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Panil Barriquée (Sour)

Panil Barriquée (Sour)

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A Sour Ale brewed by
Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara

Torrechiara-Parma, Italy

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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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 john_adam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20

Mar 20, 2008  
Poured red with a fluffy off white head. Aroma of sour apples. Sweet malt to start which slowly mellowed into a sour fruit finish. Crisp.

IDunno19 (33), Ames, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/516/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Pleasantly surprised! Complex almost vinous aroma of the typical high end beers from Europe but with a hint of sweetness. Of course I was surprised to find that the flavor has a great kick of, well, sour! Not sour like sweet and sour sauce but truly sour like warheads candy. Though bordering on overdone, the flavor is still mellowed enough by the natural beer flavor to be unique and enjoyable. Pours a gorgeous mahogany color with little to no head.


 grandridge (160), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 5, 2008  
2007 Batch 8 bottle 1222. Pours amber with a light white head that fades quickly to a ring aroung the outside of the glass. Aroma is tart, lambic, slight wood and funk. Flavor is smooth, some sour but not overwhelming. Vinigar stronger than lactic in this sour. I like it better the other way around but still a solid sour. Carbonation is weak but not flat. Finish is dry, would like to see more lactic and a more dry finish.


 fredandboboflo (633), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bottle from 08 Night of the Funk. Aroma very woody and sour. Flavor has a tart citrus with earth and soft fruits. Tasty, if not a stand out.


 LilBeerDoctor (642), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
2006 bottle sampled on 09/26/08 at Night of the Funk. Pours a clear brown with no head. Aroma of bourbon. Flavor of light tartness and lots of hard alcohol. Hmm, this one just wasn’t that good and the alcohol was too strong.


 Furseth (1167), Kungälv, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/105/516/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Bottle: Hazy yellow/red colour, with a thin almost no head at all. Aroma is sour, citrus,flowery. Flavor is sour, and citric,thin to medium body, long sour/citrus finish.



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