AMERICAN WILD ALE

American wild ale is a sour beer brewed in the United States using yeast or bacteria in addition to Saccharomyces cerevisiae for fermentation.^[1]^[2]^[3] Such beers are similar to Belgian Lambic and Oud bruin, and typically fermented using a strain of brettanomyces,^[4] resulting in a "funky" flavor.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ "American Wild Ale". BeerAdvocate.
^ Agnew, Michael (1 October 2013). "American Wild Ale: A Profile". Growler Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ Miller, Norman (28 May 2008). "The Beer Nut: Love 'em or leave 'em". Gatehouse Media, Inc. The Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ Kitsock, Greg (2 September 2009). "Some Brewers Prefer Brett, a Wild Yeast That Other Beermakers Try to Avoid". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ "Ales gone "wild"! Hoppy Valentine's Day". Pilot Media. The Virginian-Pilot. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ Agnew, Michael (1 October 2013). "American Wild Ale". Growler. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Buzzeo, Lauren (2013). "Wild at Heart - American Wild Ales & Quadrupels Made with Wild Yeast". Wine Enthusiast. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Crouch, Andy (2010). Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries. Running Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780762441600. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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v t e Beer in the United States
Regional or state	Beer in the Caribbean (incl. Puerto Rico and USVI) Milwaukee Oregon San Diego Vermont
Breweries	List of breweries in the United States List of defunct breweries in the United States
Major brands	Blue Moon Bud Ice Bud Light Budweiser Busch Coors Banquet Coors Light Icehouse Keystone Light Michelob Ultra Miller High Life Miller Lite Milwaukee's Best Natural Light Pabst Blue Ribbon Steel Reserve Yuengling
American beer styles	American lager American pale ale American wild ale Bourbon barrel aged beer Cream ale Kentucky common beer Pumpkin ale Spruce beer Steam beer
Related topics	Applejack Beer in Canada Beer in Mexico Prohibition in the United States