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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Mountains Walking$17.50
Black Currant Cheesecake Sweets Smothie Style Sour Ale is brewed with oats and lactose before being soured to perfection. We then conditioned this ...
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Wander Beyond Brewing$16.99
Imperial Anura is an Imperial Blueberry Berliner Weisse re-fermented on 300g/l of blueberries. This deep, dark, purple beer is ripe and bursting wi...
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One Drop Brewing Cofrom $10.99
Fruit & Flower Series // A Berliner Weisse style ale with a heavy handed addition of fruit and flowers. Blackcurrant and Nasturtium combine wit...
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8 Wired have remixed the love child of a Berliner Weisse and an IPA with a crate load of local, organically grown tangelos and limes. American and ...
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SingleCut Beersmiths$11.50
The hallmark of our lager experimentation. Bright, vibrant, lush, a sour made for pint glasses and icy coolers. We sour mash wheat malt and lager ...
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Wayward Brewing Cofrom $6.50
Using the same sour ale base as our cor range Raspberry Berliner Weisse. this light, tart wheat beer instead gets it's flavour from the potent pair...
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We've remixed this lovechild of a Berliner Weisse and an IPA with bushels of sweet Mandarins. Amercian and N.Z hops deliver juicy fruit flavours an...
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Bonehead Brewingfrom $5.99
Smells - Delicate and earthy with candied berry, raison from the cascara combining with nectarine and peach. Tastes - Light stone fruits as above ...
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Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.from $10.99
This imperial berliner pours light pink, with ripe raspberry aromas & finishing with tart refreshing raspberry. A nice tangy brew for all occas...
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