Sourest of Sours?

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  1. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    Well I've been drinking more sours lately, latest one was Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour ale...Honestly it was barely sour to me.
    I think the most sour beer I've had was Tart of Darkness from the Bruery.
    What other sours are pretty sour?

    I've had:
    Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour - pretty low on sourness
    Gueze Cuvee Rene which was up there,
    Duchesse de Bourgogne, not too sour
    Timmerman's Oude Gueze - pretty sour if I remember, not as sour as ToD
    Tart of Darkness - Most sour out of all of em.

    Not sure if I can get too many more sours in S. Florida though, I think maybe 2 or 3 I haven't tried.
     
    #1 jivex5k, Aug 30, 2012
  2. camil1mj

    camil1mj Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2010 Michigan

    The Bruery Mother Funker is very sour!
     
    #2 camil1mj, Aug 30, 2012
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  3. whiskeytown

    whiskeytown Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2010 North Carolina

    these should be pretty accessible

    Rodenbach Grand Cru
    Hanssens Oude Gueuze
    Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
    New Belgium La Folie


     
    #3 whiskeytown, Aug 30, 2012
  4. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    Awesome I know I can get Jolly, and I remember Rodenbach now how could I forget, was my first sour and didn't know about sour beers yet haha.
     
    #4 jivex5k, Aug 30, 2012
  5. whiskeytown

    whiskeytown Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2010 North Carolina

    the Grand Cru is a lot more sour than the original.
     
    #5 whiskeytown, Aug 30, 2012
  6. beerFool28607

    beerFool28607 Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2012 North Carolina

    Tart of Dakness was probably the sourest I've had too. Hanssesns would be a close second
     
    #6 beerFool28607, Aug 30, 2012
  7. JulianB

    JulianB Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2012 South Carolina

    Vichtenaar is my favorite sour beer that is readily-available in South Carolina (I imagine Florida gets it as well).

    If you can get it from somewhere (trade/friend/etc.), Russian River Supplication is the bees knees.
     
    #7 JulianB, Aug 30, 2012
  8. whiskeytown

    whiskeytown Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2010 North Carolina

    anyone in Charlotte seen Tart of Darkness? Seems like all my Triangle friends have found it, but no sightings here.
     
    #8 whiskeytown, Aug 30, 2012
  9. mikecharley

    mikecharley Savant (1,214) Nov 6, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Beatification batch 5 is drinking wonderful right now, and has a stunning level of sourness
     
    #9 mikecharley, Aug 30, 2012
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  10. ASUBeer

    ASUBeer Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 North Carolina

    Hansenns experimental raspberry is about as sour as it gets
     
    #10 ASUBeer, Aug 30, 2012
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  11. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    Cascade kriek 09 was pretty damn sour. rip the enamel off teeth sour.
    these listed above I dont really think are all that sour.
    Rodenbach Grand Cru
    Hanssens Oude Gueuze
    Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

    PEGS cantina Berliner was also.

    All on board with mother Funker also, awesome brew.
     
    #11 crusian, Aug 30, 2012
  12. HopsJunkiedotcom

    HopsJunkiedotcom Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2010 Florida

    Gonna throw Cascade Kriek into the mix on this one. Damn fine beer, damn sour. Definitely one of my favorites.
     
    #12 HopsJunkiedotcom, Aug 30, 2012
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  13. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    Ever tried Old Growth by Trinity?
     
    #13 cetherid, Aug 30, 2012
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  14. wagenvolks

    wagenvolks Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2005 Texas

    Yep. This one gets my vote.

    A close second is Beatification batch 2.
     
    #14 wagenvolks, Aug 30, 2012
  15. 305BEER

    305BEER Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2011 Florida

    I don't do the sour thing but even I thought tart of darkness was a good brew. I just couldn't drink much of it
     
    #15 305BEER, Aug 30, 2012
  16. whiskeytown

    whiskeytown Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2010 North Carolina

    yeah but he mentioned being in S. Florida which could limit what's available. For easy to find year round availability i think they're plenty sour for someone getting into the style
     
    #16 whiskeytown, Aug 30, 2012
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  17. chefkevlar

    chefkevlar Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2010 South Carolina

    Brawley had it on the top shelf above the other sours
     
    #17 chefkevlar, Aug 30, 2012
  18. Lucasdog

    Lucasdog Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2009 North Carolina

    Brawleys had some as of last Friday
     
    #18 Lucasdog, Aug 30, 2012
  19. whitekiboko

    whitekiboko Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2006 South Carolina

    Old bottles (2010?) of Weyerbacher Riserva. Sour? Absolutely. Great beer? Ymmv, but definitely scratches the sour itch.
     
    #19 whitekiboko, Aug 30, 2012
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  20. whiskeytown

    whiskeytown Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2010 North Carolina

    cool, thanks. I was in last Friday but must have looked right by it.
     
    #20 whiskeytown, Aug 30, 2012
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