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Dr. Lambic Is Opening A Brewery!

Dr. Lambic Is Opening A Brewery!

by Dr. Lambic | Mar 6, 2017 | Events, Mellow Mink Brewing, My Stories

Hello Sour Beer Friends! I don’t often do much actual “blogging” on Sour Beer Blog, but today I’m excited to make an exception to discuss a new project in my life: I’m opening a brewery! During my years as a homebrewer, I’ve always...
Jester King Spon 2016 Méthode Gueuze – Tasting and Interview

Jester King Spon 2016 Méthode Gueuze – Tasting and Interview

by Dr. Lambic | Dec 30, 2016 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Blending, Brewing & Homebrewing, Jester King, Méthode Gueuze, Spontaneous Fermentation

Hello Sour Beer Friends! The lambic beers of Belgium, and more specifically Oude Gueuze blends, have always held a special place in my heart and mind.  In my pre-brewing years, the flavors of Hanssens Oude Gueuze sparked my love for sour beers as a whole.  Lambic...
The Rare Barrel: Brewery Profile, Interview, and Tasting

The Rare Barrel: Brewery Profile, Interview, and Tasting

by Dr. Lambic | Nov 8, 2016 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Barrel Cleaning and Maintenance, Brewing & Homebrewing, Sour Beer Articles, The Rare Barrel

Hello Sour Beer Friends, Those of you who listen to the sour beer and brewing podcast The Sour Hour will know that from time to time I have had the pleasure of being interviewed on the show.  If you haven’t tuned into the live show or downloaded the podcast...
Upland Brewing: A Sour Brewing Profile, Interview, and Tasting

Upland Brewing: A Sour Brewing Profile, Interview, and Tasting

by Dr. Lambic | Apr 15, 2016 | Adding Fruit to Sour Beer, American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Mixed Fermentation, Sour Beer Articles, Upland Brewing

Hello Sour Beer Friends! This  past month marked the second anniversary of our first post on Sour Beer Blog!  Over these two years, the American sour beer scene has experienced record breaking growth both in the number and quality of sour beers being produced.  When...
Draai Laag The Plague

Draai Laag The Plague

by Dr. Lambic | Jan 3, 2016 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Draai Laag Brewing Co

Happy New Year Sour Beer Friends! Recently I had the opportunity to taste my first beer from Draai Laag Brewing Company of Millvale, Pennsylvania.  Residing in a suburb of Pittsburgh, the relatively small Draai Laag (pronounced “Dry Log”) brewery and pub...
Mikkeller Spontanwhitegrape & Spontanchokeberry

Mikkeller Spontanwhitegrape & Spontanchokeberry

by Dr. Lambic | Sep 5, 2015 | Mikkeller, Other Fruit Lambic

Hello Sour Beer Friends! Today I would like to share a tasting of two beers from Mikkeller’s spontaneously fermented series: Spontanwhitegrape and Spontanchokeberry.  The well-known Danish gypsy brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø began releasing lambic-style...
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Sour Beer Blog

A website about sour beers, farmhouse ales, and funky fermentations. This website features in-depth educational articles on sour beer and brewing targeted toward both hobbyist and professional brewers.

About Dr. Lambic

I am a passionate sour beer enthusiast and professional brewer with a doctorate in pharmacy and a background in microbiology and organic chemistry. My goal in creating and maintaining this site is to both educate brewers and celebrate a wonderful and unique world full of sour beers. Cheers!
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