Your "Gateway" Sour Beer

I absolutely despise sours, but will try any and all that come my way...the only 2 I didn't spit out were Rodenbach Grand Cru and Boulevard Hisbiscus Gose

 

My first two were Duchesse De Bourgogne and New Belgium La Folie. Duchesse really threw me for a loop and I wasn't sure about sours, but then La Folie had me sold.

 

First one I drank or purchased was one of the New Belgium ones. La Terrior or La Folie. Can't remember which for sure.

Which is kinda funny, because New Belgium Fat Tire was my gateway to craft beer in general.

 

New Belgium La Folie

 

The one that comes packaged with antacids.

Tart of Darkness. A bartender that I knew got off his shift and bought us a bottle to split. It opened my eyes to the wide world of sour.

 

Recently had HF Anna, and it changed the way I think about Sours AND Saisons.

 

Cuvee Da Jacobins, still one of my favorites!

 

No such thing. Spoiled beer is just Spoiled Beer.

 

First sour I ever had was Atrial Rubicite. I was hooked. And very lucky.

 

A couple years ago my wife and I visited Brussels, Belgium. She was a novice on trying different beers. I did enough research ahead of time to know what she would like. We went to a small coffee shop/bar and they had Lindemans Geuze Lambic on tap. She loved it so much that we found a store that sold it by the bottle and stocked up our hotel refrig with them.

 

3 years ago Two roads first sourcopia. the two below started me on a Journey that I have gotten pretty crazy with. May favorite style ever since that first sip.

 

When I first bought the Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge, and I heard the style was sour, I was like "hmm, I wonder what they mean by 'sour;' like is it really sour like a lemon, or just a tiny bit tart." Needless to say, really sour like a lemon was the winner.

 

This is the only one I really liked, but instead of working up my tolerance or getting accustomed to them, I decided to leave well enough alone. If I can avoid the additional wallet abuse that sours would bring on, I can limit overall beer budget damage.

 

Festina Peche got me interested in sours, Duchess really made me appreciate just how much depth of flavor could come out of a sour.

 

Lindeman's Farm Kriek was the first beer that introduced me to the wonderful world of sours.

 

My first sour was Weyerbachers Tarte Nouveau. I liked it in the summer. But they still arent my thing. Two Roads Geyser Gose is a good beer i have three left so ill see how i feel when those are done. The sourness kind of bothers my stomach a bit though and if that doesnt get me its the heartburn so im not sure i can ever get fully into them. But i do enjoy some.

 

Russian River Consecration. It's everywhere in Philly, so I was fortunate enough to try a really good one as my starter. Got hooked and never looked back!

 

Rodenbach Grand Cru

 

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja for me.

 

Jester King Boxer's Revenge blend 2 was the one that really gave me an appreciation.