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Pucker Up, These Are 20 of the Best Sour Beers to Try Right Now

There's a sour beer movement sweeping across the country.

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It’s time to get acquainted with an ancient style of beer that uses wild bacteria and yeast. If you’ve never had a sour beer before, it’s best compared to munching on your childhood favourite sour worm. Beer lovers appreciate the level of flavour and complexity of sour beers, while those who don’t enjoy the taste of beer, like the fact that sour beer tastes nothing like beer. In the end, you can’t go wrong with a sour beer.

So, what makes a sour beer sour? Well, bacterias play a big part, and it comes in two types. The first is lactobacillus, a bacteria that turns sugars into lactic acid—the same way yogurt tastes slightly sour. The second is pediococcus, often used in Belgian beers to add acidity. It can metabolize without oxygen, and over time can create diacetyl, a compound that has a buttery taste, which is why sour beers are complex and interesting.

You can get a few different types of sour beer. The most known is a Gose, which is a German sour made with coriander and sea salt, The other types include Lambic— a Belgian wheat beer, and American Wild Ale.

While the sour beer movement has been slower In Australia, we’re starting to see it take off, so here are 20 sour beers to try today.

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Moon Dog Passionfruit Pineapple Imperial Ice Cream Sour Ale

Trust Moon Dog to create the craziest flavours with the longest title. This passionfruit sour ale is 7.5%ABV and has a sherbet kickback that’s sure to delight your tastebuds.
Cost: Single- $12, 4 Pack- $44, 12 Pack-$120.

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Moon Dog Blackberry Crumble Sour

If you love any kind of tart of blackberry pie, then this sour beer is for you. Expect to taste juicy blackberries, toasty cinnamon, and apple and smooth vanilla all with a gentle tartness— as if you were munching on the dessert.
Cost: 4 Pack- $22, 12 Pack- $60, 24 Pack- $110.

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Feral Brewing Co. Watermelon Warhead

This sour Berline Weisse beer spends 12 weeks in chardonnay barrels before being blended. Expect a tart, spritz, refreshing beer for summer.
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Stomping Ground Iced Fauc-Vo Nitro Double Sour

This Gose packs a sour punch and plays on a national treat— the iced vovo. Expect raspberry tartness with a load of coconut flavour and a hint of vanilla in a creamy body.
Cost: 4 Pack- $24.

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The Grifter Brewing Co Pink Galah Lemonade Sour

Think pink lemonade meets sour lolly. This sour beer from The Grifter Brewing Co. is fermented with fresh raspberries and blended with 100% Australian lemon juice.
Cost: 24 pack- $85.

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Hope Brewery Sunny Boy Sour

This sour beer takes us back to the summer days with a Sunny Boy. Munching on the refreshing treat can be compared to slurping down this vibrant sour beer.
Cost: 4 Pack- $36, 24 Pack- $173.

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Holgate Tivo Orange Sour

The best way to describe this beer is to compare it to sipping on an aperitivo watching the Italian sun. Need we say more?
Cost: 4 Pack- $22, 16 Pack-$60.

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Hawker’s Into The Forest, I Go Berry Sour

There’s a lot of berries in this one. Expect a hint of tartness rounded out with the addition of oats, and a big kick of berry flavour.
Cost: 4 Pack-$18, 16 Pack- $60.

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Bricklane Brewing Co Someday Sour Mango and Peach

This refreshing beer is easy on the palate and is low in bitterness. It’s great for a summer BBQ or for enjoying when you want a little more than juice.
Cost: 4 Pack-$20, 16 Pack-$62.

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Mismatch Brewing Co. Strawberry Sour

This low ABV sour beer is made with on-site strawberries. There is a sharp tartness to this beer, made in the Berline Weisse style.
Cost: 24 Pack- $75.

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Bad Shepherd Brewing Lemon Cheesecake Sour

If you’re thinking does this beer taste like a lemon cheesecake, you wouldn’t be wrong. This beer is full-bodied, smooth and creamy sour with notes of lemony biscuit, vanilla and a whisper of sweetness, that’s made with real cheesecake.
Cost: Can-$11.99, 4 Pack- $41, 16 Pack- $144.

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Batch Brewing Co Pash The Magic Dragon Sour Ale

Red dragonfruit turns this copper imbued beer into a colourful sour beer. Expect a big passionfruit punch.
Cost: 4 Pack-$21.

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The Hills Cider Company Berry Jam Sour

Apple meets mixed berries in this mashup made from 100% Australian fruits.
Cost: 4 Pack-$21.99, 24 Pack-$99.

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Green Beacon 7 Bells Passionfruit Sour

This Gose boasts vibrant passionfruit flavour with a refreshingly tart finish, perfect for a BBQ on a Saturday afternoon.
Cost: 4 Pack- $19.40, 24 Pack- $84.19.

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Revel Brewing Co Lemonade Sour

This lemonade sour is exactly like drinking a glass of fresh lemonade, just with a hint of mint.
Cost: 4 Pack- $23.

Wayward Brewing Co. Raspberry Berliner Weisse

Formerly known as Sourpuss, this sour beer is summer in a can. It’s refreshing, with a dry finish, and has a zippy tartness to it.
Cost: 4 Pack-$20.99, 24 Pack-$97.69.

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Temple Brewing Co Okinawa Sour

This is not your ordinary lime sour. Japanese ‘Shikuwasa’ juice is added during fermentation which provides tart citrus, zesty, and sherbet flavours in this thirst-quenching sour.
Cost: 16 Pack-$75.

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Newstead Brewing The Doors Of Perception

Created with heavy helpings raspberries, blueberries and mulberries, and combined with raisin-like toffee malts this beer is both decadently sweet and zippy sour.
Cost: 24 Pack- $120.

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Bentspoke Brewing Co How’s It Gosen

At 4% ABV, this cherry sour beer blushes with a salty, sour, and sweet taste of cherries.
Cost: Can-$5.39, 4 Pack- $20, 24 Pack-$95.99.

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CoConspirators Brewing Co. The Wheelman Gose

This raspberry Gose jumps out of the glass with tangy, dry and tart flavours melding in your mouth that leaves you craving the next sip. 
Cost: Can-$5.99, 4 Pack-$21.99, 24 Pack-$130.

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Colonial Brewing Co.

Colonial South-West Sour is a warm-weather seasonal brewed in Margaret River in Western Australia’s South West. Expect a vibrant tropical aroma, but with low bitterness to keep this golden sour light and refreshing. You can pick them up in a watermelon and raspberry flavour too.
Cost: Can- $5.49, 6-Pack- $24.90, 24 Pack-$83.99.

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