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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Cascade Brewing$36.99
Kentucky Peach 2020 is a blend of sour quad and blond ales aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to two years with fresh, Northwest-grown peaches...
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Cascade Brewing$37.99
Sang Noir is a blend of imperial red ales aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to two years with Bing Cherries. The darkest in our series of �Sa...
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Cascade Brewing$37.99
Manhattan NW is a blend of sour quad and blond ales aged in bourbon and wine barrels with sour pie cherries and apricot noyaux. A tribute to the cl...
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Bellwoods Brewery$16.50
An everyday, juicy, drinkable sour with punchy hop aromatics and fruity foundational flavours. Low bitterness, light body, and pale yellow in colou...
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Collective Arts Brewing$10.99
Our latest variant on Jam Up The Mash is a tropical-fruit explosion of juicy tangerine and pineapple! This refreshing fruit combo pairs perfectly w...
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Collective Arts Brewing$11.99
This POG Sour is guava forward on the nose, packed with tropical flavour from all the fresh fruit we added! Adding in the fruit unfermented, create...
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Molly Rose Brewingfrom $6.99
Refreshing, fruity, tart and a little salty. This barrel fermented sour ale is better than anything that would come in an oddly shaped wide mouth b...
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One Drop Brewing Co$21.99
This here is the first rendition we have whipped up of our Fairy Floss Sour Series.Brewed to be dry, sweet, and fruity, we start with our classic k...
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One Drop Brewing Cofrom $7.99
A special release sour with a fresh and juicy dose of Australian red plums. A traditional Berliner Weisse base, heavy in malted wheat and barley, a...
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Garage Project$15.50
Come along as we add another occult twist to the East Coast hazy frenzy! In a stunning union of sweet and sour, Vital Mesmerism combines a hazy dou...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$31.99
Australian Wild Ale created for the 2019 Terroir Project Festival, which Firestone Walker Brewing Company designed and will host. Golden wort is fe...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$29.99
40% of the wheat used in this beer is the soft "Rosella" kind, which when baked takes on the flavour of honey. 15 months in former wine oak for mat...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$29.99
Made with a variety of yeasts and bacteria that were gathered from Manuka blossoms that a friend in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales gave ...
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Wildflower Brewing & Blending$35.99
St Henry is an Australian Wild Ale made with apricots. It is named for Chris and Emily’s second son. Saint Henry II was a Holy Roman Emperor during...
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Deeds Brewingfrom $6.50
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Duncan's Brewing$13.50
Collaboration 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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Jetty Roadfrom $6.99
Our pineapple sour is refreshingly tart, with a sweet and salty balance that only a perfectly balanced beer can provide. A lighter ale, it's a ligh...
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Garage Project$5.99
Pineapple sour with a touch of hot chilli. A sparkling kettle sour that is incredibly refreshing, made with agave syrup, pineapple, and hot habaner...
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Bright Breweryfrom $6.99
That's one hot dog! Brewed in collaboration with Clint Weaver, of Pocket Beagles Design Studio, The Spicy Beagle Mango, Lime & Chilli Sour seam...
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Mr Banks Brewing Co$12.99
This smoothie-style sour, which is packed with Strawberry and Peach, has a thick mouthfeel and a sharp, sour finish. Pulp is anticipated and welcom...
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Duncan's Brewing$12.50
Plum 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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Sailors Grave$8.99
50/50 split of imperial stout and apple juice that has undergone a wild fermentation. Red Belly Black Snake is a collaboration with fellow Gippslan...
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Garage Project$39.99
A combination of puncheon and foeder-aged beers that have been fermented using our own house culture and flavour-infused with sweet, luscious C...
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Rogue AlesNo reviewsfrom $7.50
We developed Raspberry Tartlandia, an insanely delicious blend of raspberry juiciness, sea salt, and refreshing tartness, as a tribute to the gastr...
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Deschutes Breweryfrom $8.50
Collaboration with Xicha Brewing Co Beginning fruity and tropical, the flavour evolves into a crisp acidity. Real Guava and Raspberry puree were us...
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La Sirene Brewingfrom $7.99
Paradoxe is a naturally soured Farmhouse Ale that was soured at our brewery utilising indigenous airborne wild bacteria, which gives this wonderful...
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