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Honestly, I think I've dumped every sour I've tried. They find their way into the "mystery" bags sometimes, and I can't resist a good mystery.
The "sour" side of beer is a broad category. On one end of the spectrum, there's the gimmicky crap that can hardly qualify as beer. Stuff like Vault City is so packed full of sugar and fruit that it can hardly even be categorised as sour either, but for some reason that's what it gets marketed as. On the other end of the spectrum, you have Belgian lambic beer, which can be legitimately excellent (it's a real shame it often gets dumped under the same umbrella because it's miles apart). And then there's some great mixed fermentation stuff around as well. It's not going to be for everyone, but I would try not to dismiss all sour beer based on a lot of what you'll commonly find. If you're based in America, then Cascade brewing make some absolutely fantastic tasting beer in the sour range.