I hadn't had anything from this brewery until I came out here this time. The first one i had was the Dogpatch Sour on draft at Toronado. It was very impressive. Aged on local cherries in wine barrels, it was definitely one of the better sours I've had in recent times. Sour and funky, but the cherry is definitely there. Not too oaky, either.
These two, No. 3 & 4 in the Farmer's Reserve series were both aged on local fruit and again in wine barrels. No. 3 was made with strawberries and nectarines from local farms and aged in wine barrels with various wild belgian yeasts. The result is an awesome sour ale that is dominated by the strawberry. There is a bit of oak in there, too at the end, but the strawberry and nectarine win the day. It's a very chunky beer, as can be seen in the photo, but that doesn't detract from it at all. I don't need my beers to look pretty, especially if they taste like this.
No. 4 is aged on local lemons, citrons and oranges and has a very herbal quality along with the strong citrus flavors. It's sour, with some oak, but the citrus flavor really make this. I can't recommend the beers from the Farm to Barrel series stuff highly enough, excellent.
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