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$44.99De Cam Framboise Lambiek has a hazy red/copper colour with absolutely no head. Sour aroma with raspberries, cherries, barnyard, funk, acetone and s...
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Geuzestekerij De Cam$37.99Wild Blueberries, harvested in the Ardennes forests. Blueberry grows wild in the Ardennes forests. The region of Vielsalm is famous for its rich ha...
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Hanssens Artisanaal$53.99Fresh sour cherries macerated in young lambic in oak barrels with fermentation in the bottle.
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Lindemans$23.99As its name suggests, Pecheresse is a lambic beer enriched with peach juice. A young lambic that is at least one year old, in which 30% filtrate o...
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Omnipollo$6.99Mango Smoothie Sour. Fruited sour brewed with lots of mango and lactose sugar the combination is our take on a home made mango smoothie.
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Omnipollo$11.99Easy drinking, refreshing 3.5 % passionfruit sour with a balanced acidity and focus on drinkability.
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Omnipollo$16.99Double version of Karpologi, Double Karpologi contains twice the amount of pineapple, peaches, passion fruit and vanilla.
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Deeds Brewingfrom $14.99A 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$6.50With 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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Almanac Beer Companyfrom $13.50Mixed fermentation saison, aged in oak barrels and dry-hopped.
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Almanac Beer Companyfrom $13.50Sour Ale Aged In Oak Barrels With Plums & Vanilla Beans
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8 Wired Brewing Co.from $9.998 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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Duncan's Brewingfrom $10.99A semi-sweet sorbet sour. The addition of lychee gives light and refreshing undertones of fragrant pear and grape. Drink your way to the tropics.
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Chur (Behemoth) Brewing Co$12.99Beervana 2020. Ridiculously Fruited Sour Ale with Blackberry, Passionfruit and Apricot
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Black Arts Brewers And Blenders$13.99Red 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$13.99Gold 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$17.99A 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 $8.50This 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$33.99The latest release in our ongoing series of foraged flower and fruit beers. The concept is simple. Freshly foraged wild blackberry flowers are plun...
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Garage Project$59.99The ultimate expression of Wild Workshop’s inner city terroir. An artful blend of three years’ worth of 100% spontaneously fermented beer, brewed w...
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Cervecera Península$12.99Kettle sour with lactose, vanilla, passion fruit and mango for a tropical bombshell. Special for those who love sour beers.
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Cervecera Península$13.99Our 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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The Garden Breweryfrom $7.99Tart and strong with notes of lemon zest, black pepper and tropical Guava.
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SingleCut Beersmiths$11.50The hallmark of our lager experimentation. Bright, vibrant, lush, a sour made for pint glasses and icy coolers. We sour mash wheat malt and lager ...
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