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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3 Fonteinen$140.00
Assembly of young, half-old and old lambs, brewed by 3 fountains. Hundreds of hundreds of course, authentic, spontaneous and somewhat stubborn,...
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Pirate Life Brewingfrom $6.50
Pirate Life�s Kiwifruit and Cherry Sour is ripe for the picking! Brewed with a �combination of malted barley and wheat, it has has been infused wit...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$24.99
Zibeerbo 2019 is a golden barrel-matured Australian Wild Ale aged with Muscat of Alexandria (Zibibbo) skins after six months in terracotta amphora ...
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Bright Breweryfrom $6.99
Sweet and zingy fresh guava fruit puree gives our Guava Sweetart Sour Ale a delicately tart twist. Lightly kettle-soured with a fresh guava kick an...
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3 Fonteinen$55.99
3 Fonteinen Framboos Oogst�is obtained by the maceration of hand-picked raspberries on young traditional lambic, for at least four months, in a rat...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$22.99
The Flanders Red ale is a style that has so many interpretations... som are mild and malty, others deliciously funky with loads or brett character,...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$27.99
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Frexi Brewingfrom $6.50
Inspired from a Mexican mezcal cocktail. This smokey sour features a solid smoked flavour with notes of tamarind, lime and a pinch of salt; An abso...
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Beerfarmfrom $6.50
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Beerfarmfrom $6.99
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Moon Dog$9.99
This Berry Crumble Dessert Sour has a tasty malt bill with a strong mixed berry flavour, delicious cinnamon and vanilla notes and a nice tart...
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Hawkers Beerfrom $6.50
Peaches & Cream Kettle Sour. Like Peaches and Cream, the Coach and the Team, our Around the Orchard We Roam kettle sour is a perfect mat...
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Urbanaut Brewing Co$11.99
A balanced sour ale from the team at Urbanaut. Spritzy and vibrant, this is super refreshing salted lime sour. We don't recommend adding a shot of ...
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Cascade Brewing$44.99
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One Drop Brewing Cofrom $13.50
A tropical fruit kettle sour that's been given our full Milkshake Treatment�. Big fat creamy wads of lactose and oat milk smother our classic kettl...
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One Drop Brewing Cofrom $9.99
A gentle kettle sour with reams of QLD peach pulp and puree added during conditioning. A complex, almost mouth-puckering sourness up front quickly ...
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