Drinking one of the best sours I have ever had in all my years of drinking lol. New Glarus Wild Sour Ale is top freaking notch! Will be buying a case of this atleast.
Drinking one of the best sours I have ever had in all my years of drinking lol. New Glarus Wild Sour Ale is top freaking notch! Will be buying a case of this atleast.
I don't think I've ever tried a sour before, what's a good recommendation I know it's a love it or hate it thing
Drinking one of the best sours I have ever had in all my years of drinking lol. New Glarus Wild Sour Ale is top freaking notch! Will be buying a case of this atleast.
I don't think I've ever tried a sour before, what's a good recommendation I know it's a love it or hate it thing
A good starting point is something like Pretus Aged Pale Ale or Duchess. They are pretty light. After those stop being sour then you are ready for the big leagues lol. I love New Belgiums La Folie, The Bruery Sour in the Rye, Boulevard Love Child #3, anything Cantillon, Jolly Pumpkin, etc. The style is just like any beer if you dont like it dont hate it. You just need to become familiar with what you are drinking. They are usually wild fermented beers with Pedio, Brett, and Lacto (bacteria) in them and that it was makes them sour. If you can ever get your hands on some good Berliner Weiss styles that might actually be the best jumping point. Refreshing, Tart, and Easy Drinking. I just like the tartness and sourness of the wild beers. I could go on forever lol but looks like you are out in CA. Should check out some Cascade beers. I have yet to try them because they do not distribute out here and they are pretty pricey. Ah ya thats another thing. Most sours are going to have a huge price tag. Do your homework before you grab something that is $20 a bottle and absolutely hate it. I would say goto your local store, take inventory (write some names down of suggested sour beers) and just see what people say on Ratebeer or Beeradvocate. Yes people are bias on those sites but it kind of give some type of building block! Hope this helped.
had some of that barrel aged on tap a few weeks ago, very good. too bad I couldn't buy bottles of it.
You looking for the Barrel Aged Rasputin? It's good but not worth the money. Goes for over $20 for a 500mL bottle around here and I honestly wasn't that impressed. Not enough complexity, too much alcohol for the price and considering it's under 12%. Try BCBS and let me know what you think. I think it's MUCH better. I can get you a BA Rasputin (I think I have an extra) if you really want to try it after that.
Thanks Rob. I had some more at the beer fest this last weekend and thought it was okay. Then I had some barleywine aged in sherry barrels, freaking amazing. I made a note of what it was and I need to find it to buy. It was served from the bottle so I know they are around.
Not sure if any of you have had jw lees harvest sherry, but I picked up 2 bottles of it. Had it at the beer fest last weekend, freaking amazing barley wine. I also picked up the Calvados too, which I haven't tried yet. Freaking spendy buggers for 9oz.
Just finished a bottle of Stone Ruinten IPA. 10.8% and the description says, "A stage dive into a mosh pit if hops!" Pretty damn good beer and I'm feeling invincible.
Drank these two while V-herfing with Shane, Brian and Vision. I love Sub Pop records from the late'80's to mid '90's...Soundgarden, Tad, Nirvana and Green River..beer was good too!
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