Cascade Cuvée du Jongleur

Brewed by Cascade Brewing
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Melange of different awesome shit, the barrels have a ton of presence, typical cascade sourness.

Pours a clear deep red brown color with a good sized fluffy off white head that slowly dissipates to a cap on top. The aroma holds lots of dark fruits, I pick up prunes and plums with a light lactic tang thing going on. Sweet and dark sugars round out the malt side of things. The flavor is nice and a bit sweet up front with lots of dark fruits and deep sugars going on. Light lemon and grapefruity tartness mingle with a mild lactic presence. Medium body and level of carbonation with a sweet tarts mouthfeel going on. Nice beer, lightly tart with lots of sweet juicy fruits still surviving.

Bottle shared with friends. This was one that I’ve been looking forward to for some time now. Aroma has hints of sour fruit and a mellow tartness. Not super sour but that’s from the age I believe. This could be on the way down so I’d drink it now if I were holding onto a bottle.

UPDATED: MAR 1, 2013 Dark purplish-brown body. THin tan head. Cherries, dark fruits, musty wood, caramel, beligan yeasty spice. Moderate body, with medium carbonation, lingering semi-sweet finish, moderate acidity.

Pours hazy thick golden syrupy in color with a crimson amber hue and white head. The aroma brings some aged yeast and cherries, the bottle is 4 years old. The flavor brings the cherry notes of the Flanders but is very light on the puckering, almost non existant. It is juicy rather than dry and the sour mutes the flavor of the rest of the styles.

Tasted in early 2012 from a corked and caged 750mL bottle obtained in a trade. Pours cloudy burnt orange with an average off-white head that slowly recedes to thin lace. The nose is caramel, stewed yams, toffee, and a lightly tart note underlying. The flavor is a bit more sour and pleasant overall, with the same malty caramel and toffee from the nose. The body is full with average carbonation and a long caramel malt and tart finish.

28th November 2009
Cloudy amber brown beer. Crisp semi dry palate. Reasonably sour (ie not overly so) - fresh fruit, cherry, raspberry and of course a pinch of lemon. A little oak from the barrel and then a dry raspberry finish. Pleasant!

From notes. Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a tulip. Out of the bottle, Cuvée du Jongleur pours a caramel brown color with lighter edges. A wispy off-white or tan head forms and fades to a thin film after a few moments. There is a mellow, smooth vibe in both the aroma and flavor. While the aroma has a nice floral nature, white grape, lemon zest, cherry, and some red grape provide a nice fruitiness to the flavor. The taste is softly sweet, somewhat tart, and very relaxed. There is some oak and lactic sourness as well. The carbonation and body are both right in the middle for the style. Although there is a sweet start to it, the mouthfeel turns noticeably lactic and sour by the end. Usually I am a big fan of Cascade, but this was not one of my favorites.

Deep amber pour with light carbonation and head. Candies fruit aroma, peaches, red licorice, caramel. what starts as sweet fruit rapidly becomes lightly salty with a pleasant sour flavor of mixed fruit with peach as the front leader. medium body with a semi sticky yet refreshing mouthfeel.

Bottled (thanks after4ever!). Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is rather tart wood, some raisins, mild cherries. Flavour is tart wood, some mild cherry pips and mild plum.