Buy Sour Beer in Boston

About Sour Beer

Sour beer is a tart, tangy style of beer, and The Wild Duck carries a range of sour beers for pickup, delivery or shipping from Boston. The shelf includes fruited sours such as Sour Face Strawberry, Berry Sour and Pravda Mango Peach Sour Ale, alongside Rodenbach Classic, Seaquench Ale, Two Weeks Stone Love Sour and Sour Blond. Makers on the shelf include Rodenbach, Dogfish Head, Saltbox, Barewolf, Deciduous and Exhibit A. Sour beers get their tartness from lactic acid bacteria or wild yeast during fermentation, and many are brewed with fruit, which adds sweetness and colour. Rodenbach is a Flanders red, a traditional style that is aged in oak and has a sharp, wine-like tang. If you are new to sour beer, a fruited sour is the softer place to start; drier, more acidic styles suit those who already like the tartness. Sours are usually served cold and go well with salty snacks, fried food and fresh cheeses.