Your "Gateway" Sour Beer

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  1. Dansac

    Dansac Pundit (912) Dec 6, 2014 California
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    Russian River Supplication and Consecration. Game changers for me. Haven't looked back since.
     
    #21 Dansac, Nov 13, 2015
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  2. NDogg44

    NDogg44 Zealot (708) Oct 21, 2015 Texas
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    Our Mutual Friend Gratitude 2 (Blueberry Sour) got me hooked.
     
    #22 NDogg44, Nov 13, 2015
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  3. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    Cantillon Cuvee St. Gilloise/Cuvee des Champions, Vignerrone, St. Lamvinus and New Glarus Very Sour Blackberry all on the same night so very long ago. Before that I'd only had what I later found out were mediocre examples, and I didn't care for them much.
     
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  4. advoly

    advoly Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2015 Washington

    Victory Kirsch gose.
     
    #24 advoly, Nov 13, 2015
  5. tarkovsky7

    tarkovsky7 Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2010 New York

    Bruery Sour in the Rye and Oude Tart for me.
     
    #25 tarkovsky7, Nov 13, 2015
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  6. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    Duchesse
     
    #26 Immortale25, Nov 13, 2015
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  7. Oidmoe

    Oidmoe Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2014 Austria

    Rodenbach Grand Cru. Now I even enjoy a Liefmans Goudenband :slight_smile:
     
    #27 Oidmoe, Nov 13, 2015
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  8. SonnyJay

    SonnyJay Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2015 New York

    Doing the taster of all the taps at the Russian River brewpub. So: Sanctification, Supplication and Consecration.
     
    #28 SonnyJay, Nov 13, 2015
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  9. DallasBeerfan

    DallasBeerfan Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2011 Texas

    The Duchesse for me. Had me from the start.
     
    #29 DallasBeerfan, Nov 13, 2015
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  10. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    It was Vigneronne finally took my wallet hostage.
     
    #30 cavedave, Nov 13, 2015
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  11. grumpy

    grumpy Pundit (920) May 24, 2005 Missouri

    Going to Cascade Barrel House and trying Bourbonic Plague, The Vine, Sang Noire, Vlad the Impaler and Apricot was my epiphany.
     
    #31 grumpy, Nov 13, 2015
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  12. alexanderplatz

    alexanderplatz Pundit (995) Jul 5, 2015 Kentucky

    I loved the first sour beer I was ever served, which was Rodenbach Classic/Red.
     
    #32 alexanderplatz, Nov 13, 2015
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  13. stealth

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

    Surly Five was my first sour, and it hooked me instantly.
     
    #33 stealth, Nov 13, 2015
  14. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Another Rodenbach Grand Cru convert. I had a Petrus Flanders Red as my 1st ever a few years prior, but I didn't care for the sour aspect the first time one. I like Petrus a lot now however. But Rodenbach was the game changer. Please BA's don't call it intro. Its a fantastic beer. Call it inexpensive but not intro.
     
    #34 bubseymour, Nov 13, 2015
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  15. Vason

    Vason Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2008 Ohio

    For myself, I believe my first sour I enjoyed was Lindeman's Cuvee Renee Gueuze. What I would start others on, though, would be either Rodenbach Grand Cru for something almost fruity, or Timmerman's Blanche Lambicus, for something lighter and easier.
     
    #35 Vason, Nov 13, 2015
  16. Blinkyoureyes

    Blinkyoureyes Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Tennessee

    Duchesse for me as well!
     
    #36 Blinkyoureyes, Nov 13, 2015
  17. Dweedlebug

    Dweedlebug Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Monk's Café was the first real sour I ever had and I loved it from the first sip. I had Lindemans previously, but I don't really consider their lambics to be actual sours. Flanders Reds or Oud Bruins are still some of my favorite styles.
     
    #37 Dweedlebug, Nov 13, 2015
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  18. frothy_80

    frothy_80 Initiate (0) May 19, 2013 Missouri

    My first sour/wild ale was 2nd Shift Katy and then had GI's Juliet. Been hooked ever since. Attempt to try a couple a month.
     
    #38 frothy_80, Nov 13, 2015
  19. Eddiehop

    Eddiehop Pooh-Bah (2,122) Jun 28, 2014 Texas
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    La Folie
     
    #39 Eddiehop, Nov 13, 2015
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  20. SaisonRichBiere

    SaisonRichBiere Pooh-Bah (2,033) Mar 23, 2011 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere
     
    #40 SaisonRichBiere, Nov 13, 2015
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