My BF and I were over in the Santa Rosa area yesterday and were going to visit a friend who bartends at the Russian River Brewing Company. Their beers are fantastic. They had everything from a Flemish style sour beer, to a double...

Actually from Belgium: For a quad: St. Bernardus Abt. 12 or Rochefort 10 For a tripel: Tripel Karmeliet For a dubbel: Rochefort 6 For a lambic: Cantillon, Boon or Drie Fonteinen For the funk: De Proef or Struiss For the flemish sour:...

not a good place to get your feet wet. Lambics take getting used to. Also good are the Flemish red and oud bruin ales, which hav a nice sour tang to them. Rodenbach, Duchesse de Bourgogne, and Petrus Oud Bruin are good examples of...

, but not too sure about the sour or Flemish-style beers.

I would not recommend sour ales such as Lambics, Flemish Reds and Geuzes to a wine drinker as a crossover beverage. Those are definitely acquired tastes and need reference points. I would start with maltier styles such as Belgian...

Last time I was there they had a really interesting Flemish Red Ale called Monk’s Cafe (I think) by the bottle. A bit sour, but quite refreshing after a few more standard pints. A friend really likes the Bear Republic Racer...

. Vinegar-based dressing on that salad cries out for a sour beer, not a standard brown ale. Rodenbach or Duchesse would be ideal. If you’re afraid of going too sour, Lindemans Framboise would also work, as it’s also...

I think that the citizens of Britain, Belgium, and France would dispute the idea that light lager is what “real beer” tastes like. Brown ales, IPAs, stouts, Flemish sour, lambics, and trappist ales have a history...

by the entire country, not necessarily bad, but more novelty than anything else Picobrouweru Alvinne – Gaspar Ale - wow, fantastic ... Hop and sour together. Really super drinkable. Surprised that more not make this style...

I second the rec for the lobster and burrata salad at Bar Crudo. Also, have them pair the chowder with a Flemish Sour Ale. I agree that the best crudos tend to be the ones not on the sampler. Ferry Building – visit Recchuiti...

Duchesse De Bourgogne is a Flemish sour beer, and you’re right, it’s not available in Ontario, but others of the style are: Petrus Old Bruin, Liefman’s Goudenband, and there may be a bottle or two of the über-sour Rodenbach Grand...

was paired with Duchesse de Bourgogne, a Flemish Sour. Flemish Sour, for the unfamiliar, is a beer that is very much like a wine, very acidic, with mild fruity flavors. This was, without question, the best pairing of beer and...

includes cured meats, i’d be inclined to go with something fairly acidic, like a flemish sour brown/red. if you can get it, i think panil bariquee would be perfect. or rodenbach grand cru. the acidity helps balance the...

're called "abbey ales". But Belgians would never tell you they’re made by monks. Even the least beer-loving Belgian (if that’s not an oxymoron) knows the distinction between Trappist and Abbey. And, again,...

I never thought about it but I usually have a pale ale with pizza. I just had some good beer last night that would work well with pizza. Deshutes Inversion IPA.