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 | Apr 15, 2014 | Beer Reviews, Educational Articles, Sour Beer Articles
Hello Sour Beer Friends! With my recent foray into the world of online blogging and the creation of this site, I have been thinking a lot about ways to teach people more about sour and funky beers. One of the many ways I arrived at was to recommend beers for readers...
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 15, 2014 | Beer Reviews, My Stories, Sour Beer Articles
Hello Sour Beer Friends! I would like to write a bit about my thoughts on reviewing beer and how beer reviews on this website will be crafted. An influential teacher once referred to me as a renaissance man due to my many varied interests and pursuits. Over the years...
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...
