Cascade Brewing Pumpkin Smash (2014 Project)

Pumpkin Smash (2014 Project)
(Batch of Pumpkin Smash)

 

Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Special Out of Production
Score
7.34
ABV: 11.1% IBU: - Ticks: 54
Ale aged in Bourbon and Brandy Barrels with Pumpkin and Spices.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour at the DCBeer December 2025 share. Poured a slightly cloudy amber-red color, still a small, off-white head. Aroma was still sharp sour notes after all these years. Tart, and sour. Not a lot of pumpkin, but a decent amount of sour, tart malts. Really nice and sweet. Liked this one quite a lot. Really held up well after over a decade from when it was bottled.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2025 at 20:19


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Logged this here because the abv and name on the board match, though I'm not picking up any bourbon. Aroma is quite spicy with nutmeg, pumpkin spices, vinegar, malt, oak, red fruits, and a touch of liquor. Massively sour flavour with a lot of sweetness as well. Body is medium to full. Typical Cascade puckering sourness, lots of spices surfacing gradually in the aroma. Nice one, good use of pumpkin spices.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:18


6

DARK, hazy Amber color and a small White head. Yeah, sour, less complwx, maybe a little too old. Sour, acidic, Balsam.ico.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2024 at 19:11


7

Behoorlijk scherp zuur, zoetig, wel wat kruidig, maar haal er geen pompoen uit, romig, gevaarlijk spul met 11.1%

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2020 at 15:40


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 c&c from ? Pours translucent dark brown with a lot of beige bubbles. Aroma is tart/sour. Med body. Flavor is tart/sour and pie spice. Somewhat acidic going down. Some astringent oak notes. Not getting much bourbon and less brandy.

Tried on 30 Mar 2020 at 00:14


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

01.11.2018, 0,75l bottle shared with friends @ location tasting:
Small slightly bubbly-creamy shortlasting head, slightly cloudy reddish light amber color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, soda powder, oak, mild vinegar, bark, berry skin, sour berries, grass, minerals, spices, alcohol, citrus acid. Taste is sweet sour-ish fruity, soda powder, sorrel, sour berries, oak, mild vinegar, grass, citrus acid, spices, berry skin, alcohol, caramel, minerals, berry skin. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2018 at 20:42



7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 750ml @ home
Pours hazy brown with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, tartness, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, vanilla, oak, alcohol and bourbon. Taste is medium sweet and medium sour with a long warm, tart, caramel, dried fruits, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, clove and oak finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2017 at 15:02


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart pumpkin cinnamon aroma. Fruity sour tart pumpkin flavor. Has a fruity sour tart pumpkin finish with hints of cinnamon.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2017 at 03:14


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home. Pours murky amber, nose is oak, caramel, spices, toffee, taste is tart, juicy, sweet, funky, oak, light pumpkin, sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2017 at 15:14