The Summer of Sours

We are roughly half way through the summer and the heat is really starting to amp up. While IPAs and Stouts are my favorite styles there is nothing better than a super tart and crisp sour for that summer scorcher. 

I vaguely remember the first time I had a sour. I believe it was a Flemish Red but I cannot remember which one it was. I really liked it as it was unlike anything I had ever tried before and it began to peak my curiosity. Next were various Goses and Berliner Weisses but then it was the American Wild Ales that really blew me away to becomes my favorite type of sour. While the Goses and Berliner Weisses are more tart and deliver their trademark sourness in the front of our mouth, Wild Ales coat the mouth in an ever loving blanket of sourness. They can be light or heavy but always deliver an amazing sourness that cannot be beat. 

Most breweries have begun to brew more sours for  the summer because they are perfect for the heat. They allow for a crisp refreshing experience with not only that awesome sourness but have more substance that other lighter beers. Often the ABV is lower so you are able to have multiple and still be able to function. While I do love my craft lagers and wheat beers I will take a sour over them more often than not. So on those hot summer days when you're out and about or just need something cool to drink after a long day and it is way too hot for something heavy go for that sour in the fridge or at your nearest brewery/liquor store. You will not be disappointed.