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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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 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/518/20
Feb 10, 2008    Updated: Jun 25, 2008
Thanks drmatt. Pours a nice ruddy red with a one finger frothy head. The aroma is nice and sour, tart, vinous, some oak. The flavor was tart and sour, vinous, a little warm, some spice and oak, a little thinner than I would like. The palate could have a little more kick. The newer vintage was much more substantial in its mouthfeel which improved the overall quality of the beer.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2008    Updated: Feb 12, 2008
Pours an interesting shade of orange-red. Hazy with thick off white head and moderate lacing. Oak and fresh crushed sour cherries. Cherry and vanilla up front sour green apple finish.


 GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 10, 2008  
750 ml bottle. 2006 vintage. Shared by iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey. Poured a clear dark orange-red color. Head was white. Aroma was of oak and sour cherry. Moderate acidity on the tongue with flavors including cherry, oak, dry red wine, and a touch of vinegar. The acidity peaked at about 6-7 out of 10. Tasty.


 brentfeesh (1030), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Enjoyed at the Super bowl Party 2008. Bottle 1219 #8. Clear mahogany pour with champagne like carbonation and light white head. Lightly sour fruit aroma with the presence of cherry, apple, and grape. These flavors are also somewhat vinegar like. Sour apple flavor with granny smith being the top contender. Very light grain with hints of grape. Light body and quite refreshing. I probably could have drank this all evening.


 TaktikMTL (2749), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Cuvée 2006. Bouteille verte de 750 ml, avec bouchon de liège, partagée avec MartinT, Rastacouere, Cathschlag et Beerbuzzmontreal. Arôme: Odeur de fraises et de cerises avec une pointe de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est bourgogne. Saveur: Goût de vin rouge avec une pointe de cerises et de chêne. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture vineuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût sûrette. (Rating #1456)


 bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/516/20
Feb 6, 2008  
sampled at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival Nov 2008, an event shared with what seemed liked hundreds of ratebeerians and enjoyed mostly through a straw, since my face was a bloody mess of scabs and stitches. this came from the RB table full of bottles. redish with a very sour fruity aroma and flavor. This was a slightly differnet sour than i was used too, more along the lines of rodenbach grand cru. very good.


 harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Bottle at HogTownHarry Fest 08. Harry gave us the chance to do a side by side tasting with the European sour. Woody sour nose. Nice sourness in mouth, really rather good and nice than the Euro mild. Not hugely sour, more tartness really. Pippy raspberry is rather attractive. Nice.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 2, 2008  
It’s time like these that take me back to my late teenage years when I tasted Spaten for the first time and though to myself: "What the hell is this?? This is what beer can be??" Pours a very dark brown amber. Looks ruby tinted when held to light. Nose is mild cherry woods. Stays consistent and never waivers. Flavor is mildy sour. Mild wood character. Really; mild is the key word here. Feel is thick a bit on the liquid and good on the bubble. Overall pretty drinkable. Seems a bit rough around the edges (though it isn’t much really). Definitely a very good version of the style, but not the absolute greatest. This might be a good introductory beer for newcomers to the style.



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