Sour Ale

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Hmm. Belgian sour ale is an Anglosaxon common name for a number of beerstyles current in Belgium, as lambic, gueuze, fruitlambics, Vlaams Oud bruin, Oudenaardsen bruinen and sometimes, by expansion saison. Joris

Flanders Red and/or Flanders Brown ales are certainly not unknown among beer enthusiasts. Rodenbach beers, and more recently Duchesse de Bourgogne are examples of the first, while Leifman's Goudenband is the classic example of the second. If you're ever in Ft. Collins Colorado you can also stop by New Belgium Brewery for some La Folie, an excellent take on the Flanders Red style. As for homebrew recipes, use Google. It's not an easy style to brew, and I have yet to taste a homebrewed example that approached the wonderfullness of any of the commercial beers I named above. (It's the one style of beer I readily admit homebrewers can't reliably do as well as commercial brewers.)

Yeah, New Glarus Sour Brown Ale is excellent. I love the stuff. Except it's like $2 a bottle, and is not easy to find since it's sold by the single only. But I will go out of my way for it...mmmmmmm

If you like this beer, a similar choice from New Glarus is "Spotted Cow". I think they compare it with a saison. As far as homebrew recipes, you could try using a brown ale recipe and substitute a belgian-sour ale yeast. Mike

spotted cow is one of my favs...

Spotted Cow is good, but it is _nothing_ like the Sour Brown...not even close.

I was mistaken, it isn't a "nut" brown, just a brown ale. It is definately not a lambic (as far as I know of them). The bottle reads "...generally available to the exclusive few who travel off of the beaten paths of Belgium this is truly a sour brown ale. A ridiculously long lager in our oak casks elevates rich round caramel malts backed with distinctly tart notes..."

--new glarus brewing company.