American wild ale

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American wild ale is a sour beer brewed in the United States using yeast or bacteria in addition to Saccharomyces cerevisiae for fermentation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/styles/171/|title=American Wild Ale|website=BeerAdvocate}}{{cite journal|last1=Agnew|first1=Michael|title=American Wild Ale: A Profile|journal=Growler Magazine|date=1 October 2013|url=http://growlermag.com/american-wild-ale/|access-date=10 January 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Norman|title=The Beer Nut: Love 'em or leave 'em|url=http://www.norwichbulletin.com/x244767030/The-Beer-Nut-Love-em-or-leave-em|access-date=10 January 2015|agency=The Norwich Bulletin|publisher=Gatehouse Media, Inc.|date=28 May 2008}} Such beers are similar to Belgian Lambic and Oud bruin, and typically fermented using a strain of brettanomyces,{{cite news|last1=Kitsock|first1=Greg|title=Some Brewers Prefer Brett, a Wild Yeast That Other Beermakers Try to Avoid|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/01/AR2009090100809.html|access-date=10 January 2015|agency=The Washington Post|date=2 September 2009}} resulting in a "funky" flavor.{{cite news|title=Ales gone "wild"! Hoppy Valentine's Day|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/02/ales-gone-wild-hoppy-valentines-day|access-date=10 January 2015|agency=The Virginian-Pilot|publisher=Pilot Media|date=11 February 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://growlermag.com/american-wild-ale/|title=American Wild Ale|last=Agnew|first=Michael|date=1 October 2013|work=Growler|access-date=1 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.winemag.com/Web-2013/Wild-at-Heart/|title=Wild at Heart - American Wild Ales & Quadrupels Made with Wild Yeast|last=Buzzeo|first=Lauren|year=2013|work=Wine Enthusiast|access-date=1 January 2015}}{{cite book|last=Crouch|first=Andy|title=Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries|url=https://archive.org/details/greatamericancra0000crou|url-access=registration|access-date=1 January 2015|year=2010|publisher=Running Press|isbn=9780762441600|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatamericancra0000crou/page/217 217]}}