What's a Good Sour?

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  1. BeerThursdays

    BeerThursdays Savant (1,192) Feb 28, 2010 Delaware
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    Going to open a Filmishmish tonight. Expectations are now high!
     
    #41 BeerThursdays, Feb 25, 2012
  2. Grohnke

    Grohnke Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2009 Illinois

    Girardin 1882 black label (classic, top notch gueuze)
    Cuvée des jacobins rogue (fantastic Flanders red)
    New Belgium la folie (easy to get, one of the most sour that I've had)

    Oh and thread watched :slight_smile:
     
    #42 Grohnke, Feb 25, 2012
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  3. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    +1 for tilquin...should be fairly easy to get as well.
     
    #43 xnicknj, Feb 25, 2012
  4. woosterbill

    woosterbill Pooh-Bah (2,807) Apr 6, 2009 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    There are lots of good sours, with tons of great examples listed in this thread so far.

    If you want the best sour, though, shell out for some Armand'4 Oud Geuze Lente. You won't be sorry.
     
    #44 woosterbill, Feb 25, 2012
  5. Kwatt99

    Kwatt99 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2010 Louisiana

    I know not always easy to get but if you get out to Portland Cascade has amazing sours IMO.
     
    #45 Kwatt99, Feb 25, 2012
  6. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
    Pooh-Bah

    Can't believe no one's mentioned Struise Earthmonk. Its a must have,provided you can find it.
     
    #46 Zimbo, Feb 25, 2012
  7. oreo

    oreo Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2010 Illinois

    Beatification. /thread
     
    #47 oreo, Feb 25, 2012
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  8. oreo

    oreo Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2010 Illinois

    Disagree. That beer was not good. Nor sour.
     
    #48 oreo, Feb 25, 2012
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  9. cbutova

    cbutova Grand Pooh-Bah (3,059) Oct 10, 2008 Massachusetts
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    I would say for the money, Lindemans Cuvee Rene is pretty much hard to beat. It is also quite widely available compared to many other Lambics. Personally I love Drie Fonteinen and Girardin Black Label Geueze, which are also not too too hard to get. Anything Drie Fonteinen or Cantillon always does the trick. There are some awesome Flanders Sours, Rodenbach and the vintage version are very awesome and relatively affordable and available.

    For US sours, I love Russian River's, all of them that I have tried. Hill Farmstead also has a few nice ones. People seem to enjoy Cascade a lot but I have only tried one of them, which was good.

    My #1 must-have would definitely be Russian River Supplication, splendid.
     
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  10. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    For easy to find ones, I agree with the previous suggestions of Rodenbach and Jolly Pumpkin (though Jolly Pumpkin can be a bit pricey).
     
    #50 dbrauneis, Feb 26, 2012
  11. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Hanssens Oude Gueuze is the best one I have had thus far
     
    #51 superspak, Feb 26, 2012
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  12. BrianTheBrewer30

    BrianTheBrewer30 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2009 Massachusetts

    Isabelle
     
    #52 BrianTheBrewer30, Feb 26, 2012
  13. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    it's pretty good if your girlfriend runs out of nail polish remover or you're looking to degrease an engine.
     
    #53 xnicknj, Feb 26, 2012
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  14. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    How about you bring one of these to Churchill's? :wink:
     
    #54 UCLABrewN84, Feb 27, 2012
  15. newk340

    newk340 Initiate (0) May 29, 2010 Wisconsin

    Can't go wrong with La Folie, especially for accessibility. Also Sui Generis and Margarete from Avery's Barrel Aged Series deserve an honorable mention (though they are difficult to get ahold of now).

    RR sours are all excellent and somewhat accessible out here.

    Can't believe no one brought up Blabaer?
     
    #55 newk340, Feb 28, 2012
  16. newbeeraday

    newbeeraday Pooh-Bah (1,642) May 1, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    Rare Barrel, Side Project, SARA. Cant go wrong with their sours.
     
    #56 newbeeraday, Jul 31, 2015
  17. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    RR, Rare Barrel, Side Project, Perennial, SARA, Bruery Teroux, HF, New Glarus,
     
    #57 jlsims04, Jul 31, 2015
  18. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Why necrobump this?
     
    #58 MisSigsFan, Jul 31, 2015
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  19. joshdaut

    joshdaut Pundit (800) Jun 3, 2015 Illinois
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    Sour Monkey by Victory
    Insula Multos Collibus by Avery
    Raspberry Sour by Avery
    Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge
    Sour Bikini by Evil Twin
    Wild Sour Series by DESTIHL

    Just a few of my top favorite's that I've tried so far. Cheers!
     
    #59 joshdaut, Jul 31, 2015
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  20. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Some of the best "sour" ales (overly broad term if you ask me) I've had:
    Ale Apothecary La Tache
    Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic
    Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne
    Russian River Temptation
    Cascade Sang Royal
    Logsdon Peche 'n' Brett
    Rodenbach Caractère Rouge
    Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic

    Certainly quite a number of great ones out there to choose from.
     
    #60 Orca, Jul 31, 2015
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