raspberries show up, as well as a bit of oaky vanilla character. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, medium-light carbonated. Aftertaste is of funk&sourness, with a faint warming alcohol sensation at the back. Overall, a well balanced, not too sour indeed, pretty drinkable and rather tasty beer. Recommended+ ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

this is my first post...panil sour is a great way to start and it might be all downhill from here (haha)...straight from the bottle will be all my posts sour yes detect lemon...aged yeasty vinegar aroma clean finish sour finish that clears relatively quickly to almost a sour creamy left on the tongue for after taste orange maybe...definitely citrus zest vanilla hintswith cherry hints warming up more citrus coming out...better at chilled..very little carbonation creamy mouth feel almost oily mouthfeel pours opaque amber..oak or hickory kind of spruce in there somewhere no bitterness..great aftertaste was good with a cigarette a good cigar would be better..top notch-I feel lucky top of the heap 2nd beer colder I attack it like a true beer bottlefed drinker-no savour..chugs low carb..very mild, slightly sour, good aftertaste somewhat sour, citrus peels still, lemon orange..not bitter, sour ends quick maybe the sweet is the cherry-something in there is adding sweetness to the finish but imperceptable -rasberry maybe yah!..high quality quite noticable cleanliness.high end..I would put this up against better wines anytime..significantly better cold..and swishing it around your mouth makes it warm up and taste off

Pinkish amber, orange zest, slight funk. Wine like flavor, fruit forward, slight sourness. Nice

VEry solid beer. Sour, but not super, tart, refreshing, not exactly following nay traditional guidelines making it unique.