On one of Papa Lam's days off, we took the family out to the Fraser Valley for a day of fun. One of the stops was Field House Brewing. We've had Field House's beers a number of times now, and it's often a booth we'd stop by at any beer festival, but this was our first time visiting the East Abbotsford brewery on location.
The Parallel 49 Rock The Bells Cranberry Sour opened the advent calendar last year, and I said something along the lines of “I would gladly drink (it) again”. Well, here’s my chance, and yes, I am glad.
Another sour from Parallel 49 today! There was a time when I wouldn’t have been particularly excited about this. But they’ve really stepped it up over the last year, and are now on my sour beer thumbs-up list. Practice makes perfect, right?
Right away, the label of this Red Racer Southern Cross Kiwi Kettle Sour made me think of the year I spent in Australia. On Christmas day it was nearly 40°C outside, with the cold, snowy winter back home just a dream.
I recently (OK, maybe not that recently) had the opportunity to attend a release event for a new beer from Central City - Sour Brown I Barrel Aged Sour Ale - the first in what will become an expansive Sour program, including upcoming Sour Red, Kreik, and Framboise releases. I’m a pretty big fan of sours, so I approached this release with no small amount of expectation.
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