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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Golden Sour Beer Aged in Oak Barrels with Pomegranate and Earl Grey Tea Earl of Granate is a tart beverage packed with a multitude of flavors. Mix...
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Golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with hibiscus Cosmic Dust is an interstellar adventure through the never-ending void that is space and time. ...
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Lindemans$36.99
Goyck is a blend beer from a top fermented beer 'Toots' and a beer of spontaneous fermentation 'Lindemans Lambic'. The bottle refermentation with '...
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Brouwerij Boon$27.99
Oude Geuze Vat 108 bis, the successor of the prizewinning Vat 108, was made with the very last filling of foeder #108. Strong, robus & balanced...
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The Rare BarrelOriginal price $43.00Current price $21.50
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Lindemans$35.99
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Dollar Bill Brewingfrom $13.50
Pilsner and Wheat Malt. Wild fermented with Shiraz Marc from the Heathcote region. Sour, complex, funky and refreshing. Suggested Track: Joey Badas...
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Bodriggy Brewing Co.from $6.50
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.$54.99
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Tiny Rebel Brewing Co$9.50
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Tallboy & Moosefrom $9.50
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Hop Nationfrom $6.50
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Mountain Culture Beer Co.from $6.50
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Deeds Brewing$15.50
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Stone & Wood$12.99
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3 Ravensfrom $5.99
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3 Fonteinen$34.99
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3 Fonteinen$81.99
3 Fonteinen Hommage is the result of macerating hand-picked whole sour cherries and raspberries on young lambic for at least four months, in a prop...
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3 Fonteinen$94.99
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3 Fonteinen$71.99
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3 Fonteinen$48.99
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Firestone Walker$34.99
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Firestone Walker$34.99
Starting with a selection of our Lil Opal Saison barrels that had been ageing for 18 to 31 months, we then blended in over 10,000 pounds of "Blue C...
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Dollar Bill$19.99
Spring Rhubarb Sour Ale. A blend of wild ferment ale and barrel aged golden ale rested on fresh spring rhubarb. Light sour refreshing and funky wit...
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La Sirène Brewing$26.99
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8 Wired Brewing Co.from $9.99
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