 beerbill (1919), Laurel, New York, USA
Sep 10, 2007 750 ml bottle. 2006 Vintage. Pours a mostly clear deep amber with red highlights with a very thin soapy head that completely disappeared before my first sip. Pleasant aroma of sour cherries. The flavor is sour, but not lip puckering intensely sour. Sour cherries was the dominant flavor with some wine grapes noted as well. Some fruit seeetness also present. I really didn’t pick up any of the oak qualities in this beer. Tart through the finish.
radiomgb (1921), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Sep 8, 2007 Rich mahagony in colour, thin off-white coloured head, average retention, some lacing. The aroma is oaky, lots of tart cherries, woody, fruity, lightly sweet. The flavour is quite tart at the very start, incredibly dry, lots of dark cherries, fruity, oaky, good sourness, some grape skins, woody. Very dry mouthfeel, medium body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes very dry and very long, vinegary with lots of cherries. This one was challenging although it wasn’t as acidic as other flemish sours. All that said its extremely drinkable and highly likable. I’d love to have more of this but the price is a distraction.
750ml bottle from the <a
href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york/buffalo/premier-gourmet/443.htm target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York for $16.99.
Purchased on June 30, 2006 and opened on July 21, 2007.
Vintage 2005.
ElJefe (553), Rochester, New York, USA
Sep 6, 2007 Updated: Sep 7, 2007Drank in memory of Luciano Pavarotti, October 12, 1935 - September 6, 2007 - and what better beer to do it with than the #1 rated beer from Italy. Pours chestnut brown with ruby highlights, large tan head. Tartness in the nose hits you as soon as the bottle is opened. Once poured, cherry, oak, and vanilla emerge as well. This one has a perfect sourness and acidity for my tastes, it’s just sour enough to still allow a touch of malt sweetness to emerge. Sours cherries and grapes, along with a subtle woodsiness in the finish. I polished of the whole 750ml bottle and was still left wanting more. A phenomenal brew. Finally, a sour in my top ten!
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: May 25, 2009
Name: Panil Barriquee (sour)
Date: August 26, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Fest of 26
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: clear dark amber, thin beige head
Aroma: big tart aroma with cherry essence
Flavor: flavor has a huge sourness, nice cherry sweetness balancing it out
Name: Panil Barriquee (sour)
Date: September 12, 2006
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: hazy dark red, thin fine beige head, solid drippy lace
Aroma: tart cherry aroma with a good woody oak character
Body: creamy body
Flavor: good cherry flavor, perfect tartness mixed with a light bitterness, all tart cherry and tart oak but mighty tasty
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4
Name: Panil Barriquee Riserva
Date: May 24, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: hazy dark red, frothy off white head, bits of drippy lace
Aroma: aroma of tart cherries and wood
Body: creamy body
Flavor: tart flavor is tempered, nice wood, fruity, long bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 31, 2007 Beautiful Flemish. Aroma of strong sour cherries, some funk and vinegar. Pour was a nice light brown with a 2 finger off white head. No sediment though :( Taste was nice and sour but a little weak in the aftertatse. Vinegar, sour fruits and some alcohol burn. A little of the oak in the aftertaste, but not strong enough to notice if not looking for it IMO. Very nice.
Theis (3617), Denmark
Aug 27, 2007 Bottle at ØLbaren - thanks to engelsmann. Unclear dark amber - offwhite head. Teeth biting dry/sour fantastic. Cherry, berries, brown sugar, medium to high sourness, light bikeglue, light wood. Dry finish. Very nice.
tytoanderso (1382), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Aug 21, 2007 Bottle. 2006 vintage. A sharp sourness dominates the nose followed by wet wood and sour fruit. There’s some raspberry like sweetness hiding in there as well. Pours a murky red/brown with a small off-white head. Fairly tart and sour on the palate with a lot of wood influence (wet, musty wood). An interesting black pepper spiciness develops. Creamy. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Not quite as sour as I would have liked.
Nephilium (541), Ohio, USA
Aug 13, 2007 (Batch 8; Bottle 1310) This starts with a promising aroma of sour raspberries, oak, and a touch of funk hiding behind it. It pours a dark brown, with hints of red when held up to light. The head is a ring of big tan bubbles, with a dusting in the center of the glass. Wow... saying this is sour is like saying Ruination is a bit hoppy. After the initial mouth puckering sour, there’s the hints of oak, cherries, and raspberries one would expect. A nice long sour finish, and very refreshing on a summer night. However, this is not something I would give to a newbie craft beer drinker, but if you like sour... this is something to pick up, even at the higher then normal price (which does knock the Overall down some).
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