On: Craft Beer Is the Strangest, Happiest Economic Story in America

[jallmann]

Maybe so, but sours/saisons are also much more forgiving to brew than lagers or even IPAs. Any hint of contamination in a lager is immediately noticeable. On the other hand, sour brewers have turned what would normally be flush-worthy batches into "limited releases" characterized by barnyard funk.

[mathattack → jallmann]

My problem with sours isn’t they all taste like barnyard funk to me. I’d go for hops overload every night if it weren’t for the next morning...