The Catharina Sour is a popular beer style in Brazil that showcases the rainbow of fruits grown all over Brazil from fruits Americans know like guava and passion fruit but some fruits Americans may not be aware of like caju and jabuticaba.

Recognized as a style by the BJCP, the Catharina Sour is a source of pride for Brazilians as this showcases their love for craft brewing, culture, agriculture and more. But what is Catharina sour and how is it brewed?

On this episode co-hosts Em Sauter and Don Tse talk with a brewer and a beer sommelier from Brazil about what goes into making this very cool beer style.

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• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guests: Aline Ferreira and Tedesko Almeida
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, All About Beer
• Tags: Catharina Sour, Brazil, Fruit
• Photo: Courtesy of Aline Ferreira