Best Damn Sour Fest Advice

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  1. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    My wife bought me a ticket to the Best Damn Sour Fest and the list is blowing my mind. I only in the last year found sours, but love the styles. I get to choose ten from the list to try. I know a few I want to try, but was hoping those more experienced can recommend a few that may be more special. I placed an * next to a few I'm looking at.


    Cantillon Iris
    Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise
    Cantillon Mamouche
    Cantillon Vigneronne
    Cantillon Classic Gueuze *
    Cantillon Rose De Grambinus
    Cantillon Fou Foune *
    Alpine Ned 09 *
    Alpine Ichabod 09 *
    Cascade Sang Noir
    Cascade Blueberry *
    Cascade The Vine
    Cascade Apricot
    Vicaris Tripel Gueuze
    De Ranke Kriek
    De Ranke Cuvee
    New Belgium La Terroior
    New Belgium Clutch
    New Belgium La Folie 2011
    Lost Abbey Framboise De Amorosa
    Lost Abbey Red Poppy
    Lost Abbey Amazing Grace 2010 *
    Heretic Worry
    Avery Immitis
    Avery Oud Floris
    The Bruery Sour in the rye
    The Bruery Oude Tart
    The Bruery Mother Funker
    The Bruery Tart Of Darkness
    Tilquin Oude Gueuze
    Timmermans Oude Gueuze
    Jolly Pumpkin Maui Collab Sobre Humano
    Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
    Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela
    Drie Fonteinen Golden Blend *
    Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
    Boon Oud Gueuze Mariage Parfait 2003 *
    Deschutes The Dissident 2010
    Deschutes The Dissident 2012
    Rodenbach Vintage 2008
    Russian River Consecration Batch 5 (bottled October 2010)
    Russian River Temptation Batch 7
    Lambrucha – Lamic W/ Kombucha Tea

    Any tips?
     
    #1 HopsintheSack, Nov 9, 2012
  2. DaveAnderson

    DaveAnderson Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2011 Minnesota

    I opened a 2003 Mariage Parfait about two months ago, and while it was good, I enjoyed the most recent Tilquin and 3F Oude Gueuze (and for that matter, Cantillon, but you already have that checked) quite a bit more.

    And as a matter of personal preference, I thought Mamouche blew away the very good Fou Foune.
     
    #2 DaveAnderson, Nov 9, 2012
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  3. exitmusic00

    exitmusic00 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2010 Oregon

    My thought = if you're going to try just one Cascade, go with Apricot. IMO, it's so different from Fou' Foune that it's not redundant in the least.
     
    #3 exitmusic00, Nov 9, 2012
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  4. TicoCali

    TicoCali Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2010 California

    Russian River Consecration would definitely be on my list.
     
    #4 TicoCali, Nov 9, 2012
  5. grandmeaulnes

    grandmeaulnes Initiate (0) Oct 18, 2010 Ohio

    ??

    Drink the Loons. See u there.
     
    #5 grandmeaulnes, Nov 9, 2012
  6. podunkparte

    podunkparte Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2009 Washington

    Tilquin is mind blowing, but you might be able to get it near you in bottles.
     
    #6 podunkparte, Nov 9, 2012
  7. BostonLoggas

    BostonLoggas Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2012 Washington

    Avery Oud Floris & La Terroior... amazing, simply amazing
     
    #7 BostonLoggas, Nov 9, 2012
  8. mychalg9

    mychalg9 Pooh-Bah (2,123) Apr 8, 2010 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    I dont know if I could pick just 10 from that list.....

    Cascade Sang Noir is one of my favorites, but I am still relatively a sour noob
     
    #8 mychalg9, Nov 9, 2012
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  9. DRBiser

    DRBiser Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 Maryland

    Can't say ive had too many Cascades to compare, but i completely agree with this. The cascade apricot is delicious and very unique/innovative
     
    #9 DRBiser, Nov 9, 2012
  10. sweetLew

    sweetLew Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2009 California

    What a list!
     
    #10 sweetLew, Nov 9, 2012
  11. matt2591

    matt2591 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2010 Ohio

    Apline Ichabod 09 is fantastic. I too will be there. Choosing just 10 will be a challenge.
     
    #11 matt2591, Nov 9, 2012
  12. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    It will be a tough choice with that line up. I am leaning towards ticking off some Loons as I have not been fortunate to try any yet and the Alpine stuff as they are one of my favorite places and who knows if I would ever see those again. I have tried all the Cascade stuff minus the blueberry and have bottles of Oud Floris still, which I love.

    Overall I am most curious about the Loons. They seem to be the most highly regarded sours out there. I did try a 3F Gueze and was not terribly impressed, but maybe its just the standard Gueze style. So far I really seem to enjoy Flemmish, Oud Flanders, ect style sours and sours with that base. Sang Noir, Oud Floris, and Jacobins are probably my favs so far.

    Either way, I am very excited. See you BAs there! I have tattoos on my left arm and a fresh mustache for Movember, say hi.
     
    #12 HopsintheSack, Nov 9, 2012
  13. brewbetter

    brewbetter Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 Nauru

    I would choose Vig over classic and something else over MP.
     
    #13 brewbetter, Nov 9, 2012
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  14. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    I was curious about the MP just for the age of it. I guess it doesn't really make too much sense though as I have not had it fresh to compare.
     
    #14 HopsintheSack, Nov 9, 2012
  15. CLCardinal84

    CLCardinal84 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2012 Illinois

    Fou Foune and Vigneronne are my two favorite Cantillon. I would highly, HIGHLY suggest Tilquin as well. Stuff is amazing.
     
    #15 CLCardinal84, Nov 9, 2012
  16. wyatt

    wyatt Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2009 Louisiana

    Cascade Blueberry was a slight let down, but this might be the only way to try it.
     
    #16 wyatt, Nov 9, 2012
  17. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    La Terrior, all the Cantillons, and I absolutely love Cascade Apricot.
     
    #17 checktherhyme, Nov 9, 2012
  18. cocoapuph

    cocoapuph Pundit (793) Mar 4, 2011 California

    I'd say anything in the top half of that list. The bottom half seems to Include a lot of things u should be able to find more easily around SD.
     
    #18 cocoapuph, Nov 9, 2012
  19. HomeBrewed

    HomeBrewed Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2006 Minnesota

    Framboise de Amorosa and Consecration for sure. Older batches of Consecration are much better than fresh. Of the Loons, I would skip Iris. Mamouche is interesting, but not great unless you like drinking spicy flowers. First two I mentioned are a must.
     
    #19 HomeBrewed, Nov 9, 2012
  20. TheBeerSnob

    TheBeerSnob Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2012

    Very cool event. I can tell you I'd do:

    Cantillon Iris
    Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise
    Cantillon Mamouche
    Cantillon Vignerrone
    Cantillon Classic Gueuze *
    Cantillon Rose De Grambinus
    Cantillon Fou Foune *
    New Belgium La Terroior
    Lost Abbey Amazing Grace 2010 *
    Deschutes The Dissident 2010

    Part of my reasoning in this list was what's hard to get, and that also may vary by where we live. For me, the Drie Fonteinen beers are available on the shelf at high end bottle shops, so even though they're awesome, I'd pass them up for an offbeat Cantillon like Iris even though the DFs might be better.

    I'd definitely not pass up La Terroir, one of the few excellent sours to ever come out of the USA and sadly hasn't been available for years. There's rumblings of a re-release at some point but as the name of the beer itself implies, you're almost sure to get a markedly different product. Trying that beer again along with some of the best lambics ever made would be a great experience, I'm jealous!
     
    #20 TheBeerSnob, Nov 9, 2012
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