Low key/mild sour recommendations

Try a Bell's Oarsman. Slightly tart rather than out & out sour, & pretty affordable. It's a sour mash wheat, akin to a Berliner weisse, & not as intense as the Belgian sour styles (lambics & Flanders sours).

 

where in the country are you located? It would help so we can figure out what you can buy.

 

Duchesse De Bourgogne

 

The more important question here is why did a cup of lemonade sit in your room for six months?

 

Monks Sour Ale From Philly is wonderful and not overly poweful.

 

He said the vinegar was too much for him. I'd stay away from Flanders styles altogether.

 

Yep I second this. I can't really think of less intense sours at the moment except for berliners. 1809 Berliner is a great one.

 

I stand behind it as a good gateway. The sweetness is a perfect balance to the sour.

 

Monks cafe? Good intro. Or a Petrus Pale?

 

Rodenbach

 

I'll second Petrus Pale as a mellow sour. Maybe Dogfish festina peche in a few months when it's back in season.

Most sour beers are actually fermented around six months.. soooo your lemonade/tea experience isn't super far off. It's not a style for everyone, but I love them

 

Festina peche was my first thought as well. It's more tart than sour and gets you used to that flavor profile.

 

Is JP in Arizona? If so, their Oro De Calabaza is really mild and nice...Its still my goto for sours and it has a nice full mouthfeel at 8abv...

 

Sierra Nevada/Russian River Brux. It's billed as a "domesticated wild ale," and it delivers.
Also, any of the New Belgium Lips of Faith "sour" beers.

 

Personally I love Odell's the Meddler, technically a Oud Bruin Ale, but I think a great introduction into some sourness while still being really drinkable and offering up lots of raisin and cherry flavors. I recently shared one with my New Belgium rep and he thought it was excellent too. Being in AZ you should be able to find some around, probably around $15 for 750ml, definitely worth it in my opinion.

 

You should be able to get some GF Rayon Vert tasty a nice intro good stuff IMO

 

I just recently tried sour beer. I had four within about 3 weeks of each other. The first was the Duchesse de Bourgogne. I found the vinegary flavor and smell to be way too much for me. I dumped most of it out. I also tried a Petrus Aged Ale, which was also too strong for me.

The third sour I tried was Sanctification by Russian River. It blew me away! Seemed like a great balance, and was not too sour or vinegary. A very refreshing, pleasant drinking experience.

The fourth was Russian River's Supplication. Very fun tart/sour cherry flavor, and while it was a notch or two stronger than the Sanctification it was still fairly drinkable for a sour newbie such as myself.