Sour & Lambic

Sour beer is beer which has an intentionally acidic, tart, or sour taste.

Lambic beer is brewed with spontaneous fermentation. It's a style of Belgian ale that doesn't rely on carefully selected yeast added by the brewer. Instead, the wort is left in open tanks to invite the region's microorganisms into the sugary feast. The result is a wild, funky, sour beer that varies wildly from batch to batch. Fruit lambics such as kriek and framboise are also produced, and gueuze is a blended lambic often called the "Champagne of Brussels." To drink a well-brewed lambic is not just to taste a great beer but to peer back into the history of brewing.