Recommendations of Sour or Citrusy Ales and Beers?

[Nick Danger]

Some of my favorite beers and ales have a sour or citrusy flavor. Examples include:

Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale - http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/48/10482
Three Floyds Zombie Dust - http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/64228

Any recommendations of other beers or ales I might enjoy?

Nick

 

[Golden Child]

If you can find it around you and don't mind a GREAT kriek, go get some...

De Ranke Kriek!

 

[goatee]

raspberry lambic

 

[zekevin]

New Belgium La Folie, (or any of their other sours).

 

[jtc33]

Pliny the Elder

 

[Edcculus]

I love sours! They can be somewhat hard to find. You should find a specialty beer store. Even more specialized than say Total Wine or other large alcohol retailers.

There are a few different sour styles.
Berliner Weiss - a light low alcohol refreshing sour. Good examples in the US are pretty hard to come by so I can't give any specific adivce here.
Flanders Red - a nice bold sour that is very complex. Rodenbach Grand Cru, Duchesse de Bourgogne, New Belgium La Folie are all some good ones. Monks Cafe falls under this style.
Lambic/Gueuze - lots of good stuff here. Anything from Cantillion is great. These are the most "sour" of all of the sour beers. Very high carbonation and a lot of other funky sour flavors and smells as well. This is one of the only beers where the description "barnyard", "goaty", or "wet horse" is a good thing!

The other beer you mention is a fairly highly hopped Pale Ale. You are in luck here because the US craft beer movement is in something of a love affair with uber hoped beers right now. Look for Pale Ales and IPAs. Especially if they make mention of Cascade hops.

 

[arghblech]

For a Flanders Red try Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge.

 

[Nick Danger]

Look for Pale Ales and IPAs. Especially if they make mention of Cascade hops.

Good call on the Cascade hops!

I'm currently drinking my first of a new brew that just became available in Chicago this month: Chainbreaker White IPA from the Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon.

http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew/chainbreaker-white-ipa

It's made with Bravo, Citra, Centennial and Cascade hops. Really excellent.

Nick

 

[red zeppelin]

+1 on the Monks Flemish. I have the luck of living close enough to have it at Monks, but if you can get it elsewhere, worthy of a try.

 

[Nick Danger]

+1 on the Monks Flemish. I have the luck of living close enough to have it at Monks, but if you can get it elsewhere, worthy of a try.

Needless to say, I'm incredibly jealous. I bet the Monk's is even better when it's fresh from the source.

Nick

 

[DocRokRx]

I'm a big IPA fan- if youre in chicago, you should be able to get Great Lakes. Their Commodore Perry is VERY citrusy and a favorite of mine