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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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One Drop Brewing CoNo reviews$16.00In Too Deep is a new topped-up-to-the-brim kettle sour that's been given our full Fresh-Fruit Smoothie Treatment. Starting with a lactose and oat h...
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One Drop Brewing CoNo reviews$16.50Swing Low is an absurd unit of a pastry sour fresh out of our pilot program. Brewed with date syrup and Lactose, we’ve then fermented low-and-slow ...
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One Drop Brewing CoNo reviews$17.00Pressure Drop is an absurd unit of a smoothie sour with a boatload of Aussie banana, strawberries, and blueberries rounded out with PNG Vanilla bea...
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Garage ProjectNo reviewsfrom $14.50Introducing Mountain Culture x Garage Project. One awesome collab, two awesome beers.From the Mountain, a Double New England IPA double dry hopped ...
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Deeds Brewing1 reviewfrom $15.25Do you know what makes a good workout? Dumbells? Benchpress perhaps? A great workout is one that makes you feel the burn. Your post-workout on the ...
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Bridge Road BrewersNo reviewsfrom $7.75Lactose, vanilla, a ton of raspberries - what else can we say but OOFT! Pours with a vibrant red hue and a creamy pink foam. ABV - 6.0% / 355ml
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Sailors Gravefrom $14.50Triple fruited cream sour brewed with peaches, raspberries, vanilla, and lactose. An all-singing, all-dancing summer beer inspired by two iconic su...
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Deeds Brewingfrom $16.99Some things are difficult to return to, and nostalgia has a powerful pull. We want to find that golden ticket and reclaim something we had many yea...
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Amundsen Bryggeri$14.99Passionfruit and orange aromas combine with vanilla and marshmallow. A rich and smooth mouthfeel is followed by a gentle fruity tartness. A medley ...
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Amundsen Bryggeri$16.50Collaboration with Vault City Brewing. Cranachan Dessert Pastry Sour, inspired by the iconic Scottish dessert.
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Duncan's Brewing$12.50Inspired by the New Orleans drive-thru daiquiri experience, where you treat yourself to a frozen daiquiri without leaving the comforts of your pick...
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One Drop Brewing Co$20.50Just like a new pair of toys and you can’t stop using them aye? Stare all you like buddy... because this eye catcher is a brand new Imperial Pastry...
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Aslin Beer Co.$13.50The tectonic plates have shifted, letting forth an eruption of gushing blackberries and blueberries. Each burst filled with milk sugar & vanill...
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Duncan's Brewing$13.50Collaboration with One Drop Brewing Co. For the first trans-Tasman collaboration in 2022, we brewed a triple fruited imperial gose with our awesom...
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Duncan's Brewing$12.50Plum and everything in between. This pastry sour is a gluttony of Black Doris plums, roasted almonds, coconut, vanilla & maple syrup. Breakfast...
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71 Brewing$17.50Our hazy sour beer has been loaded with locally sourced blackcurrants, apple juice, spices, and a hint of vanilla to produce a delectable mix of sw...
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Mr Banks Brewing Co$15.99Inspired by the humble yet delectable Banoffee pie, one of our favourite childhood sweets, but with a small tweak. With banana, cranberry, cinnamon...
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Ocean Reachfrom $12.99This imperial smoothie sour is definitely a s-cream-mar! Topped with vanilla bean and oats and filled with strawberries, cream, and toasted marshma...
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Duncan's Brewingfrom $11.99Loaded with strawberries, marshmallows, a dash of chocolate & lactose. This dessert style sour beer is inspired by the ambrosia dessert - A kit...
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Energy City Brewing$19.99Berliner weisse with strawberry, rhubarb, cinnamon & brown sugar added after fermentation.
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