What's a Good Sour?

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  1. trginter

    trginter Pundit (755) Dec 1, 2008 Michigan

    Recently I really started enjoying sour beers. So far I've had Bell's Wild One, New Holland Blue Sunday Sour, and Shorts Sour Puss. What are the absolute "must-have bottles" of the style?
     
    #1 trginter, Feb 24, 2012
  2. davey101

    davey101 Pooh-Bah (2,360) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut
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    Lindemans cuvee rene gueuze, monks cafe flemish sour, petrus aged pale ale, and rodenbach grand cru are all easily obtainable and very good. Jolly pumpkin and allagash have some pretty nice wild ales that aren't over the top. Of course if you can find them drie fonteinen and cantillon are fantastic.
     
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  3. suspect

    suspect Savant (1,103) Apr 12, 2010 New York

    I'm a homer but Brute is way up there for me.
     
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  4. UnknownKoger

    UnknownKoger Pooh-Bah (1,895) Jul 9, 2010 California
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    Russian River Consecration and Supplication
     
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  5. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    La Folie, Consecration, Any Jolly Pumpkin
     
    #5 mudbug, Feb 25, 2012
  6. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    3F oude gueuze or petrus aged pale
     
    #6 gatornation, Feb 25, 2012
  7. trginter

    trginter Pundit (755) Dec 1, 2008 Michigan

    Wow, thanks guys. A good place to start.
     
    #7 trginter, Feb 25, 2012
  8. FeerBart

    FeerBart Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2011 Colorado

    Consecration
    Temptation
    Supplication
    La folie
    Cran-bic
    Surly 5
     
    #8 FeerBart, Feb 25, 2012
  9. trginter

    trginter Pundit (755) Dec 1, 2008 Michigan

    Damn, really wish I could get some RR here in Michigan.
     
    #9 trginter, Feb 25, 2012
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  10. podunkparte

    podunkparte Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2009 Washington

    Duchesse De Bourgogne
     
    #10 podunkparte, Feb 25, 2012
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  11. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    Agreed with all of the above, except Duchesse. Extra sweetening makes it taste like syrup. Besides which, Rodenbach Grand Cru (and even regular Rodenbach Red) are ten times the Flanders Red that Duchesse is.
     
    #11 drgarage, Feb 25, 2012
  12. Hopdaemon39

    Hopdaemon39 Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 New York

    Russian River Consecration for SURE, I have a Petrus Aged Pale Ale now (looking forward to it). Also Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale is GREAT.
     
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  13. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    Geuze Boon is a very solid beer that seems to be somewhat overlooked. Fairly easy to get most places, as far as I know.

    Definitely harder to get in the OP's neck of the woods, but anything that Cascade bottles is pretty stellar: Vlad, Kriek, Apricot, Sang Royal/Rouge, The Vine... pretty hard to go wrong with Cascade's sours.
     
    #13 guajolote, Feb 25, 2012
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  14. callmemickey

    callmemickey Initiate (0) Aug 12, 2007 Pennsylvania

    "must haves" - beers that are top notch, that you can probably find or acquire through trade without going nuts

    -Girardin Black 1882 Gueuze
    -Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
    -Cantillon Classic Gueuze
    -Russian River Consecration
    -Russian River Supplication
    -Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek
    -New Belgium La Folie
     
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  15. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Jester King's Das Wunderkind is excellent, but I know this isnt yet available outside of Texas (at least not legally....)
     
    #15 kmello69, Feb 25, 2012
  16. JoEBoBpr

    JoEBoBpr Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2004 Missouri

    Im glad someone posted this. Great classic sour. Recently had it on draft and it was served at the perfect temperature. It really made me appreciate it more.
     
    #16 JoEBoBpr, Feb 25, 2012
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  17. cactusleon

    cactusleon Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2006 New Jersey

    i agree, also had this on draft recently and was blown away how much i loved this beer
     
    #17 cactusleon, Feb 25, 2012
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  18. dogfishgirl

    dogfishgirl Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2010 Maryland

    Jolly pumpkin has great sours
     
    #18 dogfishgirl, Feb 25, 2012
  19. oldp0rt

    oldp0rt Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Canada (QC)

    Rosé de gambrinus from cantillon
     
    #19 oldp0rt, Feb 25, 2012
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  20. Thorpe429

    Thorpe429 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,705) Aug 18, 2008 Illinois
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    I'd also add Tilquin Gueuze to this list. Assuming of course that you have the right glassware, right? :slight_smile: Hope you find that soon!
     
    #20 Thorpe429, Feb 25, 2012
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