Kriek
(has 9 batches)
Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.65
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Winter Seasonal. Brewed with 4 types of cherries, aged in oak for one year.
Cascade Kriek Ale spends over 6 months of lactic fermentation and aging in small oak barrels. This "Belgian Flanders Style Red Ale" is refermented with a blend of fresh whole Northwest cherries and then hand bottled. Cascade Kriek Ale is bottle fermented and should be refrigerated or stored at cellar temp and served at 45 to 50 degrees.
Cascade Kriek Ale spends over 6 months of lactic fermentation and aging in small oak barrels. This "Belgian Flanders Style Red Ale" is refermented with a blend of fresh whole Northwest cherries and then hand bottled. Cascade Kriek Ale is bottle fermented and should be refrigerated or stored at cellar temp and served at 45 to 50 degrees.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 2011 vintage at the Barrel House. Pours a reddish-copper color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Cherries, yeast and oak in the nose. Medium-bodied with a moderately tart cherry character and notes of earthy yeast, vanilla and oak. The finish is fruity with a mildly sour cherry aftertaste. Good all around.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
on 16 May 2013
at 20:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 2009 courtesy of changeup45. Lactic, sour cherry, oak, and light funk aroma. Murky garnet amber with a small peach-beige head. Lactic, sour cherry, acetic, and spice oak flavor. Medium body, lively carbonation. Nice and sour, but with just a touch of sweetness which prevents it from being over the top mouth puckering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2013
at 16:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
First time having this beer after buying a few bottles and sitting on them. 2011 Vintage, enjoyed in a 3 Fonteinen wine glass at cellar temp (55F) Appearance is murky oak red with a 3 finger very creamy head that fades to a single finger. Decent lacing. Nose is spot on Rodenbach loaded with cherries and a hint of oak. Taste. Wow. this is pretty good. VERY sour and just a hint of cider vinegar with a crisp finish of ropey funk with ripened cherries. Pretty decadent but still, too much vinegar for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2013
at 12:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Jackl at THE fruit sour tasting. It pours hazy deep red/ruby with a thin white head. The nose is jam, red grape, sour cherry and berry yoghurt. The taste is tart cherry, cherry yoghurt, raspberry, harsh acidity, vinegar, cherry pip, strawberry and light creaminess with a tart finish. Medium body and prickly carbonation. Wow… pretty damn sour, but far too acidic for my liking. A bit of a disappointment from Cascade.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 00:57
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2009 Bottling Pours a brilliantly clear deep garnet/ruby color with a nice off white head that slowly recedes to a cap. I can smell cherries as soon as I wrangle the cork off the top pf the bottle. Upon closer inspection my nostrils are filled with fruity tart sweet and sour cherries, raspberries, and lemons. There’s a hint of funk and a bit of residual brown sugar but this one is all about the tart. Tart cherries and lemons rule the palette with every sip. The flavor is quite tart with bits of sugar and funk barely getting through to provide faint hints of balance. Medium body with a moderate to high level of carbonation and a tart puckering mouthfeel. I enjoyed this one, but found it incredibly tart. I wonder how this beer is fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2012
at 19:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Redbrown, almost red colour, slight tan lacing. Sour aroma, cherry, tart, marmalade, cherry pips, light oak. Sour cherry flavour, cherry pips, light vinegar, lactic acid. Sour finish, cherry, marsipan, red wine vinegar and oak.
Best beer of the evening for me.
(From 75cL bottle @ ZZT V. Courtesy of joes. Thanks!)
Best beer of the evening for me.
(From 75cL bottle @ ZZT V. Courtesy of joes. Thanks!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2012
at 03:49