Sours - where do I start?

I asked the same thing a little while ago. Being new hese are the easier ones to enjoy and not be overtaken by
Duchesse
RR Supplication, Consecration, Sanctification
Pretty Things Jack D'Or (not really a sour per se but try it)
A lot of the Jolly Pumpkins

Also try Anchorage Bitter Monk...loved that one too..not much a sour but gets the taste developed

 

You can start by running away and never looking back. Unless you're a trust fund baby, sours will put a serious hurtin' on your bank account.

 

sour in the rye is a little aggressive if it is your first sour. but it is excellent. Lindeman's is a great start along with some of Russian River's Supplication and Temptation.

 

Jolly pumpkin la roja is one of the best and most available sour beers out there.

 

I think I have the opposite problem, I've never seen them in a four pack.

 

Alex, I think Monks Cafe Flanders Red is a great gateway sour. Not over sour, very mild.

I have a couple of my own lambics and Flanders Red you are welcome to try, just PM me. BTW- I make em pretty sour!

 

Sour in the Rye is an excellent beer. You will not be disappointed.

 

To the OP here is a thread I posted asking the same exact question awhile back. Many of the same responses are listed.....Cuvee Rene is a great starter sour. Rodenbach Grand Cru is also stellar. Both are easily available and relatively cheap for sours.

http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/suggestions-for-sours.30010/

 

NB LoF Tart Lychee is a pretty mild, easy to find, moderately sour beer. Give that a whirl and progress from there.

 

FV13 from Allagash was a very limited release batch but is fantabulous if u can get your lips on the liquid

 

Dude, if you have any idea where to get the Tart Lychee at this point, let me know. That beer is not easy to get anymore since it's retired.

Maybe NB will decide to brew it again someday...

 

I tried to get into this..just Can't. They all just taste like beers gone Bad..(well, you know what I mean). Just NOT (my) thing.

 

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Lindemann's Cuvee Renee

 

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OP is looking for sour beers available in OK,right? I *think* OK gets most of the same distribution as north Texas so here are some sour beers you should be able to find in the area:

To start:

Lindeman's Cuve Rene
Liefman Goudenband
Rodenbach
Rodenbach Grand Cru
Petrus Oud Bruin
Timmerman Oud Gueuze

If you need more sour:

Petrus Aged Pale
Cuvee des Jacobins
Jester King Boxer's Revenge (you may or may not get this, not sure if much gets out of Texas)

You might also find Monk's Cafe and/or Duchess but both are so heavily backsweetened there's really not much sour to taste. It's a lot like drinking cheap balsamic vinegar from a grocery store.

 

Not to say this is the best Idea, however the first sour I had was blue sunday, I had no idea what I was drinking, but this did set my taste buds up in a way, I dove right into Tart of Darkness and Oude tarte from The Bruery and loved them both.

 

I was about to suggest the same.

 

That's a bad starting point.

Start with Flanders reds and Oud Bruins. Most are not super sour, and make a fine introduction to sour beer. If you develop a taste for those, then try moving on to gueuze - Tilquin is a decent starting point, as it is a very nice gueuze but not super-intense.

 

I recently got into sours a few months ago and recommend Petrus Aged Pale as a first. It seems to be readily available near me and pretty cheap, think I payed $6 for a bottle. Also anything Jolly Pumpkin seems to have that tartness and some funk going on even if its not a full sour.

I actually had Sour in the Rye for the first time last night and it was incredible. May be too intense for a first try in the style or ruin your expectations for all other sours!