Figaro
(has 4 batches)
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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of tkrjukoff. Pours hazy orange with a rather small frothy offwhite head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sour and fruity with crackers, lemon juice, yuzu juice, hay, dry soil, lemon zest, leather, minerals and hints of barnyard. Taste is sour and fruity with crackers. Yuzu juice, lemon juice, figs, lemon zest, dry soil, hay, leather and hints of barnyard. Mouthfeel is dry, tart, mouth-puckering and medium bodied, finish is sour and fruity with crackers. Yuzu juice lemon juice, lemon zest, hay and dry soil. Simple, very sour and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 13:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold with light head. Aromas of Brett and toasted malts. Flavors of citrus, fruit, and light malts. Tart.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2014
at 17:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy amber liquid with small white head. Aroma of wood, barnyard, raw sugar, raisins, grapes, fruity funk and grain. Taste is light sweet and light sour with notes of barnyard, lemon peel, apple and raisins. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Really nice and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 06:41
9/10
Tried
on 21 Jan 2014
at 16:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Cascade Barrel House
Clear golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing. Aroma is tart, grapes and woody. Flavors of hay, woody, grapes with a dry finish
Nice
Clear golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing. Aroma is tart, grapes and woody. Flavors of hay, woody, grapes with a dry finish
Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2014
at 12:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the source. Hazy yellow color, huge white head. Aroma of bright stonefruit. Taste is softly sour apricot, peach, pear. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2013
at 09:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Big thanks to Douglass88 for this one. Had this at the RB Pgh Halloween Spook-tacular Tasting/Drunkfest fall 2013, nice time at Hornydevil’s place, thanks James & Michelle! Big tart aroam. Makes the mouth water. Cloudy pale ale color with a tint of brown in there. Farmy all over flavors, yum. Yes farmy and slightly with a tad of acid burn. Never over the top, just like I like em. Not lots of co2 but yet there is this tart sizzle on the palate. Interesting yet unique. I liked this one, never over the top, just a big fun experience. Very like able.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vintage Estate Wine and Beer
on 09 Nov 2013
at 10:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - White grape and sour lemon. Orange gold with a thin head. Tart and a bit of funk. Grapefruit, lemon, oak and very dry. Some nice but weird flavours but still nice. Draft - Vintage 2012 - White grape and citrus acidity. Clear gold with a decent white head. Same profile as bottle, about the same overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2013
at 14:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
RBSG 2013. Sour aroma and flavor. Lots of yeast. some sugar with sweet and sour flavors. Like a Flanders brown, but not quite that sweet.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2013
at 17:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at RBSG. From notes. Sour and tart with a good deal of citrus fruit. Definite wine barrel notes also. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2013
at 21:28