Nightfall Blackberry
Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
- From:
- Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 8.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 35
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 11, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 21, 2009
- Wants:
- 101
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
"Nightfall Blackberry starts as a soured blonde wheat beer aged for 12 months in oak barrels, then laid on blackberries for another six. It features intense fruitiness and a concentrated color and aroma."
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Reviewed by blackie from Oregon
4.23/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft at the Barrel House into a branded stubby chalice, the beer is a ruby-red color with pinkish head. Blackberries upfront with lots of musty, tart, and earthy play. Nice oak presence. Good push-pull between sweet and tart. Moderate body and carbonation. Very well put together.
May 11, 2013
Reviewed by Murrhey from Washington
3.76/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured on-tap in a 2oz taster at Cascade. Reviewed from notes. Wish I had more to go on, the notes might be scarce.
A- Half-finger white head, ringed white lacing. Burgundy with nice clarity.
S- Berry, sour and tart, some barrel aged scents, maybe pinot noir. Not picking up blackberry.
T- Sour with barrel aged flavors. Great flavor on this one.
M- Some light carbonation and wine-feel.
O- Tasty, subtle sour.
Jan 26, 2013A- Half-finger white head, ringed white lacing. Burgundy with nice clarity.
S- Berry, sour and tart, some barrel aged scents, maybe pinot noir. Not picking up blackberry.
T- Sour with barrel aged flavors. Great flavor on this one.
M- Some light carbonation and wine-feel.
O- Tasty, subtle sour.
Reviewed by KDawg from Illinois
4.08/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
poured from tap. Pours a clear red color with a nice foamy head.
Very floral aromatics with some roses, violets, cherries, currants and a touch of fresh picked berries.
This has an excellent medium feel along with nice tart flavors of cherries, violets, roses and some currants.
A very tasty sour. Nice and tart without being overtly sour and more of the berry kick.
Jun 22, 2012Very floral aromatics with some roses, violets, cherries, currants and a touch of fresh picked berries.
This has an excellent medium feel along with nice tart flavors of cherries, violets, roses and some currants.
A very tasty sour. Nice and tart without being overtly sour and more of the berry kick.
Reviewed by ehammond1
4.69/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.69/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
On Tap
Toronado
San Diego, CA
Dark violet in color with a very small dark khaki colored head. This leaves small dots of lace down the glass. Very pretty and unique color. I haven't seen many beers that look like this.
The aroma has quite a bit of authentic blackberry character, along with nice sour character, and distinct oak. This is complete, bright, and powerfully aromatic. Wonderful.
This is a marvelous blackberry sour. There is lots of juicy, bright, vibrant, authentic blackberry flavor, lots of acidic sour character, and distinct barrel. This is fantastic. I couldn't imagine a much better blackberry beer/sour.
Medium bodied with high carbonation. Perfectly appropriate.
Simply fantastic. This was everything I'd hoped for.
May 15, 2012Toronado
San Diego, CA
Dark violet in color with a very small dark khaki colored head. This leaves small dots of lace down the glass. Very pretty and unique color. I haven't seen many beers that look like this.
The aroma has quite a bit of authentic blackberry character, along with nice sour character, and distinct oak. This is complete, bright, and powerfully aromatic. Wonderful.
This is a marvelous blackberry sour. There is lots of juicy, bright, vibrant, authentic blackberry flavor, lots of acidic sour character, and distinct barrel. This is fantastic. I couldn't imagine a much better blackberry beer/sour.
Medium bodied with high carbonation. Perfectly appropriate.
Simply fantastic. This was everything I'd hoped for.
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