What "Sour" Should I Start With?

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  1. stealth

    stealth Pooh-Bah (2,023) Dec 16, 2011 Minnesota
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  2. Mr_Hoptimistic

    Mr_Hoptimistic Initiate (0) May 15, 2013 Canada (ON)

    #22 Mr_Hoptimistic, Aug 22, 2014
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  3. BH712

    BH712 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2014 District of Columbia

    Good breakdown. I would also add that there are a handful of non-sour style beers that get inoculated with lacto and other bugs to sour them up.
     
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    stealth Pooh-Bah (2,023) Dec 16, 2011 Minnesota
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    Lots of good info in those threads that have come before this one. Disregard them at your own peril.
     
    #24 stealth, Aug 22, 2014
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  5. SierraJosh

    SierraJosh Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2013 California

    I would start with Cantillon and never look back :slight_smile:
     
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  6. IvanJ126

    IvanJ126 Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2014 Texas

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  7. zachpaschal

    zachpaschal Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2014 Indiana

    La Folie 2014! Enjoy!
     
    #27 zachpaschal, Aug 22, 2014
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  8. wcu80

    wcu80 Pundit (967) Feb 2, 2005 Georgia
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    Trade for a New Glarus Wild Sour Ale.
     
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  9. Averwo

    Averwo Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Iowa

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  10. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Try Lindeman's Lambics and know that learning more will make the beers drier. Rodenbach, find a Gueuze that is not too expensive, Leipziger Gose, and a fruit offering from Cascade. These are all very far apart and should give you an idea.
     
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  11. B-Nut-GoBlue

    B-Nut-GoBlue Pundit (912) Apr 22, 2014 Iowa
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    Glad to hear good things about Duchesse Du Bourgogne; just bought a 4-pack for the gf (and I).
    I'd personally recommend Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge; tasty stuff.
     
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  12. TWStandley

    TWStandley Pooh-Bah (2,166) Jan 15, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Trade for a supplication and then prepare to be poor. There is no turning back one you taste that sweet nectar.
     
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  13. daryk77

    daryk77 Pundit (925) Jun 16, 2005 District of Columbia

    Liefmans Goudenband; affordable, delicious, readily available.

    That is all.
     
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  14. SaisonRichBiere

    SaisonRichBiere Pooh-Bah (2,033) Mar 23, 2011 Michigan
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    Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere- farmhouse ale
    Bell's Oarsman- Berliner Weisse

    Both easy drinking, and not overwhelmingly sour, but appropriately tart.
     
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  15. randeezy74

    randeezy74 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2013 Colorado

    Don't mean to threadjack here, but I also don't wanna start a new one thats so closely related. I've also never drank a real sour (only a Leifmanns Cuvee Brut, Crooked Stave Vieille, & Westbrook Gose, liked em all a lot). But I've got a RR Consecration in the fridge and I'm wondering if I should drink it or get a taste for sours first?

    Edit: I guess what I'm asking is: is Consecration an "advanced" sour? Or something a sour beginner might enjoy? Stumbled on it in CO and had to buy it.
     
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  16. macher0

    macher0 Savant (1,162) Dec 24, 2012 Kentucky
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    Jolly Pumpkin . La Roja
     
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  17. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Rodenbach Grand Cru. It's not too sour, it's available most places, and it's inexpensive.
     
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  18. MonkeyBread

    MonkeyBread Maven (1,308) Apr 26, 2014 Nevada
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    Do Rodenbach Grand Cru or La Roja. Frankly, found Duchesse to be a giant vinegar bomb and one of the worst sours I've had.
     
    #38 MonkeyBread, Aug 22, 2014
  19. jamdugan

    jamdugan Zealot (524) Mar 30, 2006 Oregon
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    A Berliner weisse would be an nice entry into sours.
     
    #39 jamdugan, Aug 22, 2014
  20. jordanimal

    jordanimal Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2013 Ohio
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    petrus aged pale is a great sour to start off with.
     
    #40 jordanimal, Aug 22, 2014
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