The Rare Barrel

We know that you appreciate the good things in life. But they’re not always easy to find. At The Rare Barrel, we don’t want you to write sour beer off your list because you’ve had a bad experience. Or because you think it actually tastes sour (but in a bad way). To us, sour beer is beer in its ultimate, most delicious form. That’s why we’ve opted to focus exclusively on producing it.

The good news is that there is much more variety with sour beers than you might think. To myth bust, no – they are not all mouth-puckeringly sour. Some of our favorites are made with real added fruit like fresh strawberries and peaches for a sweeter, more approachable profile. Others are deliciously malty or light and refreshing. We like to treat our brewery like a well-orchestrated laboratory. Our team is free to play and experiment with all production and fermentation techniques. The result is a perfectly chilled medley of award-winning sour beers that will make you question why you’ve didn’t discover this category sooner.