Cascade Brewing
Microbrewery
in Portland,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Cascade Brewing Barrel House
- Out of business
Established in 1998
Closed in 2024
Cascade Brewing has been a pioneer in the sour beer renaissance since 2006 and is the proud innovator of the Northwest Sour Ale. We are, by nature, the definition of artisanal brewing: we’re not bound by stylistic guidelines, just our own imagination and the ingredients we can access. Our distinctive sour beer blends feature fruit forward, barrel-aged ales that offer a complex array of flavors derived from Northwest grown ingredients, with each release capturing the unique subtleties of that year’s growing season. Our beers are brewed at our original brewery in Southwest Portland, then blended and aged at our nearby Blending House, which holds more than 1,300 oaks barrels and nine foudre tanks.
BodyByDuff (214) reviewed Brunch Line from Cascade Brewing 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle, 2017 vintage. White grape aroma with notes of wheat malt, orange, barnyard, funk, vanilla, white wine and oak. Pours brilliantly clear golden colored with a thin white head that has some retention and good lacing. Starts with white grape, barnyard, wheat malt and vanilla flavors as well as having a lively mouthfeel. Finishes bone dry and zippy with orange citrus, funk, vinous white wine and oak flavors. Very nice sour even going on 8 years old.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle, 2017 vintage. Tart plum aroma with notes of cherry, earth, vinous red wine, vanilla and oak. Pours deep burgundy red with a thin tan head that has no retention and no lacing. Starts with tart plum, cherry and vinous red wine flavors as well as having a vinous mouthfeel. Finishes dry and very tart with earth, vanilla and oak flavors. Quite nice.
Reubs (35480) ticked The Vine: Ros� from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Tart fruity with notes of red grape, grape skin, medium body and acidity, grape skin, tart lingering fruity close.
Reubs (35480) ticked Cuveé Du Jongleur (2017) from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Reubs (35480) ticked Brunch Line (2017) from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Reubs (35480) ticked Sang Du Ch�ne (2017) from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Tap@MBCC May 2017, Copenhagen - pours golden amber with white head. Mix of sour and sweet fruity in the aroma and taste, acidic, grapes, light floral, tart on the palate, dry tart finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Tap at KEG. Ruby colour, no head. Nose is super intense fruity, mainly raspberries, with a funky tart touch. In taste it’s less fruity and much more sour, perhaps a bit over the top to my liking. Long sour finish, light body, average carbo. Tasty, if a bit too sour.
midovark (6747) reviewed Pear Mary from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at KEG. Deeper golden pour with a lacing white head. Nose is intense pear and rosemary, with additional hints of funk, acetic acid, wood, leather and earthy touches. Lovely. Taste is less intense and complex, showing pear, rosemary and wood with some funk. Moderately tart. Closes with a tart, fruity and dry finish, has a medium body and average carbonation.
midovark (6747) reviewed Valley Flora from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Tap at KEG. Pours copper with thin head. Nose is big funk, lotta grapes, slightly sweet and pretty tart. Taste is grapes upfront, moderately sweet and rather tart. Then some pretty solid funky notes appear, rounding the taste nicely. Long lasting sweet and tart, funky finish, medium body, soft to average carbo. Tasty.
midovark (6747) reviewed Mouton Rouge from Cascade Brewing 10 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle (2013 vintage) shared at Vál at the annual hop harvest. Pours copper with off-white head. Nose is sour and is packed with funky brett, some acetic acid too, a hint of wood nd some stonefruits. Taste is so, soo sour, kinda over the zop for me. There are hints of funk here as well, even some woody notes, but the acetic acid just overwhelming really. Closes with long sour finish, has light to medium body and average to high carbonation. Expected more dimensions really.