by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jan 5, 2015 | Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Hanssen's Artisanaal, Kriek
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! I recently had the chance to taste a favorite of mine, Hanssens Oude Kriek. I often drink gueuze and kriek from these outstanding blenders but just realized there was no review of Hanssens Oude Kriek posted to the site. Well, don’t worry! ...
by Dr. Lambic | Dec 29, 2014 | Armand 4 Series, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Drie Fonteinen, Gueuze
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Winter is upon us on the east coast of the United States! This means that, in addition to a variety of tasty sour beers consumed over the holidays, my friends and I have taken the opportunity to open the last bottle in the Armand 4 Seasons...
by Dr. Lambic | Dec 24, 2014 | Allagash, American Sour Beer / Wild Ale
Hello Sour Beer Friends! During a recent sour beer tasting with several authors from the site, I had the opportunity to try Allagash Brewing Company’s sour peach beer Farm To Face. Allagash Brewing, of Portland Maine, was opened in 1995 by its brewmaster and...
by Dr. Lambic | Dec 20, 2014 | Adding Fruit to Sour Beer, Adding Oak Character, Blending, Brewing & Homebrewing, Classic Components of Sour Beer Flavor, Dr. Lambic's "Three Step" Approach, Educational Articles, Kriek, Lambic, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles
Understanding, Brewing, and Blending a Lambic Style Kriek Hello Sour Beer Friends! Of all the wonderful sour beer styles produced, the group I have always gravitated toward are the fruit lambics of Belgium, specifically Oude Kriek. One of my goals since becoming a...
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 Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Dec 10, 2014 | Brewing & Homebrewing, Educational Articles, Fast Souring, Fast Souring, Gose, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! It’s been awhile since your pal Sour Brew has posted an article. This is because I went and did a dumb thing… I got an internship at a local brewery. I’m excited to say that after three months I haven’t quit and still love to brew,...
