Carton Brewing (May 2016)

I had my brother pick up 2. I will try it next weekend.

 

Damn the Barrier/Carton Imperial Cream Ale is $24 for a 4-pack at the Whole Foods near me...

 

Two growlers? Quite the commitment.

 

Also picked up two I'll drink one tonight and age one to bring out that Parmesan note then put it on my pasta

 

I went there today. Sours aren't my style so I can't even comment on it. I probably wouldn't have liked it - but I can gauge better by Thursday once I meet up with a few people.

BTW, Rickey replaced SS Cream on tap.

 

Last year's batch had a very pronounced cheesy, stinky feet-like aroma, but the taste was pretty spot on. From my experience brewing and reading about sours, this was most likely caused by a butyric acid problem. This is typically caused by a kettle sour beer being exposed to too much oxygen and is generally considered a flaw in a beer. I'm not sure on the process of Rickey production (e.i. if it is kettle soured), but the only solution to the problem is the addition of brett and extended aging - but even that is debated. Maybe @augiecarton could shed more light on this.

Either way, I look forward to trying this years batch!

 

loved the tasty of Rickey but yeah agree the stinky cheese aroma was strong... Hope to see some kegs of Rickey make it down south again so i can get a glass/growler fill