Top 3 Frustrations with Wild/Sour Ales?

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  1. kaz4121

    kaz4121 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    I am curious to hear the top 3 frustrations with wild/sour ales (both domestic and international). IMHO, I would say:
    1. Availability - most of my favorite examples are extremely limited
    2. Style inconsistency - styles/descriptions are vague and there is often little consistency among breweries
    3. Price - always hard to swallow $20+ per bottle
     
    #1 kaz4121, Sep 1, 2015
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  2. Herky21

    Herky21 Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2011 Iowa

    1. Price
    2. Unintentional sours that aren't great but still costs $20
    3. People thinking that Lambics are sours
     
    #2 Herky21, Sep 1, 2015
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  3. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Just one for me. They all sort of taste like vinegar.
     
    #3 KingforaDay, Sep 1, 2015
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  4. zappoman

    zappoman Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2014 Illinois

    My issue is price, but I understand why it needs to be priced the way it is.

    Oh, I have a second issue. Bad sours that are as expensive as the good ones, but this is a problem with any beer.
     
    #4 zappoman, Sep 1, 2015
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  5. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    1. Not as fun and easy to drink as other styles (it can feel like homework, especially when taking notes/writing a review)

    That's my only qualm.
     
    #5 ONovoMexicano, Sep 1, 2015
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  6. WillQC4Beer

    WillQC4Beer Initiate (0) May 1, 2014 Vermont

    1. Many sours/wilds are becoming a competition of lowest ph
    2. Fruited sours/wilds tend to be one dimensional just sour and fruit zero complexity.
    3. Price points have gone through the roof.
     
    #6 WillQC4Beer, Sep 1, 2015
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  7. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    1. Price
    2. Price
    3. Price
     
    #7 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Sep 1, 2015
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  8. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    1. It's not an IPA;
    2. See above; and
    3. See above.

    All BS aside, I like sours. I just don't review them because it isn't in keeping with the Hunter's mantra. I have to keep up appearances, after all. Larrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrge.
     
    #8 TheIPAHunter, Sep 1, 2015
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  9. charlzm

    charlzm Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2007 California

    Like offthelevel said-

    1. Price
    2. Price
    3. Price
     
    #9 charlzm, Sep 1, 2015
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  10. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    "Sour" is a taste bud sensation, not a style of beer.
    Lambics almost always "taste sour."
    Therefore, lambics are "sours."
     
    #10 maltmaster420, Sep 1, 2015
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  11. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    Thanks goodness I don't like sours. I spend enough on beer already.
     
    #11 msscott1973, Sep 1, 2015
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  12. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah

    Pricing and availability are the obvious ones.
    I think varying quality is #2. I don't care what kind of pain in the ass the brewer had with it - some genuinely aren't good. Some are full-on amazing. I don't know how many brewers and buyers know the difference.
     
    #12 Domingo, Sep 1, 2015
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  13. beatenbyjacks

    beatenbyjacks Savant (1,151) Apr 17, 2011 Colorado

    1 - Descriptions - "wild ale with fruit aged in barrels" what fruit, what barrels, give me something....
    2 - Price Consistency - why does one brewery charge $15 for a bomber and another $22 when they are both described as the same type of beer. Price point is too vague for me as this category is all over the board for pricing.
    3 - Age beer after purchase - wait I bought the beer and now I have to age it?!?
     
    #13 beatenbyjacks, Sep 1, 2015
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  14. Dr_Bahmbay13

    Dr_Bahmbay13 Pooh-Bah (1,751) Mar 10, 2013 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    Wouldn't know?my stores only carry 1 or 2 sours.
     
    #14 Dr_Bahmbay13, Sep 1, 2015
  15. ICMTM

    ICMTM Zealot (532) Mar 20, 2014 California
    Trader

    1. High PH level. I have a limit on how much sour I can consume
    2. Overrated. It's the in style right now
    3. 375/500ml bottles. I prefer full bombers.
     
    #15 ICMTM, Sep 1, 2015
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  16. TonyLuvsBeer

    TonyLuvsBeer Pundit (828) Mar 28, 2015 Michigan
    Trader

    My 2 issues are: Price and Availability. Love me some Russian River but its nowhere to found here.
     
    #16 TonyLuvsBeer, Sep 1, 2015
  17. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    1.) The majority of American versions are laughable.
     
    #17 Sweatshirt, Sep 1, 2015
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  18. chrisjws

    chrisjws Grand Pooh-Bah (3,302) Dec 3, 2014 California
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    1) Sour/wild encompasses way too much territory in practice
    2) The sheer amount of mediocre sours
    3) The price (though I understand why)
     
    #18 chrisjws, Sep 1, 2015
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  19. kaz4121

    kaz4121 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    One frustration of mine from a bar/pub stand point is how bartenders lump everything under sours - farmhouse ales, 100% brett beers, gueuze, berliner weisse, gose, etc.
     
    #19 kaz4121, Sep 2, 2015
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  20. dennisjames33

    dennisjames33 Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2013 Nebraska

    1. They're not as good as lambic
    2. They're not as good as lambic
    3. They're not as good as lambic
     
    #20 dennisjames33, Sep 2, 2015
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