Glass, 2-ounce, bottle, 2015 vintage, during Cascade Serende at Lupulus, savoured on March 19 2018; eye: golden with a caramel hue, clear, ring of tan head, light lacing; nose: fruity, acidity, malt, light basement, slight wild yeasts, slight cherry; mouth: fruity, acidity, malt, light basement, slight wild yeasts, slight cherry, finale in wheat with presence of acidity, medium body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, texture; overall: correct

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Verre, 2 onces, bouteille, millésime 2015, durant Cascade Serenade chez Lupulus, savourée le 19 mars 2018; œil : dorée avec une teinte caramel, limpide, anneau de mousse fauve, légère dentelle; nez : fruité, acidité, malt, léger cave, très léger levures sauvages, très léger cerise; bouche : fruité, acidité, malt, léger cave, très léger levures sauvages, très léger cerise, finale en blé avec présence d'acidité, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct

Mi2 Cardinal okt-18: den siste av i alt tre flaskeøl fra Cascade. Klar gylden med fint skum som varer. Elegant, superbalansert med delikate inntrykk av eik, stikkelsbær, hvite rips, gule epler og aprikoser. Kompleks, lekker ettersmak og crisp as a cracker.

Pours an amber colour with golden highlights. Light beige, kind of creamy head, with decent retention and some thick foamy-creamy lacing. Sour nose with lots of other fruity malts. Hints of the oak balancing things with the vanilla. The taste is quite sour, taking away most of the place. Hints of wood and toastiness. The sourness lingers for quite a while. The alcohol is very well-hidden, but was expecting way more from this one (for $25.90 a bottle). Not much showing from the Belgian Ale side of things. The Wild Ale takes it all.

750 ml corked & caged bottle, vintage 2015, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.6%. Hazy orange colour, moderate but shortlived white head. Fine aroma of farmhouse / brettanomyces, white wine vinegar, oak (new toasted American and French oak, and from cognac and wine barrels). Very sour and very oaky flavour, notes of vinegar.

Cascade Sang du Chêne Sour / Wild Ale 645411
Lukt: Syrlige frukter. Utseende: Gulbrun. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt dekkende skum, heng. Smak: Syrlige frukter, beisk avslutning. Hvor: Cardinal Stavanger MI2. Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@6,9%, Når@15.10.2018.

Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours hazy amber with off-white head. Aroma of caramel, dark bread. Tastes sour with some malty sweetness. Thin bodied, sour finish.

Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a large foamy head with minimal retention and some light lacing. Aroma of sour and acidity is dominant with some light sweet malt notes noticeable. Taste is mostly dominated by sour and acidity notes with some oak notes and some light sweet malt from the Tripel base. Body is about average with good carbonation with no apparent alcohol notes. A little bit too acid for my taste which limits the amount of complexity that can be tasted.