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Firestone Walker’s flagship sour Primal Elements is back with a new edition for fall.
From the Barrelworks wild ale facility, Primal Elements 2024 is aged “on French oak while balancing the sun-kissed sweetness of pineapple with the exotic tartness of guava.”
I have had a few beer styles in my beer drinking lifetime so it is rare to run across one that is totally new to me but All About Beer podcast hosts Em Sauter and Don Tse have found one.
“The Catharina Sour is a popular beer style in Brazil that showcases the rainbow of fruits grown all over Brazil from fruits Americans know like guava and passion fruit but some fruits Americans may not be aware of like caju and jabuticaba.”
“Recognized as a style by the BJCP, the Catharina Sour is a source of pride for Brazilians as this showcases their love for craft brewing, culture, agriculture and more. But what is Catharina sour and how is it brewed?”
Head HERE to learn more about this South American beer.
I have been fortunate enough to have visited both Moksa in Sacramento and Living Haus in Portland and readers of this blog know my love of a cocktail so this beer piqued my taste buds…
š¬oksa š¬ule – Sour ale w/ Lime & Fresh Ginger
“This third iteration of this collab, which follows our favorite Portland brewer as heās moved around the city, is now a collab with Living Haus brewing in Portland. The recipe hasnāt changed much over the years, though. This beerās always been about a clean base with bright, fresh lime juice, and an infusion of 25lbs of hand-diced fresh ginger for just a bit of an earthy kick. Mint garnish optional.”
It has been a bit since I have mentioned Firestone Walker and Buellton but a new beer is coming out that changes that trend and it is a unique one, Saffron Saison a wild saison ale with (take a guees) saffron, sweet orange peel and Indian coriander. It is a Batch No 1 release.
Angel City is pushing the Arnold Palmer name to the breaking point with Farmhold Palmer, a barrel-aged sour ale with tea & lemon. I am a sucker for beers with tea so I will have to find this one for summer.
The Arroyo Shell station in Pasadena known for their beer selection has moved into brewing with some of their favorite brewers. They released two beers last year and # 3 now has a label…
…and that ingredient list is intriguing. Especially peppers in a sour beer.
The beer that is close to a Rare Barrel flagship is back. It is hard to spell but Ensorcelled is worth it.Ā Ā It is a “Dark Sour Aged in Oak Barrels with Raspberries. This years batch is giving chocolate covered raspberries, an enchanting balance of sweet and sour.”
Cool TV show callback from Smog City Brewing with Krieks & Geeks.
Here is the description of this Cellar Series beer, “This oak-aged saison is all about fruit! Deliciously crisp, dry, and tart is the name of the game in this 5.6% beauty. Our little nod to fruity lambic beers from Belgium, we incorporated heaps of Balaton and Montmorency cherries to sweeten up and balance out the saison funk.”
Since I had such a positive reaction to the last Cascade sour that I had, I thought I should highlight another one…
The mix of lime and spice should work well.
Beachwood Blendery has some new blends made in collaboration with Portland’s Von Ebert Brewing that recently released.
Constancy of Change – Belgian-style sour ale fermented and aged in oak barrels with Pixie Mandarin and five spice.
Infinite Resonance – Belgian-style sour ale fermented and aged in oak barrels with Ruby Red Grapefruit & Salt.