by Dr. Lambic | Aug 26, 2015 | Berliner Weisse, Burley Oak
Hello Sour Beer Friends! When I visit bottle shops to stock up on beer, I am always on the lookout for new sours that I have yet to try. On just such a beer hunting trip I recently took to Delaware, I happened across a relatively simply labeled bottle called Sour...
by Dr. Lambic | Jun 21, 2015 | Rodenbach, Sour Red Ale
Hello Sour Beer Friends! In a follow up to my recent article on Flanders Red Ales, today I would like to share with you a tasting of Rodenbach Caractère Rouge, a specialty Flanders Red blended with cranberries, raspberries, and cherries. While the Rodenbach brewery...
by Dr. Lambic | May 18, 2015 | Adding Fruit to Sour Beer, Adding Oak Character, Blending, Brewing & Homebrewing, Educational Articles, Mixed Fermentation, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles, Sour Red Ale
Hello Sour Brewers! For those of you who, like myself, participate in Facebook, Reddit, or other online forums that discuss craft beer, you will have inevitably seen someone post the question: “What is the best sour beer for a new sour beer drinker to...
by Dr. Lambic | Apr 23, 2015 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dry Hopped Sour, Prairie Artisan Ales
Hello Sour Beer Friends! As many of you know, I’ve been on a dry-hopped sour beer kick recently. Following a tasting of New Belgium’s delicious Le Terroir and the recent bottling of my own dry-hopped blueberry & blackberry sour, I had the opportunity...
by Dr. Lambic | Apr 9, 2015 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Boulevard Brewing
Hello Sour Beer Friends! I recently had my first opportunity to drink a sour beer from Boulevard Brewing Company of Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to being a big-time sour fan, I am also very fond of the diverse range of beers that fall under saison style and I...
by Dr. Lambic | Mar 28, 2015 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dry Hopped Sour, New Belgium Brewing
Hello Sour Beer Friends! The past month has been both a busy and exciting time for yours truly. A few weeks ago, my partner and I enjoyed our third annual vacation to Aruba and I am happy to share that we returned home engaged! Since our trip, I have been brewing...
