This category includes a wide variety of ales that hold the common distinction of being fermented with wild yeast strains or including bacterial strains such as Lactobaccillus or Pediococcus. Historically Sour Ales stem from the Farmhouse brewing tradition of the Seene Valley in Brussels where wheat based ales were spontaneously fermented by the local Belgian micro biota. The broader style includes Berliner Weisse, Flanders Red Ale, Flanders Brown Ale, Lambics, and Gueuze. Characteristic sour flavors range from bright tart lemons, cherries, raspberry, and sourdough bread. Many are amazingly complex and are woven together by wild flavors and sweet and sour malt and fruit notes. Original gravity is typically between 1.040 – 1.054. Hops are generally in the background of this style buy might be detectable in small amounts.

TIMMERMANS BOURGOGNE OUD BRUIN (BELGIUM) 11.2oz 8

TIMMERMANS FRAMBOISE (BELGIUM) 11.2oz 8

KASTEEL BIERE DU CHAT ROUGE 8% (BELGIUM) 11.2oz 9

ICHTEGEM’S GRAND CRU – FLANDERS RED ALE (BELGIUM) 11.2oz 9

DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE – FLANDERS RED ALE 6.2%  (BELGIUM) 11.2oz 10

LINDEMAN’S CUVEE RENE (BELGIUM) 375ml 12

LINDEMAN’S FRAMBOISE – RASPBERRY LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM) 11.2oz 12

LINDEMAN’S KREIK LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM)  12oz 12

LINDEMAN’S PECHE LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM) 12oz 12

LINDEMAN’S POMME LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM) 12oz 12

GIRARDIN GUEUZE/LAMBIC 5% (BELGIUM) 12.7oz 13

OUD BEERSEL GEUEZE (BELGIUM) 375ml 13

HANSSEN’S OUDBEITJE LAMBIC 6% (BELGIUM) 375ml 14

OUD BEERSEL OUDE KRIEK VIEILLE  LAMBIC 6.5% (BELGIUM)  375ml 14

LIEFMANS CUVEE (KRIEK) 6% (BELGIUM) 750ml 15

LIEFMANS GOUDENBAND 8% (BELGIUM) 750ml 15

OUD BEERSEL FRAMBOISE (BELGIUM) 375ml 15

DRIE FONTEINEN DOEJSEL 6% (BELGIUM) 375ml 15

JOLLY PUMPKIN BAM NOIR – SAISON 4.30% (MICHIGAN) 750ml 15

JOLLY PUMPKIN ORO DE CALABAZA – BIERE DE GARDE 8% (MICHIGAN) 750ml 17

OMMEGANG OMMEGEDDON (NEW YORK) 750ml 18

JOLLY PUMPKIN NOEL DE CALABAZA – BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE 9% (MICHIGAN) 750ml 21

DE PROEF ZOETZUUR – FLANDERS RED ALE 7% (BELGIUM) 750ml 22

TERRAPIN/DePROEF MONSTRE ROUGE (BELGIUM) 22oz 23

RODENBACH 2007 GRAND CRU (BELGIUM) 750ml 25

HANSSENS SCARENBECCA KRIEK 6% (BELGIUM) 375ml 35

HANSSEN’S OUDE KRIEK LAMBIC 6% (BELGIUM) 750ml 38

CANTILLON ST. LAMVINUS 6% (BELGIUM) 750ml 48

DE CAM OUDE LAMBIC (BELGIUM) 750ml 48