by Dr. Lambic | Jul 26, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Goose Island
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Last evening, after several long days at work, I had the opportunity to relax at home and drink several nice sour beers. The first of these comes from the sour program at Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago Illinois. Juliet is an 8% ABV...
by Dr. Lambic | Jul 22, 2014 | Cantillon, Cisco Brewers, DeRanke, Drie Fonteinen, Events, Girardin, Hanssen's Artisanaal, Kriek, Lindemans, Mikkeller, Mort Subite, Oud Beersel, Timmermans, Vanberg & Dewulf
Hello Sour Beer Friends! After several months of planning and collecting beers, I hosted my first sour beer dinner on Friday, July 11th! The dinner featured 21 different Krieks split up into 5 flights. Each flight was paired with food and designed to highlight a...
by Carlo Palumbo | Jul 19, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Jolly Pumpkin
Hello Sour Beer Fans, Before my first solo review, and story of how I came to love sour beers, I’d like to tell you a little about myself. My name is Carlo Palumbo I am currently a manager of two family restaurants, Davinci’s Italian Eatery and Palumbo Pizza of...
by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jul 16, 2014 | Crooked Stave, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Sour Farmhouse Ale
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! Lately I’ve been slacking a little bit on content, but with good reason! I completed my BJCP online exam, signed up for my tasting exam, plus I’m working toward my Cicerone certification. Even with all of that, I decided that I needed to...
by Dr. Lambic | Jun 29, 2014 | Armand 4 Series, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Drie Fonteinen, Gueuze
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Living in Pennsylvania, the warm weather of summer brings upon my favorite activities of the year. Barbeques, kayaking, yard games, and pool parties are in full swing by June 21st, the longest day of the year and the first official day of...
by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jun 28, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Russian River
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! My name is Cale Baker. First, a little about me, I am currently a stay at home dad and college student studying Biology with a minor in Chemistry. When I’m not studying, I’m usually chasing my son around the house, home brewing when I can find...
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 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Drie Fonteinen, Kriek
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan and attend the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Conference. We arrived in the very pleasant downtown area late Wednesday morning after a ten hour drive. A...
by Dr. Lambic | Jun 8, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Cisco Brewers
Hello Sour Beer Friends! This review is dedicated to the peach fans out there and wraps up the reviews for three excellent sour beers my friends and I drank while homebrewing last weekend. The other two beers were Jester King’s excellent raspberry sour Atrial...
by Dr. Lambic | Jun 5, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, The Lost Abbey
Hello Sour Beer Friends! While homebrewing with friends last weekend, I had the chance to sit down and drink several very nice sour beers. We started the evening with a great sour beer that I’ve had the opportunity to drink only once before, Red Poppy by The...
