The Rare Barrel Map of the Sun
Golden sour beer aged in oak with apricots (single barrel release)
bottle release 2014, 2015
Batch #1 - 6.4%
Batch #2 - 5.3%
Map of the Sun is our golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with apricots. This sour beer is fermented with Brettanomyces yeast and soured with Lactobacillus and Pediococcus bacteria. With 42 lbs. of apricots added to each oak barrel, this sour beer is overflowing with notes of juicy apricots and apricot jam. Tart and complex, this beer has a bright acidity that enhances its fruity aromatics.
bottle release 2014, 2015
Batch #1 - 6.4%
Batch #2 - 5.3%
Map of the Sun is our golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with apricots. This sour beer is fermented with Brettanomyces yeast and soured with Lactobacillus and Pediococcus bacteria. With 42 lbs. of apricots added to each oak barrel, this sour beer is overflowing with notes of juicy apricots and apricot jam. Tart and complex, this beer has a bright acidity that enhances its fruity aromatics.
3.9
195 reviews
Berkeley, United States
Community reviews
Fat på MBCC 2018, grönt pass. Ljusgul-guldig, lätt disig med vit krona. Frisk och syrlig och riktigt fin aprikoston i doft och smak. Fräsch och pigg. Medium till lätt i kropp och storlek. Mycket bra denna!
750ml bottle, 2018 vintage. Tart apricot aroma with notes of lemon, Brett funk, lacto and oak. Pours cloudy, pale golden colored with one finger of white head that has excellent retention and lacing. Starts with tart lemony citrus, lacto and Brett funk flavors as well as a lively mouthfeel. Finishes dry and tart with apricot and oak flavors. Really nice sour.
duft funk citrus limeskald krydret
smag citrus lime mango appelsin frisk
MBCC. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and tart. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 120518
On tap at MBCC 2018. Pours hazy golden with white head. Fruity, apricots, funk, some oak, some yeast, quite acidic. Smooth. Medium bodied.
Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Green Session. Aroma has tart, unripe apricot and light yeast funk. Taste is tart, fruity, not very acidic, mineral, really dry and easy drinking.
Draught @ MBCC 2018. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, light sourness, yeast, tart fruit, green peach, apricot. Flavor is sour, malt, yeast, oak, tart fruity, apricot. Medium body, average carbonation, acidic finish. 120518
Fat på MBCC 2018, grönt pass. Ljusgul-guldig, lätt disig med vit krona. Frisk och syrlig och riktigt fin aprikoston i doft och smak. Fräsch och pigg. Medium till lätt i kropp och storlek. Mycket gott. Tack Samuel214.
Fat på MBCC 2018, grönt pass. Ljusgul-guldig, lätt disig med vit krona. Frisk och syrlig och riktigt fin aprikoston i doft och smak. Fräsch och pigg. Medium till lätt i kropp och storlek. Mycket bra denna!
From tap at MBCC18. It pours Clear deep golden. The aroma is apricot and funk. The flavor is funky and acidic with apricot notes. Great.
Tap at MBCC green. Aroma of citrus, hay, barnyard, apricot, lactic and Wood. Light sweet and Moderate tart sour. Nice.
0,75l 2017 bottle, courtesy of the friend, many thanks, Pours deep cloudy pale to orange liquid, small to minimal white head, Aroma: super ripe apricot, skin and body of it, like eating it directly under the tree in the garden, vegetal, really aromatic, sour wild, lambic like, Taste: light to medium sweet, heavy sour, light to none bitter, strong lambic like sourness, tarty, light apricot, vegetal, nice, Palate: medium body, soft to average carbonation, thick mouthfeel, long sour wild aftertaste, Overall: really good, enjoyed very well.
0.65l bottle@city beer store; pours hazy golden with tan foamy oif-white head. Funk, lactic acid, dark fruits, light body, dry slightly tart finish, smooth texture...
Bottle shared at Todd's. Clean yellow pour with tartness and apricots and oak.
I’m sure this is a really good brew. This was the first bottle of citrus I’ve had. It wasn’t bad, just not my taste. For that reason I’m giving it a 3. That may change though at some point.
750ml bottle shared with friends last Friday for my birthday, thanks Jo for the share.. Aroma: funky hay, cheese, raw wheat, apricot, citrus, honey. App: cloudy pale, minimal white head leaving shy lacing. Taste and palate: medium body, light carbonation, moderate high carbonation. Overall: : well made. A tad too sour for my tastes but enjoy the apricot presence. Good.
Bottle thx Frank for importing this A: some apricot, light citrusy, light wheat App: hazy pale smallish white head. T/p: thin body with long acidic finish. Moderate carbonation. O: great tartness with light but nice fruity presence tart but not over the top tart like expected.
Bottle from Berkeley Bowl West. Pours cloudy gold with a transient white head and a sourish apricot aroma. There is a very pleasant light malt flavor with just the right amount of tasty apricot. Slightly tart finish.
750 shared by Marcus. Pours hazy gold with a transient white head. Aroma is mildly sour citrus and apricot. Med minus body. Flavor is very apricot and mildly, mildly sour. Not too tart for me. Nice and refreshing. Not too dry and lightly bitter - like apricot skin. Quite tasty. Easy drinker.
Draft @ Churchill's, San Marcos, with Richiesd. Hazy blonde color. White head. Aroma's: sour, (tropical) fruit), light woody. Flavor is rather sour, a bit fruity. Light bodied.
(Sample @ CBC 2016 Green Session, Copenhagen) Hazy deep orange-ish gold with a white head. Notes of extremely tart lemony lactic acidity, moderate to high acetic acid, lemon zest, fresh sour apricots, maybe a touch vinous, murky oak, some musty funk beneath the sour. Light to medium bodied, fairly soft carbonation. Rather too sour for me, the high lactic plus some acetic and the sour fruit became overwhelming. I love apricot beers but need a bit more balance.
On tap at The Rare Barrel, pours an opaque bright golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with fresh apricots, minor acidity and light oak. Flavour is bright and fresh, with lots of puckering apricots, followed by heaps of oaky dryness and light-medium acidity. Dry and fruity, with an oaky finish. Very good.
A strange aroma threw my rating down a bit. Not sure what it was but a little off. The flavor and finish were both very good.
Rami Rami is drinking a Map of the Sun (Batch 2) by The Rare Barrel at Chmielarnia Marszałkowska
Fajny, owocowy (morele, mirabelki, agrest) i jakby lacto. Ale w smaku najzwyczajniej przegiete - nie do picia. pH 1 :/ na zasadzie ciekawostki
Rami Rami: I jeszcze kapusta kiszona
ta ocenka bardzo umowna, bo mieszanka eksperymentalnosci z niepijalnoscia ;)
On tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016. Looks almost like "Solo light" with a yellow strawish colored cloudy body. On top a small sidesticking white head. Really fine aroma. Sour oranges, kumquat and apricot. Generic citrus fruit. White currants also and mild wood vinegar. Mind wrenching sour almost. Acidic as they come. Nice and oily in the mouth and it’s just about average on the carbonation. Fruity and sharp, yellow lemons and lemon juice. Just a heavy heavy sour one! 14.05.2016
Draft @ CBC 2016. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart woody apricot aroma. Fruity sour tart woody apricot flavor. Has a fruity sour tart apricot finish.
Bottle shared by Matthew. Thank you!
Light orange body, mostly clear, small head that rapidly fades to nil. Grandiose apricot aroma that leaps into the olfactory senses. Medium high acetic character. Prominent apricot throughout. Delicious.
Thanks Matthew for sharing the bottle! Poured into a snifter showing moderately filtered caramel orange with no head.
The nose shows light malts and tart apricot.
The palate is medium bodied and moderately carbonated but creamy. Highly tart with flavors of apricot with hints of light vanilla.
Draught. Golden coloured. Unclear. Dense off white head. ARoma. Citrus, sourness, brett, funk, vinegar, berries. Flavour. Berries, vinegar, sourness, berries, oak, apricot, grape. Medium to full bodeied. Ends sour, tart and acidic.
From tap at CBC 2016. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of apricot, brettanomyces, oak, vinegar and sourness.