Hello! I normally drink sour beers mostly in the summer, as I imagine many others do, especially with how omnipresent the fruity ones are these days. But I've really felt the urge to get seasonally-appropriate, warming beers this winter, and I wonder what kinds of tart beers can also fit in that category. A couple thoughts I had: Something like Ommegang's Rosetta, This is actually a cherry sour blended with a Belgian brown ale, which is more of a kind of beer I would think of drinking this time of year. (I have had this before but not in a long time, so I don't really remember how it tastes, but I was planning to get some on my next run unless someone here suggests a better idea) Something like this beer, which I got last year and loved, or this one, which I just bought but haven't opened yet. They're both fruited sours but have some more cold weather flavors like cinnamon and vanilla. What do you think I should be looking out for under this description?
I feel many Flanders Ales tend to be a a safe bet for more seasonal sour, Rodenbach is a great example easy to find in MD. If you are looking for something more local Evolution Nouveau Rouge is a great Flanders without fruit. As it gets colder I find current and cherry sours to be fitting for the season if you want fruited sours.
Sour stouts are always good, not seen one in quite a bit though. Bells cherry stout is always good. Enjoy
I'd think anything based off a Strong Dark would be pretty good, something like Russian River's -tion series. |I homebrewed a clone of the Consecration that doing really well on a winter night - had one last night during a NorEaster.
If you can find it, this one would do it for me: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25923/102760/ Kind of in line with what @Giantspace was talking about.
I too enjoy sour beers year round, and will pretty much pick up any that interest me, even if they're more summer-esque. That being said, it's nice to have something seasonally appropriate while also having a nice tartness. Tröegs Blood Orange Cranberry is a nice and simple wintery gose. The fruits feel very seasonally appropriate and it's only 4.5%. Then there's of course some Flanders on the more complex end of the spectrum, like Rodenbach's Grand Cru or Lost Abbey's Red Poppy. Both excellent and complex brews
Jolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza Part sour, part Belgian dark ale. This is the most underrated winter seasonal and exactly what you're looking for.
A stout blended with a lambic, that sounds wild! I’m not much of a stout guy myself but I would try that just out of curiosity. Thank you! This might be the best answer for me so far. I know I can get Troegs in my area, and those fruits sound like they really bring together the gose style with this season. I’ve already been into cranberries lately, as I made a cranberry pie and got cranberry cider for Thanksgiving!
The Bell's Cherry Stout is a fooler for me. I don't detect any cherry flavor other than the tartness that comes with the sour cherries. It might as well be considered a sour stout more than a cherry-flavored stout.
Not sure if you get Urban Artifact beers in MD, but their beers are solid and all they do are fruited sours.... The Christmas pickle is on point! Trivet as well....(cranberry lemon gose) check here..... https://www.artifactbeer.com/ Cheers!
Anchorage Anadromous has made an appearance at one of my local shops lately; it's a dark sour aged in pinot noir barrels. Worth keeping an eye out for. Not too pricey either, like 8 bucks.
I was going to suggest the Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus as something to fit what you're looking for. I rather enjoyed it, and I'm not much of a pumpkin beer fan. That said, it's listed as retired on here. BA doesn't always get those things right... but if so, never mind...
