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May 18, 2017

Captain Lawrence Hudson Valley Harvest Apricot Sour

Captain Lawrence’s reputation certainly preceded the arrival of a couple of their products on local shelves in early March. Sour Apricot is […]

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Apr 26, 2017

Firestone Walker Krieky Bones

Firestone Walker’s Krieky Bones is an outstanding wild/sour ale. The 5.9% ABV beer starts life as a Flanders red before it’s been […]

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Mar 9, 2017

Cascade Brewing Elderberry

Elderberry isn’t your typical brewing ingredient. In fact, in the over ten years I’ve been reviewing for this site, I have only […]

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Oct 10, 2016

Stillwater / Dugges Syrligt

Syrligt is a collaborative effort between the minds of Stillwater Artisanal Ales and Dugges Bryggeri. It’s billed as a “Swedish Sour Ale” […]

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Aug 17, 2016

Cascade Cranberry

If I had to pick, I would have to say that the cranberry is my least favorite berry. I haven’t liked it […]

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Jul 28, 2016

Cascade Brewing Blackcap Raspberry

This bottle of Cascade’s Blackcap Raspberry (2015 project) was the last of the original six bottles I purchased when the company first […]

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Jul 26, 2016

Cascade Sang Noir

I think at this point, I’ve had a couple of Cascade’s products — at least I think that this is the fifth […]

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Jun 30, 2016

Cascade Brewing Sang Rouge

This bottle of Cascade Brewing Sang Rouge was bottled in 2013. Prior to that, the various red ales used in the blend […]

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Aug 27, 2015

Evil Twin Sour Bikini

Normally, I try and start off these reviews with an anecdote or some background information about the beer in focus. This time, […]

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Aug 6, 2015

Weyerbacher Tarte Nouveau

I don’t know what the hell a “session sour” is, but it looks as though I’ve got one on my hands with […]

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Jul 21, 2015

Avery Brewing Insula Multos Collibus

This bottle of Avery Brewing Insula Multos Collibus is the final review in a series of sour ales that I purchased earlier […]

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Jul 17, 2015

Avery Brewing Fortuna

And the Avery Brewing barrel-aged sour train keeps on rolling. This is the third review of a series of beers I purchased […]

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