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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Brouwerij Boon$15.99
This Schaarbeekse cherry is a variety tart-acidic cherry which was unique to the Lambic Region that was always used for Kriek. The supply decrease...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$25.99
The Cassis Tilquin � l�ancienne (6.3% alc/vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of frozen blackcurrants in young l...
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Lindemans$18.99
Our traditional Kriek Cuv�e Ren� Grand Cru is brewed with wild yeast from the surrounding air, water, malted barley, wheat, aged flower hop flowers...
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Lindemans$13.00
Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and herbs were used to season beers. The clean, bright aroma and flavor of apples melds ...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$31.50
The Quetsche Tilquin � l�ancienne (6.4% alc / vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of destoned fresh purple plums...
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Oud Beersel$17.99
Framboise is a classic among the Belgian beers created by adding whole fresh raspberries (250 g/l)to a blend of young and old lambic. Framboise Oud...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$29.99
Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Oude M�re Tilquin � l�Ancienne is made from the fermentation of 350 gr of blackberries by liter of lambic. Un...
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Lindemans$47.99
SpontanBasil combines the sourness of lambic with the aromas and flavours of fresh basil. Complex tart and well-balanced taste with a nice crisp, d...
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Liefmans$19.99
This classy beer represents the perfect marriage between the fresh accents and slightly acidic flavour of the black cherries. Liefmans Kriek-Brut i...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$59.99
The Quetsche Tilquin � l�ancienne is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of destoned fresh purple plums in a blend of 1 ...
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Oud Beersel$16.99
Oud Beersel Oude Kriek is an artisanal product, made from real cherries and Oud Beersel lambic matured in old barrels. They are slowly absorbed int...
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Brouwerij De Troch$19.99
Reintroduced in 2015 it's the first Oude Kriek the brewery has produced since the 1980's. Made with lambic brewed in March 2014, and blended with 3...
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Gueuzerie TilquinNo reviews$49.99
The Cassis Tilquin a'lancienne (6.3% alc/vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of frozen blackcurrants in young la...
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Lindemans2 reviewsfrom $5.99
A sparking cherry flavoured brew which is smooth and refreshing. Also sold as Foudroyante Kriek.Ingredients: Malt, wheat, 25% cherry juice, fructos...
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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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Brouwerij De Troch$10.99
This is the sweetened version of Chapeau Kriek. In 2007 a new version was released, which can come with the same label as Chapeau Kriek, but which ...
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Bridge Road Brewersfrom $9.50
The Creek is Bridge Road's take on a traditional Belgian Lambic beer style 'Kriek'. The rich red colour and sweeter cherry flavour of this beer is ...
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Gueuzerie TilquinNo reviews$56.99
Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Oude Pinot Noir Tilquin � l'ancienne is made from the fermentation of 260 gr of Pinot Noir grapes by liter of...
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3 Fonteinen$42.99
First ever Hommage on small bottles.3 Fonteinen Hommage is the result of macerating hand-picked whole sour cherries and raspberries on young lambic...
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Mikkeller$32.99
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$27.99
The Myrtille Sauvage Tilquin � l�ancienne (6.6% alc/vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of frozen wild blueberri...
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Oud Beersel$110.00
Oud Beersel Kriekenlambiek is a traditional Lambic beer, produced by the addition of real sour cherries for natural fermentation in young Lambic. O...
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Brouwerij De Ranke$29.99
Kriek de Rank is real Belgian sour ale fermented with cherries and then blended with real lambic. It is unfiltered and unpasterized. The de Rank br...
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3 Fonteinen$34.99
58th blend of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for almost 6 months. The final fruit intensity ...
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3 Fonteinen$99.99
Made with 30% raspberries from the Payottenland, and 5% sour cherries. In commemoration of the late Gaston Debelder, founder of the 3 Fonteinen ble...
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New Belgium$18.99
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Alesong Brewing & Blending$39.99
Robed in bright vermillion and with an aroma reminiscent of fresh cherry pie, our Kriek is a humble nod to Belgian Lambic brewers who craf...
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Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste$11.50
The basic ingredient of our Jacobins Kriek is wort made of wheat and malted barley. This wort is first boiled and then transported to the brewery’s...
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Brouwerij Verhaeghe$9.99
"Echt Kriekenbier (real cherry beer)" is, as the name suggests, a cherry beer that is manufactured with only the real fruit of cherries instead of ...
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Lindemans$5.99
Lindemans first new fruited lambic in over a decade. Choosing strawberry, one of the most noble of fruits, was easy: the complex sweetness of the f...
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8 Wired Brewing Co.$23.99
This is the last barrel aged beer we brewed in Blenheim, before uprooting and setting up a new brewery in the North. A 100% spontaneous fermented a...
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Gueuzerie TilquinNo reviews$51.99
Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Oude M�re Tilquin � l�Ancienne is made from the fermentation of 350 gr of blackberries by liter of lambic. Un...
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