Panil Barriquée (Sour)

Wow, What a great beer, I prefer sour biers, but this one is great, subtle, yet plenty of sourness. not overly sour, just enough. You can sense some woody flavors to it as well, dusty, dry on the lips, a great beer, this style is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! Damn good!

Bottled. Brownish ruby colour with mediumsized beige head. Sour fruits in aroma with some hints of barnyard. Flavour is sour fruits and earthy with hints of wood. Very nice brew, and definitively the best Italian beer I have had so far. Thanks to MrWalker for bringing this to the ratingsession.

"2005 Bottle. THe pour was nice dark ruby color with some sedimentation. The aroma was cherries vinegar but not overwellming. and wood Flavor was more lambic like with that funk cheese to it, woody, Mouthfeel was a little dry."

Bottle. Cloudy brown with a creamy beige head. Stunningly beatutiful acidic and woody aroma of red wine concentrated black currat juice, bark, black cherries, red currant and vinegar. Woody and sourish complex flavour of curant-leaves, sour cherries, red wine and juniper. tart and sour aftertaste of cherries and wood. Beautiful stuff. Thanks MrWalker!

[Bottled, thanks MrWalker!] Cloudy mahogany colour- Aroma of coffee and sour cherries. Tart and really roasty. The body is firm, but given it’s size impressively slender. Wood is evident, as is the vinegary acidity. Falvourwise it’s not far off Cuvée de Tomme, but less potent and more drinkable. A wonderful beer!

This is a world class Flemish Sour Ale. I first tried Duchess de Bourgeone, then Rodenbach. When i got my hands on this bottle it blew them away. The color alone says it all. The aroma was of unripened cherries and vinegar. The frothy head added a nice creamyness to this sour treat. The oak-aging adds a smoothness which mellows out the tartness. A perfect PUCKER! 100% PERFECT!!!

Bottled in 2005. Poured a pretty burgundy color with sedimentation, but not a lot of thickness. The head was almost non-existent, much like a lambic. The aroma was incredible, cherries and light vinegar jumped out of the bottle. The glass revealed additional notes of cheesey lambic-ness, light lemon type tartness, and the wild bacteria of a lambic. Funky barnyard aromas also present. The flavor was great, a cross between a light lambic (not overly tart, though) with all of the above aromas and funk. Some vanilla came out as it warmed, as did the woody oak notes. The mouthfeel was light and refreshing, not nearly as thick as the Duchesse, much like a good lambic. Carbonation was very low. Finish somewhat dry. A very enjoyable and refreshing beer. Re-rate, bottle 515 of 07, as beer number nine in a killer July 09 Super Secret Sour State Line Tasting (SSSSLT) featuring (first to last by my counts): Supplication, Consecration, La Folie, Dissident, Cuvee de Castleton, Red Poppy, Lambic de Hill, Festina Lente, Panil. Musty sweet oak and red malts, cherries, light lemons. Not super distinguished after running all these sours with quite amazing distinguishability. Oak and musty cellar, some wheat under it all. Something candy-like in the finish, especially at warmer temperatures. Nice, but uninspiring. Thanks, Robert, though, for sharing. A great evening.

Pours red with small wisp of head. Sour funkiness hits you from the start with hints of raspberry/cherry. Very tart from start to finish almost hiding some of the complexity of this ale, but as it warms you pick up more vinuous characteristics. Finishes very dry.