RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Panil Barriquée (Sour)

Panil Barriquée (Sour) - Sour Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara
Style: Sour Ale

Torrechiara-Parma, Italy

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5233.97/5.03.95/5.08%91.3Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
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.

 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 dankman38 (228), Somewhere in, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/512/20
Dec 9, 2007  
Pours a reddish copper with a very small head. Smells sour with a goodly amount of funk kicked in. The flavor is mildly sour and a bit too watery for my tastes, there were the oaky accents but they really didn’t grab my attention much. Finishes crisp and clean. Not bad but far from my favorite sour, it lacks the tartness I desire in this style.


 LtJudge (431), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Pours a dark copper color with a tiny head, Massive aromas of sour, tart fruit. Huge sour punch upon first sip. Hints of wood and malt in there as well. Nice tart finish. Great brew!


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2007  
2006 Vintage. Pours a ruby red with a smallish rapidly dissapating head and some sediment. Aroma of strawberries, apple cider, oak, and ammonia. Flavor is lightly sweet, moderately acidic and heavy apple sour. Medium bodied. Seems to sweeten as it warms.


 ubamartian (155), Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2007  
Cloudy amber. No head. Fruity sour aroma. Medium body. Flavor is fruity, malty, wood, with some decent sour coming through. The finish is a sour fruity dryness. A very good sour.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Nov 23, 2007  
2006 edition. This sour ale pours a deep red color from a 750ml bottle. Small sized white foamy head, with decent lacing. Aroma is fruity, tart, some oak and some funk. A medium bodied sour ale. The malts are fairly solid in this one, caramel and toffee and not that sweet. Nice cherry flavors. The hops are kind of earthy. The tartness and funk are solid, but kind of subdued, when compared to say Rodenbach Grand Cru or New Belgium La Foille. Probably making it ‘more drinkable’ to someone not familiar with this style. There is a lot of complexity going on here, soft and round mouthfeel. Seems a little under carbonated but that’s not that big a problem. Hides the 8% alcohol very well. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is tart and slightly funky.


 nolankowal (850), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/518/20
Nov 21, 2007  
Bottle. Dark red pour with no head. Aroma of dry dark fruits, oak, sourness. Flavors of dry vinous fruits, light malt, wood, and a good punch of sour. Medium body fruity/sour with a sour/dry finish.


 DrnkMcDermott (1831), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 5, 2007    Updated: Jun 8, 2009
"Bonus" beer at FoBAB ’07. Finally get my lips around an Italian beer by artisans, not Heineken wannabes. A brown color streaked with red (Thanks, FoBAB, for a solid glass taster!) A warm tart beer smell with a nudge of wine grapes. Flavorful and lightly sour. Just a bit of Jolly Rancher, cider, Belgian malts, and oaken mellowness. Buona!


 badlizard (2325), Berkeley, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 3, 2007  
750 ml bottle from Pizza Port. Opaque brown with a fluffy tan head. Sour red wine aroma. Tangy very bright palate. Good sour taste with a tangy fruitiness and a dry oaky finish.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Sour Ales

Lost Abbey Yellow Bus (4.23)

Russian River Consecration (4.16)

Lost Abbey Veritas 004 (4.15)

Russian River Supplication (4.11)

Lost Abbey Cable Car (4.08)

Russian River Temptation (4.08)

Captain Lawrence Cuvee de Castleton (4.07)

Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze (4.04)

Captain Lawrence Rosso e Marrone (4.03)

Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +) (4.02)

New Belgium La Folie (4.02)

Ommegang Rouge Grand Cru (4.01)

Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale (3.96)

Panil Barriquée (Sour) (3.95)

Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor (Batch 4) (3.92)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC