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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Hermitage$21.99Sour ale brewed with cherry juice and almond bran aged in American and French oak wine barrels.
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Hermitage$21.99Sour Ale brewed with Cranberry and Peach aged in American and French Oak wine bearrels. A blend of 18-36 month old blonde ale, fermented with Brett...
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Hermitage$21.99Our Flower Sour is a funky blonde ale, aged for 18-24 months in our French oak barrels and flavored with an assortment of flowers including rose, h...
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La Sirène Brewing$9.99La Sir�ne's Paradoxe is a lively and lifted beer that encompasses our in-house natural souring method combined with a lovely Farmhouse style ale an...
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Dollar Bill Brewing$29.99A blend of 3 year old mixed fermentation and 1 year old saison, aged 4 years in chardonnay barrels A very simple malt bill and single step infusion...
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Almanac Beer Company$24.99This beer pairs two �blancs�: California-grown Muscat Blanc grapes and German Hallertau Blanc hops. Blended together in wine barrels and large oak ...
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Brasserie Trois Dames$39.99Lambic inspired ale. 3 year old blend of sour ale. Solera ageing in Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels. Full of wild yeast & brettanomyces. Sauvag...
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8 Wired Brewing Co.$23.99A sour ale brewed the traditional way. Aged in Pinot Noir barrels for 2 years with blackcurrants & a bunch of microbes, creating a complex mela...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$49.99Beer of mixed fermentation, the Stout Rullquin is obtained from a blending of 7/8 of Rulles Brune (Stout de Gaume) and 1/8 of a blend of 1 year old...
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Brouwerij De Brabandere$34.99The Petrus Sour Power Six Pack Sampler features 4 of Global Beer's finest sour ale offerings brewed by Petrus. Included in the pack are three Petru...
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Brouwerij De Brabanderefrom $11.99Aged? Many beers have a long maturation, but this one has only 24-36 months in oak barrels. Pale? This beer has an old gold to bronze color, rather...
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Almanac Beer Company$22.99Tangerine de Brettaville celebrates the flavors of citrus in beer. We start by brewing a funky brettanomyces fermented base beer in large oak foed...
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Almanac Beer Company$21.50We love Mosaic hops. Originating from the Pacific Northwest, these American-grown hops explode with aromas of ripe mango, pineapple, and tangerine....
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8 Wired Brewing Co.$23.99Aged on currants and cascara with brettanomyces and pediococcus in Pinot Noir barrels. Then blended into a red wine foedre for further aging.
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