Cascade Blueberry Ale | Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
Brewed by:
Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
Oregon, United States
cascadebrewing.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.33%
Availability: Winter
Notes / Commercial Description:
This NW style sour ale blends wheat and blond ales that were oak aged in barrels for six months, then additionally aged four months on fresh blueberries. Huge herbal notes of dense blueberries in the nose give way to hints of oak and a dusty floral note. Rich earthy notes of dark fruit on the palate lead to a tart finish that dries out to a base note of blueberry skins.
Added by Smurf2055 on 01-30-2012
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Ratings: 917 | Reviews: 158
4.05/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours an blue color with some red highlights. Smell had blueberry,with some citrus. Taste had a sour blueberry hit in a good way mixed with some citric tartness Medium carbonation with a dry finish..
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours an blue color with some red highlights. Smell had blueberry,with some citrus. Taste had a sour blueberry hit in a good way mixed with some citric tartness Medium carbonation with a dry finish..
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4.52/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2012 Project. cellared for years. Has held up way better then expected. Tuns of oak character but not much Blueberry left. Not as sour as other Cascades I've tried. A little watery and lacking much aftertaste but it is still very complex.
2016 Project. Smells of ripened Blueberry. Mellow sour Blueberry taste. Much different then 2012 as expected. hard to pick a winner, both are very good
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2012 Project. cellared for years. Has held up way better then expected. Tuns of oak character but not much Blueberry left. Not as sour as other Cascades I've tried. A little watery and lacking much aftertaste but it is still very complex.
2016 Project. Smells of ripened Blueberry. Mellow sour Blueberry taste. Much different then 2012 as expected. hard to pick a winner, both are very good
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4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle thanks to Ian
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle thanks to Ian
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4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a dark amber color with golden highlights and a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of blueberry, wheat and toasted caramel. Nice blueberry taste with a good deal of sourness and toasted caramel.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a dark amber color with golden highlights and a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of blueberry, wheat and toasted caramel. Nice blueberry taste with a good deal of sourness and toasted caramel.
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4.39/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
So I’ve had a bunch of cascade beers. I’ve visited the brewery.
I took home some tulip glasses.
And I still cannot believe there is no Brett in here. So barnyard/horseblanket.
Not as lacto sour as the usual cascade brews but seriously acidic- heartburn City.
It’s awesome but expensive in other states/countries, and cascade have other offerings that,imho, slay it.
Still, the wifey lurves this one,so I’m getting it on the regular.
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look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
So I’ve had a bunch of cascade beers. I’ve visited the brewery.
I took home some tulip glasses.
And I still cannot believe there is no Brett in here. So barnyard/horseblanket.
Not as lacto sour as the usual cascade brews but seriously acidic- heartburn City.
It’s awesome but expensive in other states/countries, and cascade have other offerings that,imho, slay it.
Still, the wifey lurves this one,so I’m getting it on the regular.
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4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bluer than the state of Kansas, this one is speakin’ to me. Sour blueberries on the nose, meet the tongue like that one French girl that gave Raul some action back in ‘09. Good stuff, but Raul ain’t hella trippin’.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bluer than the state of Kansas, this one is speakin’ to me. Sour blueberries on the nose, meet the tongue like that one French girl that gave Raul some action back in ‘09. Good stuff, but Raul ain’t hella trippin’.
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4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. 2015 Project, drank in August 2016. Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a Cigar City Brewing goblet.
A: Pours like dark cranberry juice in color, with a thin pink head that forms and disappears quickly. A good amount of visible carbonation, and remains translucent like stained glass. This is fairly pretty.
S: Lactic acid and a nice funk. More funk than some Cascade offerings I've had. Nice fruity blueberries, and a big tangy and tart punch. Some lemony citric acid. A touch of vanilla-forward oaky tannins, and these increase as the beer warms a bit. A nice aroma for sure.
T: Tart blueberries and cranberries, lactic acid, and a mild funk (though much less than present on the nose). A mild malt sweetness. This isn't overly sour, but it is quite acidic. Oak and mild vanilla here as well. Blueberry tart and oaky dry on the finish, and some more funk on the exhale. The funky flavors do increase some as it warms as well.
M: A crackly mouthfeel between a good amount of carbonation sensation and the tart acids. The body has a fair amount of heft to it. Low alcohol presence.
O: Enjoyable, but I didn’t like it as well as the Bruery's Beauregard from a couple years ago. It’s not as much of a lactic bomb as some of Cascade’s offerings, but this isn't their best. I’m not sure it’s worth the money that Cascade bottles go for around here, but it’s enjoyable.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. 2015 Project, drank in August 2016. Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a Cigar City Brewing goblet.
A: Pours like dark cranberry juice in color, with a thin pink head that forms and disappears quickly. A good amount of visible carbonation, and remains translucent like stained glass. This is fairly pretty.
S: Lactic acid and a nice funk. More funk than some Cascade offerings I've had. Nice fruity blueberries, and a big tangy and tart punch. Some lemony citric acid. A touch of vanilla-forward oaky tannins, and these increase as the beer warms a bit. A nice aroma for sure.
T: Tart blueberries and cranberries, lactic acid, and a mild funk (though much less than present on the nose). A mild malt sweetness. This isn't overly sour, but it is quite acidic. Oak and mild vanilla here as well. Blueberry tart and oaky dry on the finish, and some more funk on the exhale. The funky flavors do increase some as it warms as well.
M: A crackly mouthfeel between a good amount of carbonation sensation and the tart acids. The body has a fair amount of heft to it. Low alcohol presence.
O: Enjoyable, but I didn’t like it as well as the Bruery's Beauregard from a couple years ago. It’s not as much of a lactic bomb as some of Cascade’s offerings, but this isn't their best. I’m not sure it’s worth the money that Cascade bottles go for around here, but it’s enjoyable.
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3.91/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A tasty, not overly puckering blueberry sour ale. Oddly enough it tastes more like cherries than blueberries to me. I was hoping for more complexity from the barrel aging.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A tasty, not overly puckering blueberry sour ale. Oddly enough it tastes more like cherries than blueberries to me. I was hoping for more complexity from the barrel aging.
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4.39/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Cascade Blueberry Ale from Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub
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