Favorite sour beers

Petrus Aged and 50 50.

 

Can't forget my introductory. New Belgium La Folie.

 

I also enjoy Weyerbacher Tarte Nouveau but too many gives me stomach aches. It would be a constant favorite if not for that.

 

I really like many, but...

is my favorite although no two bottles have tasted the same

All six or seven of deGarde's ales that I have had have been really special


Cascade's Figaro (and many others) are unique (and sadly, rare) treats!

 

24 replies and no SARA yet? My half-dozen favorites with no category constraints, starting from the highest rated:

SARA Westly - beat Fou Foune in a side-by-side. Unbelieveable beer.

Gueuze Tilquin - on draught, this one blew me away

Rare Barrel Ensorcelled

Anchorage Bitter Monk - so wonderful that it's fairly easy to get!

SARA Cask Strawberry - in some ways my absolute most favorite beer even if it's not the one that I rate the best. It brings me such happiness -- is that a weird thing to say?

Cantillon Saint Lamvinus

 

Rodenbach Caractère Rouge

 

Holy Mountain makes phenomenal sours!

 

I think folks are confused about Brett...it doesn't create a drop in pH to the point of "sour"...Brett creates that barnyard funk and tropical fruit character, but not really a souring effect. Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB), like the various Lactobacillus species and Pediococcus, produce the drop in pH that truly sours beer. Some Brett beers use lacto/pedio as well to achieve the tartness that some confuse as a purely "Brett sour".

Some of my favorite American sours are...
Wicked Weed Medora
Wicked Weed Recurrent
Wicked Weed Oblivion
Wicked Weed Pompeon
Wicked Weed Perzik Morte
Wicked Weed Kiwi Morte
Any of the Angel series from Wicked Weed
deGarde Bu Weisse
deGarde Blu Bu
deGarde Raz Bu
deGarde Azacca Hose
deGarde Equinox Hose
deGarde The Lily
Cascade Blueberry
Cascade Kriek
Cascade Frite Gaulois
Cascade Figaro
Any of the Cascade Sang beers (Noir, Rogue & Royal)
Carolina Baernhaus Opuntia
Carolina Baernhaus Whisky Sour
Carolina Baernhaus June Princess
Russian River Supplication
Russian River Consecration
Russian River Temptation
Birds Fly South Peach Berliner Weisse
Birds Fly South False Face
Birds Fly South Sour IPA
Westbrook Whiskey Sour Weisse Weisse Baby
D9 Whiskers On Kitten
D9 Ezekiel 25:17
My home brewed Berliner Weisses, Oud Bruins and Watermelon Sour

Just to name a few...

 

Any of the Une Anne Le Seul series. lV is my favorite, but they are all great.

 

Haven't had as many as all of you, but would say:

School of Certain Victory - Modern Times (sour saison)

Drie Fontainen - Oude Geueze

Russian River - Supplication

 

Oh man I don't even know where to start. But I CAN tell you how much I have been loving the stuff coming out of Tahoe Mountain Brewery, and the much younger Phantom Carriage out of Carson, CA lately. Cheers!

 

looooove me some duchesse de bourgogne...simply amazing. i could drink it every day.

 

After having a bad experience with a vinegary sour beer, I had sworn them off. I am on a quest to try all styles, and in order to experience a Fruit Lambic, I opted to try Lindemans Framboise (raspberry). Wow - sour but also sweet and fruity, trying their Kriek (cherry) next. Besides the beer itself, these are very interesting. You remove the foil and cap, only to find a cork! Then when you're done with the beer you realize the bottle is several times heavier than a normal beer bottle. Low ABV at 2.5% but what a treat!

 

American Wild Ale: Cascade Sang Royale

Lambic - Gueuze: New Glarus R&D Gueuze

Lambic - Unblended: De Cam Oude Lambiek (7-year version, not 3-year)

Lambic - Fruit: De Cam Lambiek Special

Flanders Red Ale: New Belgium La Folie (old unpasteurized C&C version)

Flanders Oud Bruin: Bockor Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge

Berliner Weissbier: Destihl Lynnbrook

Gose: Witch's Hat Andrew Gose Grapefruity

 

I only drink sours and have been drinking them about 9 months. The best of what I've had are: (in no order)



Snozzberry - Green Man
Fuzzy - Side Project
Red Angel - Wicked Weed
Gose - Westbrook (pumped for key lime Gose coming soon)
Athena Paradiso - Creature Comforts
Petite Golden Sour - The collective brewing project
Nocturn gin barrel aged - Jester King
Supplication - RR
O&P - Jester King
Caractere Rouge - Rodenbach (I've got 6 Alexander's but haven't drank one yet)
Garçon de Ferme - Wicked Weed
Tokyo Gose - Zebulon (pickled ginger Gose. It's amazing)


Trying the Golden Angel for the first time Saturday. Pretty excited. They're also having the Red, White, and Angel of Darkness all on tap for the release party at The Funkatorium.