Sour Beer
Sour has an intentionally acidic, tart or sour taste. The most common sour beer styles are Belgian: lambics, gueuze and Flanders red ale.
At one time, all beers were sour to some degree. As pure yeast cultures were not available, the starter used from one batch to another usually contained some wild yeast and bacteria. Unlike modern brewing, which is done in a sterile environment to guard against the intrusion of wild yeast, sour beers are made by intentionally allowing wild yeast strains or bacteria into the brew. Traditionally, Belgian brewers allowed wild yeast to enter the brew naturally through the barrels or during the cooling of the wort in a Koelschip open to the outside air – an unpredictable process that many modern brewers avoid.
The most common agents used to intentionally sour beer are Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces and Pediococcus. Another method for achieving a tart flavor is adding fruit during the aging process to spur a secondary fermentation or contribute microbes present on the fruit's skin.
Because of the uncertainty involved in using wild yeast, the sour beer brewing process is extremely unpredictable. The beer takes months to ferment and can take years to mature.
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Dollar Bill Brewing$31.99Golden Sour Ale made from a blend of wild fermented beer and mixed culture ferments. Produced through a solera system maintaining an average age ov...
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Lindemansfrom $8.00There are several stories to explain the origin of the term 'gueuze'. This name dates back to the Rue de Gueuze in Brussels where, for the first ti...
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Sailors Gravefrom $7.50Cream sour brewed with peaches, raspberries, vanilla and lactose in honour of two iconic summer desserts - Peach Melba and Pavlova that are in ...
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Cascade Brewing$33.99To celebrate the harvest season, we are excited to offer our interpretation of “graff,” a relatively obscure beer-cider hyrbrid. Harvest Graff is a...
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La Sirène Brewing$6.99The OAK SEASON is made in the Bière de Coupage style blending hand-selected barrel-aged wild ale with fresh farmhouse ale to create a wonderfully c...
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Lindemansfrom $5.99A sparking cherry flavoured brew which is smooth and refreshing. Also sold as Foudroyante Kriek.Ingredients: Malt, wheat, 25% cherry juice, fructos...
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Lindemansfrom $5.99A golden peach lambic with a sparkling appearance and fruity taste.
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.from $6.50This slightly sour Wild Little Thing has just the right smack of tartness for serious refreshment, while guava, hibiscus and strawberry lend fruity...
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Wild Barrel Brewing$16.99Berliner Weisse style beer w/ tart Montmorency Cherries.
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$5.50A Peach and Bergamot Sour. 200kgs of white peaches went into this brew with Bergamot puree.
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Wild Barrel Brewing$17.50Berliner Vice style beer made w/ Apricots & Peaches.
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