Monkish Brewing Co.

yup. on the mobile app there is no option to select quantity.

 

Before you start going on eventbrite trying to buy sours, just visit other places were they're easily accessible and learn the differences between styles. (Or most importantly barrel aged sours =/= kettle sours) My first sour was '13 Sans Pagaie which my idiot self thought I could finish a 750ml of to myself. I recall my tasting notes reading as "stomach acid".

Easy ones to visit:
Smog City
Highland Park/Hermosillo
Homage
Cellador (when they have events w/ tasting room open)
Beachwood Blendery
Bruery Terruex (more sour end, though Train to Beersel is great)
Monkish on tap

It may be rough initially, but just try and pay attention to the differences in styles, chat with the bartenders/servers. Id also try and focus more on ones that are either unfruited or aren't essentially smoothies, so you can learn some of the nuances, and respect for the overall styles (e.g. Berliner Weiss vs Gose vs Saison vs Farmhouse vs Sraight up Sour, etc)

 

Usually the bartenders will help. Jeremy and Square at the Blendery are awesome for that.

 

Had a small pour of Cookies while filling growlers tonight on my way home from LA, its a 360 from the OG which IMHO is a very good thing, so much less sweet sticky vanilla and milk sugars, this could blossom into a very good DIPA in a few weeks, without a doubt its still one of the weirdest beers Henry has done, not for everyone.

Cheers,

 

Omnipollo

 

Bro, you need a craft beer sherpa. Serious.

 

I think you might need to re-math.

 

True there, but they're both guilty, this batch is more Monkish than Omnipollo, regardless who wants to take co-credit, it's a freekin weird beer.

Cheers,

 

LOL.........yea,

 

Let your taste buds be your guide.

 

Dude, you seriously stump my troll-dar.

 

Seriously, on another level.

 

I mean in general, with most of your posts.

 

How's Coffee Carlos tasting for you Monkish regulars?

Never had a Mexican Stout before

 

You probably had 20+ years to go from AAL to Sierra Nevada to where you are now in craft beer.

Imagine going from Pacifico at the grocery store to standing in line for Monkish in only a few short months. That is pretty wild.

From his early posts, seemed like not a troll.

 

Like it a lot. The Mexican flavors really lend well to a sweeter stout in general, IMHO.

 

There's a lot of sleeper beers at local stores. Don't just follow what's hot now. Explore your local market.