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Thx Sipit

 

Oh yeah, and for those of you trying a sour for the first time, you might want to taste it before you smell it. Some get thrown off by the smell even before they take a sip. One friend told me they thought it smelled like sweaty balls dipped in vinegar...

 

I told myself this spring that I would drink more sours. I've always tried them, but just not consistently. Wound up joining Reserve Society and ordered pretty much whatever Bruery put out. Of all of them Beauregarde and Bottleworks 12 were my favorites.

Ventured into the other sours (3F, Cantillon etc) and although they're all very good, it's just too big of a pain in the ass to get. However, that won't stop be from buying them if I see them on the shelf.

 

I also suggest Monk's Cafe, Cuvee des Jacobins, Petrus Oude Bruin or Petrus Aged Pale for starters!

 

1st US brewery to make a good basic Red Flanders sour (nothing fancy but solid) sold in a 6 pack, year around at $10.00 to $14.00 price point will do well.

 

TRUE STORY. I had a beer that I didn't know was MEANT to be sour (back before I knew what sour beer was)... and it got dumped based on smell. Years later I tried it and it was DELICIOUS, but it still smelled like pickle water

 

Haha well, this was my buddies girlfriend, soooo maybe he eats a lot of pickles?

 

It's funny you should say! Just ordered my allotment of Sang Noir. Been waiting since they announced it. Yeah there are exceptions and Cascade does do nice stuff. Cheers!

 

This was pretty sour and tasty

 

The Petrus Red is nice. Found out from a distributor that it's the aged pale refer rented with cherries. It was a total experiment!

 

Wouldn't ever touch a sour! A friend of mine brought over a Bruery Tart of Darkness! Kinda dug it! My question is: in addition to the above sours, what are some others that are good "starter" sours! My wife absolutely hates them, so I'll be going solo on these! There's soooo many good beers out there, that I don't want to be wasting money on meh sours! It's funny how tastes/palates change! The beers that got me started, pilsners, lagers, are my least favorites now!

 

I fell into the rabbit hole about two years ago....had a couple sours on tap, ordered some Cascade then stepped-up for an order from across the pond. Cantillon, New Glarus, Goose Island and the Bruery all make some very nice drinkable gems!

 

Sours the soda pops of beer!

 

Hey now. I love me a good saison I don't care what anyone says haha.

 

I'm new to the sour scene but I'm completely hooked at this point. I had Tilquin and Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vieille recently and both were spectacular. Trendy or not, I'm a fan for life.

 

Also just getting into sours myself! Can't get enough of them, just wish I could afford to drink them all the time. A few of my favorites I've tried so far are Tart of Darkness, Duchesse de Bourgogne, and Troegs Brown Splinter (amazing). Will continue to try more and broaden my horizons. I like the more sour/tart ones the best. Any suggestions? Also any suggestions on budget friendly sours?

 

Budget friendly? Try Petrus Aged Pale and Red, both $4 or $5, though small bottles. Strubbes Flemish Red is also about $4. You should definitely try Rodenbach Grand Cru, which is about $10 for a 750mL. Also, track down Brux before it's gone, if you can. Different kind of sour, but good for beginners. It has more of the leather, banana peel, and yoghurt flavors that come from a Brett sour.

 

Clearly you didn't get the memo. Unless you are a DIPA or Imperial Stout, you don't belong on this site. Maybe if you are a Belgian Ale, we'll let you play.

 

I can't get into them. I've had Dissident, Consecration and Temptation. Not at all a style I enjoy.

 

You might need to get into some wines first, before trying Consecration, if you haven't yet. I could see the Cab taste in the middle throwing a lot of people.