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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Moo Brewfrom $6.50
This is the vaunted Moo Brew Anotherberry Sour—a tasty, fruity summer sour stuffed with raspberries, blackcurrants (to keep things interesting) and...
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Deeds Brewingfrom $6.99
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One Drop Brewing Co$20.50
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One Drop Brewing Co$19.50
A Double Fruited Imperial Sour with Blueberry and Jabuticaba - a creamy-blueberry type fruit that grows on the trunk of its trees trunk, deep withi...
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One Drop Brewing Co$19.50
This here is the second rendition we have whipped up in our Fairy Floss Sour Series. Brewed to be dry, sweet, and fruity, we start with our classic...
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One Drop Brewing Co$24.50
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Hop Nationfrom $5.50
The sour beer No Fool would miss, without the booze. Kettle soured with our house lactic acid culture, then fermented with real raspberries, this i...
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Hop Nationfrom $9.99
Laden with fruit picked at the peak of ripeness, this dense, full-bodied kettle sour is an experience akin to gorging on handfuls of dark berries. ...
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Blackman's Breweryfrom $6.99
"A fruited kettle sour, with torquay seawater, made to evoke memories of lemon sorbet at the beach.You’ll get a gentle sourness with lemony notes a...
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Dainton Family Breweryfrom $6.99
The perfect drink for playing Lola under a pergola, if that’s what you’re into. Otherwise, just soak in this fizzy and fresh Cherry Cola Sour. Clas...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$22.99
We've come full circle with the secondary cask ageing of a 12 month old wild ale in our very own rum barrels. Inspired by the Tiki cocktail classi...
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A blend of different barrels and vintages to create the perfect base for a selection of berries - raspberries, red currants, black currants, sour c...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$22.99
Our foeder aged wild ale has been developing complexity for 18+ months, and we wanted to make a beer that paid homage to the Belgian Framboise, but...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillersfrom $7.25
Mojo is all about fun, from the label design, to the beer itself. More than 200kg of sour cherries for every 2000L, with some cutom created cola ex...
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Hop Nation$15.99
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Molly Rose Brewingfrom $6.99
Refreshing, fruity, tart and a little salty. This barrel fermented sour ale is better than anything that would come in an oddly shaped wide mouth b...
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One Drop Brewing Co$21.99
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A special release sour with a fresh and juicy dose of Australian red plums. A traditional Berliner Weisse base, heavy in malted wheat and barley, a...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$31.99
Australian Wild Ale created for the 2019 Terroir Project Festival, which Firestone Walker Brewing Company designed and will host. Golden wort is fe...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$29.99
40% of the wheat used in this beer is the soft "Rosella" kind, which when baked takes on the flavour of honey. 15 months in former wine oak for mat...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$29.99
Made with a variety of yeasts and bacteria that were gathered from Manuka blossoms that a friend in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales gave ...
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