Cascade Pale Ale
Cascade Brewery Company Ltd.
- From:
- Cascade Brewery Company Ltd.
- Australia
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #284 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 65
Ranked #39,695 - Avg:
- 2.49 | pDev: 22.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 24
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 17, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
65
Poor
65
Poor
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
2.79/5 rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.79/5 rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Obviously heavily filtered. Tastes a lot like a lager, with few citrus notes available. Sweetness is almost indicative of added corn sugar. As a pale ale, it isn’t memorable. But as a standard beer, it is okay.
Jun 05, 2015
Rated by Andrewziggy from Australia
2.43/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.43/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Malty mouthfeel hint of hops not bad
Dec 18, 2014
Reviewed by kdcreagh from Australia
2.36/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Cascade Pale Ale has often been hard to come by in Queensland. It's not often stocked in the major chains, and often you're left to the larger warehouse suppliers (1st Choice) to purchase. I remember a few years ago now I managed to find some 750ML bottles of this beer and thoroughly enjoyed them on a hot Australia Day.
So tonight, I saw Cascade were on special and thought I'd chance it again having not had the beer for a long time. Recently, we've enjoyed the Bright Ale and Lager. What a disappointment the repackaged Pale Ale is.
The appearance is first-class - exactly what you'd expect from a commercial brewer of the scale of Cascade.
However, that's where the good ends and the bad begins. There is just no body to this ale, and being an avid home brewer, I have a pretty good knowledge of how beer is made, the selection of grain and hops to make a good, if not, great ale.
A nice malted mouth-feel, a hint of hops and some slight bitterness - trademarks of a classic ale. This beer had none of these. There is the most slight malt taste, almost no discernible hop flavoring and almost no bitterness on the palate.
What was worse for me was the complete lack of unique character or body. This could have been brewed by anybody. Cascade make some great beers - check out their stout for example. But this ale was flat, flavorless and totally unremarkable.
Apr 04, 2014So tonight, I saw Cascade were on special and thought I'd chance it again having not had the beer for a long time. Recently, we've enjoyed the Bright Ale and Lager. What a disappointment the repackaged Pale Ale is.
The appearance is first-class - exactly what you'd expect from a commercial brewer of the scale of Cascade.
However, that's where the good ends and the bad begins. There is just no body to this ale, and being an avid home brewer, I have a pretty good knowledge of how beer is made, the selection of grain and hops to make a good, if not, great ale.
A nice malted mouth-feel, a hint of hops and some slight bitterness - trademarks of a classic ale. This beer had none of these. There is the most slight malt taste, almost no discernible hop flavoring and almost no bitterness on the palate.
What was worse for me was the complete lack of unique character or body. This could have been brewed by anybody. Cascade make some great beers - check out their stout for example. But this ale was flat, flavorless and totally unremarkable.
Reviewed by XsoldoutX from Pennsylvania
1.54/5 rDev -38.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.54/5 rDev -38.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Okay, let's go ahead and say that this beer IN NO WAY RESEMBLES ANYTHING CLOSELY RELATED TO A PALE ALE...at all. The color looks like a watered down Bud Light. Yet, there it is clearly marked on the label as one.
color: pale straw
taste/flavor: not good, but somehow better than "total butt".
mouthfeel: nothing that makes me want to take another sip.
It's a stretch for me to give this a 1.5 as opposed to a 1.25.
Jun 03, 2013color: pale straw
taste/flavor: not good, but somehow better than "total butt".
mouthfeel: nothing that makes me want to take another sip.
It's a stretch for me to give this a 1.5 as opposed to a 1.25.
Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
2.58/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
A: pours a clear straw color with a small head that fades to bits of lacing.
S: Aroma has that musty Euro Lager tinge, with some malt sweetness.
T: Taste of malt sweetness and bit of fruit. Tangy bitterness and and a lingering aftertaste that is a bit metallic.
F: Light body, fairly smooth.
O: Just another Pale Lager in an ocean of lager beer
May 30, 2013S: Aroma has that musty Euro Lager tinge, with some malt sweetness.
T: Taste of malt sweetness and bit of fruit. Tangy bitterness and and a lingering aftertaste that is a bit metallic.
F: Light body, fairly smooth.
O: Just another Pale Lager in an ocean of lager beer
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
2.04/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.04/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Another in the scores of Aussie beers out there that completely under-whelm me with the thought of drinking them. I mean lets face it; anything that comes in a 375ml "stubbie" size bottle that doesn't have Coopers written on it will surely disappoint, but hey let's give Pale Ale a chance.
Poured from a 375ml bottle into a conical pint glass.
A: Typical Aussie lager look - amber body, weak fizzy white head that leaves a cobweb lacing. There is a slight haze to the body but we all know this is some additive macro brewers use to make it look bottle conditioned.
S: This is without a doubt the least hop smelling pale ale I've ever set my nose on. May as well be a lager with the aroma action going on here: grains, grains and more grains, with a musty rotten vegetable smell (which can only be Pride of Ringwood hops)... Pride of Ringwood hops in a Pale Ale? Yuck!
T: Same again: grains, grains, grains and a weak back note of bitterness. No real hop flavour in a Pale Ale, disgusting! If I wanted a lager I would have bought a lager Cascade.
M: Belchy, gassy Aussie lager nonsense. I'm going to be belching all night now, thanks Cascade. Watery body as expected of a lager (not a Pale Ale).
D: Fail of the most titanic proportions. This beer is not a Pale Ale. If you're looking for a Pale Ale please do not drink this beer! Other than that it rates below average as a lager and I can't imagine I'll ever buy it again (there are much better brews out there).
Food match: Also don't waste good food on this beer. A simple fish & chips will suffice, no need to attempt enjoying a tasty rib-eye fillet or whatnot with this sad disappointment of an ale.
Sep 30, 2011Poured from a 375ml bottle into a conical pint glass.
A: Typical Aussie lager look - amber body, weak fizzy white head that leaves a cobweb lacing. There is a slight haze to the body but we all know this is some additive macro brewers use to make it look bottle conditioned.
S: This is without a doubt the least hop smelling pale ale I've ever set my nose on. May as well be a lager with the aroma action going on here: grains, grains and more grains, with a musty rotten vegetable smell (which can only be Pride of Ringwood hops)... Pride of Ringwood hops in a Pale Ale? Yuck!
T: Same again: grains, grains, grains and a weak back note of bitterness. No real hop flavour in a Pale Ale, disgusting! If I wanted a lager I would have bought a lager Cascade.
M: Belchy, gassy Aussie lager nonsense. I'm going to be belching all night now, thanks Cascade. Watery body as expected of a lager (not a Pale Ale).
D: Fail of the most titanic proportions. This beer is not a Pale Ale. If you're looking for a Pale Ale please do not drink this beer! Other than that it rates below average as a lager and I can't imagine I'll ever buy it again (there are much better brews out there).
Food match: Also don't waste good food on this beer. A simple fish & chips will suffice, no need to attempt enjoying a tasty rib-eye fillet or whatnot with this sad disappointment of an ale.
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