This means that sour beer is made by letting the fermenting beer be impacted by naturally occurring yeast and bacteria from the air or in fruit. The last process is barrel aging. This is when the ...

That said, there are some loose guidelines. Pastry Sours are built on two basic principles: A tart, sour beer base – typically brewed with natural bacteria to give it that lip-smacking acidity.

That is thanks to Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. Sour beer brewers will sometimes also use a strain of wild yeast often found on fruit skin called Brettanomyces (or simply Brett). During the ...

Your old summer crush just came back to town looking better than ever, so kick back, take a sip, and reminisce on endless, carefree afternoons! North Carolina’s Hi-Wire Brewing is ...