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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Jester King$84.99
More Dots is barrel-aged wild beer refermented with black currants. We brew the base beer with well water, local barley and wheat, fresh and aged h...
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Little Bang Brewing Cofrom $14.99
We had this freaky Merlot-Saison coferment sitting in grenache barrels. We also had some amazing cherries wild-fermenting in shiraz barrels. They w...
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Holgate Brewhouse$14.99
This is a purely yeast driven beer with no late kettle or dry hopping. The simple malt bill has created a hazy, burnished gold beer that is redolen...
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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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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$17.99
Since 2013 we have been working with wild yeasts and barrels to develop own unique culture that provides complexity, funk and most importantly - de...
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Brouwerij Verhaeghefrom $5.99
Duchesee de Bourgogne is the traditional top fermented reddish-brown ale from the West-Flanders region of Belgium. This refined ale also known as "...
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Brouwerij Verhaeghefrom $6.50
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La Sirene Brewingfrom $8.99
Introducing BEYOND PEACH, a 6-year oak-ripened wild ale that sat on whole peaches & nectarines preserving the integrity of the fruit whilst unl...
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Stomping Ground Brewing Cofrom $7.99
A new dimension to Stomping Ground's Smash series. This is filled with raspberry, coconut and lactose. Nitrogen gas gives it a silky finish. Get a ...
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Hop Nation$59.99
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Hop Nation$13.50
In December 2020 we added 1,000kg of organically grown Victorian Lapin cherries to our 70 year old port foedre. We added a one year old sour blonde...
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8 Wired Brewing Co.from $11.50
A tasty blend of hops and ripe blackcurrants deliver juicy and tart notes, while live cultures create a natural sour pop, we then dry hop with a he...
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Wayward Brewing Cofrom $6.99
Inspired by popular sports drinks, Sourade Blue Blast Berry Gose is a refreshingly tart, electric-blue sour ale; packed with electrolytes, salt and...
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Jester King$48.99
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One Drop Brewing Cofrom $10.50
A gentle kettle sour with reams of guava juice and puree added during conditioning. A complex, almost mouth-puckering sourness up front quickly giv...
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Edge Brewing Projectfrom $5.99
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To Øl$9.50
To Øl got startstruck. This is how we went to Hollywood. Salty, sour, light gose brewed with the best fruits California can offer. Best consumed on...
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La Sirène Brewing$31.50
AGE & BEAUTY (third release in our Coolship Collection is a 100% spontaneous wild ale created in our authentic Coolship with native wild yeast ...
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