by Dr. Lambic | Dec 15, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Jester King
Hello Sour Beer Friends! I recently had the opportunity to taste my second fruited sour offering from Jester King Brewery of Austin, Texas. Nocturn Chrysalis is a mature, oak aged, sour red ale which is then blended with blackberries. In the case of Blend #2, these...
by Dr. Lambic | Dec 6, 2014 | Cantillon, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Events, Other Fruit Lambic
Hello Sour Beer Friends! I was a very fortunate sour beer drinker this week! Over the past few days, one of my favorite local restaurants, Café Bruges in Carlisle, PA, was able to feature a world-class fruit lambic on draft. This awesome beer was none other...
by Carlo Palumbo | Nov 29, 2014 | Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Hanssen's Artisanaal, Kriek
Hello sour beer fans, It has been a long time since I have done a review on my own. I have taken notes on a few beers that need to be written up, and now that I have some time, I decided to do a new one. Matt asked me a few months back if I would like to start doing...
by Dr. Lambic | Nov 17, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Cigar City Brewing
Hello Sour Beer Friends, This past weekend, while brewing a table Saison with Cale Baker, I had the opportunity to taste my first sour beer from Cigar City Brewing of Tampa, Florida. Cigar City Brewing, well known amongst craft beer enthusiasts, sold its first beer...
by Dr. Lambic | Oct 26, 2014 | Armand 4 Series, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Drie Fonteinen, Gueuze
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Autumn is upon us in the northern hemisphere and with the change of seasons comes new weather and new opportunities to have a round of sour beers with friends! Today I would like to share with you our tasting of Armand 4 Herfst, a special...
by Dr. Lambic | Oct 19, 2014 | Brewing & Homebrewing, Cantillon, Classic Components of Sour Beer Flavor, Dr. Lambic's "Three Step" Approach, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Dry Hopped Sour, Dry-Hopping, Educational Articles, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles, Specialty Lambic
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Today we get to talk about something that doesn’t usually play a significant role in sour beers… Hops! While hops are a critical component in the recipes for a vast majority of both the classic beer styles and styles developing in...
