Overview for 'sours'
What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 1)
I remember the first "sour beer" that really made an impact on me. The year was 2014. Relatively, I was a nascent fan of craft beer, usually visiting the two breweries we had locally at the time. One Friday night, I was hanging out with some friends. This particular Friday, a friend's older brother…
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What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 2)
In Spring 2016, I took an extended Colorado beercation, visiting breweries in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. I went on brewery tours in each city, but the Fort Collins leg featured a pilgrimmage of sorts to the source of the beers that sent me down the sour rabbit hole: La Folie, and Le Terroir…
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What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 3)
I would say there was a point I got fatigued on sour beer, at least for a while. I was visiting Crane Brewing Company in Kansas City, before a Royals game. I was a huge fan of their Berliner Weiss interpretations, particularly their Apricot Weiss. However, with all the acidity from the beer getting…
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Brewing Classic Berliner Weisse
What is "Classic" Berliner Weisse? That's a good question to ask: as it has changed over its (roughly) 250 year documented history. I'll follow up with a deep dive on the history of the style, but I will give a quick run down here as well: Berliner Weisse is thought to have evolved from anothe…
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