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.

DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE – FLANDERS RED ALE 6.2%  (BELGIUM) 11.2oz $7
Dark crimson color- nearly that of cranberries. Aromas are of tart cherries, port wine, aged vinegar, and brown sugar maltiness. The flavors are rich and viniferous, redolent of a great Pinot Noir with Belgian wild yeast flavors. This beer is sweet throughout with the cherry tartness punching through at the end and dissipating to make for a truly memorable beer.

ICHTEGEM’S GRAND CRU – FLANDERS RED ALE (BELGIUM) 11.2oz $8
Brown with ruby tints. Buttery vanilla oak tones meld with coffee, toffee, and tart fruit flavors to deliver a fantastic Flanders Red. Funky Lambic yeast flavors add to the complexity of this well rounded and multi-layered beer.

KASTEEL BIERE DU CHAT ROUGE 8% (BELGIUM) 11.2oz $8
Deep purple color with a light red head. Nose and flavor is of fresh ripe black cherries that makes this beer super quaffable and refreshing. The alcohol is completely masked in the sweet tartness of the cherries and the lively carbonation gives it a bright quality.

LINDEMAN’S FRAMBOISE – RASPBERRY LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM) 11.2oz $10
Vibrant rich red color – nearly purple. Nice strong raspberry smell with soft hints of oak. Flavors are tart raspberry with a big residual sweetness. Bright carbonation blends with the bold fruit flavors giving the beer an almost champagne quality. Super drinkable and a wonderful way to dive into Lambics.

LINDEMAN’S KREIK LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM)  12oz $10
With its dark-cherry hue and bubbly light-pink head, this beer is all about the cherries—not just in the look, but also in the smell and taste. The fruit sweetness balances nicely with the traditional Lambic sourness, the aftertaste boasting the long-lingering sourness of cherry. Extremely drinkable and excellent as a desert beer.

LINDEMAN’S PECHE LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM) 12oz $10
Honey amber in color with a frothy white head. As you would expect, the nose is fresh peaches and yeasty spice. The taste is sweet fresh peaches with a nice balancing tartness. There are also hints of spice and wheat flavors that add additional dimensions to the beer. Unique and refreshing.

LINDEMAN’S POMME LAMBIC 4% (BELGIUM) 12oz $10
Pours a deep gold color with strong hints of apple in the nose. Taste is distinctively apple with cider sourness and faint hops in the finish.

AVERY FIFTEEN – AMERICAN WILD ALE 7.68% (COLORADO) 22oz $12
Brewed with Mission Figs, White Pepper, Hibiscus flowers and fermented with Drie Fonteine’s Brettanomyces yeast strain. The result is a brilliantly complex yet subtle wild ale. Floral, herbal, green tea, pepper, ripe fruits, and wild yeast funkiness come together in this tasty 15th Anniversary beer.

BOON OUDE KREIK CHERRY LAMBIC 5% 12oz $12
Boon Kreik has a rich cherry taste and aroma that is slightly tart and balances well the beer’s sweetness. It is sweeter than many of the Lambics with less of the wild-yeast flavor that’s usually present. An accessible beer that’s perfect for dessert.

DE PROEF REINAERT FLEMISH WILD ALE 9% (BELGIUM) 750ml $12
Often listed as a Belgian Strong Pale Ale but we would indeed be remiss if we left it out of the Wild Ale section. Aromas are an incense of fresh fruits and earthy wild goodness. Flavors are bitter stone fruits, cranberries, earthy hop and grassy notes. Excellent balance of sour and earthy wild flavors.

3 MONTS – BIERE DE GARDE 8.5% (FRANCE) 750ml $14
One of the few beers we have from France as well as one of the only Biere De Gardes in our lineup. This beer pours a golden yellow with a wite head. Initial aromas of our vinegar and swet malts with herbal noble hops. The flavors are made up of honey sweetness, apple, melon, and orange peel with a slightly sour finish that balances out the sweet malt profile.

GIRARDIN GUEUZE/LAMBIC 5% (BELGIUM) 12.7oz $14
Gloriously hazy amber-gold in color, and topped off with a creamy beige head, there is a distinctly sour, farmhouse aroma, albeit not as bitter as some Gueuzes. It is light and refreshing with a spring in its step that comes from the citrus-apple flavors. The finish is dry with a lemon quality.

OUD BEERSEL KRIEK – LAMBIC 6.5% (BELGIUM)  375ml $14
Ruby to reddish-orange in color with moderate to high carbonation that is reminiscent of champagne. Oud Beersel is a somewhat uncharacteristic cherry lambic in that it lacks the intense fruity sweetness of many of its sisters. But the amazing cherry tartness throughout and the dry finish make it surprisingly drinkable. Intermingled are the many intriguing wild-herbal flavors of the lambic that serve to make this beer even more complex and interesting.

DE PROEF ZOETZUUR – FLANDERS RED ALE 7% (BELGIUM) 750ml $18
Golden brown color. Aromas of cotton candy, ripe fruits, tart cherries, and Brettanomyces. Flavors start with tart cherries and raspberries and culminates in spicy oak and tropical notes. Excellent balance of sour and sweet with many tasty surprises along the way.

JOLLY PUMPKIN BAM NOIR – SAISON 4.30% (MICHIGAN) 750ml $18
Jolly Pumpkin’s dark saison. Pours a hazy brown with a tan head. Aromas are funky, grassy notes with hints of vanilla and yeasty spice. Flavors are an immense blend of molasses cola, leather, vanilla, and sour fruits. Wild yeast and hops leave the finish dry and crisp.

JOLLY PUMPKIN NOEL DE CALABAZA – BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE 9% (MICHIGAN) 750ml $18
Brilliant cherry cola brown. Aromas of Pinot Noir, chocolate cherries, plums, green apple, oak and fresh baked bread. Flavors are of ripe grapes, sour cherries, apple pie, old oak, and blueberries. Finishes with charred toffee and fruity malts. A wonderful Christmas treat.

JOLLY PUMPKIN ORO DE CALABAZA – BIERE DE GARDE 8% (MICHIGAN) 750ml $18
Pours vibrant yellow with amber tints. Aromas are tart oranges and freshly zested lemons and phenolic bananas. Oak adds a bold scotch vanilla component along with dark cherries and roasted hazelnuts. Spices and caramel malts come into the finish along with lingering tart fruits and malt.

DRIE FONTEINEN OUD KRIEK – LAMBIC 6% (BELGIUM) 375ml $22
The nose is full of bold oak and abundant sour cherries. Cherries carry much of the flavor with very nice dry vanilla notes from the oak. Musty earthy tones mingle with the sweet malts and sour cherries to deliver on the promise of a fantastic Lambic.

PANIL BARRIQUEE – FLANDERS RED ALE 8% (ITALY) 750ml $22
Pours reddish amber. Aromas are sour grapes, oak vanilla, and rich balsamic vinegar. Flavors have a distinctively red wine quality with old oak barrel flavors and earthy spiciness. Tartness up front fades into delicate subtle viniferous notes. Very complex and approachable. Wonderful in food pairings.

CANTILLON KRIEK LAMBIC 5% 750ml $28
This cherry Lambic is alive and vibrant. It pours with a deep ruby-red color and a thin head that disappears quickly. With aromas of earthy cherries and a bright grapefruit finish, this tart selection is a must for Lambic lovers.

CANTILLON CLASSIC GUEUZE – ORGANIC GUEUZE 5% (BELGIUM) 750ml $24

CANTILLON GRAND CRU – OAK AGED SEASONAL LAMBIC 750ml $24

CANTILLON LOU PEPE FRAMBOISE – RASPBERRY LAMBIC 750ml $32

CANTILLON LOU PEPE KREIK – CHERRY LAMBIC 750ml $32

DRIE FONTEINEN OUDE GUEUZE 6% (BELGIUM) 750ml $35
Aromas are pungent, ripe, wild yeast with fruity esters. Flavors are massive citrus and tart fruit bitterness balanced out by healthy doses of wild grassy flavors as well as light roasted and mineral flavors. Loaded with earthy complexity and occilating between sour and herbal funkiness. Outstanding.