Let's Remember Some Beers (In Memoriam: "Sours")

[SAISON FUCK]

Oh yes, Dominique! I remember going to a fundraiser (the first Kegs for Kids?) where they filled growlers at the end of the night and I got a growler of Dominique for 10 bucks. That was awesome.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Just did the whole Veritas set (less 5 & 6) and 004 was by far the best of the series

No love for Veritas 009??? I am kind of afraid of opening my last bottle.

 

[FTowne1]

Oh yes, Dominique! I remember going to a fundraiser (the first Kegs for Kids?) where they filled growlers at the end of the night and I got a growler of Dominique for 10 bucks. That was awesome.

Jelly.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Jelly.

I remember telling John Laffler this and that was also his reaction.

 

[coach1]

I remember having New Beligium Tart Lychee Folee at FOBAB 2009 and thinking it was one of the best beers I'd ever had. They released a beer called Tart Lychee in bottles a couple (?) years later, and I was massively disappointed. 99% sure it's nowhere close to the same beer I had at FOBAB.

I kept a list of the beers I had at FOBAB '09, and looking at it now, I see I also had TPS Report by Trinity. That was another one I really liked. I used to pick up a bottle of that and/or Red Swingline a couple times a year. Always huge gushers. And come to think of it, I never see their **** anymore. Looks like they still get Oregon distro though.

Edit: that FOBAB list is pretty fun to look at almost 10 years later.

 

[ggfunk]

still has one of the all-time best pieces of label art.

Agreed

 

[yeahnatenelson]

I remember going to a fundraiser (the first Kegs for Kids?) where they filled growlers at the end of the night and I got a growler of Dominique for 10 bucks. That was awesome.

That was a weird time. First and last time that happened. All the pouring was done by volunteer parents, and somehow every beer that hadn't kicked was made available for growler fills for nearly free. These beers included, among others, Founders CBS and Kaiser Curmudgeon and Avery Meph Addict (aka Tweak).

Unfortunately those parents didn't know what growlers were prior to the event and definitely had no idea when to stop filling. Most of the growlers were 30/70 beer to foam. Sucks if you wanted to trade growler whales, but great if you were looking for a roadie on your way out.

 

[Der Fuchs]

happy to see the fortuna mention. disappointed no one has even touched this brewery's outstanding past lineups.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

happy to see the fortuna mention. disappointed no one has even touched this brewery's outstanding past lineups.

I remember liking Chunga's Oud Bruin a lot.

 

[Der Fuchs]

I remember liking Chunga's Oud Bruin a lot.

they have put out tons of great sours over the years. always underrated, almost always better than it's peers.

 

[ThatGuy1]

No love for Veritas 009??? I am kind of afraid of opening my last bottle.

V009 was decent, but not as much love for the dark sours I think. 12-16 have developed really nicely and can be had cheap, I've picked up a couple below cost.

 

[brian4beer]

Sure, fake Yellow Bus has been posted, but no early Veritas love? 004 and 006 certainly are in my top 10 AWAs. Never ticked 005 brb killing myself.

Agree w 006. Was my favorite. Thought 004 was too sour and 005 looked better than it tasted w that ruby red color.

 

[blue_bleeder]

blue_bleeder

 

[ASak10]

They brought a couple of these to FOBAB in the early 2010s and I was always surprised how good they were.

That’s because Troy Casey was making those beers back then. Definitely some hidden gems in those AC Golden beers.

 

[libbey]

Wonder how these are holding up.

Had one last summer. Stored in the cool basement of a northern Michigan cottage.

I thought it was fantastic. Like Sanctification with more body and bite.

The one I opened a couple years ago was cardboard and flat. Assuming bad cork?

 

[user 306349]

didn't try this until a few years after the release and most everything was vinegar, but my friends who opened a fresh set said the sours were unreal at the time

 

[stupac2]

didn't try this until a few years after the release and most everything was vinegar, but my friends who opened a fresh set said the sours were unreal at the time

I somehow won that thing despite only going to LA once and getting two tickets. Most of the beers were very good, but some were stinkers. I don't recall offhand if the sours specifically were better and the bad stuff was the big beers, but there were definitely some bad ones in there.

 

[skrip]

i still want the roadcase

 

[boogercrack]

Let us not forget

 

[user 306349]

Let us not forget

they still make this and it's fantastic

 

[SAISON FUCK]

didn't try this until a few years after the release and most everything was vinegar, but my friends who opened a fresh set said the sours were unreal at the time

A short time after the box set was released, I set up a tasting with some old time Chicago guys. Since most of the beers in the box were riffs on previous beers, we did a comparison tasting. Since this is the sour remember thread, we did:
Track 3 vs. Cable Car
Track 4 vs. Veritas 009 vs. unreleased beer KT
Track 5 vs. Red Poppy vs. Framboise de Amarosa
Track 7 vs. Veritas 006
Track 9 vs. Cuvee de Tomme

A lot of the sour beers in the box set held their own. OG Veritas 006 killed the rebrew though. There was also a random bottle of Veritas 003 brought, which was a fun tick.

 

[sacrelicio]

I've posted this in just about every appropriate thread but I am up for people sending me any pre-2016 Uplands that they no longer want.



The best part about this beer now is that older batches sit a while and when a 3 year old bottle is discounted to $8? **** yeah.



Haven't bought this in the last 3-4 years, but B2 is still one of the most complex beers I've ever had. You got brett and tart and cherry and bourbon.



They brought a couple of these to FOBAB in the early 2010s and I was always surprised how good they were.



I never liked the fruited ones but the base beer has always been on my list of underrated AWAs. I drank my last bottle from the 2012/2013 era recently and was very happy with it, even for someone who- like I guess a lot of you- has mostly moved away from the style. Hot Take: The Woods was always better than Beatification.

We had Cisco distro here for a short time and I tried a few of the Woods beers. Most were OK but the base beer knocked my socks off.

 

[Padraig]

Strawberry was the one that exploded time and again.

Or tasted of burnt plastic.

 

[Padraig]

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.

The yuzu version, which was the first variant I think, was really good and got some solid trade action. This is back before they started canning it.

 

[Der Fuchs]

The yuzu version, which was the first variant I think, was really good and got some solid trade action. This is back before they started canning it.

Speaking of uzu... anyone know if off color is cranking out theirs again this summer? That beer is so good.

 

[Espeer]

We went to the first night of the funk, but couldn't find the tap list. Found this one from the regular night. It had one of my favorite awas, festina lente. I think between my wife and I we drank about a bottle.

 

[thewimperoo]

Speaking of uzu... anyone know if off color is cranking out theirs again this summer? That beer is so good.

Just got released in Chicago this week. Should make distribution over the next few weeks.

 

[Der Fuchs]

Just got released in Chicago this week. Should make distribution over the next few weeks.

Fuchs yeah!

 

[andrewcschultz]

I'm late to the game here, but I bought so many of these beers, and mine all turned into acetic lemon juice. I'd try to drink one a month and use it as punishment, in hopes that I'd learn some kind of lesson. Ultimately poured my last five or so bottles down the drain about nine months ago. It was cathartic. OG ever weisse, though, really was great when it was reasonable fresh.

 

[andrewcschultz]

I remember drinking the hell out of some goose island Fleur in 2010.