Which American brewery makes the best sours?

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  1. darkmoon66

    darkmoon66 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2011 California
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    Curious as to what everyone thinks.
     
  2. cLin

    cLin Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2010 California

    Russian River.
     
  3. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    Me thinks every post will say Russian River :wink:
     
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  4. BirdsandHops

    BirdsandHops Grand Pooh-Bah (3,061) Apr 14, 2008 Oregon
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    New Belgium. They're all reasonably priced and easily obtained. Plus Le Terroir is still my favorite sour, and that includes the few I've had from the likes of RR and Cantillon.
     
  5. UnknownKoger

    UnknownKoger Pooh-Bah (1,895) Jul 9, 2010 California
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    Cascade...hands down. Russian River's sours are good, but goddamn every time I have Cascade, I'm blown away
     
  6. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    Russian River is good, Cascade can be great, and i actually prefer them overall to RR, but I am going to go out on a limb, something about Upright always impresses me. They are just solid and usually have great prices.
     
  7. Bobheed

    Bobheed Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Texas

    Russian River, even if they only made Beatification and Consecration. My two favorite sours
     
  8. rfbenavi80

    rfbenavi80 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2010 Missouri

    Just to keep it going I'll chime in too. Russian River.
     
  9. CaptainTripps

    CaptainTripps Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2010 Arizona

    Cascade (because I am the biggest homer on this entire forum) and then Russian River.
     
  10. woosterbill

    woosterbill Pooh-Bah (2,807) Apr 6, 2009 Kentucky
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    While I do love Russian River (especially Beatification), I think I'm going to say Allagash - specifically the Coolship series. Really, really great stuff.
     
  11. commis

    commis Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2009 Massachusetts

    Pisgah.
    Oh wait.... You mean intentionally?
     
  12. Corbet

    Corbet Pundit (786) Nov 7, 2010 Michigan
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    I'm gonna go with Cascade, even though I love Russian River. I usually get a lot more excited about their sour releases than I do Russian Rivers, probably due to the variety they have.
     
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  13. LiquidTable

    LiquidTable Initiate (0) May 3, 2011 Michigan

    RR is my number 2, tied with St Somewhere... Jolly Pumpkin is by far number 1 in my book.
     
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  14. ferillo

    ferillo Initiate (0) Sep 12, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Need to offer some love to Allagash
     
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  15. Exiled

    Exiled Initiate (0) May 30, 2009 Texas
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    Though Russian River knows how to brew sours with the best of them, I would much rather have a cellar full of Cascade sours than Russian River sours. I love me some Cascade Blueberry!
     
  16. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    no love for the bruery? Mother Funker and fimishmish were fantastic...
     
  17. litheum94

    litheum94 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2008 California

    I would say Russian River, but Lost Abbey and the Bruery make some great ones as well, especially Cable Car. I've only had Vlad the Imp Aler from Cascade, so I don't really feel that I can say they're the best with me only having tried one. I do have a bottle of the Vine though, so my opinion may change when I have that.
     
  18. FluffyMcTingle

    FluffyMcTingle Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2009 Massachusetts

    I am in agreement with those of you that said Cascade. Though, I love the Cisco Woods series of sours here in MA.
     
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  19. apaisncsu

    apaisncsu Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2011 North Carolina

    Have Tried (in no particular order):
    Bruery (ToD, Oude Tart, Flemishmish, GFAR)
    RR (only Supplication so far)
    Jolly Pumpkin
    New Holland Blue Sunday is (to my knowledge) NH's only sour but it's awesome
    Stillwater has a few and they're damn good, though they mostly make farmhouse
    Cisco Woods

    Have Not Tried:
    Cascade
    Upright
    Allagash Coolship (would not consider most other Allagash sours)
    Lost Abbey sours
     
  20. hiphopj5

    hiphopj5 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2010 Colorado

    Avery has been cranking out some amazing sours. Some hard to get or are only served at the brewery but freaking awesome to say the least. Their lineup at sour fest was epic.
     
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