Good Intro Sours?

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  1. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Not a huge sour and or funk guy, but New Glarus has been a revelation. Even if it's a baby step.
     
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  2. turbotype

    turbotype Savant (1,035) Nov 5, 2013 California

    Since you are in Illinois you can just jump right into some badass sours by trading Zombie Dust and Dark Lord for some Russian River Supplication or Firestone Walker Brette Rosé. :grimacing:
     
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  3. rphx88

    rphx88 Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2014 Arizona

    Kasteel Bacchus was my first sour. Not bad at all for a beginner sour. Don't know if it is technically a sour but you could try Anderson Valley's Gose.
     
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  4. Bogart2930

    Bogart2930 Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2015 Florida

    My vote is for Prarie Standard, a farmhouse I know but it's a nice intro to farmhouse as well as a sour, but I'm a big advocate to drink to what style you like.
     
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  5. NoahMayes

    NoahMayes Initiate (0) May 14, 2015 Texas

    Just jump right in.
     
    #25 NoahMayes, Aug 3, 2015
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  6. PGD120

    PGD120 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 New Jersey

    Weyerbacher tarte nouveau is a nice easy one to go with. That or most goses.
     
    #26 PGD120, Aug 3, 2015
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  7. brother_rebus

    brother_rebus Pooh-Bah (2,512) Jul 28, 2014 Maine
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    Bells wild one if you see it up by you.
    Complex yet very drinkable.
     
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  8. WellRested518

    WellRested518 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    Are you serious?
     
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  9. MarshallBirdhouse

    MarshallBirdhouse Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2013 Kentucky
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    Cuvee De Jacobins Rouge
     
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  10. WellRested518

    WellRested518 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    Duchesse, Rodenbach, Cuvee De Jacobins Rouge, Monks Cafe, Victory Sour Monkey, Victory Kirsch Gose... any Gose. Supplication wasn't overly sour, but I would stay away from Consecration early on. Lambic took me some time, but now I'm in love with it. Wild saison's with age are wonderfull.
     
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  11. mtskier

    mtskier Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2013 Illinois

    Mariage Parfait is a great intro gueuze IMO. A bit of sour and funk but not overpowering on either. Relatively affordable and available as well.
     
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  12. WellRested518

    WellRested518 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    ^+1. The Kriek was very well put together.
     
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  13. the_trystero

    the_trystero Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2013 California

    If I could vote against Duchess a million times, I would. I would never drink another sour if I thought they tasted anything like that.
     
    #33 the_trystero, Aug 3, 2015
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  14. KeithE

    KeithE Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2013 Illinois

    Desthil has a number of good sours and they are pretty easy to get and reasonably priced. You can find Avery's Liliko'i Kepolo locally, New Holland's Inccorrigable is a nice Berliner Weissbeer and pretty easy to drink, and if you can find your way north to Wisconsin, New Glarus has some pretty good ones.
     
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  15. Kwak

    Kwak Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2002 New Jersey

    Kirsch Gose - Victory Brewing Company
     
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  16. Pantalones

    Pantalones Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2014 Virginia

    My first and so far only sour beer was Petrus Oud Bruin, and I thought that was really good -- there was definitely sourness in there, but there were also definitely other flavors going on besides "sour" and it wasn't even close to overwhelming levels of sourness even though I'd never had a sour beer before. So I would definitely recommend that one or something along the same lines.

    I noticed the Petrus Aged Pale was already mentioned previously; haven't gotten around to trying that one yet, but I do plan on it if they still have some at the local beer/wine store the next time I drop by.
     
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  17. DaverCS

    DaverCS Savant (1,212) Dec 9, 2014 Arizona

    Sounds like sparkling lemonade may be a good place to start then :wink:
     
    #37 DaverCS, Aug 3, 2015
  18. stickboy1125

    stickboy1125 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Virginia

    Dogfish Festina Peche or Bells Oarsman, neither are really sour just a little tart with the Bells being quite mild
     
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  19. JFresh21

    JFresh21 Savant (1,036) Mar 6, 2012 Illinois
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    Rodenbach Grand Cru: This is the first "sour" I ever had and it was eye opening. They're always on the shelf at Binnys.
    Anderson Valley Gose and variants
     
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  20. beerded_drunk

    beerded_drunk Zealot (659) Aug 30, 2013 Pennsylvania

    I am an avid sour fan, so a lot of what i think may not be what you are into, however to be honest Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus is pretty decent for beginners, I still like it!
     
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