I remember them being pretty reasonable at the start (late 2013-early 2014), then getting *really* acidic for a while, and later on things dialed back down.
Speaking of which, here's an early De Garde banger that was, in its prime, one of the best AWAs I've had: The Lily b1.
Agreed, I basically have given up on sour stuff these days avoiding instant heartburn, but I would wreck something nuanced like Brute if it was available
Saison Brett is still a fantastic beer.
Russian River Framboise for a Cure was quite good if my memory is correct.
The fruited 375ml sours from Side Project. They’re still popular, but not like when they first hit the scene. People were offering insane beers in trade, and sadly, I bought into the hype. I’d share the picture I took when I drank B1 Fuzzy, but it was so acidic, just being in the proximity of that beer caused my camera to melt.
I had this at a share within the first 3 or 4 months of ever even having a sour beer. Had no clue what I was drinking. It was so much smoother than some of the other stuff I had tried around 2012/2013 though.
I remember them being pretty reasonable at the start (late 2013-early 2014), then getting *really* acidic for a while, and later on things dialed back down.
Speaking of which, here's an early De Garde banger that was, in its prime, one of the best AWAs I've had: The Lily b1.
He actually did them very early. I was able to try a number of the Brett Venture series. He just abandoned it like you said. They were great. Le Saissonier was that era too. Went really heavy into cultivating wild yeasts from the family farm as best I can tell. It's a noble idea. The beer has suffered in my opinion. Some of it truly is just wild now. It has gone past my level of acid tolerance.
He did do one release under Brett Project, so maybe that was the reason for that change. But nobody knows it but Cory.
That BA Stateside was phenomenal. I finally pulled the trigger on the lonely bottle that collected dust for awhile at one of the suburban Chicago Binny's. I think it was $10. Was definitely mad at myself for sharing it. Should've domed that little bottle. It would be a stunner on the market today.these were rather difficult to obtain, at least here in VA at the time. I loved them
remember Mekong having a Stillwater event in 2011 where I was introduced to these and started me on my wild homebrew>pro career
these were rather difficult to obtain, at least here in VA at the time. I loved them
remember Mekong having a Stillwater event in 2011 where I was introduced to these and started me on my wild homebrew>pro career
Speaking of stubbies, does anybody remember this??
Speaking of stubbies, does anybody remember this??
one of the worst beer ive had to date was part of the chez line. monieux maybe? smelled like nasty gym socks, tasted equally as bad. only beer to make me gag
Remember these? There were a few wins in the series, but many absolute disasters. Interestingly, I kept a bunch cellared and the disasters generally ended up being quite tasty after taking a few years to sort themselves out. Even opened an old bottle of Cape Codder Weisse a few weeks ago that was actually pretty decent.
Edit: Just checked my photos from that day and we actually opened two Cape Codders: One from Jan 2014 and one from Jan 2015. One was horrible, the other was quite nice. Can’t remember which was which.
Speaking of stubbies, does anybody remember this??
OG Ever Weisse was next level. Mainer was fairly solid. The second round of those were just not the same with some being drainpours. Mystery Weisse was the absolute shits. I think eventually they admitted to some of those being ****ed.
Remember these? There were a few wins in the series, but many absolute disasters. Interestingly, I kept a bunch cellared and the disasters generally ended up being quite tasty after taking a few years to sort themselves out. Even opened an old bottle of Cape Codder Weisse a few weeks ago that was actually pretty decent.
Edit: Just checked my photos from that day and we actually opened two Cape Codders: One from Jan 2014 and one from Jan 2015. One was horrible, the other was quite nice. Can’t remember which was which.
I remember when this became something people actually traded for. Had it for the first time in forever last summer and it was still quite good.
Found an old Key Lime one in my fridge.
I remember when this became something people actually traded for. Had it for the first time in forever last summer and it was still quite good.
