Sour fans have two choices on one big night at Global Brew

February 17, 2018 Jordan Palmer Beer, Beer Showcase, Bottle Shops, Craft Beer News, Events, The Bars, The Beer Sellers Comments Off

Last year I really tried to get a handle on Sours. I know that there are some really great things happening in St. Louis in regards to sours, but admittedly, I’ve had a hard time with them. But 2018 is my year.

Why is this important? For me, it’s because, while I know one person cannot love everything they drink, it is possible and much more fun to be able to appreciate everything they drink. So, rediscovering a huge new style of beers makes drinking them and writing about them much more enjoyable.

Now, our friends at Global Brewing Brew House in Edwardsville and O’Fallon are hosting a Sour Night that I plan on using as my springboard to better understanding this classification of a brew.

The beer lineups are:

Edwardsville

The Bruery Sour in the Rye

The Bruery Tart of Darkness

Odell Zard Alou

Boulevard Love Child #8

Upland Crimson

Vander Ghinste Oud Bruin Flanders

O’Fallon

Surly Barrel Aged Pentagram

The Bruery Rueuze

Lost Abbey Ghost in the Forest

Boulevard Love Child #8

Petrus Sour Quad

Vander Ghinste Cuvee de Jacobins Prestige

As for some standouts, I asked Patrick Hughes, Craft Brand Manager at Global Brew for some suggestions so I could have a plan walking in.

“The Bruery makes some fantastic sours. We’ve been sitting on these for the last couple of years. The Rueuze is one of my all-time favorite sours. It’s a blend of three years of oak aged sour blonde ales,” said Hughes. ‘The two Vander Ghinste are classic Belgium sours. This will be the first time we’ve poured either. I really excited about the Cuvee de Jacobins, which is aged in foeders and a unique beer to find on draft.”

This will also be the first time Global Brew will pour draft of Love Child, which is a staff favorite.

They will be offering flights where you can pick 5 x 5oz samples of the offerings you’d like to try.