Its not a good example of the style period. Its more than slightly tart and the tart is the predominate characteristic.

I am not a huge sour fan though a few have blown me away. I had the New Belgium LeTerroir this week and would kill for it.

http://www.newbelgium.com/images/bee...eterroir_l.png

This was a stout thread for like an hour.

Tis the season for a stout...

Had a BCBS 2012 over lunch. Wasn't planned but saw it and went for it.

So long Friday afternoon productivity.

Picked up a Pipeworks Twin Pines Mall for the game tonight because the Back to the Future stuff hasn't run its course yet.

That's a great score, the 2012 bottles are drinking great right now.

had a lips of faith la folie, 2015, first time...dug it, a sour with waves of brown sugar crashing through it

picked up an evil twin ryan and the gosling on a lark, haven't tried it

I picked up Ryan and the Gosling about a month ago and enjoyed it quit a bit. Nice and juicy, citrus PA with a bit of funk.

Had a good haul from Houston this week. Picked up a four pack of the Collaboration No. 5 from Boulevard. Got three Jester Kings: Snorkel, Mad Meg, and The Wytchmaker. I almost picked up Jester King Das Wunderkind, but it mentioned sour on the bottle, so I passed. Got three bottles of 2015 saison-Brett. Got some single 12 Oz's of a mixture of Texas beers, including Real Ale Sisyphus. A couple bottles of Orval. And I stocked up on Tank 7. I should be good for quite a while.

I ****ing hate pumpkin beers, but I couldn't resist Boulevard's Funky Pumpkin when checking out at store tonight.

It's not bad, mainly because it tastes like a sour with a tiny hint of pumpkin in the background. I probably won't buy again (and probably won't be able to since they said the 12 six packs they had left were the last of their order), but I don't regret the purchase.

It's kind of a cool reverse use of pumpkin, similar to their use of chocolate in their ale. You usually expect pumpkin with a big Belgian style spiced ale. Lots of fall flavors with coriander and clove and cinnamon and crap, hence why you usually see it in stouts and ales. To use it in a sour is weird and unexpected and, frankly, enjoyable.

Ahh...that reminds me, I got a bottle of Saint Arnold Pumpkinator. Great imperial pumpkin stout.

Bought a 6 pack of this last night. Was pretty damn good. Oculto.

Victory Hopdevil on special for 4.99 a sixer at a local store. Uhh. Yeah.

Check the date.

Yeah. Still 2 weeks left. But they must have massively over ordered.

I'm on to a Pipeworks Close Encounter "hopped up" stout. Pipeworks makes some great stouts but I can't say I'm a big fan of this one.