Valley Brew Stockton Sour (Phils Wild Mild)

Bottle, April 2008 tasting. Quite sour and fairly funky aroma. Good tart sour edge on the palate, although less than the nose would have suggested. Definite Rodenbach qualities, as others have mentioned. Very good. Sorry, rather scant notes but I’m not going to see this again so they will have to suffice.

Thanks KrausenJockey. Pours reddish amber, tart, wood, malty, funk, fruity, yeast, little caramel, little vinegar.

Bottle. This hand bottle did no hold up. Just dominated by pure sour notes malt vinegar and nothing much else. A hint of sour milk and then just vinegar the whole way through.

Bottle @ chris o’s More Cheese than Beer Tasting, provided by the man himself, Phil L.
Pours a reddish amber and totally flat, I don’t think most people realize this is normal. Malty, sour and vinous, reminiscent of Rodenbach, courtesy of the lovely wild yeasts. Quite complex, with hints of caramel, balsamic vinegar and wonderful woody notes. Superbly balanced, ever so slightly sweet with a dry prickly tartness in the finish. Thanks for sharing Phil!

I thought this beer was overrated.....decent vinegar nose....not enough malt background or funky sour complexity to be as highly rated as it is......

Thanks to Frumpty for sharing. Pours a medium ruby amber- some haze, no head- very minimal light soft carbonation. Aroma is mineral-like, light metallic, vitamin B hint, with a good dose of malt vinegar- Flemish sour-like- similar to rodenbach, lots of acetobacter. Flavor - light sweetness, some sugary sweet sharpness cut by the acidity, almost a fruity raspberry and cherry pie like funk going on- lots of pedio, but very low brett character detected - again good rodenbach like sourness in the end, with some murky yeastiness clouding it a bit. Prickly harsh acidity- lots of pedio, acetobacter, nice malt vinegar acetic acid- hints of red wine vinegar as well. The apple acidity I get from some older Flemish reds isn’t in this one. Nice Flemish red.

6oz Bottle from frumptydumpty. Thanks so much for sharing this Ryan. Pours a dark hazy amber with no head. Nose of vinegar and wood. Flavor is very similar to aroma, more wood and vinegar with a hint of sour cherries. Would be nice to try a larger sample someday but I was super-psyched to get some of this.

Many thanks to Jason for this one! Pours completely still. Good use of bugs in this one. Nice complexity and very compatible nature of the funk playing off each other. Bits of Bing cherries, toffee, and a certain nuttiness. Not a huge fan of the base as it’s a bit light on the palate and mouthfeel. Highlight of this beer is the job they did working the bugs to produce their tasty goodness.