Best Blueberry sour (American)

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by iflah45, Nov 2, 2012.

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What is the best American blueberry sour?

Poll closed Nov 16, 2012.
  1. LeBleu

    38.8%
  2. Cascade Blueberry

    33.6%
  3. WWB Indigo

    12.1%
  4. Other?

    15.5%
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  1. iflah45

    iflah45 Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2010 Massachusetts

    Cast your vote of post your response...I'm curious!
     
  2. narayan

    narayan Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2007 Georgia

    Very partial to WWBI, but haven't had LeBleu.
     
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  3. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    Having only had WWBI and it being my favorite Crooked Stave to date, I had to go with that.
     
  4. iflah45

    iflah45 Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2010 Massachusetts

    If you vote other, please post what you're thinking of. Cheers!
     
  5. codysjb

    codysjb Savant (1,018) Jun 16, 2010 Florida
    Trader

    While I havent had any of these, upland blueberry came to mind as soon as I saw the title
     
  6. ArchEnemyBrew

    ArchEnemyBrew Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Washington

    Still need to drink my indigo but I enjoyed Cascade blueberry more than lebleu.
     
  7. a74gent

    a74gent Pundit (981) Mar 16, 2010 Massachusetts
    Trader

    Funny...I thought of Upland Blueberry when I read the survey as in "these have to be better than upland blueberry...".
     
  8. codysjb

    codysjb Savant (1,018) Jun 16, 2010 Florida
    Trader

    Good to know since I wanted an american blueberry to compare to when I crack my blabaer .
     
  9. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Only had Cascade and LeBleu and LeBleu was better in my opinion.
     
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  10. BedetheVenerable

    BedetheVenerable Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2008 Missouri

    Haven't been lucky enough to try any...fail.
     
  11. ales4baldo

    ales4baldo Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2011 California

    Ill make sure to let you guys know when i get a Cascade Blueberry in, as for now. I know nothing.
     
  12. harrymel

    harrymel Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2010 Washington

    I didn't vote, but only because I'm leery to crown LeBleu. The beer has been very good, I think the 2011 release was best (released New Year Eve 2010 IIRC). My reservation is that my understanding is that the brains behind the barrels is now out at Peekskill brewery, so until they prove themselves again, my nod will go to Cascade.

    Haven't had Upland or WWB Indigo. Wish there were more blueberry sours out there.
     
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  13. stakem

    stakem Grand Pooh-Bah (4,070) Feb 20, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Blueberry is tricky. No matter how many different blueberry beers (sour or not) that I drink, I am always left disappointed a bit because blueberry is so dainty that it almost always completely ferments out.

    Lebleu I have consumed more of than any other blueberry beer simply because I drive to ithaca when it is released.
    Cascade I have a bottle of but have not drank yet.
    The WWB offerings I got to try I was not really impressed by so im not even really interested in trying indigo.
    Blabaer was the single biggest let down I have ever experienced in my beer trading/drinking history. To this day I dont know if I got a bad bottle or if I was possibly scammed. My experience does not even remotely come close to what other people who reviewed it have to say about that beer.

    A local place makes a blueberry berliner weisse. So im gonna go with that as my current favorite blueberry sour. After I drink my bottle of cascade I might change my opinion.
     
  14. aknight

    aknight Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2008 California

    Hopcat Blambic
     
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  15. maltmuncher

    maltmuncher Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2012

    I have to go with Sour Punch so other.
     
  16. tobelerone

    tobelerone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,220) Dec 1, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    To date I have only had Lebleu so that's how I voted; thought it was very good but not life-changingly great. Working on getting a Blabaer and hoping I don't have the same experience stakem did.
     
  17. StubFaceJoe

    StubFaceJoe Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2011 Colorado

    Erimitas iv from Avery.
     
  18. ArchEnemyBrew

    ArchEnemyBrew Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Washington

    Ah blabaer. The most sought after beer to retrade for something else. Doubt you had a bad bottle, you're just not stupid enough to detect rarity/hype. Good beer but not great.
     
  19. Jspriest

    Jspriest Pundit (940) Feb 9, 2011 Pennsylvania

    I'm not in whatever minority has actually had the 3 listed and more, but yeah, I have to give another nod to Avery's Eremita IV. I'm still just waiting for Allagash to do a coolship w/ blueberries.
     
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  20. iflah45

    iflah45 Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2010 Massachusetts

    I had Allagash's Respect Your Elderberries at the EBF and that was incredible. I think they would kill a blueberry beer!
     
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