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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The Rare BarrelOriginal price $47.00Current price $23.50Loaded with literal tons of Elephant Heart Plums from Blossom Bluff Orchards, Lotsa Heart is jam-packed with fruit character straight from the farm...
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The Rare BarrelOriginal price $48.00Current price $24.00Golden Sour Beer Aged in Oak Barrels with Hachiya and Fuyu Persimmons A Tale of Two Persimmons is a golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with Hach...
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The Rare BarrelOriginal price $43.00Current price $21.50Golden 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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The Rare BarrelOriginal price $38.00Current price $19.00Golden 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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The Rare BarrelOriginal price $34.00Current price $17.00Forces Unseen is a blend of three different golden sour beers aged in oak barrels. Each batch of Forces Unseen highlight a unique mix of yeast and ...
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Lindemans$36.99Goyck 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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Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales$17.50Fuzzy white peach and bright cranberry bend the laws of physics, creating an aluminum-clad black hole of refreshing fruit sour complexity.
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Wild Barrel Brewing$17.50Berliner Weisse w/ Pineapple & Pomegranate added
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Untitled Art$16.99Berliner style with milk sugar, cherry, pineapple puree and vanilla.
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Lindemans$35.99For this bottling of the old Gueuze megablend 2019, 8 different breweries and blending companies mixed lambic together. This mega blend was special...
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Dollar Bill Brewingfrom $13.50Sour barrel aged golden ale, rested on mesquite smoked malt and honey malt, aged 18 months.
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Dollar Bill Brewingfrom $13.50Pilsner 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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BentSpoke Brewing Companyfrom $5.99Drifting in for Summer is a cheery, cherry, salty sour ale. Refreshing, blushing and full of summer sunset!
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Bodriggy Brewing Co.from $6.50Made with 40% real fruit juice, our second collaboration with Blackhearts and Sparrows arrives just in time for the end of lockdown and start of Su...
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.$54.99For this limited offering we pushed beyond the typical barrel-aged beer theory. We got our hands on some Reposado Tequila oak barrels and then aged...
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Tiny Rebel Brewing Co$9.50Now here's a throwback! The sharp tang of rhubarb gets a big boost in a sour beer, but it's mellowed out nicely by the sweet, creamy, vanilla custa...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillersfrom $5.99Jungle Jive brings the party with a perfect combo of sour and tropical fruit flavours. A perfect summertime refreshment.
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Tallboy & Moosefrom $9.50For fans of our original Cryo IPA "Goblinoid"...we've brought out the dungeon boss version. Goblin Warlord captains the squadron with dank fruity l...
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Hargreaves Hillfrom $5.50A Refreshing slightly sour Berliner Weisse Jam-packed with raspberries. Perfect for hanging in the park or sitting by the pool.
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