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Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

by Carlo Palumbo | Jul 19, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Jolly Pumpkin

Hello Sour Beer Fans, Before my first solo review, and story of how I came to love sour beers, I’d like to tell you a little about myself. My name is Carlo Palumbo I am currently a manager of two family restaurants, Davinci’s Italian Eatery and Palumbo Pizza of...
Crooked Stave Surette Provision Saison

Crooked Stave Surette Provision Saison

by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jul 16, 2014 | Crooked Stave, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Sour Farmhouse Ale

Howdy Sour Beer Fans! Lately I’ve been slacking a little bit on content, but with good reason! I completed my BJCP online exam, signed up for my tasting exam, plus I’m working toward my Cicerone certification. Even with all of that, I decided that I needed to...
Armand 4 Zomer & 3F Golden Blend Gueuze

Armand 4 Zomer & 3F Golden Blend Gueuze

by Dr. Lambic | Jun 29, 2014 | Armand 4 Series, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Drie Fonteinen, Gueuze

Hello Sour Beer Friends! Living in Pennsylvania, the warm weather of summer brings upon my favorite activities of the year.  Barbeques, kayaking, yard games, and pool parties are in full swing by June 21st, the longest day of the year and the first official day of...
Russian River Temptation

Russian River Temptation

by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jun 28, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Russian River

Howdy Sour Beer Fans! My name is Cale Baker. First, a little about me, I am currently a stay at home dad and college student studying Biology with a minor in Chemistry. When I’m not studying, I’m usually chasing my son around the house, home brewing when I can find...
Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek 2009

Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek 2009

by Dr. Lambic | Jun 20, 2014 | Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Drie Fonteinen, Kriek

Hello Sour Beer Friends! Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan and attend the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Conference. We arrived in the very pleasant downtown area late Wednesday morning after a ten hour drive. A...
Cisco Brewers Pechish Woods

Cisco Brewers Pechish Woods

by Dr. Lambic | Jun 8, 2014 | American Sour Beer / Wild Ale, Cisco Brewers

Hello Sour Beer Friends! This review is dedicated to the peach fans out there and wraps up the reviews for three excellent sour beers my friends and I drank while homebrewing last weekend. The other two beers were Jester King’s excellent raspberry sour Atrial...
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