Ca' del Brado Ciliegia

The cherry doesn't announce itself politely—it arrives like a bright red slap. There's real fruit juice character here, not extract, and the sourness lands fast on the sides of your tongue before mellowing into a dry finish. At 7.8%, it's substantial enough to carry the stone fruit without feeling thin, and that low IBU means zero hop bitterness to muddy the party. This is a sour ale that tastes like someone actually made something with cherries.

Petrus Aged Pale

This one plays the long game. The first sip is deceptively mild—mild enough you might wonder what you're drinking—but then the funk creeps in. There's leather, a whisper of horse blanket, some earthy Brett character that develops as it warms. The sourness is gentler, more integrated into the structure rather than leading the charge. It's the kind of beer that tastes different in sip three than sip one, and that keeps pulling you back.