Opened on August 26th 2016. The Sour Barn is an extension of Broomtail Craft Brewery. The Sour Barn serves as our souring and barrel aging facility, where blends of our local yeasts and bacteria are put into action in crafting and creating our Sour Lineup.
• 3,000 Square Foot Tap Room
• 12 Taps: Clean Beer & Sour Beer
• 32 oz Crowlers Available
• 90+ Sour Bottle Selection
• 24+ Varieties of Wine
• Ping Pong, Air Hockey & Foosball
• 3,200 Square Foot Beer Garden
• Outdoor Stage & Gazebo
• Fire-pit & Outdoor Heaters
• Dog Friendly
• Weekly Food Trucks & Live Music
• Events available for booking
Sour beer is the oldest type of beer in history.
“Nearly all beer used to be at least somewhat sour before pasteurization and sterilization
was entirely understood.
Sours today are tart-tasting, and made with wild bacteria and yeasts, whereas more familiar beers are made in sterile environments with
specific yeast strains.”
Brew Base, Add Bacteria / Yeast, Barrel Age
We start with a base beer that is brewed according to our recipe design.
The base beer is then either primarily fermented or re-fermented in wine barrels with chosen local or imported bacteria and/or yeasts to develop the specific unique flavor profile desired.
This process may require anywhere from 6 months to 3 years of aging.
The Infectious Process:
Broomtail Sours combine historical processes and ancient yeast/bacteria strains with herbs, bacteria, and wild yeasts harvested right here in New Hanover County to develop flavors and quality comparable to world class European beers, yet with unique tastes only possible through our local terroir.
Lactobacillus
01 Type: Bacteria
"Lacto" - A bacteria that acts similarly to a yeast in that it eats up sugars in wort, but rather than converting them to alcohol the sugars are converted to lactic acid.
Pediococcus
02 Type: Bacteria
A bacteria in the same family of lacto- takes a long aging time to initiate a dramatic lowering in the pH of the beer, responsible for creating 'funky' aromas and flavors
Brettanomyces
03 Type: Wild Yeast
"Brett" - An acid producing wild yeast genus which, in the presence of oxygen, can metabolize alcohol into the vinegary acidity known as acetic acid
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