LB3 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) My bar has a new IPA on tap that I'd never heard of before but it's really tasty. Hoptical Illusion by Blue Point Brewing. Good stuff. Edited February 4, 2017 by LBSeeBallLBGetBall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 What is sour? Sounds interesting. Beers with a souring agent, usually lactic acid, added during fermentation. Berliner Weisse is a low-alcohol soured wheat beer that's usually served with a syrup like raspberry or woodruff. Very refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) I've lived in the south...I guess if you consider Charlotte the south (seems like there were almost as many yanks down there as southerners). But people in general seemed to be nicer and more down to earth. Beer snobbery, especially amongst the "craft beer" crowd is a very real thing, IMO. Maybe it's amplified a bit here in Vermont because there is a brewery around every corner. What is sour? Sounds interesting. oh, I've seen the beer snobbery, believe me. Happened to wander into a nice beer bar in Baltimore last summer when there was a home brew convention....fork in both eyes was preferable. I was just not certain how small is small batch. Some the guys down here that I would consider microbrews only pour at their taproom or sell in sixtels to a few local bars. In terms of sours, this is a pretty funny writeup, albeit a few years old. I guess the threat of the bacteria getting loose in other tanks scares small brewers...but his local place Hardywood is dedicating a whole separate room to sours so i am excited about that! http://bit.ly/1p8rkWH I think a great style of sour to start with is a Flanders Red Ale or Flemish sour. Rodenbach is affordable and good. http://firstwefeast.com/drink/2013/01/rodenbach-the-ultimate-gateway-sour-beer Monks Cafe is also very good. I am sure Pooj as been to Monks in Philly http://www.globalbeer.com/belgian-beer/monks-cafe-flemish-sour-ale Edited February 4, 2017 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 I know, two posts in a row, but what the hell! Went to Total Wine today..they had the Nectar by the case load there, but i bought a new Sour by Brooklyn...Bel Air , and a new Saison by 21st Century called Sneak Attack! No nectar for me1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'm now drinking Maine Peeper. And I misspoke earlier. I had hill Farmstead on the brain. I was drinking Maine Zoe. I said it was hill Farmstead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 The Brooklyn sour not great..drinkable, but not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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