The Conversion: 6.0 – It’s a sour. About as basic a sour as you can get, and the spare point is because it’s well executed enough to not have any glaring issues. There’s nothing too crazy or extremely flavorful going on here sadly.
Price Average: $16
Website: http://www.farmhousebeer.com/
Queen of the Seven Kingdoms: 7.0 – Now we are a more long form review site, very rarely paying attention to hip new things, but we have fallen into the Game of Thrones Marketing trap with this purchase. (Being from Ommegang helps immensely) We will be continuing this 4-pack for the next 3 weeks because we already reviewed one.
As for the beer itself as a sour it’s not too crazy, but as a blonde it’s quite unique. The citrus is lovely and overall it’s simply a well executed beer as expected from Ommegang.
Price Average: $25 for 4-pack with glass
Website: http://www.ommegang.com/
Red Chaos: 5.5 – There cherries are nice, and it’s overall a fine sour. The problem is it’s competing in the field of sours and you ned to really step up your game to get points.
Price Average: $12
Website: https://www.trvebrewing.com/
Charlie Kettle: 4.0 – It’s a pretty standard sour, needs a bit more beer flavor or to just go wilder with it.
Price Average: $11 for 4-pack
Website: http://eartheaglebrewings.com/
Seaquench: 5.0 – For a Dogfish Head sour you expect this to be truly out of the box, but aside from the sea salt and lime that makes you think more of a Corona served in a marg glass this is just average
Price Average: $11 for 6-pack
Website: https://www.dogfish.com/
Oude Bae: 6.5 – It really captures the fact that this isn’t a sour meant to remind you of grapes, but that really there’s just a bunch of grapes in here. Overall the beer is a nice sour, but it goes that rose/champagne route a little too much and there’s only the semblance of a beer/wine balance here. It is still tasty though.
Price Average: $12 for 4-pack cans
Website: http://www.stillwater-artisanal.com/
Iridescent: 3.0 – Apricot flavor is the saving grace of this beer, but overall it’s a sour that is extremely upfront and doesn’t linger at all. The power is almost terrible because it’s too in your face. We understand that sours can be bold, but this is a slap that doesn’t even give you any bit of enjoyment. (if you catch our drift)
Price Average: $13
Website: https://www.uplandbeer.com/
James and Julie: 7.5 – Allagash once again finding it hard to screw up a beer have made a unique sour. The start of a brown ale compared to a regular farmhouse or saison gives it a more nutty nuance to the sour. It does have to follow that delicious Ghost Species though this week.
Price Average: $11
Website: https://www.allagash.com/
Harborside: 5.0 – It’s weird, like you get the spice and overall still beer taste. There is not a lot of tart and the oyster really only comes as aftertaste, which actually makes the beer feel less sour, and more beer like. Overall it’s a mixed bag and seems to have no idea what it’s trying to be.
Price Average: $12
Website: https://www.nightshiftbrewing.com/