Panil Barriquée (Sour)

750 via trade with RBalls01. Thanks!! This is definitely the most complex yet most well balanced sour I have had so far. Pours a hazy amber with a medium to large off white head. The aroma on this beer is woody, light sweet and tart fruits-cherry/rasberry, and some barnyard and funk. Taste is oak, dark fruit, both sweet aned sour, barnkyard/funky, a decent amount of attenuated malt coming through, some acetic (vinegar) notes in the finish, but not to the level of a Rodenbach Grand Cru or La Folie. Just an incredibly complex and well balanced beer. I could drink an entire 750 of this anytime.

Pours a cloudy brown amber hue with a light off-white head . Aromas of wheat, caramel, cherries and funk..... Flavors??? smooth with a light sourness and a light funk. Al ittle cherry note, some nutty qualities, with a pleasant bitterness. Although I rated this fairly high, it could still use at least a year of age...

Bottle 2005. Poured cloudy reddish brown with a large fizzy off-white head htat lasted with good lacing. Heavy complex tart fruit aroma. Medium body. Medium tart fruit flavor with medium bittersweet finish of long duration. This is a standout beer.

2005. Aroma lightly bold of cloying syrup and sweet aromatic brett sugars, more wild sourness and acerbic grape skins. Deep oaky mahogany pour, with a faint oliy slick of ivory. Flavors are subtle and breezy, honed well and designed with balance in mine. Independent bold and unique. First full of bright fruity cherry-skin aroma, followed by long sweet, lightly caramelized malts. So perceptively balance, and moving. Stewed apple amongst mixed coarse Indian spices in ghee. The cognac shines through and mellows with sweet alcohol notes. Graceful, delicate and well balanced. Refined.

Dirty red brown worn leather look. Slight foamy off-white head. Bright sour cherry nose nearly makes my mouth tingle with anticipation. Taste is lemon, grass, straw, apples, cherries, oak, and yeast. Short sour finish. Leaves the palate as quickly as it arrives. Round body really fills the mouth. Great to sip and enjoy.

Aroma is of sour cherries.Pours brown with a reddish tint.Has a light tan head.Get some dark fruits and a well balanced sourness.Medium mouthfeel with great carbonation.Has a nice sour cherry finish.

(2005 bottle from the Spirit Haus) Pours a cloudy, bloody, red-wine like mess with lots of floaties. Very little noticeable carbonation. Not as sour as I remembered it. Wow, I really expected this to be more on par with La Folie, but this bottle is rather mild. Still very good, but not quite what I expected. Very oaky throughout in scent and flavor. Deep red fruits linger on the palate-cherries, raspberries, pomegranate, and cranberries. A very well put together beer from Italy! Impressive and well balanced, but I prefer the more lethal flemish sours.

Perhaps I had an "off" bottle, but this beer was far to astrigent for the style. No sourness, what a bummer given all of the hype. Perhaps a second try is in order.