Feral Sour Program

Not really sure what made you think there would be a bunch of lambics of gueuze.

There are quite a number of sours (less then 6 months, upwards of five years) sitting around. Sours take time and are difficult because you have to keep everything completely separate from the rest of the brewery so as not to infect everything else.

 

Could be. I don't know

 

maybe there is Constip-"ation" in the overall program?

 

Who needs sours when Hopfenfahrt is being bottled! Lukie - can I buy a keg of it....

 

I called dibs on it all when I was brewing it.

 

Well...I mean...even seeing Feral's lambic on tap again would be an advancement seeing as we saw it two years ago but never since...I would have thought you'd brew more sour beers after starting a sour program, rather than less. Although please don't deprive Sydney of Warhead for my insubordination. Just brew a couple of batches of berlinner with peaches and/or blueberries instead of (or in addition to) watermelon and we'll call it even.

 

Where could I find these brews in Melbourne?

 

Your best bet is probably still the Great Northern Hotel in Carlton or North Carlton.

 

Who says we have brewed less?

I am starting to think people on here don't understand how difficult sour beer actually is. Because things aren't released doesn't mean things aren't happening. We aren't just going to throw stuff out there for the sake of it, especially when it is not ready.

 

Hardly something to aspire to.

 

Their beers will never be ready. Doesn't help when, stylistically, you're extremely schizophrenic, with the only consistency being extreme mediocrity.

 

Red Duck not helped by some stores stocking a massive range of theirs, half hoppy, half not, thus the hoppy ones sit on shelves, and sit, .... and sit ......... and sit..........

 

Why would you say that?! I've been local for nearly 3 years and have no recollection of a Feral sour on tap at GNH. Terminus, Alehouse and Taphouse and others probably more likely, though hardly consistent.

Are you in Melbourne now ubiq3000? Or heading here soon? I'm batshit crazy for sours (drinking and brewing) and would love to geek out if you're in town or heading here soon.

 

Last time i was in Melbourne i was told by a staff member of a bottleshop that they were the best place to find Feral on tap & from my travels, they were. I was also told a staff member/owner/licensee at the GNH was related to someone at Feral.

Things could well have changed. Sounds like they may well have.

 

The owner used to have a stake in Feral, and his brother still does. Hop Hog is always on tap, and there is a very occasional specialty (e.g. Boris) though I haven't seen anything other than Hop Hog for a very long time. Not a great place to drink Hop Hog either - in my experience it's generally not quite right (stale, poorly stored or poor line maintenance - or all of the above).

 

Nope. He is gone.

 

What was the result of that legal battle from last year? Is there a new shareholder or did the Varis' buy him out?

For those that missed it:

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/countryman/a/19097334/feral-fight-brewing-in-the-valley/