I really need to look harder for Oud Beersel offerings in beer shops. My aversion to sour in my tummy should not stop me from trying (and sharing) beers especially when they have the little used rhubarb in them.
Wish I Could Get – Rhubarb Edition
Wish I Could Get – Gooseberry Edition
Thornbridge Artesian is on my wish list because I cannot remember any beer with gooseberries in it. They are not well known and are not widely available so I haven’t had one in years but if my poor memory serves, they are a little tart with grape character paired with a botanical like elderflower would make a potent mix.
Spring into Sound
HiDef Brewing can put some spring into your step with a raspberry, peach and passion fruit combo sour ale, Spring Reverb.
Flaming Figs
Wild Ale. +Whiskey barrel. +smoked figs. That is Cellador Ales Figue Fumee.
Of course, special hours and ordering changes in effect but this beer will be worth it.
Christmas Beer 2019 # 15 – Upslope Wild Christmas
We stick with plums for another day as we head to Colorado and Upslope Brewing Company for their Wild Christmas. The base beer is an “ale aged in Oak Barrels with our house sour culture and re-fermented on red plums” . It is the Q4 release of their Lee Hill Series.
Christmas Beer 2019 # 8 – Prairie Artisan Seasick Crocodile
The next beer doesn’t sound very festive. Sounds more like danger and mopping but Prairie Artisan Ales has fashioned a sour ale with all the holiday spices sure to liven up a Christmas gathering.
no. 65
I don’t know what is so special about foeder 65 but apparently it must have some good Oscar in it.
I do wonder what Missouri White Oak imparts into this upcoming New Belgium release.
And to add to the bounty, some single foeder Felix too….
Featured Review – Paloma-Rita by Toolbox
I have only sampled a couple two or three beers from Toolbox Brewing of San Diego and all have been quite good. Nothing has really wowed me yet. But I feel that the deeper I get into their catalog of sours, that I will soon find one that makes me sit back and ponder. Paloma-Rita pours a deep orange. Fruity almost sour patch kid candy aroma which pulls back into citrus. As I take stock of the flavors I find some wheat in the back just ahead of the smidgen of salt. The stars of the show are the Lime & lemon, which are strong. There is a high acidity and after finishing the bottle while watching some March Madness, I felt that having another beer after would be too much.
Featured Review # 1 – Huck Yeah! from Firestone Walker Barrelworks
We start sour March off with the huckleberry infused sour from Buellton’s (and Firestone Walker’s) Barrelworks division.
Huck Yeah! pours a vivid red color. Tart & fruity and buttery aroma. Same notes in the flavor as I take my first sips. Not super sour. Just a bit tart. My dad would have liked the name. Bit bubbly which I think adds to the beer. Huckleberry comes through. Almost like eating a handful of berries. A slight wine barrel note at the end.
You Pick
Wow, You Pick is an ambitious fruit salad that Allagash has concocted with three different berries and cherries too. But if anyone can blend this sour ale and get the mix to work, it would be Allagash.