What is a Sour Unit?
June 20, 2017
Our Sour Units© (SUs) are a measure of the level of acidity (and “sourness”) in a beer. During the sour-mashing stage of our beer production, we introduce wild cultures of bacteria into ... [Read More]
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Defining Sour Beers
June 9, 2017
HOW WE DEFINE OUR SOUR BEERS Trying to define “sour beers” is both a hot topic and perhaps even a fool’s errand. There’s not even much agreement among brewers themselves, ... [Read More]
A Peek Inside Jeff’s Sour Head
March 22, 2017
What “Sour” Means to Blue Owl. A Look at 10 Sour Beers… and What’s Next I’m proud to say that we’ve made it through a whole brewing year and have explored the ... [Read More]