Kettle sours, thoughts?

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Message OldGrowth beers 3472 º places 204 º 20:49 Fri 9/30/2016 I wasn’t aware of some of the debate about kettle sours until recently. Read a couple things that some think it’s a bad thing, .As long as it’s billed as a kettle sour I have no issues about it. Should kettle sour be a seperate category?
Message 574deadzone beers 1420 º places 11 º 21:31 Fri 9/30/2016 I’ve had some that were tasty. Seems like most of the ones I’ve seen have been up front about that being the process. I don’t know...maybe it’s something that should be spun off eventually...
Message bytemesis P beers 15319 º places 1595 º 22:13 Fri 9/30/2016 No problems here
Message Gription79 beers 2892 º places 53 º 22:58 Fri 9/30/2016 I appreciate it being noted by the brewery and I do not think it should be its own category.

Message Oakes P admin beers 30664 º places 1135 º 00:11 Sat 10/1/2016 I don’t care how you get there, just make good beer.
Message DuffMan beers 10981 º places 349 º 00:27 Sat 10/1/2016 Like all styles, I’ve had excellent kettle sours and I’ve had shit ones. Overall I enjoy the increased popularity and availability of them. As far as earning their own style distinction, that’s a debate from which I’ll abstain, since I really don’t care.
Message b3shine P beers 12184 º places 372 º 05:38 Sat 10/1/2016 Originally posted by Oakes I don’t care how you get there, just make good beer. +1
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 08:11 Sat 10/1/2016 Originally posted by b3shine Originally posted by Oakes I don’t care how you get there, just make good beer. +1 Yep

Message StefanSD beers 2449 º places 57 º 08:20 Sat 10/1/2016 For those not familiar with the Kettle Sour discussion here is an article. http://blogs.denverpost.com/beer/2015/09/22/beware-the-kettle-sour-beer/15501/
Message Homer321 P beers 5369 º places 54 º 08:35 Sat 10/1/2016 I think the bigger issue is how the Brewers sour the beer: lactobacillus, lactic acid, or random grain sprinkled on top. I’ve had some really bad beers where the brewer just sprinkled crushed grain on the mash and let it go uncontrolled for a few days.
Message Erlangernick beers 6 º places 2 º 09:29 Sat 10/1/2016 Was monumentally unimpressed by the half dozen or so I tried whilst sitting at the bar at Cascadia in Portland a year ago. Not really very sour at all, just a bunch of fruity sweet-sour thingies. I guess I’m spoilt by proper lambic. Haven’t really bothered with others.