Cascade Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Cascade Brewing Barrel House - Out of business

Established in 1998

Closed in 2024

Contact
7424 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Portland, OR, 97225, United States
Description
Pucker Up & Join the Sour Revolution

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.

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7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Drugie DNO, Warsaw May 2018. Unclear golden orange body with a small. Lacing white head. Delicate aroma of fruit and sour berries, grapes, mild wood and light funky. Flavor has a high complexity of fruit, berries, grapes, wood and mild funk/Brett. It’s kind of sweet and sour with not to much in any direction. Quite gentle actually, but very balanced and tasty. Just love it.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2025 at 07:44

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Jedno z najbardziej kwaśnych rzeczy jakie piłem w życiu. Nie czuć octu bardzo owocowe wiśnie czuć i czereśnie. Wygląd ciemno czerwony
Tried on 05 Mar 2025 at 04:30

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from the lcbo. Murky yellowish orange pour, with a medium white head. Aroma is wet hay, loads of citrus zest, earthy wood, barrel, and loads of funk, great example of the "barnyard aroma". Lovely mouth feel, lively carb. Very sour finish, dry, and crisp. Loads more funk and barnyard flavours, wet hay, hints of stone fruit, apricot, and orange marmalade.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:45

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Bottle from the lcbo. Opaque brown pour, with a medium beige head. Aroma is dark sour plums, malt vinegar and lactic dark fruit. Vinous, red whine notes mingle with barrel notes. Hints of baking spices, funk and cereals. Medium tart finish, fruity, sour, complex, alcohol well hidden.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:45

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750ml corked and caged bottle from the lcbo. Pours a slightly Cloudy reddish purple, with a small slightly pinkish white head. Incredibly tart, loads of earthy thyme, big berry notes, light lemon, with some hints og of mint. Very sour finish, light funk, thyme is very strong as it warms, the berries are still strong and prevalent, and the finish is minty with notes of earthy pine. Quite complex and interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:30

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Corked and caged 750ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a slightly cloudy gold, with a large, lacy white head. A big, pungent blast of wet hay, and funk hit you right off the bat. Within there is some lemon zest, malted wheat, white wine, and earthy, semi sweet oak notes. mouthfeel is very lively, and crisp. Semi dry, vinous, and finishes incredibly sour. The chardonnay is a bit lost, there are notes of vinous white grapes, and oak, but they are subtle, the funky, lactic, lambic style flavours dominate.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:29

9.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Corked and caged 750ml from the lcbo. Cloudy orange pour with a large white head. Very sour nose. Lots of stone fruit, some horse blanket, wet hay, wet grass, loads of oak, hints of spice and vanilla and a sweet apricot. Lovely mouth feel, perfect carb. Finish is very funky, loads of brett, tart fruit, earthy oak, and some vinous notes. Light spice, sour stone fruit, incredibl complex and very drinkable for the alcohol content. Incredible stuff.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:26

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hazy dark orange pour, small off white head. Aroma is tart, sour wheat, lots of spice and floral herbs. The rose petals and hibiscus seem lost, but there is a distinct spiciness that is quite nice. It's sour, but not over powering, a solid pucker in the end. White pepper and red peppers corns with a tangy stone fruit finish.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:20

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Cask days 2016. Murky reddish Brown pour with a off pinkish white head. Aroma is tart, and tangy, subtle spices, pie spices, and some tart cranberry. Mouth feel is flat, carb is extremely soft. Tart finish, not sour. Some random berriness, with some light lactic notes next to no bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:07

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750ml bottle, corked and caged, from the lcbo. Pours a light brown, almost orange with a medium white head. Tart cherries, woody Bourbon barrel, light spice, and hints if vanilla. Mouth feel is very effervescent, with a lively carb. Finish is very sour, with an interesting bourbon/ candied cherry finish. Lots of woody, earthy barrel, sweet cherries and sour stone fruit. Complex and very interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:01