From Berkleyside:
A new West Berkeley craft brewery, with a focus on ‘sour beer,’ was approved last week by a city zoning panel.
Business reps for The Rare Barrel, at 937 Carleton St., said they’ve already “started brewing and barrel aging,” and expect their first sour beers to be ready towards the end of the year. (The public entrance to the facility, which is not yet open, will be located at 932 Parker St.) The 14,000 square-foot beer production facility will offer beer and food on site — with 42 seats in a 1,380-square-foot sales area — as well as beer for sale to-go.
According to The Rare Barrel’s application to the city, sour beer goes through a different aging process than traditional beer. It’s produced in smaller volumes and, rather than a three-day fermentation process in a large tank, it’s left for a week in a smaller tank, then aged for a year in oak wine barrels.
The brewers will contract with several existing breweries to produce wort, an early stage of the beer, in kettles off-site so as to avoid “‘bakery’ type odors associated with brewing.”
The Rare Barrel’s products will be available for sale on site as well as online; a typical 750ml bottle will cost $15-$20. Retail hours are scheduled to run Wednesdays through Saturdays from 4-10 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.
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