Peach and Apricot Sour Tasting Help

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  1. lucas1801

    lucas1801 Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Massachusetts

    #21 lucas1801, Jun 18, 2013
  2. JulianB

    JulianB Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2012 South Carolina

    Cascade Apricot is the tits. Also, try to get multiple vintages, I have the 2010 and 2011 and found them reasonably distinct (and both excellent). The 10 had more of a tart fruit sourness and excellent integration of flavors, while I found the 11 was ripe juicy peaches with a nice sour finish.
     
    #22 JulianB, Jun 18, 2013
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  3. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
    Pooh-Bah

    #23 stupac2, Jun 18, 2013
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  4. PHBoiler

    PHBoiler Pooh-Bah (1,765) Jan 14, 2013 Illinois
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    Samuel Smith Apricot Ale is certainly not sour in any regard but it has huge apricot flavor. Could be fun to blend it with a berliner or a straight forward sour/lambic. It may even be interesting to take a sip of and retaste some of the apricot beers to see if it enhances your palate's ability to pick up the apricot flavor.
     
    #24 PHBoiler, Jun 18, 2013
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  5. lucas1801

    lucas1801 Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Massachusetts

    I need a beer...
     
    #25 lucas1801, Jun 18, 2013
  6. Larryken

    Larryken Crusader (419) Nov 15, 2008 Massachusetts

    Fou Foune...
     
    #26 Larryken, Jun 18, 2013
  7. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    It's already in his list...
     
    #27 stupac2, Jun 18, 2013
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  8. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    #28 drgarage, Jun 18, 2013
  9. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
    Pooh-Bah

    #29 stupac2, Jun 18, 2013
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  10. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    You're totally right. It's with white grapes. I must have been fooled by the name.
     
    #30 drgarage, Jun 18, 2013
  11. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    Yeah I get confused by that too, I think the name is from a county or town in NY.
     
    #31 stupac2, Jun 18, 2013
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  12. Geuzedad

    Geuzedad Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2010 Arizona

    I know it's not a sour but it was pretty damn good....Deschutes Tree Shaker IPA is made with peaches and is worth a taste IMO.
     
    #32 Geuzedad, Jun 18, 2013
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  13. devlishdamsel

    devlishdamsel Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2009 Washington

    Samuel Smiths apricot ale. Not really a sour, but close enough!
     
    #33 devlishdamsel, Jun 18, 2013
  14. GuzzLah

    GuzzLah Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 Illinois

    Cascade Noyaux is a raspberry beer made with apricot pits. It doesn't taste like apricots. Just sayin'.
     
    #34 GuzzLah, Jun 18, 2013
  15. CheapBeerBuzz

    CheapBeerBuzz Pooh-Bah (1,898) Dec 20, 2011 California
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    I know, you are very right. I still want to include it because I feel like Cascade needs a couple different beers in the mix. And technically, there is some apricot flavor from the roasted shells of the pits. If push comes to shove and we are able to track down another 4-5 off the list, I will remove the Noyaux as overkill.
     
    #35 CheapBeerBuzz, Jun 18, 2013
  16. CheapBeerBuzz

    CheapBeerBuzz Pooh-Bah (1,898) Dec 20, 2011 California
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    Thanks for policing my thread Stu.

    And a big thanks to all comments/ideas so far. I am really looking to keep this to Peach and Apricot sours. Just too many options if I expand it to IPA's, fruited ales, etc.
     
    #36 CheapBeerBuzz, Jun 18, 2013
  17. CloudStrife

    CloudStrife Savant (1,219) Nov 20, 2008 New York

    #37 CloudStrife, Jun 18, 2013
  18. sirsteve42

    sirsteve42 Maven (1,299) Jan 15, 2009 New York

    Haha my D*ck is bigger than yours list Lol. When is this tasting? Ill be in Ontario in July and could bring an 05 Fou Foune if its close enough to Michigan/Ontario border
     
    #38 sirsteve42, Jun 18, 2013
  19. LambicKing

    LambicKing Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Germany

    Nebraska Apricot au Poivre.
     
    #39 LambicKing, Jun 18, 2013
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  20. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    I'd love to do a tasting with just Fou Foune x20
     
    #40 nrs207, Jun 18, 2013
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