Sour Fest

After spending many days at the local tasting rooms watching people laugh and smile and converse with friends over a $5 pints of whatever I sometimes worry that beer is no longer causing anyone any heartache...but then I venture over to BA and I worry no more.

 

Missed out on tickets myself, but not worried about it. Ill still be in the area to celebrate a buddies birthday and we'll be having a sour fest of our own including oculus and batch 1 that I'm bringing.

 

Have two more tickets. Interested in trading them for their face value in beer. Otherwise I'll just bring a couple of drunks with me.

 

I ended up with an extra ticket, Wife is flying out of town on Thursday. I need to get rid of it, anyone wants it at face let me know.

 

I'll take the ticket

 

Family was suppose to come into town this weekend and can't make it now. I have two tickets to get rid of. If anyone wants them for face shoot me a bm

 

Tickets are gone

 

I would think a lottery would be difficult, especially when most purchasers want more than 1 ticket. Not all that easy to hold drawings for people if they have multiple requests--hard to allocate.
Also, in a lottery like Powerball, you buy chances, not tickets, and most of the time not win. With Sourfest lottery, how many people would be buying chances and get shut out? Quite a few. You could "buy" chances for free, but how would someone register; one entry per person, name, computer....? Methinks that's way too complex

 

Get a lottery ticket every time you visit the brewery in the month or two (or more) leading up to the event. That way you get the people that support you and increase sales on other days.

 

The standard is to allow everyone to get one entry. Allowing people to buy more creates a rich-get-richer situation.

 

One entry = one ticket? This would inhibit small groups from going (friends, significant others). I think it could be done, but would it be better than status quo? I dunno

"Get a lottery ticket every time you visit the brewery in the month or two (or more) leading up to the event. That way you get the people that support you and increase sales on other days"
But what about those people who support the brewery via stores and bars? And then how would the drawing work...one ticket per win? What if one dude wins 100 times? Just spit-balling potential issues as compared with current system.
BTW, I'm not going, so no care either way

 

Willy Wonka golden mf'n ticket! I want to get stuck in the fizzy lifting drinks room of sour beer. I think I can handle it now that I know how to survive.

 

Haven't worked out all the details, but i'm sure it can be done. You get picked you can buy a pair (or four) tix? Just talking here, not saying I have all the answers. I won't be there either, as I was shut out.

 

I hope we see the list today. I need to freak out for 48 hours beforehand to truly get the SourFest experience.

 

Are they expected to announce it?

 

Not sure, but here's the list from last year:

Beer List
BEER NAMEDESCRIPTION
AC Golden Dark KriekDark sour aged with Colorado sour cherries
AC Golden De La VigneSour beer aged with Merlot grapes
AC Golden ImitationPale sour aged for 2 years in oak
AC Golden Syrah SourDark sour aged with Syrah grapes
Asher Apple Fun BarrelBarrel aged IPA blended with organic apple juice
Asher Fun Barrel KriekBarrel aged IPA blended with organic cherry juice
Avery Bad Applepale Belgian sour in oak barrels for 1 year with Granny Smith apples for 6 months
Avery Dihos Dactylionsour ale aged in Cabernet barrels; From February 2011
Avery ImmitisMerciless dark sour blended from 11 first-use Zinfandel barrels
Avery 3rd Annual SourFest BlendLight sour blended from 3 beers; made just for this year's SourFest
Avery Bolder Weissesour Brett ale aged in oak for 6 months
Avery Eremita Iblend of 3 sours aged 1-2 years in 10 different Cabernet and Zinfandel barrels
Avery Eremita IIsingle batch sour blonde infused with apricots and peaches
Avery Eremita IIIdark sour blended from 12 Cabernet barrels aged 9 months to 3 years
Avery Grapes of Wrathstrong sour made with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes; aged for two years
Avery Ross's MomBlended red sour
Cambridge Brett GrisettePilsner malt; Hallertauer hops; B.bruxellensis dreii and B.custercianus
Cambridge OzymandiusCambridge's 23rd Anniversary beer. 15% ABV. Strong. Sour. Black.
Cascade Blueberry
Cascade Sang Noir
Cascade Sang Royal
Cascade The Vine
COOP Ale Works Wild Wheat WineWild yeast and 150 pounds of alfalfa honey
Crabtree Berliner WeisseOld-style German wheat with short lactic fermentation
Crabtree Peachtree Cezanne Saisonaged in Pinot Noir barrels with peaches for 6 months; and brett fermentation for the last 4 months
Crabtree Sauer Power100% fermented bastard with peaches and our own house Lactobacillus
Crooked Stave Blackberry Petite SourBrett fermented; aged 9 months
Crooked Stave Persica Wild Wild BrettAged 9 months in oak barrels with peaches
Deschutes The StoicAmerican Quad aged in Rye Whiskey barrels
Dry Dock Saison D'FunkSaison refermented in Chardonnay barrels
Fort Collins Sour Kraut Berlinner WeisseTraditional German sour with Lactobacillus
Full Sail Chris's Summer DelightBerliner Weisse; unfiltered and tart
Funkwerks Brett DreamBrett saison
Great Divide Bretty Yeti
Grimm Brothers Brett BockAged doppelbock conditioned with brettanomyces
Grimm Brothers Once Upon a TimeBrettanomyces blended hefeweizen
Left Hand StrangeBrettoriginal Stranger APA fermented with brett
Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme
Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa
Lost Abbey Red Poppy
Mountain Sun Saison D'TeshSour-mashed farmhouse ale brewed with white rice and rye
New Belgium La Folie 2010
New Belgium Le Terrior
New Belgium Tart Lychee
New Belgium Clutch
Odell Friek
Odell Saboteur
Odell Crimson Shenanigansale aged in oak with brettanomyces
Redstone Meadery Black BrettBlended black raspberry nectar refermented with brett
Redstone Meadery Black FolieBlack raspberry nectar blended with La Folie
Rockyard Rock Weisser
Russian River Sanctification
Russian River Temptation
Sam Adams Kosmic Mother FunkBrett Belgian aged in oak barrels for 1 year
Sierra Nevada Anything Gosegolden ale brewed with lemon peel; coriander and salt
Upland Raspberry Lambic
Upland Sour Reserve Blend #2Blend of three lambics
Upslope Dark Belgian Sour33% aged in whiskey barrel for 18 months; 33% in Zinfandel barrles for 5 months; 33% in Cabernet barrels for 5 months
Upslope Sour Belgian with Cherries

 

The only thing I've seen confirmed is Grimm Bros Once Upon a Time again.

 

I still have dreams of pour after pour of Cascade Blueberry, Le Terrior, Persica, and Sour Reserve.

 

And the list is:

Brewery & Home State Beer & Description ABV
1 AC Golden Brewing CO Peche- Golden sour aged with fresh Palisade peaches 5.60%
2 AC Golden Brewing CO Troy's Blend- The beer formally known as Colorambic. Lambic-style 5.70%
3 AC Golden Brewing CO Berliner Weisse- Our first attempt at a Berliner Weisse...tart and tangy, conditioned with brett 3.50%
4 AC Golden Brewing CO Plum Sour- Golden sour aged with fresh Palisade plums, 2 pounds per gallon beer 6%
5 Allagash Brewing ME Allagash Midnight Brett- Ale Aged in Oak Wine Barrels 7.30%
6 Asher Brewing Company CO Eaux-de-Vie- Aged in 50 year old Coniac Barrels for a year and a half. Enjoy, slowly 11%
7 Avery Brewing CO Miscellus- Project from our Homebrewer Club! 12 brewers, 5-gallon batches, one wine barrel 8%
8 Avery Brewing CO Bad Apple- Pale Belgian sour in oak barrels for 1 yr w/Granny Smith apples for last 6 months 6%
9 Avery Brewing CO Bolder Weisse- Homage to 19th century Berliner Weisses; bretts, sour, aged in oak for 6 months 4.50%
10 Avery Brewing CO Eremita I- First in our Tap Room-only sour series: 3 different beers, 10 different barrels 9%
11 Avery Brewing CO Eremita II- Second in our Tap Room-only series; blonde sour with peach and apricot 10.10%
12 Avery Brewing CO Fifteen Anniversary Ale- 100% Brett fermented in steel with hibiscus, white pepper, and figs 7.68%
13 Avery Brewing CO Immitis- Merciless dark sour blended from 11 first-use Zin barrels 9.50%
14 Avery Brewing CO Ross's Mom- Blended red sour ale as saucy and sour as the lady herself 9%
15 Avery Brewing CO Volunt Plus Erat- Massive lactic acid interplay w/Cabernet Franc grape must; aged 14 mos. in Zinfandel barrels 10.43%
16 Avery Brewing/New Belgium Brewing CO 3rd Annual Sourfest Blend- Dark sour ale, hints of apple whiskey, cherry, and awesomeness 7%
17 Boulevard Brewing MO Terra Incognita- 45% foudre-aged, 30% Templeton aged, 25% fresh dry-hopped, brett added 8.50%
18 Boulevard Brewing MO Love Child #3- Majority oak-aged, lactobacillus, very tart, short-lived sour, dry oaky finish 9.50%
19 Cascade Barrel Warehouse OR Manhattan Northwest Style Ale- Bourbon Barrel-Aged blonde sour with cherries and noyaux 11.50%
20 Cascade Barrel Warehouse OR Noyaux- Port Barrel-Aged blonde sour with with raspberries and noyaux 8.94%
21 Cascade Barrel Warehouse OR Vlad the Imp Aler- Bourbon Barrel-Aged spiced blonde quad sour 10.91%
22 Cascade Barrel Warehouse OR The Vine- Barrel aged blonde sour ale with white grapes 8.85%
23 COOP Ale Works OK Wild Wheat Wine Ale- Wild yeast and 150 pounds of alfalfa honey 9.50%
24 Crabtree Brewing CO Ottow-Bahn Saison- A unique blend of a German style Berliner Weisse, a French style Saison, Belgain trappist yeast and American-made cider 8.30%
25 Crabtree Brewing CO Frambo- Rambo rocked this Frambo. Aged in oak with Raspberries 6%
26 Crazy Mountain Brewery CO Blame it on the Boil- Sour mash pale ale brewed with trappist yeast 6%
27 Crooked Stave CO Nightmare on Brett Grand Cru- Aged in our favorite Leopold Bros Whiskey/Rye Barrels 9.67%
28 Crooked Stave CO Origins Grand Cru- Aged in our Favorite Leopolds Bros Whisky/Rye Barrels 6.50%
29 Crooked Stave CO Dry Hopped L'Brett D'or- Dry Hopped with Exp. Hop 369 and Simcoe 6.50%
30 Crooked Stave CO Petite Sour with Hibiscus and Cinnamon- Leopolds Apple & Peach Whiskey barrel aged 4.50%
31 Crooked Stave CO Nightmare on Brett-Brandy- Aged in 30 year old Brandy Barrels 9.67%
32 Crooked Stave CO Waelz Blood- Aged in NBB Love barrels with CO Peaches and Hibiscus 7.50%
33 Firestone Walker Brewing Co. CA Lil Opal- Deep garnet color from three years of oak aging, deep nutty oak aroma, vanilla, and slight woody caramel flavors 4.70%
34 Funkwerks CO Leuven- Berliner Weisse inspired historical saison. Refreshingly tart flavor and aroma. 3.20%
35 Funkwerks CO Saison d'Brett- Saison and Brettanomyces yeasts add notes of pineapple and earthy spice 7.40%
36 Grand Teton Brewing ID Oud Bruin- Aged 6 months in Stainless Steel with Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus 6%
37 Great Divide Brewing CO Saison Brauer- Dry, slightly fruity, mild tartness, gentle brett/funk character 7.30%
38 Grimm Brothers Brewhouse CO Farmers Wild Daughter- Our traditional Oktoberfest aged 18 months on Brett infused Barrels 7%
39 Grimm Brothers Brewhouse CO Once Upon a Time III- Fermented with a historic ale yeast & barrel-aged for 9 mos. w/a blend of Brett Brux Trois & Lactobacillus Delbruikii 5%
40 Jester King TX Viking Metal- Brewed w/smoked malt, juniper and Myrica gale & aged in gin barrels w/wild yeast and souring bacteria 7.40%
41 Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales MI La Roja- An American Sour Ale aged in oak barrels & blended from the oak barrels ranging in age from 6 months to 2 years. 7.20%
42 Mountain Sun Pub CO Golden Valley- Brewed in a similar fashion as Orval, this beer is dry w/ slight notes of cherry pie from the secondary brett ferm 6.40%
43 Mountain Sun Pub CO Brett Stoudt- Stout finished with 2 brett strains in 2nd use bourbon barrel, w/notes of pineapple, cherry pie, & oak 6.60%
44 Mountain Sun Pub CO Saison del Barrio- Collaboration w/Iron Hill in Maple Shade, NJ. Dark saison with lacto & brett and blended w/4 y.o. Flemish red 6.40%
45 New Belgium Brewing CO Oscar-Worthy Coffee- Cold-pressed Costa Rican City Roast from Bean Cycle blended with Sour Oscar 6%
46 New Belgium Brewing CO La Folie- Sour Brown Ale 7%
47 New Belgium Brewing CO Transatlantique Kriek- Collboration with Frank Boon and New Belgium 8%
48 New Belgium Brewing CO Le Terroir- Felix dry hopped with amarillo and citra 7%
49 New Belgium Brewing CO Ooh La Leopold Stout- Sour Raspberry Stout in a Blackberry Whiskey Barrel 10%
50 New Belgium Brewing/Avery Brewing CO NBB/Avery Blend #2- Easy-drinking blonde sour, hints of peach whiskey, big lactic acid, and awesomeness 5.50%
51 NOLA Brewing LA Black & Blue Liason- Saison/Lambic combo, barrel aged with blueberries & blackberries added 7%
52 NOLA Brewing LA Sinners & Saints- Belgain Dubbel aged in infected oak barrel for 14 months 5.40%
53 NOLA Brewing LA Smokin' Flanders- Smokey Flanders Red Ale aged in bourbon and rum barrels 5.30%
54 NOLA Brewing CO Friek- Kriek with wild yeast, aged in oak barrels with fresh raspberries added to final blend. 6.50%
55 NOLA Brewing CO The Meddler- Several generations of oak aged brown ales with wild yeasts and lactobacillus 8.90%
56 Odell Brewing CO Pina Agria- Aged for 9 months with pineapple, lactobacillus, & brettanomyces 7%
57 Oskar Blues Brewery CO Barrel-aged Empire Mine Gold- Barrel aged Golden Ale 8%
58 Perennial Artisan Ales MO Savant Beersel- 100% Brettanomcyes-fermented Belgian Pale Ale, aged in American Oak Chambourcin barrels on Missouri-grown Chambourcin grapes 8%
59 Perennial Artisan Ales MO Strawberry Rhubarb Wild Ale- Blonde Wild Ale aged 10 mos. in a white wine barrel with blend of Brett, Pedio and Lacto, with Strawberries and Rhubarb 5%
60 Pizza Port CA Double Entendre- Sour Blonde Ale with a hint of blackberry and pomegranate 4.70%
61 Redstone Meadery CO Black Folie- Redstone Black Raspberry and New Belgium La Folie 8%
62 Redstone Meadery CO Barrel Black Brett- Black Raspberry Mead refermented with Brettanomyces and aged in an oak barrel 8%
63 Russian River CA Temptation- Blonde ale aged for 12 months in Chardonnay barrels with Brett, Lacto, & Pedio. 7%
64 Russian River CA Sanctification- 100% Brett fermented beer with Lacto & Pedio 6.50%
65 Russian River CA Supplication- Brown ale aged in Pinot Noir barrels with sour cherries, Brett, Lacto, & Pedio 7.25%
66 Sierra Nevada CA Brux- Belgian yeast, secondary bottle fermentation w/Brettanomyces bruxellensis; dry, earthy, & spicy 8.30%
67 Strange Brewing CO Cherry Kriek- So many tart pie cherries, even the foamy head is red 5%
68 The Lost Abbey CA Cuvee de Tomme- Aged for 1 year in Bourbon barrels with the sour cherries and Brettanomyces 11%
69 The Lost Abbey CA Red Poppy- Brown ale with sour cherries aged in oak barrels for 6 months 5.50%
70 The Lost Abbey CA Framboise de Amorosa- Aged over a year in wood & spiked with three additions of raspberries 7%
71 Trinity Brewing CO TPS Report- 100% Brettanomyces fermentation flavored with tangerine and lemon zest 4.80%
72 Trinity Brewing CO Saison Man- Post Industrial Session Saison brewed with 2 Saison yeast strains and Drie Brettanomyces 4,9%
73 Trinity Brewing CO Oh Face- Saison yeast & wild 3 Brettanomyces strains, then spiced with lavender and aged on French oak 6.50%
74 Trinity Brewing CO Red Swingline- Hoppy sour brewed with coriander & tangerine zest, fermented w/Lacto and Bretta, aged on French Oak Barrels, then dry hopped 4.10%
75 Trinity Brewing CO Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta- Dark wild w/a heavily funky character, aged on French oak Barrels addition of Honey, Golden Raisins, and Mustard Seed 8.10%
76 Trinity Brewing CO Ten Minutes of Pleasure- Collaboration w/NBB, the Soursop fruit in this Berliner Weisse adds lemon and coconut notes; aged in Chardonnay barrels 3.60%
77 Two Brothers IL Hoodwink- The complex sour notes will brighten your palate as they pair with the dark malt character 8.50%
78 Upslope Brewing CO Upslope Belgian Dark Sour- Belgian Dark Sour Aged in Whiskey barrels for 3 years 10%
79 Verboten Brewing CO What Hump?- English style Porter soured and aged in a Dancing Pines Distillery Rum Barrel 7%
80 Wynkoop Brewing CO Ye Olde Ale- English old ale blend: 25% Brett in oak, 75% British Ale 8%
81 Wynkoop Brewing CO "Saison de Koop- Barrel fermented with both Belgian Saison and Brettanomyces. Unblended Orville
" 5.50%
82 Wynkoop Brewing CO Flanders Red- Colorado whiskey barrel fermented with a sour yeast blend 6.50%

 

Disappointed no Upland this year