good sour beer? chicago.

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  1. HoodieNinja

    HoodieNinja Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2012

    Whats a good sour beer I can find around the chicoland area?
     
    #1 HoodieNinja, Feb 24, 2013
  2. homebrew311

    homebrew311 Pooh-Bah (2,144) May 19, 2008 Illinois
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    Cuvée des Jacobins
    Petrus Aged Pale
    La Folie

    I guess it depends what sour profile you are looking for, but these are the best readily available acidic sours in the Chicago area.
     
    #2 homebrew311, Feb 24, 2013
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  3. MasterSki

    MasterSki Grand Pooh-Bah (4,848) Dec 25, 2006 Canada (ON)
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    Tilquin Gueuze is a good one that is generally available.
     
    #3 MasterSki, Feb 24, 2013
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  4. HoodieNinja

    HoodieNinja Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2012

    My buddy wants a good sour beer to trade hes located in cali. I told him I would get something if he gives me Pliny.
     
    #4 HoodieNinja, Feb 24, 2013
  5. BlastBeats

    BlastBeats Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2011 Illinois

    I'd suggest the 3 sisters.. Juliet, Lolita, and Madame Rose
     
    #5 BlastBeats, Feb 24, 2013
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  6. thousandfoldthought

    thousandfoldthought Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Illinois

    I've been finding Drie Fonteinin around the city lately. Not the funkiest of beers, but definitely fits the bill and far as I understand it's rare enough here/there/anywhere that he'd probably appreciate it.
     
    #6 thousandfoldthought, Feb 26, 2013
  7. dmfc906

    dmfc906 Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2010 Illinois

    Duchess de Borgogne and Rodenbach Grand Cru is available pretty much everywhere I go in Chicago (definitely always in stock at Binnys). Same with Cuvee de Jacobins (mentioned above)

    If you can find Madame Rose, Lolita or Juliet I'd nab one.
     
    #7 dmfc906, Feb 26, 2013
  8. TMoney2591

    TMoney2591 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,139) Apr 21, 2009 Illinois
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    Pipeworks Flower Child. And definitely the Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge.
     
    #8 TMoney2591, Feb 26, 2013
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  9. HipsterBrewfus

    HipsterBrewfus Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2012 Maryland

    Ninja star, off guard, now you're injured!

    Seriously though, if hes in Cali, he already has access to some phenomenal sours
     
    #9 HipsterBrewfus, Feb 26, 2013
  10. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Should be able to get Girardin Black Label
     
    #10 gatornation, Feb 26, 2013
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  11. weonfire

    weonfire Pundit (870) Sep 4, 2012 Illinois
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    Completely off topic but your avatar is Juzam Djinn isn't is?
     
    #11 weonfire, Feb 26, 2013
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  12. tinypyramids

    tinypyramids Pundit (897) Jul 19, 2012 Illinois

    send him juliet. buy drie fonteinen and tilquin and keep them for yourself. not that juliet isn't awesome (as it's probably GI's best production sour), but it's certainly easier to come by juliet as of late.
     
    #12 tinypyramids, Feb 26, 2013
  13. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    Timmerman's Oude Geuze. It's Shelf Beat. Right Scott?

    (in all seriousness, buy the stuff. $15-20 for 750 ML of in your face sour goodness. Get it at the beer temple too)
     
    #13 jegross2, Feb 27, 2013
  14. DanH11

    DanH11 Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Illinois

    Most of the beers mentioned are available in California. Get a pipeworks berliner or go to WLV and get a sour bitch. These won't be available to your friend in Cali
     
    #14 DanH11, Feb 27, 2013
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  15. bingenbrew

    bingenbrew Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2012 Illinois

    Boon Kriek and Gueze Mariage Parfait
     
    #15 bingenbrew, Feb 27, 2013
  16. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    If he's a good friend, I suggest a batch 1 Bleu Lady as a joke.
     
    #16 jegross2, Feb 27, 2013
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  17. dmfc906

    dmfc906 Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2010 Illinois

    Had a Sour Bitch this past weekend...it's pretty good, not sure if it's worth the price tag
     
    #17 dmfc906, Feb 27, 2013
  18. emilyLOVESlime

    emilyLOVESlime Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2009 California

    This. I found Madame Rose while I was in Boston and really liked it. We don't get GI sours out here so I bought one to take home. Pipeworks would be good too, a trading partner sent me a Blue Lady and it was tasty.
     
    #18 emilyLOVESlime, Feb 27, 2013
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  19. PDZ

    PDZ Initiate (0) Jun 26, 2012 Illinois

    Not sure if they get jolly pumpkin out there or not... (but if...then)
     
    #19 PDZ, Feb 27, 2013
  20. emilyLOVESlime

    emilyLOVESlime Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2009 California

    We do. I think we get most of the beers they brew. They don't hold a candle to Cascade or RR though, so I'm not a huge fan.
     
    #20 emilyLOVESlime, Feb 28, 2013
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