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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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 Saarlander (1577), Saarlouis, Germany
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 20, 2006  
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!


 oh6gdx (8802), Vasa, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2006  
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.


 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 14, 2006  
"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."


 ante (2904), Stockholm, Sweden
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Jun 13, 2006  
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!


 omhper (12155), Stockholm, Sweden
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/517/20
Jun 13, 2006  
[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!


 Rballs01 (264), Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 12, 2006    Updated: Jul 8, 2006
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!!!


 eaglefan538 (2355), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 11, 2006    Updated: Jul 2, 2009
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.


 Cornboy (417), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/515/20
Jun 10, 2006  
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.



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