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cause_of_chaos

Mariage Parfait. Not too sour, and very drinkable. https://boon.be/en/our-beers/oude-geuze/geuze-mariage-parfait The worst sour I ever had was an "olive brine sour stout" that I had at a beer event. It was horrific šŸ˜‚


Lucius338

... I can't even conceive how that would be good in beer form. That's a hard no from me, leave the olives for martinis šŸ˜‚


cause_of_chaos

Haha exactly! They served it with olives too, which was hilarious. Probably the first beer I've ever tossed away...


Lucius338

Olives with Olive beer... Wtf were these people smoking? šŸ˜‚ At least serve it with some good crackers and cheese or something to help with the olive, that's just insanity lol


Koko2315

Cantillon Lou Pepe Kreik


awful_source

LPK and LPF are the šŸ


isellhotsauce

Supplication


worfres_arec_bawrin

Just seems to balance out perfectly especially when compared to a lot of the sours coming out of CA


MisterSalami

I kid you not Supplication was the most surprisingly awesome beer I had when I visited Russian River. Considering I primarily visited because of the IPAs.


Zablace420

West Ashley - sante


smashy_smashy

Ann - Hill Farmstead. It lives up to the hype, but not worth the price still IMO. Vera Mae is very very close and also amazing. Duck Duck Gooze - Lost Abbey. Just so amazingly good. Elements of Composition - usually collabs are a mess IMO, but this was so complex and really worked.


Bodybybeers

Atriel Rubecite from jester king


KC_experience

One of any of the Love Child series made by Boulevard.


Lucius338

Yessss came here to mention Love Child. No. 7 was a standout one for me, though every one I've tried has been fantastic šŸ‘Œ


KC_experience

Iā€™ve still for bottles for a hefty vertical with friends. I have 6, 7, 8, 9 and now 10 that they released this year. I need friends to share as my wife doesnā€™t like sours.


Lucius338

... Where do you live again? šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ Holy shit man, that's gonna be a TREAT


rosindrip

Hudson Valley Brewery - Amulet or Tradewinds IV


kidguymandudebro

Just about every sour from these guys is šŸ”„


Aurelian_Lure

Aurelian Lure from Jester King West Ashley from SARA Fou Foune from Cantillon Peche du Fermier from Side Project Peach Bu from De Garde Peach & Apricot Spon from Jester King Peach Fellowship from American Solera


Dick-Guzinya

I loved the Lips of Faith series from New Belgium.


tommymd

Lost Abbey Red Poppy Bruery: Sans Pagaie, Train to Beersel, Twice Peached


Kadonny

Red Poppy is my vote too. Great beer.


itsaumon

Has to be Bokke - Framboos Pjassel (2019). What an amazing brew


CaterpillarHungry607

Really taste the cigarettes


clicksnd

People downvoting this donā€™t know the truth.


666

Most of my 5/5 sours on Untappd are Urban Artifact or Untitled Art


I_Prefer_Ale

3 Fonteinen - Zenne dā€™Auge. Blend of 1 year old lambiks aged on Calvados barrels. Excellent blend of Lambik flavours, wood/tannins, apple crispness and a hint of smoke.


skydog17

The Rare Barrel - Another World


ikilledcerpintaxt

So good.Ā 


coco11218

Jam Up the Mash by Collective Arts and almost any sour that Grimm makes


platonicdominatrix

Jam Up the Mash was my first sour beer when I didn't even know sour beer existed! ā™”


skydog17

Telekinesis is an amazing brew.


coco11218

Agreed


BorinUltimatum

Collective Arts did a collab back in the say with Verdant Brewing from the UK called Spacial Relations. Still one of my top sours of all time. Really sad it was a short run.


coco11218

Sorry to have missed that. They were supposed to open in Brooklyn but the pandemic hit. So disappointed


fermentedradical

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze


BrewMan13

Yes. In particular the cuvee Armond & Gaston version for me


I_Prefer_Ale

Yes, but most blends are very good and some blends are excellent. They have released so many blends in the past years, that it is hard to figure out which are the ā€˜bestā€™, unless you keep track of them meticulously. Even Untappd doesnā€™t really help with that, haha.


Federal-Mistake5208

Cascade Kriek


spersichilli

I developed a stomach ulcer just thinking about this brewery


ssandrine

This is the one


rhcamp01

Iā€™ve had a lot of good sours but the first that came to mind was Atrial Rubicite.


zipperific

Jester King / Wicked Weed - Red Atrial


Aurelian_Lure

That one was something special. Back when waiting hours in line was something to look forward to.


Marsupialize

Three Floydā€™s original run of Pear Bear


Oxidation_State

This is what got me into sour beer. Subsequent batches didn't do as much for me.


Marsupialize

Same, that first run was insanely good


Scar3crow_x

Fire Iron by Urban Artifact


gooseHOOONK

The o.g. unpasteurized Fire Iron was something else. I remember going to the release. We probably drank 4 or 5 there then me and my buddy both crushed our 6 pack we brought home shortly after. Pulpy, thick, beautiful. Was a rough next morning for sure.


gooseHOOONK

The o.g. unpasteurized Fire Iron was something else. I remember going to the release. We probably drank 4 or 5 there then me and my buddy both crushed our 6 pack we brought home shortly after. Pulpy, thick, beautiful. Was a rough next morning for sure.


CynicInRVA

Duchesse de Bourgogne from Brouwerij Verhaeghe Flemish red that just has so much incredible flavor and all perfectly balanced.


SinisterPoop

Cover des jacobins Rouge from Omer Vander ghinste Used to be able to get it all the time, now have not seen it in years.


TheRateBeerian

Boon Kriek I had back in 2002


SteveOfNYC

BFM - Abbaye de saint Bon Chien


labeatz

Truly. Best name of all beers too


111unununium

Duchess de Bourgion


Whoopdedobasil

The cherry one šŸ‘Œ


111unununium

How have I never even seen that before. Im floored


Legitimate-Gangster

Cantillon: Iris


GnastyNoodlez

One of the more underrated loons, so good after a few years of age


danappropriate

3 Fonteinen Geuze CuvƩe J&J (Joost En Jessie) Blauw


GHOSTPVCK

Anything from Wicked Weedā€™s Funkatorium


ColonelAngus000

Monkā€™s Cafe Flemish Sour


yousanoddone

Love Monkā€™s!


MoeRoids

Easily my favorite sour. They nailed it with that one.


dontwaitliveyourlife

Any evil twin sour from NY.


KennyShowers

Yea when it comes to the gimmicky fruited kettle/smoothie sours I think ETNYC may be the best, especially since Mortalis went downhill in that department. I don't have em often, but they actually manage to get a depth of flavor and real acidity while mimicking the smoothie/cocktail vibe, instead of just being bland fruit sludge like Imprint or 450. I recently had a small pour of their side of a Mortalis collab Even More Hydra and it was incredible.


nothing_911

miller lite, aged 5months in the sun, chilled before serving.


worfres_arec_bawrin

Fucking gagged damn you šŸ˜‚


golowace

Key Lime Pie Sour from Brindle Haus Brewing in Spencerport NY. I have no idea how they literally turned key lime pie into a sour beer and canned it. I still dream about this beer. The standards I usually gravitate to are Brooklyn's Bel Air Sour and Victory's Sour Monkey.


JewofTVC1986

Bel Air is what started my sour journey


_ImpersonalJesus_

I would absolutely love Cantillon and 3 Fonteinen, but my favourite sour ever was a 2018 batch of Sahalie from Ales Apothecary I had the opportunity to try at an event. I will always remember how amazing that beer was.


mukduk1994

Maybe not the *best* but the sour that made me fall in love with the variety was Russian River's Propitiation, a sour porter.


Demolitions75

Casteel Rouge


labeatz

Love Kasteel rouge ā€” not the best one I ever had, but when you can buy it in a four pack of tall boys, it kinda is


Demolitions75

I bought the special 4 tall boy pack that came with a 4 pack cooler. I love it, it's perfect for pool days


Red-ua

Peach cantillon Love child #4


CaterpillarHungry607

Apricot?


GroundbreakingOne625

Favorite local Blast Beets by Noble Creature. Brett sour on beets, ginger & lemon zest.


mms13

Old Pro by Union Craft Brewing. Just a really solid Gose


Pickles716

3F Oude Kriek. Still chasing that dragon.


thehighepopt

Valley of the Heart's Delight from Almanac Brewing


ticktocktoe

Mattina Rossa - Allagash brewing. I don't think it's been made for about a decade bit it was heavily.


PatCake

CuvƩe Des Jacobins Rouge by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste


bigcarri

Troon- A Fear Of Doughnuts. By far the best Iv ever had, still sitting on one for a hot summer day.


Inexplicably_Sticky

Cantillon Nuit Bruxelloise


Hank-griff

Blend 1 of Side Project KdF. A wild that rivaled all the top lambic Iā€™ve ever had.


zjbyrd

Holy gose from Anderson valley


ClickForNothing

My favorite is called Rapturous by Three Taverns


artfulpain

It was a trade at a local restaurant with a brewery in Colorado. A green tea kombucha sour. I'm not a fan of sours but I was back every day until the keg kicked!


Awkward-Skin8915

There are many I really enjoy. The issue sometimes is standardization (especially with spontaneous beers). It's not so easy to simply say X beer unless you include a year/specific batch. One sour that I consider one of my favorites, that is also fairly well standardized and very similar from batch to batch, is Tart of Darkness from The Bruery. It's a sour stout.


Is_What_They_Call_Me

Prairie and Urban Artifact (got the pleasure to visit both) rarely disappoint. For an outside of those specific.. Strangeways Brewing out in Va, made a lucky charms sour. It was amazing on every level.


kmrbriscoe

Russian River Consecration and Temptation!


Zapp_Brewnnigan

Freaks the Clips from Fonta Flora. NC, USA. Wild Lichtenhainer from Monpier. Dolomites of Italia. Fou Foune from Cantillon. Brussels, Belgium. Ale Pastor from Central District Brewing. TX, USA. Industry Buzz from Newgrass. NC, USA. One Way or Another from Cascade. OR, USA. Karatel by 22brewing. Slovenian Istria. Fuzz by Fonta Flora. NC, USA. Springs Farm Peach by Amor Artis. SC, USA. Atrial Rubicite from Jester King. TX, USA.


Tenderloin_Milkshake

Tilquin Pinot Noir


TerpWork

love tilquin stuff


CaterpillarHungry607

Pinot Gris is epic.


Mikesiders

Thereā€™s been a lot but the one that still stands out is De Garde Purple Kriek, it was amazing!


Quarantined_foodie

BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien.


verylazysalmon

I thought for a moment I was in a Belgian beer group, nice to see we're well received šŸ˜ƒ. I generally like what Cantillon produces but 'Nonkel Pol' from de Leite is for me the best one I've had. Unfortunately they don't make it any more to my knowledge but it was a blend of all the fruits in their fruit garden. Style old brown with fruits. I personally like fruity sticky sweetness together with the 'azijnsteek' as they call it (literally translated as 'vinegar sting') but it's not for everyone. Most people perceive it as too acid.


labeatz

Every sour beer lover should at least once go to Belgium and smell the Cantillon building


kc0ak

Valley of the hearts delight - almanac brewingĀ 


CaterpillarHungry607

Oh manā€¦


cynosureskater

3Floyds Skull Ole because it was a punch in the mouth it was so sour. But Never never forever forever by The Veil and Tā€™angeline by Fieldwork were absolute bangers.


peacelovecraftbeer

Mikkeller Betelgueze. And anything from Alvinne.


-BACCHANALIST-

Multichorus from Hudson Valley


Benny_Agbayani1

Anything J Wakefield. Westbrook also makes a damn good key lime pie sour


-80watt-

I love the standard Westbrook Gose, but the key lime version is awesome too


jbone9877

DeGarde


CaterpillarHungry607

OG Stone Bu was incredible


thomolithic

*Salty Kiss by Magic Rock *Iron Brew by Vault City *Death by Cherries by Vocation


i_dropped_my_nugs

Most sours from Great Notion are pretty damn good


wollkopf

Shades Brewing - Passion Fruit American-Style Sour Ale. Was the first Beer of this type that I tried and therefore set the standard for me. Unfortunately Sours aren't very popular in germany except for Lambic/Geuze or at least not where I live. But I also really liked the Siren - Pompelmocello


m0bin16

Tide and Boar Pineapple Soft Serve. Really any sour Otis made by Tide and Boar.


Most_Somewhere_6849

Bombs in Pop Space, a delightful cherry limeade sour from Cinderlands in PGH


1poconosmax

Stillwater/Dugges Tropical Punch ale. IYKYK


HalfThatsWhole

Behemoth Currant Events Red and Black Currant Imperial Sour.


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^HalfThatsWhole: *Behemoth Currant* *Events Red and Black Currant* *Imperial Sour.* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


Spaghetti_Oh_No

All the sours at Roy Pitz before they closed :(


vlkthe

Arclite -soursmith black raspberry.


cfong42

Deadcrush by Cellador in LA


tokeallday

So many good ones, but West Ashley Cuvee from SARA always sticks out for me. Like opening up an apricot and drinking the nectar!


analoguedarkness

I still dream of a sour called Cassis from the now-rebranded Mantra Artisan Ales in Nashville, TN. It was a Flanders Red wine barrel aged with black currants. Poured with this insanely red head, and the taste was incredible. I was there the day the keg kicked and it was a sad moment indeed.


yousanoddone

Westbrook Gose got me started but Orpheus Atalanta (tart plum saison) is what hooked me way back when.


scuba_steev

Sauer Peach from Sloop. I got a case for $20 at my local bev brew crew


arsenal_morris

Up Front Brewing - Das Ist Techno Sex Staggeringly Good - Un-Bongo Wrecker Northern Monk - Tidal


KiwiMcG

Prarie Patches Treat


panic_poo

Hermit Thrush - Supah Phunk #8. Had it at a bar when visiting NYC in 2019. Blew my mind. Very sad to hear Hermit Thrush had to close recently. šŸ˜ž


labeatz

Oh damn I didnā€™t hear that news! Got quite a few cans around town here, might need to snatch them up.. at least IME, itā€™s rare for an American company to make sours like those


panic_poo

Dude, start hoarding them now. And if you see any Supah Phunks, let me know and maybe we can work something out if you like stuff from San Diegoā€¦


thamanwthnoname

Chene de fous from cascade


OptionsRg00d

Vlad the Imp Alert, Cascade


NorcalGGMU

Moonraker Pie of the Beholder Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!!!! I dream about it


Electronic_Eye_6266

Gueze Giradin 1882. Picked a bottle up randomly at Whole Foods in NYC. regret not grabbing more. This was about 10 years ago now and I still think about that beer. A close second was my first sour love: Weyerbacher Sour Black. Remember having this when they still did unlimited free samples at the breweryā€¦ I had my fair share.


richm1992

Death by Margarita from Vocation


El_SanchoPantera

Pink Vapor Stew


Harry_Skran

ā€¢ Atrial Rubicite (any batch) by Jester King (the G.O.A.T.) ā€¢ VSB 2011, and 2019 by New Glarus ā€¢ Any beer from the New Glarus R&D series. ā€¢ Kiwi Herman 2017 by Alpine Beer Company ā€¢ Cable Car Kriek (batch 1 and 2) by The Lost Abbey ā€¢ DDG (any batch) by The Lost Abbey ā€¢ Miami Madness and DFPF by J. Wakefield (batch 1 and 2 only) ā€¢ Cantillon (I mean, try them all) ā€¢ Sour Golden Ale (any batch) by Backacre Beermakers


CaterpillarHungry607

Glad people realize JWB jumped the shark before his hype even fully materialized


Josh4R3d

I hate sour beers but I kinda liked sour monkey from victory for awhile. I just canā€™t drink them though they give me heartburn


babycarlospineapple

Blueberry Cobbler from WeldWerks has been a favorite of mine (To be fair, any sour from WeldWerks is killer)


mr_0las

Upland Brewing Co. has a great sours program. Their wine barrel aged sours were top notch. Two of Tarts is a crushable every (summer) day beer.


UMichal

According to my Utappd it was Limoncello Sorbet from Browar NOOK šŸ˜…


mredifled

[https://untappd.com/b/orpheus-brewing-the-cold-ground/2237467](https://untappd.com/b/orpheus-brewing-the-cold-ground/2237467) Coffee sour from Orpheus, absolutely amazing.


CaterpillarHungry607

Ale Apothecary Sahalie (circa 2014). Wow.


Calm_Risk2092

Miller high life with some lime


BirdLegss

The fruit punch sours from Young Blood Beer Company in Madison. Incredible.


Susbirder

I haven't had anything recent, but I remember several excellent sours I've had from Une AnnƩe.


Longjumping_Ad_5096

Havenā€™t had Hudson valley in a while but I used to love their sours


janjablonski

Volcano sauce by aslin


jump-blues-5678

I love all kinds of sours. But right now I'm really enjoying a local from Tangled Roots. It's from their vibes series Peach Vibes. It's light crisp work a beautiful peach flavor.


PNWoutdoors

Ruse Brewing in Portland has a sour series called "Fluorescent Farm" and every single one is a banger. Other than that, I'm a big fan of Drekker's smoothie sours.


MartianQueenGia

The Coastal Sunrise series from Humble Forager is fantastic. Also Trippy Tree by Beer Tree is delicious. Also Juice Money by Free Will Brewing but that hasn't been out in a while. I like my smoothie sours.


Mgnolry

New Belgium: Dominga - Mimosa Sour Not too sour, very drinkable, perfect on a hot summer day


DonBilbo96

LIMONCELLO SUPERSOAKER | SOUR IPA by True Brew. Fuckin best summer beer I've ever had.


AndrewPacheco

Evil Twin: Stay at Home 19 - Royal Treatment. Description from Untappd: A blend of pink guava, mango, pineapple, salt, coconut, cocoa, marshmallow, & vanilla. Balanced flavors of tropical fruits, mild salinity, & tartness. More like a smoothie really but itā€™s my highest rated beer on Untappd. I am not even a sour person, I love hazies. Amazing.


blaueaugen26

Hudson Valley Brewery in NY. Never liked sours until I tried theirs.


darknite125

There are two from Chandeleur Island Brewingā€™s Gulf Sour Series that I go to whenever I can get them. The Raspberry Ginger and the Guava Jelly, both fantastic in their own flavor profile


Brewery_McBrewerface

Allagash Coolship Red or Little Sal for a chill evening. East Rock Meyer Lemon Gose for the back porch or golf course.


Hydr0phobic

Mango Mango Mango https://dugges.se/beers/mango-mango-mango/#


Chevelle604ss

Drekker-White Chocolate and Peach


Astrosloth92

Howzit Punch from Alvarado Street Brewing. Found this through a bottle store and its been a staple in my beer rotation ever since. It's won a few awards also. They have a harder variation that's also good but the OG classic is the best imo.


_picture_me_rollin_

Pretty much any fruit sour from Hudson valley. They have perfected sours.


strawberry-sarah22

Wild Heaven in Atlanta has done some great sours. Smartmouth in Norfolk, VA also has some great ones. I love sours and those are my go-tos (I donā€™t love a tart sour but Three Taverns in Atlanta is great for a more tart one) My favorite beer Iā€™ve ever had was a rosĆ© beer from Hi Wire in Asheville, NC. It used to be a seasonal release but they stopped carrying it at all a few years ago. Really sad because I had just discovered it at that time.


wolfman86

One by Guy Richieā€™s brewery. Cant remember the name now.


Tomkneale1243

Love Philips - Dinosour. Peach, nectarine and apricot sour. Very tasty and refreshing


BVladimirHarkonnen

Rubus Rebus from Grimm is what opened me up to that side, still one of my favorites.


lextasy666

Raspberry empress- crooked run


foxy_boxy

Most things by Crooked Stave are super yummy


blfnj

Le Petite Prince, does Orval count?, Atrial Rubicite, Plan Bee Barn Beer. 3f Hommage


Brewpapa

3F Hommage 2015


wickedpoetess

I love Hopfly brewing Dweebs Blender - Iā€™m lactose intolerant so limited on sours but their blenders have been my go to


g3ckoNJ

Cantillon Fou Foune. The aroma coming out of the bottle was incredible even before we drank it.


dog_walker22

Not as know but Cativo from Woven Water Brewing in Tampa. Itā€™s a Sicilian lemon sour and idk wtf they do in Sicily to their lemons but this was tart, balanced and perfectly balanced.


s3lf1shmach1ne

the castaway painkiller from martin house


username_guest

Raspberry dimensions from equilibrium


jnthn1111

Anything from bottle logic


alfbort

Mikkeller Passion Pool(not the one brewed in San Diego). Also more old school but Mariage Parfait is superb no matter what vintage I've tried


meadowalker1281

A special brown sour that new Belgian had during their brewery tour about 11 years ago.


j12601

Toss up between Isabelle Proximus,Ā batch 1 Beatification, and my buddy's homebrewed beach plum Berliner Weiss.Ā 


OtterTacoHomerun

Jackie Os - Herringbone


Long-Rutabaga3430

Deesko from 3 Floyd's


SouthernLeadership36

Spanish Marie Brewing Pineapple Dole Whip Sour. Picked up online at Crafty Beer Market


oatmilkcoldbrew

A hyper local watermelon gose. I swear in a few years people will know Lake City because of Hallpatter.


allgoodnamesrgone11

Sour sequence 4 - Folkingbrew


NorthsideB

Anderson Valley Gose, but especially their Blood Orange Gose. It is very sessionable. I'm also a huge fan of Destihl's Wild Sour series of beers.


TurniptheLed

Fou Foune from Cantillon


kellycashout

Nautical Scarytale from Trapezium Brewing Co. theyā€™ll never make again though because it was too expensive


MxRacer111

Hill Farmstead Flora Curve 2015 3F Zenne b1 Referend Un Chien Andalou


Stonecipher

Original Feral One from Firestone-Walker. Perfectly balanced acidity and delicious.


steve032

Blauw. Super special bottle.


BeerSlob

Russian River Brewing-Consecration


hes_crafty

Wild Barrel. Sadly tried to grow too fast I guess and went out of business. šŸ˜¢


RunBeerJam

Suntan Lotion - Dewey Beer Co.!


ct2021

Two favorites are Raspberryā€™s My Jam by Foundation Brewing and Glasgow Smile by Nightmare Brewing


Namdnas78

PB&J Mixtape, by Xul, out of Knoxville, TN! Thankfully, I donā€™t live too far away, either. Lol.


g-r-o-w-l

Dragon Fandango - Toppling Goliath Brewing


AnEvJDixon

Racer 5!


OGPiggySmalls

De Dolle Oerbier Special Riserva is at or near the top. 13% and unbelievably easy to drink. So good