Vitis Noble
Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.46
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Sour wheat and blond ales aged in oak barrels for up to 16 months with Willamette Valley grown Chardonnay grapes
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Haandfest 2019. Almost clear golden body with a nice white head. Aroma is fresh and fruity with oak, acid and a bit vinous. Flavor is sour citric fruit, grapes, oak, acid and funky. Fine body and nice aftertaste. Like a mix of a sour beer and barrel aged white wine.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Corked and caged 750ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a slightly cloudy gold, with a large, lacy white head. A big, pungent blast of wet hay, and funk hit you right off the bat. Within there is some lemon zest, malted wheat, white wine, and earthy, semi sweet oak notes. mouthfeel is very lively, and crisp. Semi dry, vinous, and finishes incredibly sour. The chardonnay is a bit lost, there are notes of vinous white grapes, and oak, but they are subtle, the funky, lactic, lambic style flavours dominate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Aroma is vinous with white grapes, wood, fruits, white wine, some citrus, and funky notes. Puckering sourness with sweet tones, but not as intensely sour as I've come to expect from Cascade. Good!
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:13
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:45
8/10
Vinous, cidery tart lactic apple. Dry finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2022
at 20:01
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2015 draught at Tip Tap Room, 6/10/22. Clear brass with some deeper copper tints. Small, off-white head shows moderate retention. Incredibly aromatic nose, especially given the cold temperature of the draught pour. Big honey, rich, but not punchy/heavily tannic oak, tons of fruitiness from yeast/bacteria. Good acidity but even and tempered from age, showing no aggression. Soft, rich malts and well-integrated grapes add complexity without dominating. No alcohol or flaw noted. Incredibly rich combination of malt and oak, but no tannin. Just all flavor with tons of rich yellow and red fruit and plentiful vanilla. Honey, pomelo, passion fruit...almost like a glass of sparkling sauternes (the malt seems to deepen the grape sweetness, lending the more late harvest semillon character over the actual chardonnay used). Pretty f-in' phenomenal. Just exquisite balance and incredible aromatics and flavors throughout.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2022
at 16:01
7/10
Tried
on 21 May 2022
at 13:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, 19th May 2022. Pours a caramel colour. Aroma is tart, grapes, funk. It tastes aged, funky, sour, tart, fruity, grapes. Very good
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2022
at 20:49
7.4/10
Nice clean round bold drinkable sweet and smooth. Case case is good. Beer temple Amsterdam
Tried
on 15 May 2022
at 18:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Clear golden colour with no head. There's a subtle note of wood. The sharpness is moderate and the typical Cascade tang is subdued. There's a residual grape sweetness which is slightly too dominant considering it's from Cascade.
Tried
on 12 May 2022
at 20:44