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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Duncan's Brewing$11.50
Duncan's Passionfruit & Lime Ice Cream Sour shows just how versatile beer can be! Get ready to bend your mind and your taste buds as you smash ...
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Parish Brewing Co.$11.99
The heat and sweat are creeping up but luckily Grenache grapes and Raspberries are an absolute summer-crusher. Zzzippy and lush with notes of raspb...
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Parish Brewing Co.$11.50
Rich, dark wine grapes with bright fruit tones overlap with complex black currant, and a sweet sour base. Intense and flavorful, this juicy sour ha...
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Two Birdsfrom $6.50
The Tropical Sour of our Brew Tang Can series. We've been working on perfecting a sour for a time now and this juicy number is it. Fruit Tang Can h...
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Urbanaut Brewing Co$10.99
Beer Blender Rhubarb Saison 6.7% x Apple Crumble Sour 4% - 2 x 250ml Cans (Contains Lactose) Rhubarb Saison: Fresh and Juicy with a playful hint of...
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Chur (Behemoth) Brewing Co$11.99
This beer was inspired by Team Behemoth’s desire to mix things up over lockdown. In this edition of the margarita style gose, they’ve added a bunch...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$16.99
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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La Sirène Brewing$26.99
Barrel No. 023 is a non-carbonated still ale that was so unique we didn't want to do anything with it other than getting it into a bottle. Textural...
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La Sirène Brewing$26.99
Barrel No. 014 housed our Farmhouse Red for more than three years and displays wonderful acidity & wild ale characters. This rustic amber ale i...
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La Sirène Brewing$26.99
Barrel No. 142 is part of the Beer With Jeff collaboration we did with Jester King when they visited our brewery in 2018. This barrel displayed so ...
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Deeds Brewingfrom $14.99
What's a Birthday without a cake? And what's a better cake than a Pavlova? Staying true to our desire to innovate and create, we present the perfec...
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Hargreaves Hill$12.50
Number Two is a 7% mango swirl, this is an exploration in combining flavours from malt, spices and mango into a creamy dessert inspired beer. A smo...
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Mornington Peninsula Brewery$29.99
Barrel-Aged Sour Red Ale on Cherries. After 24 months aging in Pinot Noir Barrels, Quarantine Sour Red aged a further 12 months on a mix of local...
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Urbanaut Brewing Co$10.99
Beer Blender Salted Caramel IPA x Baked Pear Sour 6% - 2 x 250ml Cans (Contains Lactose). Our latest release in the Beer Blender series! Salted Car...
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3 Ravens$23.99
Dry hopped barrel aged and blended mixed-culture farmhouse ale. A bitter and aromatic farmhouse ale brewed in collaboration with the legends at Woo...
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Little Bang Brewing Cofrom $5.99
A classic kettle sour pucker love with a bunch of ripe juicy blackberries. Also you get to say Schwang, a lot: A hard earned thirst needs an ice co...
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Hope Breweryfrom $7.99
Send your tastebuds wild with this new world sour beer. A delightful combination of sour beer and grapefruits that is a super refreshing, imperial,...
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