New to sours....Help me spend less.

Petrus Aged Pale.
I fucking love this beer. No matter what, whenever I buy sours, I always pick up a bottle of this, due to price point and how delicious it is.

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Oh, and since I've been giving it some love recently, Lindemans Gueuze Cuvee Rene is good for the price too.

 

I actually don't mind Spike & Jeromes. Now the Monstre Rouge is another story, that beer should have been aborted.

The Duchess is pretty vinegary, so you might not want to try that one first.

 

Best way to save money on sours is to not drink them. There are some shitty ones out there for cheap, but it's just not worth it. You'll have to pony up the money.

 

ok maybe middle tier (tilquin, Hanssens, etc).

 

Learn to homebrew. In as little as one decade, you may be able to produce a decent sour for 1/10 the price of a commercial blend.

 

Bulk lactic acid, 85%. Pure stuff is more expensive. Start spiking the cheap six-packs.

 

Rodenbach Classic & Petrus come in 4 packs that's run $14-16. That's about the best price I'd hope to find.

 

Cantillon by the case is the only way to go

 

True, but Rodenbach Grand Cru is quite a bit cheaper than La Folie (and better, IMO).

 

Don't I wish...

 

It's pretty much the only sour I drink mainly due to the fact that american sours cost a lot to ship

 

Jolly Pumpkins year round offerings are moderately priced. Their seasonals are a little pricey but awesome!

 

Save your wallet while you can. Do not try Cantillon or Drie Fonteinen Gueuzes.

I agree with Petrus Aged Pale, yummm. I'll add GF Rayon Vert to the list. Drinking one now, can't get enough.

 

I need to try some Rayon Vert, all I hear is great things but I have yet to pull the trigger after seeing it on every trip to the store.

 

Rayon Vert is fantastic. It's not sour, though, just a funky brett beer. Maybe a touch of tartness, but not the same kind of deal these other brews are.

 

Rayon vert is not sour.

Edit: ^^^ in before me ha

 

Yep. Rayon Vert = Belgian-style Pale Ale w/Brett. A bit tart, but not a sour. The best way to save money on sours:

Never try them or try them and end up not liking them.

Seriously, just set a limit to what you'll spend on them and the amount you'll consume in a given period of time.

 

Sours, simply because of the time to produce them (barrel aging, etc.), are going to be an expensive group of styles, there's just no getting around it. Berliner Weisses are probably the cheapest of the sour styles along with Flemish Reds/Browns. Full Sail just came out with their Berliner at $4 a bomber and is a true example of the style. Bellegems Bruin is a fantastic brown ale at about $3.50/33cL. Rodenbach Grand Cru is always there at $9/750. Hanssens Gueuze and Oude Kriek are great traditional lambics at around $18/750, expensive yes, but not outrageous. Also try to find a beer bar that puts sours on-tap, a huge majority of the time the price/oz. is much less. Beachwood BBQ, my local, puts a couple sours on a week, it's where I do a lot of my sour drinking, I can get a 10 oz. pour of Russian River or Lost Abbey sours for around $6 at Happy Hour when they're available.

 

It's not good, either. But that's just one man's opinion!

 

Great affordable gueuze and easy to find - Lindemans Cuvee Rene