Chris_Ofstad (9580) ticked Primordial Noir from Cascade Brewing 3 weeks ago
Shared with Bergstaden.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Rose City Sour from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Bear Naked Growler, Montpelier, VT.
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: dark amber in color, no head, no lace
Aroma: sweet & tart cranberries, floral character, sweet & tart pomegranates
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tangy to light spicy and sour to tart quality; finishes with a tangy sour to tart cranberry & pomegranate note
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper! Some smoothness but also an ample amount of tart and sour aggression
Overall: a very nicely done sour/wild ale with the fruits acting more as additions.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Noyaux from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark copper color with no head and no lace
Aroma: apricot sweet and tart vibes, subtle grassy tones, light lemon, good level of funk, blended raspberries, some oak/woody tones
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sour to tart character flanked by a subtle sweetness; finishes sour/tart apricot to berries
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; plenty of sour/tart aggressive character
Overall: great sour/wild ale with the fruits more or less perceived as additions.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Patio Paradise from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a light transparency about it. A finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely but barely left any lace
Aroma: coriander, grapefruit zest, basil, and slightly sour-ed wheat
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a semi-savory to herbal and sweet and tart and a note of salt to a well rounded character; finishes with the grapefruit zest, basil and a pinch of salt
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning to being sessionable, some smoothness and the tart & sour factors are fairly tame
Overall: very nicely fruited sour/tart ale very worthy of returning to if possible.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Blue Verbena from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark red with some light purple hues in the center and a thin foamy to almost fizzy head slid off and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: blueberry and lemon verbana sweet and tart character
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a tart, sour and sweet vibe as a little bit of that lacto/yogurty taste slides in underneath; finishes tart, sweet & sour
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; light smoothness and some sour to tart harshness shows it's aggression
Overall: more of fruited sour ale here and a worthy one of returning to if I could.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Rose Chérie from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy red color with a sly transparency closer to the sides of the glass with a finger's worth of pink foamy head which slid off at a decent pace to slightly quick. No lace was left.
Aroma: rose flowers, red cherry sweetness and tartness, & sweet barrel woodiness
Flavor: sweet and vinous but with an oaky vibe; finishes floral, dry and cherry tart & sweet
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, some smoothness but also nice dryness and the sour-ness is somewhat restrained
Overall: nicely done fruited sour/tart ale I'd return to if I could.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Baked Apple Sour from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: copper color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated inward and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: green apple, red apple, woody/oak barrel, touch of vanilla, then cinnamon and at the end the sour aspect chimes in
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart quality; finishes with the mix of apples with a great level of sour
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning to being sessionable as plenty of smoothness envelopes the tongue and the tart and sour becomes nondescript
Overall: baked apple sour! Well it certainly is and very worthy of returning to if I could.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Vernal Equinox from Cascade Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange close to amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely but barely left any lace
Aroma: sweet and tart plums, subtle berry sweet and tart character, then some herbal tea
Flavor: tart to sweet character of the plums, more like black tea here than in the aroma; finishes with the plums and the sweet and tart vibes of those berries
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper, some tart vibes hitting the tongue but I think those tea qualities helped smooth out the tart aggression
Overall: nicely done fruited tart ale I could have again.
theisti (5579) reviewed One Way or Another from Cascade Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
250 ml can shared by my friend Chris at a tasting. The pour is a hazed copper dark golden with basically no head. The aroma is berry, tart lemon all bright and clean. The taste is tart lemon, lemon fruit sweetness and fruit from what I assume is the Marion berry, fruit skin, earth and more of the lemon to the back. Nice integration of flavors. The palate is medium to light bodied with soft carbonation and tart citrus in the finish. Nice one.
theisti (5579) reviewed Framboise Northwest from Cascade Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
250 ml can shared by my friend Chris at a tasting. The pour is a hazed pink, copper with a limited to no head. The aroma is bright raspberry fruit, tart with some citrus acidity. The taste punches you in the face with bright sour tart raspberry, along with a touch of vinegar. The palate is medium bodied with soft to low carbonation and a big tart sour finish. Good but crazy tart and sour - fun to have a Cascade beer again, it had been years.