Exploring the wonderful world of craft beer with my trusty taste-tester dog Cisco & his faithful butler Arfred

sour beer

Martin House Brewing – Saint Rita

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Saint Rita, a 8% margarita sour with strawberries. Like St. Jude, St. Rita is known for being a saint of impossible causes, which seems fitting, as it’s impossible not to like Martin House….

Fat Orange Cat – Walkabout

Today Arfred is serving Fat Orange Cat – Walkabout, a 5.3% sour with peach and mango. I absolutely loved this beer. Let’s all wish these fat cats a happy birthday, as the brewery officially turned 5 years old last month….

Martin House Brewery – Lemon Icebox Pie

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Lemon Icebox Pie, a 5.4% lemon sour brewed with graham crackers and lactose. Never had a slice of lemon icebox, but now I’m definitely craving one. Kind of an underrated member of the…

Something Brewery – Top Of The Muffin To Ya

Today Arfred is serving Something Brewery – Top Of The Muffin To Ya, a 6% blueberry muffin kettle sour. Love this can art. Muffins were never my thing – honestly they always confused me. Don’t laugh! I could never figure…

Untitled Art & BlackStack Brewing collab – Mixed Berry Sour A La Mode

Today Arfred is serving Untitled Art and BlackStack collab – Mixed Berry Sour A La Mode, a 6% sour with blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry and cinnamon. Feels like a trend is forming – I’ve been on a kick lately with…

903 Brewers – Slushy Factory

Today Arfred is serving 903 – Slushy Factory, a 6.2% smoothie sour with strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, vanilla and lactose. This totally reminds me of the wall of Slurpee machines at the 7-Eleven of my youth, serving out massive cups…

Martin House Brewing – Little Red

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Little Red, a 12.4% cherrywood barrel-aged imperial sour with cherries. “What big teeth you have!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “The better to eat you with!” This can art does an awesome job…

Divine Barrel Brewing – Carolina Cobbler Mixed Berry

Today Arfred is serving Divine Barrel – Carolina Cobbler Mixed Berry, a 6% sour with strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, cinnamon, graham cracker, and lactose. This one feels like a pretty appropriate Memorial Day weekend choice. Gathered with family and…

Untitled Art Brewing & Corporate Ladder Brewing – Peaches Sour A La Mode

Today Arfred is serving Untitled Art and Corporate Ladder Brewing collab – Peaches Sour A La Mode, a 6% sour with peach, apricot, cinnamon and graham cracker. Man, who doesn’t love these dessert sours? Whenever I see spices and graham…