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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Gueuzerie Tilquin$23.50
The Gueuze Tilquin à l’ancienne (7.0% alc / vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the blending of 1, 2 and 3 years old lambics. Unf...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$62.50
Beer of mixed fermentation, the Cassis Rullquin is made from the fermentation of 160 g of blackcurrants by liter in a blending of 7/8 of Rulles Bru...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$28.50
This beer was obtained by fermenting 240 gr of fresh rhubarb per litre of lambic. The rhubarb has been produced locally by the Ferme de la Bosse Ja...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$55.99
This beer was obtained by fermenting 240 gr of fresh rhubarb per litre of lambic. The rhubarb has been produced locally by the Ferme de la Bosse Ja...
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Duncan's Brewingfrom $13.99
We’ve joined forces with the OGs of soft serve ice cream to bring you a double release collab combo. Tangy raspberry sherbet complemented with va...
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3 Fonteinen$39.99
Bottling date: 20/04/21In the spring of 2020, we bottled a Golden Blend (season 19|20 No. 40), containing lambikken from four different barrels and...
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3 Fonteinen$19.99
Bottling date: 29/10/2019For this Oude Geuze, we blended lambikken originating from seven different barrels and eight different brews. The majority...
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One Drop Brewing Co$19.99
These rites affirm the sacred wheel of mix-ferment-consume, the sacredness of the humble grain, the natural connection to fruit of the earth, onene...
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Sailors Gravefrom $14.50
Triple 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 $16.99
Some 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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Garage Project$21.99
Natural wildflower fermentation. Freshly foraged cherry blossoms are immersed in a light golden wort, creating a spontaneous fermentation using onl...
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Garage Project$59.99
Single Barrel 205 Name: 1 to 1 Raspberry Ingredients: Barley Malt, Raw Barley, Raw Wheat, Aged Hops, Yeast, Water, Raspberries Date Filled: 30/...
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Boatrocker Brewers & Distillersfrom $9.99
We've doubled down on lip-puckering cherry sour satisfaction with Cherry Happiness. Buckets of real fruit flavour and just the right amount of more...
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Molly Rose Brewingfrom $6.50
Pineapple Sour - Using waste products from our friends at Market Juice, we were able to ferment this sour beer with a zing pineapple, kind of like ...
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Stone & Wood$13.99
A pink, lemonade sour that is fruity, vibrant and tart. Made with pale and regenerative malts, handle this Queen with the respect she deserves by e...
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Gueuzerie Tilquin$62.50
Collaboration with L'Ermitage. SAISON LAMBIC FRUITS DES BOIS is the result of a collaboration with our friends at Nanobrasserie de l'Ermitage. Base...
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Molly Rose Brewing$9.50
We'll go to almost any length to make the best beer possible. We added fresh beetroot juice, raspberries, and a house blend of spices to our base s...
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Moo Brewfrom $6.50
This is the vaunted Moo Brew Anotherberry Sour—a tasty, fruity summer sour stuffed with raspberries, blackcurrants (to keep things interesting) and...
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The Garden Brewery$13.99
Collaboration with Pomona Island Brew Co. A complex Sour beast made with our Manchester friends. Sweet Cherry and Raspberry balanced with rich Caca...
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