Favorite Sour/Wild Ales?

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  1. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    I'm curious as to what everyone's favorites are, the style seems interesting to me but I haven't really broken into it yet.

    I've tried a couple of sours from Nightshift - which I did enjoy - and am going to grab a bottle of Farm to Face this weekend; are there any that seem to be generally well-received by those new to the style?
     
    #1 lambpasty, Dec 22, 2014
  2. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Currently my favorite Wild Ale that I can get semi-regularly is Temptation from Russian River. (But living in MA you'd have to join the trading forum and find someone willing to trade for it.)

    For an entre point into Belgian Gueuze, I'd say start with Lindeman's Cuvee Rene. Quite good, more reasonably priced than most, and pretty widely available. (But if you don't care for artificial sweeteners, avoid the rest of their products as they use them liberally.)
     
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  3. LMT

    LMT Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2009 Virginia

    Alewerks Lover's Greed. If you're also into wine, this one will impress you.

    I don't know if it would be available in Mass. Find a trader from VA & it should be fairly easy to get, though.
     
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  4. Immutable_Dusk

    Immutable_Dusk Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2013 Illinois
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    Cuvee Des Jacobins is my go to, if I had regular access to supplication that would also be a go to. Surprise of the year was Three Floyds Chevalier Bertrand, blueberry deliciousness.
     
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  5. leroybrown10

    leroybrown10 Pooh-Bah (2,416) Jan 26, 2008 Missouri
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    Love Child and Saison Brett from Boulevard are both really good and not terribly hard to find when they are released.

    Duchesse de Bourgogne and Tilquin Oude Gueuze for easy to find European sours.
     
    #5 leroybrown10, Dec 22, 2014
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  6. MaltLickyWithTheCandy

    MaltLickyWithTheCandy Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2013 Maryland

    Lindemans Cuvee Rene
    Oude Gueze Tilquin
     
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  7. bcp5296d

    bcp5296d Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2012 North Carolina

    Beatification, Duck Duck Gooze, JK Lure/Atrial, and a few other notables from a few notable breweries.
     
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  8. rickcrip76

    rickcrip76 Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2013 Georgia

    Rodenbach/Rodenbach Grand Cru are easy to find and they're cheap in comparison to most other sours. La Folie and Le Terroir from New Belgium are great and widely available too.
     
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  9. sjjn

    sjjn Pundit (852) Jun 4, 2004 California

    My top sours that are sour and not bretty/funky (and fairly obtainable) are Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus, Captain Lawrence Rosse e Marrone, The Bruery Sans Pagaie, Goose Island Juliet and Duchesse de Bourgogne. The Farm to Face is excellent and fairly retrained in both fruit and sourness.
     
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  10. JohnnyMalts

    JohnnyMalts Crusader (437) Jul 28, 2014 New York
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    Goose Island's Four sisters
    Tilquin Oude Geueze
    Cantillon Rose De Gambrinus
    Cantillon Grand Cru Bruoscella
    Cantillon 100% Kriek Lambic Bio
     
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  11. Hopzilla

    Hopzilla Crusader (440) Dec 4, 2013 Florida
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    Start off with a basic berliner and then see how deep the rabbit hole gose . . .
     
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  12. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    Seems like Cuvee Rene is pretty popular from the external reading I've done as well, and I'm pretty sure I've seen it at a few stores nearby. I'll be on the lookout this weekend for sure.

    Thanks for the suggestions so far, really interesting stuff. Keep them coming!

    I think I would be more partial to non-funky ales, at least to start with. I don't have an issue with funk in a hoppy beer but, so far I haven't been a fan of funky malty/fruity beers.
     
    #12 lambpasty, Dec 22, 2014
  13. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Wow you must have a secret store for some of those to be fairly obtainable. All except Farm to Face and Duchesse are not all that easy for me to get right now for sure :slight_smile:

    I do, however, recommend every one of them as being exactly what OP is looking for.
     
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  14. neckbeardnation22

    neckbeardnation22 Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2014 Maryland

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    hey man, check out cisco brewing lady of the woods series. its my personal favorite sour thats somewhat readily available. i really enjoy their peach and kreik, but the regular lady of the woods is one of my favorite sours.
     
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  15. SweetChicken

    SweetChicken Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    Atrial Rubicite was one YUMMY beer....
     
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  16. olradetbalder

    olradetbalder Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2011 Sweden

    Cantillon Mamouche
    Drie Fonteinen / De Cam Millenium Geuze
     
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  17. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    I'm pretty sure I've seen that around me, Cisco is pretty common in the stores I frequent so I'll be on the lookout.
     
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  18. neckbeardnation22

    neckbeardnation22 Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2014 Maryland

    You should, its based in MA. I get them when I visit the parents in MN, so for you should be no problem, the link below is their regular, and its one of my favorites. Basic, but very good IMO

    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/261/53887/
     
    #18 neckbeardnation22, Dec 22, 2014
  19. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    I have obtained a lot of sours from trading: Russian River makes good stuff (basically anything that ends in 'tion), Crooked Stave, Wicked Weed, Almanac, The Rare Barrel.

    I also live in MA so locally I have been able to find Avery Sours (Rufus Corvus), Night Shift has some good stuff, Allagash always has a nice sour offering (Pick Your Own, Nancy, Midnight Brett, Farm-to-Face, etc.), There are a couple of bottle shops near me that have sours from the Bruery and Cascade which are a little more on the expensive side.

    You can always go the Belgian route and pick up anything from Lindemann's, Timmerman's, or Rodenbach. I think Petrus is American but its in the Belgian style section usually. Lambics started me off and a framboise from Lindemann's is always good.
     
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  20. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Seriously, I have never been able to obtain anything from Cantillon.
     
    #20 TylerKitchens, Dec 22, 2014
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