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the cbc website is featuring me again today ! B.C. craft beer trend: 3 tips for enjoying sour beers Our beer columnist Rebecca Whyman recommends Duchesse de Bourgogne, Oud Gueuze Vieille and Faro Lambic By On the Coast, CBC News Posted: Feb 05, 2015 4:32 PM PT Last Updated: Feb 05, 2015 4:32 PM PT Our beer columnist Rebecca Whyman recommends sour beers like Duchesse de Bourgogne, Oud Gueuze Vieille and Faro Lambic. (CBC) 2015: the year of sour beer 8:11 2015: the year of sour beer 8:11 39 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories Craft breweries popping up across Nova Scotia Craft beer: 5 ways to sound like an expert 4 B.C. craft beer changes to look forward to in 2015 Sour beers like Belgian-style lambics are the new craft beer trend of 2015, according to On the Coast beer columnist Rebecca Wh...

my beer notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn: I said in my 'year ahead' column back in January that I predict 2015 is going to be the year of the sour. While it is a fact that I am trying to convert Stephen to a sour beer fan, I am not trying to force sours to break out in 2015.  I don't have to - 2015 as year of the sour is already off to a running start. In January three local breweries came out with sours: Four Winds with Nectarous, Four Winds and Steel & Oak collaborated on a Gratzer and Parallel 49 put its Bodhi on tap in the tasting room. Sour beers are a varied lot of beers that have been purposely infected with yeast strains ( Lactobacillus , Brettanomyces , and Pediococcus ) that cause them to taste sour. When this happens by accident, the beer is considered spoiled. When it is done on purpose, it is considered delicious! I think a very romantic example of a sour brewery is Cantillon Brewery i...