Drie Zwarte Pieten Sang Noir
Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.78
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Barrel Aged Double Flanders Red Ale [Sour Ale].
Translation: Three Black Peters Black Blood. This is a reference to the blending team of Ron Gansberg and Curtis Bain, brewers at Cascade brewing and Preston Weesner, beer steward for the fest. The Three Black Peters take their name from Netherlands folklore. "Black Pete" was St. Nicholas’ helper and would scold the children who had been naughty and give a present to the ones that had been nice. Made exclusively for the festival, "Sang Noir" is a NW take on a traditional Flanders-style Sour Red Ale. Bigger than a traditional Red this Double Red is a blend of several barrel aged beers. Portions of the beer were aged in Pinot Noir and Whiskey barrels. Fresh Bing Blood Cherries were added to a portion and refermented in the barrel for three months before being added to the blend, giving it a big full bodied tart cherry red flavor with distinct barrel notes. This is a once in a lifetime beer from one of the most innovative breweries in the Northwest.
Translation: Three Black Peters Black Blood. This is a reference to the blending team of Ron Gansberg and Curtis Bain, brewers at Cascade brewing and Preston Weesner, beer steward for the fest. The Three Black Peters take their name from Netherlands folklore. "Black Pete" was St. Nicholas’ helper and would scold the children who had been naughty and give a present to the ones that had been nice. Made exclusively for the festival, "Sang Noir" is a NW take on a traditional Flanders-style Sour Red Ale. Bigger than a traditional Red this Double Red is a blend of several barrel aged beers. Portions of the beer were aged in Pinot Noir and Whiskey barrels. Fresh Bing Blood Cherries were added to a portion and refermented in the barrel for three months before being added to the blend, giving it a big full bodied tart cherry red flavor with distinct barrel notes. This is a once in a lifetime beer from one of the most innovative breweries in the Northwest.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 750 ml, savoured on November 19 2012; eye: dirty brown, hazy, tiny sheet of tan head, no lacing; nose: cherry, acidity, sourness, wild yeasts, slight woody, unknown odour, something like molasses; mouth: cherry, acidity, sourness, wild yeasts, something like molasses, dry and sour finale with slight woody presence, full body, not much carbonation, slightly sweet, a bit thin; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, 9,2 %, savourée le 19 novembre 2012; œil : brun sale, voilée, pas d’effervescence, petite couverture de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : cerise, acidité, aigreur, levures sauvages, très léger boisé, odeur inconnue, quelque chose comme de la mélasse; bouche : cerise, acidité, aigreur, levures sauvages, quelque chose comme de la mélasse, finale sèche et aigre avec très légère présence boisée, corsée, peu carbonatée, très légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2013
at 14:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
23rd November 2012
THE Fruit Sour tasting. Cheers Bruce! Hazy amber beer, residual pale tan head. Crisp dry palate, light and airy. Vinegar and sharp cherry. Finishes dry. Not bad.
THE Fruit Sour tasting. Cheers Bruce! Hazy amber beer, residual pale tan head. Crisp dry palate, light and airy. Vinegar and sharp cherry. Finishes dry. Not bad.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2013
at 03:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with a small frothy white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is sour fruit and malt. Medium mouthfeel with a light malt with sour fruit and nice tart finish. Easy to drink, a very good sour ale from Cascade.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 16:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at The Fruit Sour Tasting, London - big thanks to Bruce for the hook-up. Pours muddy, red-brown with a frothy, off-white foam head. Tangy berry aroma, cherries, light booze. Big tart flavor with light sweetness, stones, grape skins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately dry on the finish with strong tartness, fine woody notes, fruits, heavy acidity. Very good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2012
at 03:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at the Tiger. I ordered some susan but she was kicked so a panicked and ordered this gem and couldn’t be more pleased. pours reddish brown. nise tart nose of dark fruits. tastes of great sour cherries, earth, black currants, green grapes, berries, oak, and vinegar in the most pleasant of ways. Its sharp and clean. wonderful
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2012
at 09:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2011 bottle thanks to Bruce at THE fruit sour tasting. It pours deep ruby, almost purple with a small off-white head. The nose is jam, oak, vanilla, toasted coconut, blackcurrant, red grape and cherry. The taste is fresh dark cherry, blackcurrant yoghurt, jam, lemon, lip-smacking sourness, cherry pip, earth, light vanilla and wood with a tart finish. Medium body, moderate, prickly carbonation and medium-high acidity. Great balance and depth of flavour. Perhaps a touch rougher round the edges and more acidic than Sang Royal but a delicious beer nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2012
at 05:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour tart cherry aroma. Fruity sour tart woody cherry flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody cherry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2012
at 21:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to brewandbbq for hooking me up with this bottle! Pours a deep garnet brown with a huge tan head that slowly dissipates and leaves much lace on the way down. Smells of balsamic, cherries, lemon and funk. Light alcohol note and a touch of wood. The flavor is complex and varied. Up front I get some sweet cherries and a light sweet maltiness. Tart cherries, a bit of lactic acid and lemons destroy the sweetness in short order. Woody oak come in next with a bit of funk and vinegar and an ever increasing lactic tartness. The finish leaves a lingering sweet tart candy feel on my taste buds. Medium body with a moderate to high level of carbonation and a tart chalky puckering mouthfeel. Very nice Flanders style ale very complex. Maybe I should have asked for more than one bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 15:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2011 Project, bought from the brewery online for $21
It pours a murky rusty colour, started off with over a finger head of foam but that quickly dissipated. Very little lacing left behind.
You can certainly smell the sour cherries and the oak barrel. Some slight note of vanilla there. My nose is happy.
Tart cherries up front in the taste, oak flavours not so much. Alcohol extremely well hidden when it comes to what sits and swirls in my mouth, some definite warming during and after the swallow. Sour, yeah, but not overly so. Very slight hint of a vinegar sourness so I don’t *think* that heartburn will be an issue.
Very tasty from the get go; I opened it at near room temp to get all of the flavours rather than opening after pulling from the fridge.
A delightfully delicious Wild Ale that I wish had a bit less alcohol to make it even more drinkable; as is, it’s still and an easy drop to tip back.
I’m very impressed with what Cascade has made here. They sure do know their s*it.
It pours a murky rusty colour, started off with over a finger head of foam but that quickly dissipated. Very little lacing left behind.
You can certainly smell the sour cherries and the oak barrel. Some slight note of vanilla there. My nose is happy.
Tart cherries up front in the taste, oak flavours not so much. Alcohol extremely well hidden when it comes to what sits and swirls in my mouth, some definite warming during and after the swallow. Sour, yeah, but not overly so. Very slight hint of a vinegar sourness so I don’t *think* that heartburn will be an issue.
Very tasty from the get go; I opened it at near room temp to get all of the flavours rather than opening after pulling from the fridge.
A delightfully delicious Wild Ale that I wish had a bit less alcohol to make it even more drinkable; as is, it’s still and an easy drop to tip back.
I’m very impressed with what Cascade has made here. They sure do know their s*it.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2012
at 06:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle 750ml. corked @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TFODRBSG12, Ulfborg. [ As Cascade Sang Noir ].Clear medium to dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy grape, red wine, vinegar, oak - wood. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet, moderate acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, dry, grape, fruity - berry, wood - oak, vinegar, balanced, phenol - aceton notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic - aceton. [20120818]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 06:17