When will MN get a 6 pack sour?

We have Off Color Troublesome (gose) in 6 packs on shelves. I plan on picking up a pack tonight when I am off of work. It is not as good as the WB Gose but it is similar

 

In reality, not many markets have access to a cheap 6 pack of sours, much less one as good as Westbrook Gose. I still consider MN a sour wasteland, at least when talking about top class options. Stillwater's GGW was a very welcome entry which I hope gets brewed again and comes back in greater quantities.

 

Princeton's has it on the shelves right now and I have seen it on the shelves at Haskels in Maple Grove as well.

 

I wish that Troublesome was as sour as Westbrook, although it's still good beer.

I'm hoping this is a niche that Indeed could fill with its sour program they started. It would be awesome if they choose to go with cans over bombers. Maybe drop them a suggestion?

 

The problem with something like this is that it could really only be filled by a couple of sour styles (at least at the price points you're talking about). Many/most sours made in the US end up in a barrel for some period of time, which really amps up the cost. So we'd mostly be talking about beers like Gose and Berlinner Weisse. Both awesome styles that are making a serious resurgence of late, but still very marginal styles, even in the sour part of the beer world.

 

How do you feel about Westbrook Gose?

 

Somewhat of a tangent but thinking about this got me wondering.....do you think Surly/Indeed would ever can a beer like Misanthrope? Not regarding price point (although that's also an issue..), I just can't think of a beer w/ Brett that has been canned. Wonder if there's logistical/contamination roadblocks there.

Obviously, Brett is not the only road to "sour", and I'd join the chorus that would love to see a WBrook Gose equivalent.
A bit higher price point, but I think Troublesome is a nice beer. Minnesota should be seeing some bottles of Off Color's Berliner pretty soon as well.

 

Bell's oarsman has been around for a bit, maybe revisit that one.

 

Vinifera in Plymouth.

 

Wasn't really including the cost of the barrels themselves into the calculus, but rather the storage area. To make enough of something to can it and then barrel age it is going to take some space. Space costs money. I'm not saying its insanely expensive, but it does mean that a $11 6-pack is going to be tough to pull off for a barrel-aged beer. And why Gose and Berliner Weisse -can- pull it off. That's the equivalent of a $3.50 or so bomber.

 

I think his more important point was the time. It takes quite a while to develop the degree of sourness most people expect these days, unless you are adding acids artificially (as many goses including Westbrook do). Slow turnover is a bigger problem for a smaller brewery with less space.

But if Westbrook is doing it (and selling the h>ll out of it), you'd think we should see more breweries doing goses and berlinners in 6/4 pack format. Goosetown soured up a bit?

 

Evil Twin Nomader Weiss is going to start showing up this week in the Twin Cities. Should be mid-teens a 6pk.

 

If only someone knew the secrets to a 47 second goozie..

 

Not sure if Anderson Valley makes,it's way to MN, but they make a very solid those in 6 pack cans.

 

Anderson Valley is distributed in Wisconsin and the Find Our Beer tool on the AVBC website says The Kimmie, The Yink & The Holy Gose is/has been available at Casanova's. I imagine that is the beer you are referring to. Has anyone run into it at the Nova? Is it still available and worth the drive?

My only experience with Anderson Valley is the Summer Solstice––not that it was terrible, but I'm still trying to decide if it was a cream soda or a beer.