{"id":10508,"date":"2015-12-06T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T21:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=10508"},"modified":"2015-12-06T19:16:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T00:16:43","slug":"day-6-exile-beatnik-sour-by-frank-barrett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/06\/day-6-exile-beatnik-sour-by-frank-barrett\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6: Exile Beatnik Sour by Frank Barrett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>@fnbarrett @ExileBrewingCo<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the Holiday Season, we have teamed up with beer bloggers and craft beer enthusiasts around the country to host the fifth annual beer advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of beer with you.<\/p>\n<p>During the 31 days of December, we will be sharing our favorite regional\/winter seasonals\/holiday beers with the help from our fellow beer enthusiasts. We hope that you tune in every day, to hear our stories and share our holiday cheer.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see who is spreading holiday cheer today!<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnik-sour.png');\"  href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnik-sour.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10513\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnik-sour-220x300.png\" alt=\"exile-beatnik-sour\" width=\"200\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnik-sour.png 220w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnik-sour-110x150.png 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exile Brewing\u00a0Beatnik Sour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blogger:<\/strong>\u00a0Frank Barrett<br \/>\n<strong>Blog Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Getting Tanked With Frank (retired)<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01.png');\"  href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10516\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01-300x300.png\" alt=\"frank-barret01\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01-144x144.png 144w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/frank-barret01.png 382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.frankbarrettsbrain.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.frankbarrettsbrain.com \">www.frankbarrettsbrain.com <\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter\/Facebook\/Untappd:<\/strong>\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/twitter.com\/fnbarrett');\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fnbarrett\">@fnbarret<\/a>t\/<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.facebook.com\/fnbarrett');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fnbarrett\">fnbarrett<\/a>\/no Untappd as I don\u2019t like proof of how much I drink after the bottles and cans are gone<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>About Frank:<\/strong>\u00a0I used to be the host of Getting Tanked With Frank, now I just enjoy beer when I&#8217;m not busy with work, kids activities and life in general. I call Southwest Iowa my home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beer:<\/strong>\u00a0 Beatnik Sour<br \/>\n<strong>Brewery: \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exile Brewing \/ Des Moines, IA<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Website<\/strong>:\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.exilebrewing.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.exilebrewing.com\">www.exilebrewing.com<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/twitter.com\/ExileBrewingCo');\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExileBrewingCo\">@ExileBrewingCo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beer Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Style:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berliner-style Weisse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ABV:<\/strong> 5.6%<\/li>\n<li><strong>IBUs:<\/strong>\u00a02 IBUs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Commercial Description:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tart and acidic, Beatnik Sour is everything your conventional beer isn&#8217;t. Unfiltered and extra pale with a pure white crown, we kettle soured the wort with Lactobacillus, leaving a refreshing lactic tartness that puckers your palate. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour.png');\"  href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10514\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour-223x300.png\" alt=\"exile-beatnick-sour-pour\" width=\"291\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour-223x300.png 223w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour-112x150.png 112w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour-600x806.png 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour-300x403.png 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-beatnick-sour-pour.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I \u00a0selected Snowstorm:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a very busy 2015 winds down here in the Barrett household, it\u2019s once again time to reach for my favorite holiday beer, sit back, relax and write a review. However, this year is different as the local distributor for my go-to, Schell\u2019s Snowstorm, humped the bunk as they say, back in June and got themselves fired. The new distributor, who is trying to restock and fulfill requests for their beer, isn\u2019t quite there yet, so alas I have no Snowstorm &lt;insert picture of sad panda&gt;. The beer of choice this year, is Beatnik Sour from Exile Brewing just 120 miles up the road.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be asking yourself \u201cA sour beer for Christmas? Really?\u201d To put it to a word, yes. Often times our beer choices reflect the mood we\u2019re in, and when I didn\u2019t see what I wanted on the shelf, I got sour. Really sour. Just ask the poor young clerk at my local Hy-Vee. Sorry if you\u2019re reading this kiddo. I digress. I saw Exile\u2019s \u2018nik on the shelf and decided to grab a sixer as they have never let me down before. Ruthie, Gi Gi, Hannah, they\u2019re regulars in my beer fridge and at one of my local watering holes (thanks to Matt at Barley\u2019s!).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I returned home from the store, beer and a pizza in hand, and cracked open the first of what would be several.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I get it, okay, not everyone is a fan of sour beers. That\u2019s alright, I happen to be a fan and this one didn\u2019t disappoint. That ideal sour taste with just enough twang at the end to make you say with a squint \u201cnailed it\u201d before you put down the glass from that first taste. Wanting to make sure it wasn\u2019t a fluke, I finished the glass and reached for another bottle to refill my empty friend. Beer number 2 went down just as easy as 3 and 4. The pucker-factor, or tartness of this one is a little higher than normal, but that\u2019s what makes it great in my book, and at only 5.6% it\u2019s extremely sessionable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, it matters not what you pour in your glass to enjoy my friends, as long as what you pour makes you happy. If the Godfather of the beat movement, Jack Kerouac were alive today, and asked to describe this beer (and this is an actual quote) I think he\u2019d say \u201cOne day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink responsibly, drink what you love but don\u2019t be afraid to try something new, and love those you drink with. Until next year, good night and Happy Holidays!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/gtwf_logo_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Get Tanked with Frank:<\/strong><br \/>\nGetting Tanked With Frank was once a podcast about beer, but has been on indefinite hiatus for quite some time now. Frank now spends the majority of his time volunteering with various charities and his sons\u2019 Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack. By day, he fights fires as an IT Engineer for hire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo.png');\"  href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10515\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"exile-brewing-logo\" width=\"161\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo-144x144.png 144w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/exile-brewing-logo.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Exile\u00a0Brewing Company:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">A<\/span>fter more than six weeks at sea Joseph Tursi could see it. \u00a0The Mother of Exiles standing tall, welcoming her new children with her torch burning bright. \u00a0It was the first sign of hope Joe had seen since his own mother had left him at the port of Naples many months ago. \u00a0He was nervous to see her again, and scared to meet his father for the first time, but the site of Lady Liberty greeting the ship as it pulled closer towards the shore dissolved any apprehensions he had about moving to a new land. \u00a0He saw in her the opportunities awaiting him. \u00a0He saw that happiness was possible. \u00a0He had arrived in America.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Joe and countless other exiles obeyed the command given by Lady Liberty and burned bright. They met challenges head on and eventually their struggles gave way to celebration.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our brewery is a tribute to our family\u2019s patriarch and all other immigrants that continue to embrace the American dream. \u00a0Through a dedication to European tradition and American hard work we make beers that are ideal for any celebration. \u00a0Full-flavored, easy-drinking, lagers and ales that have a complexity and balance marveled at by any Cicerone and enjoyed by even the most casual of beer drinkers. \u00a0Wherever it is consumed, the hope is that our beer brings an extra measure of joy to the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>We believe Lady Liberty would approve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@fnbarrett @ExileBrewingCo To celebrate the Holiday Season, we have teamed up with beer bloggers and craft beer enthusiasts around the country to host the fifth annual beer advent calendar. 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