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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La Sirene Brewingfrom $7.99
A hybrid farmhouse-style red ale, FARMHOUSE RED has been naturally soured by our own wild bacteria that live inside the brewery's walls. This organ...
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Rodenbach$41.99
Rodenbach Red Tripel is our 200th anniversary beer, inspired by the age-old blending of a young beer (in this case a tripel) with a 2-year-old wood...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$29.99
We're well known for our interpretation of the classic Flanders Red style sour ale. So much so that we have a House Red, which is a solera style re...
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Brouwerij Verhaeghe$25.00
Duchesee de Bourgogne is the traditional top fermented reddish-brown ale from the West-Flanders region of Belgium. This refined ale also known as "...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers$29.99
We're well known for our interpretation of the classic Flanders Red style sour ale. So much so that we have a House Red, which is a solera style re...
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Hop Nation$16.99
We placed a blend of sour red ale, averaging two years old, into our foedre; where it met with the spent cherries from our 2020 Lapin Cherry Sour a...
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Brouwerij De Brabanderefrom $10.50
Petrus Aged Red is constructed from a base of Double Brown Ale. 15% Petrus Aged Pale is added to provide a dry character to the brew and give it a ...
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Brouwerij Verhaeghefrom $5.99
Duchesee de Bourgogne is the traditional top fermented reddish-brown ale from the West-Flanders region of Belgium. This refined ale also known as "...
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Rodenbachfrom $9.99
RODENBACH is the unique & original “Flanders Red Ale”, recognised as a traditional local product. Mixed main fermentation and maturation in oak...
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Black Arts Brewers And Blenders$13.99
Red Blend #3 is a blend of 13-month old beer, younger than our last blend, but as our culture gathers momentum, this beer still carries the depth o...
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Rodenbach$18.99
Rodenbach Vintage is the unique result of selection by our Rodenbach brew masters, the barrel after two years of maturation has produced the best b...
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Rodenbach Vintage is the unique result of selection by our Rodenbach brew masters, the barrel after two years of maturation has produced the best b...
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Stomping Ground Brewing Cofrom $8.50
Our Flanders Red Ale was aged in Hanging Rock shiraz and pinot noir barrels giving it a vinous quality, while intertwining its cherry and balsamic ...
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HaandBryggerietNo reviews$29.99
Aged in oak barrels. Fruited oud Bruin. Our Nordic oud bruin macerated with raspberries and cherries. This rogue is best shared in the company of g...
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De Struise Brouwers$75.99
Flemish Sour Ale aged for 5 years in Burgundy wine barrels. Cask Strength edition. Due to its authenticity, Earthmonk received as little sugar as p...
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Garage Project$36.99
Inspired by the Flanders Red style, this special sour ale is brewed using a generous portion of dark malts, then aged for an extended period in a m...
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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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Brouwerij VerhaegheNo reviewsfrom $11.50
Duchesse Cherry is a blend of 1 and 2 year-old Duchesse de Bourgogne with local, sour cherries added to the maturing beer. The malt beverage is age...
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Hop Nation$12.99
Night Owl is a sour beer that was fermented and aged in seasoned Bourbon barrels for six months. It was then blended and re-fermented on raspberrie...
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Rodenbach$18.99
Rodenbach Vintage is the unique result of selection by our Rodenbach brew masters, the barrel after two years of maturation has produced the best b...
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