It’s simultaneously shocking and comforting.Įven today, the “the gose that started it all” is still winning awards, including a gold at the 2022 World Beer Cup.Ĭurrently, Anderson Valley distributes in thirty-nine states so to find an Anderson Valley Holy Gose near you, use AVBC’s “Find Our Beer” page. Consider this beer like putting that first foot onto the sand at the beach and getting hit in the face with a blast of briney ocean breeze. Pouring a bright gold with undertones of citrus and tropical fruit zest, Holy Gose has to be on the list of any approachable sours to try. Before becoming ubiquitous, the gose in the hands of Anderson Valley became like a gateway beer for many Americans exploring sours. Little did I know I’d just tried a gose for the first time.Īnd little did I know that Anderson Valley has actually been credited with introducing this slightly salty German sour to Americans. Taking one sip hit my tongue with an explosion of simultaneously tart and salty liquid. – The Kimmie, The Yink, and The Holy Gose Ale Image courtesy of Anderson Valley Brewing Co.įunny story, this is probably one of the first sour beers I ever tried. Hop Culture’s 10 Best Sours Available in Most Stores Right Now Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Again, we’re not talking about some of the world’s rarest sours like Zwanze, but rather those expertly executed versions that are easy-to-find, accessible, and perfect for taking anywhere on a hot summer’s day. Which is good news for folks interested in traversing the funky waters of a sour beer.īelow, you’ll find a list of our favorite sours that are widely available across the country. Now, you’re more likely to find a reasonably priced canned sour on the shelf next to a hazy IPA. Today however, many brewers have wrangled that wild yeast. But these heavy, glass bottles made sours hard to take outside and enjoy on the lake, at the beach, or even just in the backyard. The history of sour beer can probably be traced back to the spontaneously fermented creations of Belgian farmhands who relied on local microflora and fauna to ferment the beer.īreweries like Cantillon and Drie Fonteinen became renowned for spontaneously fermented beers often available only in large format bottles.įor that reason, when sours first started to gain momentum in the United States, you’d be more likely to find them sold in limited quantities or in exclusive 375mL or 750mL bottles (often corked).Īmerican breweries like Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, The Bruery, Jolly Pumpkin, and Jester King became revered for their tart trade. The 22 Best Stouts to Drink for International Stout DayĪ Super Short History of Sour Beer Photography courtesy of John A. Which means putting sours in a can and making them accessible to the masses can actually be very tricky. They throw out all the rules they’ve known as professionals about making beer and let the beer take on the wild whims of nature and bacteria. For most brewers, flexing their sour prowess means flipping the entire beer making process on its head.
In spring, we wrote about “The 15 Best American IPAs Available in Most Stores Right Now.”Īnd for any time of the year, we introduced “The 11 Best Hazy IPAs Available in Most Stores Right Now.”īut for the summertime, we feel there is no better beer style to explore than a fruity, thirst-quenching, juicy sour.įrom kettle-soured to spontaneously fermented to dessert-inspired, sours have swept the nation with their fruit-forward knockout punches. So far in the winter, we covered “The 10 Best Stouts Available in Most Stores Right Now.”
#California breweries with sours series
Recently, we’ve enjoyed putting together a series on some of the best style-specific beers you can find in a store near year.
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