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...
by Dr. Lambic | Jul 28, 2014 | Ask Dr. Lambic, Blending, Brewing & Homebrewing, Off-Flavors
Hello Sour Beer Brewers! This installment of Ask Dr. Lambic tackles the topic of off-flavor development in sour brewing and whether beers with such flavors can be used as blending stock. I would like to thank Dave from Fort Collins, CO for sending his question in and...
by Dr. Lambic | Jun 27, 2014 | Adding Fruit to Sour Beer, Berliner Weisse, Brewing & Homebrewing, Classic Components of Sour Beer Flavor, Educational Articles, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles, Sour Red Ale
Hello Sour Beer Brewers! Two weeks ago my friends and I had the opportunity to attend the American Homebrewers Association National Conference and Competition (NHC) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We arrived a day early to check out the town and the local beer scene (which...
by Dr. Lambic | Apr 18, 2014 | Ask Dr. Lambic, Berliner Weisse, Brewing & Homebrewing, Educational Articles, Fast Souring, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Once I decided to create this blog, one of the ideas that I have been most excited about was the opportunity that it would give me to interact with the sour beer community. Although at this point the site is little more than a month old, I...
by Dr. Lambic | Mar 16, 2014 | Brewing & Homebrewing, Dr. Lambic's "Three Step" Approach, Educational Articles, Recipe Design
Hello Homebrewers! Today I would like to share my recipe and process for making a very tasty sour red ale. I was originally inspired to craft my own version of a sour red ale after drinking a bottle of Jolly Pumpkin’s La Roja. My goal was to make a beer based on...
by Dr. Lambic | Mar 7, 2014 | Classic Components of Sour Beer Flavor, Sour Beer Articles
Lets talk flavor! When it comes to tasting and understanding sour beers, I think its very helpful to have a basic understanding of the types of flavors both commonly present as well as the potential off flavors that one might encounter. Naturally, every beer will...
