cbraun77s

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There she is! I just drooled...
Those are great prices, too.

urbanmyth

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I was thinking of picking up a four pack of the Monk's Cafe. It is $12.99 at the Woodman's I buy from. Only thing is I have heard it can have a copper, metallic twang bite to it.

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Calder

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Monk's Cafe is the cheapest sour that I've found. $3 for a 12 ozs bottle at Jungle Jim's in Cincy.

Pretty good Flanders, and the dregs are viable, despite rumors to the contrary.

mrkrausen

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I actually just had my first sour last night. None of the other liquor stores in my area carry them. After a long time cruising the isles at the local Mecca(Lukas Liquours) however, I was recommended the Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale. The manager said that it was a good one to start out with, as it's not that expensive. And not knowing if I would even like it, I went with it.

I must say...at first I wasn't all that impressed. But as time passed and it warmed up it really grew on me. There is hardly any sweetness and the sour isn't overpowering. I don't think it's taken me that long to drink a beer. I spent just over an hour sipping and taking in the complexity of the beer. If this is only a decent sour beer, then I can't wait to try some of the better ones. I think I've caught the sour bug!

urbanmyth

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I'm right there with you. Ever since that Cuvee Rene from Lindeman's, I have been looking for new and different sour and funky beers. I also have been looking up clones for Duchesse and Berliner Weiss. Can't wait to have my own bug colony in my garage.

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ReverseApacheMaster

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I don't like Monk's Cafe. I'm not a big fan of flanders reds because I don't like that much vinegar character but a local bar gets Cuvee des Jacobins on tap quite frequently and I really enjoy it. It's not backsweetened at all but it's not too vinegar-y.

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Fermenters: Lambic solera (year two), aging lambic from solera year one, framboise lambic, apricot brett saison, sour brown, probiotic oud bruin, probiotic sour blonde

Recently bottled: dubbel, Redemption clone, Belgian stout

Up next: Petrus Aged Pale clone, Perry, hatch chile blond, spelt saison

spearko520

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cuvee de jacobins, rodenbach (red and grand cru), monk's flemish, duchesse and vichtenar (same brew diff blends) are good reds. liefman's is a nice oud bruin - it's fairly strong in abv for the style- bacchus is a nice oud bruin too

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spearko520

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the jacobins is one of my favorites- i just split a case w a buddy (not cheap) with the intent of "making them last". that lasted about 5 days.

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corey0212

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I think Petrus Aged Pale is the right answer.

coldrain

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If you can find any Russian River sours.... they are all fantastic, but Supplication is my favorite. I have been finding them at Trader Joes, Whole Foods, and even Haggens/Tops.