Yeast · Yeast
Wild yeast
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Used by 11 listed beers
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Made with Wild yeast
Beers in the guide.
Ingredient selections are supplied by brewers and maintained as controlled catalogue facts.
Wild Ale / Gueuze
Ale of Origin
Soul Barrel
- Sour
A spontaneously influenced, blended wild beer from Soul Barrel’s cellar programme.
Brett IPA
East India Pale
Soul Barrel
- IPA
An Imperial IPA aged for three years in French oak with secondary Brettanomyces fermentation.
American Wild Ale
Funky Monk's
Woodstock Brewery
- Sour
The Woodstock Brewery American Wild Ale named Best Beer in Africa at the 2026 African Beer Cup. The brewery has not yet published technical or packaging details for this release.
Lambic-style Cherry Beer
Kriek
Hazeldean Brewing
- Sour
A lambic-style cherry beer in Hazeldean’s current barrel-aged range.
African Speciality Wild Ale
Live Culture
Soul Barrel
- Sour
A native-yeast beer made with grain grown on site and recognised with the 2026 African Celebration Award.
Wild Pinotage Beer-Wine Hybrid
Pucker Pufferfish
Triggerfish
- Sour
A spontaneously fermented blend of Roman Red wort and Pinotage must aged in red-wine oak.
India Pale Ale
St Francis Wild Side IPA
St Francis Brewing
- IPA
An IPA in the current St Francis range.
Ancient-grain Farmhouse Ale
Wild African Soul
Soul Barrel
- Sour
A Tolokazi collaboration blending spontaneously fermented Umqombothi with a European farmhouse ale before three years in oak.
Fruit Ale
Wild Berry Ale
Agar's
- Pale Ale
A wild-berry ale in Agar’s current brewery shop range.
Crystal Weiss
Wild Honey Blonde Crystal Weiss
Boston Breweries
- Wheat Beer
A crisp, malt-forward crystal weiss with a dry finish and delayed hint of sweetness.
Sour Barrel-aged Barleywine
Wild Stonefish
Triggerfish
- Sour
A 2012 barleywine soured and dried by wild cultures over three years in oak.