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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Blackman's Breweryfrom $10.99
Our refined Barrel Aged Golden Sour is a blend of 3-year-old barrels fermented with brettanomyces bruxellensis in Scotchman's Hills chardonnay and ...
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Garage ProjectNo reviews$11.50
Get ready for a good time. I Heart Blackberry & Nectarine; a fun fusion of blackberry and nectarine blended with a zesty foeder sour to create ...
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Garage Project$11.50
Go on, treat yourself. Garage Project and Duck Island bring you Lemon Poppyseed Ice Cream Sour. Creamy lactose, oats, wheat, poppy seeds and lemon ...
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Duncan's Brewing$12.50
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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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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$32.99
A collaboration with our friends, and honey superstars Tim and Emma from Malfory's Gold honey, Hive: Post Brood is a barrel aged golden Australian ...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$36.99
St. Thomas was created in 2022 by blending 748 kg of fresh, whole, tree-ripened, stemmed, and destemmed Morello sour cherries from Thornbrook Orcha...
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Sirenfrom $6.50
A tropical and citrussy hop scent complements the crisp, spritzy, and mouth-puckering experience of Calypso. It's tidy, energising, and always make...
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Hawkers Beerfrom $11.50
Open the mash tun when life brings you blackberries (except we got them from a supplier and also we asked for them). In this case, opportunity has ...
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Collective Arts Brewingfrom $11.99
There's nothing wrong with a little dessert! Our latest small-batch sour is called Cherry Pie - take one sip and you'll see exactly why. We used a ...
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HaandBryggeriet$27.99
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Omnipollo$19.50
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Omnipollo$27.99
Two of our beers once again collaborated and made another high voltage number. We sourced really expressive strawberries with aroma and flavour rem...
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The Bruery$26.99
Bourbon barrel-aged sour imperial stout with cherry, cacao nibs, cocoa powder, and Madagascar vanilla beansCrack into this treat, and you’ll get oo...
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Alvinne$10.50
Flemish Sour Ale, kind of an Imperial Oud Bruin. Fermented with our own wild house yeast strain 'Morpheus'. This beer is the base beer for the Barr...
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Alvinne$10.50
Flemish Sour Ale fermented with our own wild house yeast strain 'Morpheus'. We've been brewing the barrel aged version of this beer, Wild West, fo...
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Tallboy & MooseNo reviewsfrom $6.99
Peaches n' Cream Sour - Our Fresca series is a killer balance between sweet and sour. We've taken a kettle soured base with lactose added, and re-f...
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