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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Brouwerij Hof ten Dormaal$14.99
Our kriek is an original Belgian Farmhouse ale, brewed traditionally with real sour cherries and other ingredients from our family farm. This beer ...
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The Bruery$26.99
Bourbon barrel-aged sour imperial stout with cherry, cacao nibs, cocoa powder, and Madagascar vanilla beansCrack into this treat, and you’ll get oo...
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Blackman's Breweryfrom $5.99
A funky light cherry sour beer, cherries bring a sweet overtone with mid sourness balancing out an easy drinking sour. Process: A sour fermented i...
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3 Ravens$27.50
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Alvinne$15.50
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Alvinne$10.50
Flemish Sour Ale, kind of an Imperial Oud Bruin. Fermented with our own wild house yeast strain 'Morpheus'. This beer is the base beer for the Barr...
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Alvinne$10.50
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Bodriggy Brewing Co.from $6.99
Huge hits of tropical Queensland mangos pairs with silky, Victorian strawberries from our own backyard. Heaps of lactose then blends in to create a...
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Mortalis Brewing Company$22.99
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Mortalis Brewing Company$23.99
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Hop Nationfrom $8.50
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Wayward Brewing Cofrom $6.99
In honour of the world's pineapple capital, Costa Rica. Piña Agria is Spanish for 'Pineapple Sour'. A seductively sippable sour ale bursting with s...
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Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouckfrom $9.99
Bacchus Nitro Cherry Beer is brewed using Bacchus Flemish Old Brown as a base. It offers a beautiful balance between the aromas of ripe cherries an...
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Tallboy & MooseNo reviewsfrom $6.99
Peaches n' Cream Sour - Our Fresca series is a killer balance between sweet and sour. We've taken a kettle soured base with lactose added, and re-f...
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