Beer advice needed: Sours

Well....if you can find Jester King......Das Wandirkind, Das Uberkind, Funk Metal, RU-55, Boxers Revenge. RODENBACH Grand Cru is a good belgian example that is easily available.

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Thought they were more farmhouse/saisons than sours though

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They use the farmhouse term loosely. They are more sours in the last couple of years.

I like it quite a bit

I've had Festina Peche too, and I really like that one

Will look for the others

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and throw in Jacobins Rouge, which is available in Texas.

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defiantly do this. Very good.

Duchesse de Bourgogne is one of my favorites. Reminds me of Pinot noir with a touch of soy. Has the barrel fermemted funk with a bright cherry and brown sugar kind of essence. Really an easy beer to throw back.

All of jolly pumpkins beers are barrel fermemted and kinda toss the sour type funk across the board.

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What's some good sours available around BR?

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Calandros (and I heard Whole foods) have Cantillon Classic Gueuze. Get ready to shell $30/750ml. They may have some Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus left ($18-20/375ml). These are highly scored an top notch beers.

These come in 2-3 times a year though. I'd start with something more affordable if you're just starting to try them.

I know Calandros has the following:

1809 Berliner Weisse (a fav of mine)
Monks Cafe
Duchesse de Borgogne (step above monks cafe)
Liefmans Goudenband
Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela (my fav from JP)
Jacobins Rouge
Panil Barrique (one bottle left at about $20/750ml)
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien (a few bottles left at about $20/750ml, a Biere de garde with sour/tart notes)

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Have seen Petrus Aged Pale and Oud Bruin at BJs and the Cove recently.

Not on shelves now but we also get Vichtenaar (similar to monks cafe), Jolly Pumpkin La Roja (haven't seen on shelves in over a year, have seen it in laffy though more recently), Tilquin (more moderately priced gueuze)