sour beer
Intentionally acidic ale
Sour beer is beer intentionally brewed to have a tart, acidic taste, achieved through fermentation with wild yeast or bacteria.
Traditional styles include Belgian lambics and German goses.
The sourness ranges from mildly tangy to puckeringly acidic: The brewery specializes in barrel-aged sour beers.
Once rare, sour beers have become a craft brewing staple.
- saisonFrench for season
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- puckerDraw into wrinkles
- LactobacillusLactic acid-producing bacterial genus
- aleWarm-fermented malt drink
tartness · cherries · fermentation · raspberries · tangy · funky · blending · fruited · brewing traditions · barrel-aged · oak barrels · aged in wood · citrus · wild · vinegar · farmhouse · spontaneous · yeast
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