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Best sour beers: Fair State Brewing Cooperative - Best of MN 2016

April 15, 2016 at 9:13PM
Fair State Brewing Cooperative. ] (SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE/BRE McGEE) **Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Fair State Brewing Cooperative (BRE McGEE/For the Minnesota Star Tribune)

With the years-long quest for tongue-searing bitterness finally running its course, it seems that sour has supplanted hoppy. Tart and funky wild-fermented beers are a rapidly rising trend, and Fair State in northeast Minneapolis has been cranking out a steady stream of well-made brews to bring a pucker to your lips. The taproom selection regularly features an assortment of sour ales, including experimental treats from their LÄCTOBÄC series. Head brewer Niko Tonks' skillful wrangling of wild yeast and bacteria brings out the best that these wild-fermentation bugs have to offer. 2506A Central Av. NE., Mpls., 612-444-3209, fairstate.coop

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