Cascade Brewing Bottleworks XIV

Bottleworks XIV

 

Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special Out of Production
Score
7.23
ABV: 11.95% IBU: - Ticks: 14
This NW style sour ale is ablend of Blond Quad and Blond ales that were aged in Bourbon, wine and rum barrels with orange zest for up to 24 months.
 

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

750ml bottle at share courtesy of Toby. Bright copper colored body wit small, fizzy head. Yeasty funky aroma, tart, berries. Taste puts the barrel first, followed by plenty of tart fruity flavors, woody.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2019 at 18:11


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with thick white head that lasts. The aroma is sour fruit, oak, bourbon, funk. Thin body, sour fruit, strong oak, nice bourbon, really enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2016 at 13:41


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle pours out a copper golden color with a fizzy head. Nose is big Cascade funk some berries lots of barrel and tartness. Taste is more of the heavy barrel funk cheese a little berries and yeast.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2016 at 15:39


5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle, pretty sure Toby brought this, thank you! Pours a golden yellow color with a smaller white head. The nose is heavy yeast and sour, it even smells a bit acidic. Taste is sour… vinegar… earthly acidic. There are some moments where a sweet and sour dance is done, but most of this was not too my liking. Too much of the vinegar thing going on. That and some rubbing alcohol. Missed the mark with me… didn’t finish it. One of those beers I really wanted to try, I think this was a fluke compared to other ratings... maybe I’ll get a second chance at it.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2015 at 18:24


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

Bottle. Pours orange gold white head. Nose/taste of sour lemon, tart funk, bourbon, red wine and soured oak. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2015 at 22:23


9.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

750 mL bottle poured and shared. 2012 project, which might be the only one of these I’ll ever find. Might be the only one out there. Happy birthday to Bottleworks by the way. First of all, how can this beer not be good. Just read the deScription. Seriously. Pours a cloudy orange color with a fading head. Woody, sour fruit aroma. Very nice orange sour flavor, and a nice, obvious barrel presence. In love with the sour fruit flavor and light spice throughout this one. Big pucker. Delicious. Absolutely wonderful beer here. Loved it. Update: Lucky for me, I get to try this again. Cloudy, dirty orange pour. Sour fruit up front, with some excellent wine notes throughout. Lingering sour orange fruit. Headlining type sour here. Such a treat.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2015 at 23:34


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared by Jeff, thanks! Pours a cloudy golden peach with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sour red fruits with a backing leafiness and a bit of barrel. Flavor is more of a crisp sour red fruit with sweet barrel and a light funkiness.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2014 at 22:44


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

I believe this was shared by Brad. It is in the Flanders sour brown style. Pungent aroma. Sour flavor with balsamic vinegar, and earth, as well as some sweetness.

Tried on 24 Jul 2014 at 21:25


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

Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell in London - many thanks to Bruce! Pours hazy gold with a creamy, white head. The aroma has moderate funk, apple and honey. Medium to big sweet flavor with ripe fruits, apple, wood, slight honey, alcohol. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Fairly warming on the finish with ripe and jammy fruits and sugary bread. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2014 at 02:18


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

Thanks to Belgbeergeek , Pours fuzzy amber, almost no head , a small ring of white foam . Smell is funky, bit sour , bourbon , oaky , taste is sour, apples , some oak , some funk . very good one ! re-rate ( same score ) Turnt way intenser sour , some funky aspects are left, as well as an oaky character . Bourbon faded, did not get apples this time .

Tried on 11 Jan 2014 at 16:45