Josh's Cellar East Bay, CA
Total Beers: 354  |  Unique Beers: 219  |  Breweries: 49
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Consumption History
When
Drank 750 ml of Gifted Branch by The Rare Barrel (2016-06-22)November 5th, 2017
2021-09-03
Still great, mellowed nicely but plenty of fruit
2017-11-05
Lots of fruit, apricots more dominant at this point though the peach is still a nice backdrop. Another favorite of the evening, likely due to lots of fruit!
Drank 750 ml of Forces Unseen by The Rare Barrel (2015-01-29)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Distinct from the '14, perhaps a little sharper but still maintaining that lovely sweet and complex profile. Dug it.
2016-03-26
Tasting great! Delicious natural sweetness, perfect sour balance with the underlying golden. Dig it.
Drank 750 ml of Forces Unseen by The Rare Barrel (2014-10-08)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Amazing beer even after three years. Such a pleasant, complex, mildly sweet flavor given it's just a blend.
2015-01-24
Still has that amazing fruitiness for having no actual fruit, drinking great.
Drank 750 ml of Feed The Monster by The Rare Barrel (2015-08-19)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Extremely tart thanks to the blueberry presence, amazing color, and quite tasty. Probably least favorite fruit adjunct of the night though, as it mostly expresses as acidity.
2017-04-02
Clean, nice funk in the Rare Barrel style, and still a good bit of tart fruit there as well.
Drank 750 ml of Ensorcelled by The Rare Barrel (2016-01-14)November 5th, 2017
2021-09-03
Quite tart still! And lots of it is from fruit. Tasty.
2017-11-05
Most fruit forward though that fruit was still very subdued. Dark sour seems to mask the fruit pretty quickly.
Drank 750 ml of Ensorcelled by The Rare Barrel (2015-01-28)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Maybe a tad more fruit, definitely sharper on the palate (a bit more carbonated than the '14?). Delicious.
2016-09-03
Dark, delicious, more fruit came out as it warmed, a great sipper. Really enjoyed even when inappropriately paired with Thai food ;-)
Drank 750 ml of Ensorcelled by The Rare Barrel (2014-02-17)November 5th, 2017
2022-09-16
Tasting amazing, very little oxidation and a surprising amount of fruit. Not as tart as expected either.
2017-11-05
La Folie style dark sour backing, not too much fruit left though it's still there. Pretty good, though surprisingly not many people went for it tonight.
Drank 750 ml of Cosmic Dust by The Rare Barrel (2014-07-03)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Really nice and mild, hibiscus expressed as a mellow backing to a less tart version of their typical golden sour. Pleasant.
2015-06-26
Hibiscus faded but still there, especially in the nose, and just a really solid sour profile, not too funky or brett forward, just right in both areas. Delicious.
Drank 750 ml of Becoming by The Rare Barrel (2015-05-06)November 5th, 2017
2021-07-04
Coming off the Upland this was quite mellow. Fruit mild but noticeable, all around easy sipper.
2017-11-05
Still a ton of fruit in this one, and a favorite of many who tried it. Super balanced, just the right amount of sweet and sour.
2016-01-24
Still lots of fruit, kind of low carb which helps bring it out, great color, nice balanced tartness to boot. Was great with roast pork!
Drank 750 ml of Arrows of Neon by The Rare Barrel (2016-06-08)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Noticeable lemon and lime zing in this otherwise straightforward Berliner. Quite nice!
Drank 750 ml of Apropos of Nothing by The Rare Barrel (2014-09-23)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Lavender super present in this! Amazing nose as a result, and really nice, if slightly weird (in a good way) on the palate.
2015-03-15
Tasting delicious, lots of fruit, not too tart at all, super clean, love this beer.
2014-12-25
Fruit in the nose, lots of acidity and fruit on the palate, got a definite cranberry thing going on that's really tasty. A crowd pleaser.
Drank 750 ml of Another World by The Rare Barrel (2016-03-03)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Sampled this one, a little sweet, but not too much amber maltiness. Simple and nice.
Drank 750 ml of Afterlight by The Rare Barrel (2016-02-03)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
First beer of the night, fairly mild tartness with some really nice and sweet Bordeaux characteristics. Dark and delicious.
Drank 750 ml of Wise Guise by The Rare Barrel (2016-04-13)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
Age seems to have helped here, as the 2015 bottle tasted a little nicer, with more sweetness.
Drank 750 ml of Wise Guise by The Rare Barrel (2015-01-13)November 5th, 2017
2017-11-05
The red base here blends nicely with the raspberries, a fairly sweet and drinkable beer.
2016-04-08
Big wine notes, a bit of fruit, good deal of raisin. Not bad but not their best.