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 Boon$28.99
The lambic in foeder no. 31 aged for four and a half years before it became this Oude Geuze. It’s typified by its fine carbonation and pleasant cog...
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Mountain Goatfrom $8.50
Our final Rare Breed of 2021 is a Barrel-Aged Cherry Sour. This 6% brew is the result of dark cherries aged in French oak Pinot barrels, plus plent...
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Ocean Reachfrom $9.99
Take your taste buds on a journey through the garden with this sour packed with flowering fruits of feijoa and strawberry. Fizzy and sweet like she...
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Garage Project$16.99
A unique and delicious blend of barrel aged spontaneously fermented beer infused with rarely seen Blood Peaches, sourced from a number of small orc...
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Hop Nation$12.99
Using premium Oregon fruit, we set out to create a brew reminiscent of the sweeter, heavy-hitting sours taking the US by storm. Zombie Pop packs mo...
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Garage Projectfrom $6.50
Willkommen to the cabaret! This delicious tart fruited berliner weisse is loaded with raspberry and aromatic hibiscus flowers creating a stunningly...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$36.99
St Abigail is an Australian Wild Ale made with peaches. It is named for Chris and Emily’s second daughter. Saint Abigail was a medieval healer and ...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$32.99
A collaboration with our friends, and honey superstars Tim and Emma from Malfory's Gold honey, Hive: Post Brood is a barrel aged golden Australian ...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$36.99
St Walter is an Australian Wild Ale refermented with red wine grapes. It is named for Topher and his wife Bernadette's first son and the Saint Walt...
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Collective Arts Brewing$31.99
This Imperial Sour Stout, made in collaboration with Cascade Brewing – one of the most renown wild fermentation and barrel ageing brewers ...
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3 Ravens$27.99
A blend of barrel-aged mixed culture wheat beer, pilsner and lager refermented on fresh pressed whole-bunch Roussanne skins. Bottle conditioned and...
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Hop Nation$16.99
We placed a blend of sour red ale, averaging two years old, into our foedre; where it met with the spent cherries from our 2020 Lapin Cherry Sour a...
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Colonial Brewing Co$34.99
This Barrel Aged beaut comes off the back of our success at GABS Festival with our festival exclusive Bramble Wild Ale which sold out at every eve...
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Cascade Brewingfrom $12.50
This Gose-style ale was aged in oak barrels for up to 10 months before infusing with fresh orange zest, fresh lemongrass, ground coriander and Oreg...
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Brouwerij Boon$40.99
Collaboration with Brouwerij Mort Subite, Brouwerij Lindemans, Brouwerij Oud Beersel, Hanssens Artisanaal, Brewery John Martin & Brewery Timmer...
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Bridge Road Brewers$34.99
This annual release is our unique High Country take on a traditional Belgian Lambic ‘Kriek’.It began its life in December 2020, when we filled oak ...
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Mr Banks Brewing Cofrom $14.50
One of our favourite Sours to come out of our brewery yet. This triple fruited gose is loaded to the gills with Oregon fruit products Raspberry, Bl...
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Bonehead Brewingfrom $6.50
Pouring a vibrant pink, this beer is all about balancing subtle saline and clean acidity around pretty intense cranberry. Time to get a just a lit...
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Wolf Of The Willows$19.99
A decadent whisky barrel aged and fruited nitro cream ale. Taking inspiration from the classic whisky sour cocktail, expect sour lemon up front wit...
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Parish Brewing Co.$14.50
A tropical, Tiki-inspired Berliner Weisse loaded with pineapple, mango, passionfruit, coconut cream and toasted coconut. Hazy, tropical waves of Lo...
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