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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Geuzestekerij De Cam$44.99
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Geuzestekerij De Cam$37.99
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Lindemans$23.99
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Deeds Brewingfrom $14.99
A dessert inspired sour ale brimming with nostalgia, our Milk Bar series pays homage to the family owned corner stores throughout Australia. Our Im...
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Anderson Valley$6.50
With a bright, golden color and tight, creamy head, the earthy wood undertones in this beer develop into a light mineral aroma with a hint of lemon...
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8 Wired Brewing Co.from $9.99
8 Wired have remixed the love child of a Berliner Weisse and an IPA with a crate load of local, organically grown tangelos and limes. American and ...
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Black Arts Brewers And Blenders$13.99
Red Blend #3 is a blend of 13-month old beer, younger than our last blend, but as our culture gathers momentum, this beer still carries the depth o...
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Black Arts Brewers And Blenders$13.99
Gold Blend #3 much like 1&2 was blended with barrels that showed bright tropical fruit notes, blended with beer to balance the funk and oak, fi...
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Black Arts Brewers And Blenders$17.99
A blended selection of our mature golden wild ales, refermented on nectarines. A complex balance of sweet stone fruit, punchy zest and tartness, a...
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Black Arts Brewers And Blendersfrom $8.50
This beer is 50% young saison that was dry hopped with 8g/L Citra and blended with some 1 year old beer that showed complex funk, oak and acidity. ...
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Garage Project$33.99
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Garage Project$59.99
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Cervecera Península$13.99
Our most decadent beer yet. We went for a full desert of a beer. A pastry inspired imperial kettle sour with blueberries, lactose, vanilla, and gra...
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SingleCut Beersmiths$11.50
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CoConspirators Brewing Companyfrom $5.99
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Deep Creek Brewing Co.from $9.50
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Rodenbach$18.99
Rodenbach Vintage is the unique result of selection by our Rodenbach brew masters, the barrel after two years of maturation has produced the best b...
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Rodenbach$18.99
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Bodriggy Brewing Co.from $5.50
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Edge Brewing Projectfrom $6.99
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Edge Brewing Projectfrom $5.99
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Mr Banks Brewing Co$15.99
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Bridge Road Brewersfrom $5.50
This light-bodied fruited sour, is brewed in the style of a traditional German gose. Its high mineral content balances out the acidity and makes f...
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Stomping Ground Brewing Cofrom $8.50
Our Flanders Red Ale was aged in Hanging Rock shiraz and pinot noir barrels giving it a vinous quality, while intertwining its cherry and balsamic ...
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3 Ravensfrom $5.99
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Garage Project$19.99
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Bonehead Brewingfrom $6.99
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Wayward Brewing Cofrom $6.50
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Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales$17.50
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Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales$17.50
Roams the expanse of your mind, casting spells of honeydew and pineapple with every step. These are two distinct flavors that somehow magically mel...
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