Figaro
Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.59
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This NW style sour ale is a strong blond ale aged in chardonnay barrels for up to 12 months, then aged with dried white figs and lemon peel or up to 12 more months. Aromas of sweet figs, golden raisins, and citrus zest are the first to be noticed. Hints of white wine grapes, lemon peel, and sweet figs roll across the palate, leading to a crisp lemon tartness in the finish that leaves a lingering sweetness on the tongue.
2013 project = 10.7% abv
2013 project = 10.7% abv
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft pour at the barrel house. Pours a shiny golden color with a lot of head and lace. Sour white grape aroma. Flavor is initially sour with some apple, grape, and some plum. A bit of a white wine feel as well, coming at no suprise. Long, white grape sour finish. Awesome.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2014
at 16:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 c&c from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours translucent gold with a slight white head that left rather rapidly. Aroma is sour, and seems lemony. Med + body. Flavor is oaky, citrus, sour and has some semi-sweet fruit that could be fig. Make this tart/sour. Doesn’t get to sweet/tart. :) Quite a tasty sour beer. Finishes oaky/sour, maybe with a hint of grape.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2014
at 19:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Barrel House, PDX, 2013 Vintage 11/11/14. Clear golden with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is musty, straw, citric peel, funk, apple core, pissy tones. Taste comprises tangy citric rind, acidic notes, light vinegar strokes, tarte green berry, funk, sour berry wash, musty wood. Medium bodied, fine carboantion, semi drying close with fruit tang and a semi puckering conclusion. Decent sour.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2014
at 10:27
8/10
Tried
on 11 Nov 2014
at 18:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
World Cup Beer. Hazy dark golden with a small white head. Complex aroma with perfumed citrus and floral notes, bright funky character and oak. Sweetish, tart flavour with lots of fruit and funk. Good flavours, but a little bit too acidic
Tried
on 26 Jun 2014
at 14:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2012 Bottle @ Belarus Takes over the World Cup, 2014. Shared with Christian. Trade with AdamJackson. Cheers. Pours cloudy golden with a white head and lacings. Nose is tart and fruity. Lime, citrus, funk and barnyard. Really tartand citric flavor. Quite a bite. White wine and funk. Figs perhaps but def some apricot as well. Tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2014
at 13:57
8/10
Tried
on 21 Jun 2014
at 19:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
First ratingBottle 750 ml at Fruits of the Foeder, 2014-05-17.Marked 2012.Hazy glden to orange color, small white head. Acidic, sugary, vinegar scent. Acidic, sour, lemon zest, lime, choriander, slight vinegar taste. Fizzy mouthfeel, no bitterness.5/3/6/3/11=2.8RerateSampled on June 29, 2015. At the brewpub in Portland.2013 vintage.Clear golden color, white head. Tart, green, berries, acetic acid taste. Berries aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Tart, berries scent.7/3/7/3/13=3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2014
at 14:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle brought by Jess to WWBA. pours cloudy yellow. nose is tart lemons and chardonnay. wow there was a lot of chardonnay beers here. tastes of lemon, chardonnay, you do get the figs, yeast, and grassy. quite tart and zesty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 09:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at WWBA. Pours yellow gold with white head. Nose/taste of fig, sweet honey, sour funk and lemon acid. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 22:22