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Noyaux
Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
- From:
- Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #46 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #557 - Avg:
- 4.39 | pDev: 6.83%
- Reviews:
- 137
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 07, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 22, 2010
- Wants:
- 297
- Gots:
- 187
This one-of-a-kind NW sour is a blend of Belgian strong blondes aged in white port barrels with raspberries, then blended with select barrels of strong blondes that were aged on the toasted meat from the apricot nut, or Noyeaux.
13 IBU
13 IBU
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Ratings by Neorebel:
Reviewed by Neorebel from New Jersey
4.41/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A very close friend shared this unique opportunity to taste this as he visited the west coast some time ago. What I experienced, I cannot articulate in such a way to truly do this proper justice, but I will provide the details I can. Cascade Noyeaux has a gorgeous dark crimson color to it, topped by a billowy head of pure white foam. Although quite sharp and lactic, the aroma to my nose contained a wide range of bright fruit esters as well. My initial reaction was that as the only sour beer to be in this high ABV tier, the heat and body were noticeable but not nearly as impactful as I expected. So much subtlety to dissect from the overall taste, but the major elements I enjoyed were a wine-like raspberry, an herbal element, toasted nutty caramel flavor, and a 'creamy' lactose in the finish. The oak-barreled essence was present in the background as well, if I focused on finding it. What a plethora of flavors existing in a harmonious whole we have here. A delicacy among beers and ultimately I'm in awe of Cascade as a brewer - this was my first creation of theirs.
Jul 20, 2015More User Ratings:
Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah
4.25/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
2015 vintage 25oz bottle poured into a pils glass
Pours a very pretty apricot reddish-orange and incredibly opaque and murky.
Barrel and oak right off the nose and it stays like that the whole time. Apricot comes out a hint as it warms up
Tart, strong oak again and barrel. Raspberry tartness but less so of the actual berry flavor. Nuttiness comes out from the noyaux as it warms too.
Fairly light and easily drinkable for an 8.5%
Well worth my $12 and I'd happily have it again
Feb 03, 2023Pours a very pretty apricot reddish-orange and incredibly opaque and murky.
Barrel and oak right off the nose and it stays like that the whole time. Apricot comes out a hint as it warms up
Tart, strong oak again and barrel. Raspberry tartness but less so of the actual berry flavor. Nuttiness comes out from the noyaux as it warms too.
Fairly light and easily drinkable for an 8.5%
Well worth my $12 and I'd happily have it again
Reviewed by CraigDeMoss from Kansas
4.29/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2015 bottling into Grimm tulip.
Poured a beautiful deep, translucent orange with a finger or two worth of head. Little to no lacing.
Smells great. Big, sour citrus notes, not much beyond that. Warmed up to a spruce pine tone. Solid
The taste is where it comes together, super refreshing with a mellow apricot complementing the tart berry affront. Hints at oak and white grape for me
Effervescent, borderline champagne feel, soon sidelined by the spunk and funk of yeast cultures.
Very complex, surprisingly. good on a sunny late spring/early summer afternoon. Will most definitely have another. Delicious!
Apr 27, 2020Poured a beautiful deep, translucent orange with a finger or two worth of head. Little to no lacing.
Smells great. Big, sour citrus notes, not much beyond that. Warmed up to a spruce pine tone. Solid
The taste is where it comes together, super refreshing with a mellow apricot complementing the tart berry affront. Hints at oak and white grape for me
Effervescent, borderline champagne feel, soon sidelined by the spunk and funk of yeast cultures.
Very complex, surprisingly. good on a sunny late spring/early summer afternoon. Will most definitely have another. Delicious!
Reviewed by andrewsaputo from Oregon
4.63/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours golden orange and extremely fizzy to start most likely because it’s a 2013 project. Aroma is fruity and tangy. Taste is complex with hints of raspberry and apricot lined with the barrel. Sour ending and oaky finish.
Sep 10, 2019
Noyaux from Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
992 ratings
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