Beers similar to Barn Owl No. 9

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Barn Owl No. 9's sour and tart character. Barn Owl No. 9 arrives jet-black and demands attention. The barrel aging and dark malts have coaxed out a seductive raspberry jam character that fuses perfectly with the beer's inherent tartness, while subtle notes of merlot drift beneath. Loads of bittersweet dark chocolate anchor the midpalate, giving way to a faintest touch of charred wood on the finish. The result is a dark sour that tastes neither sharp nor medicinal, but layered and wine-like—a beer for the late evening, when you want complexity without aggression. At 7.2 percent, it drinks lighter than its colour suggests.

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