Cascade Glueh Kriek

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Near Christmas 2011 draft at the Barrel House. This beer was fantastic and a true highlight of the night. It should be served year round!. The beer came with an orange in the drink, but that didn’t detract from the sheer awesomeness of this beer. Pours to a dark red body with no head. Aromas of cloves, oranges, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, and sour cherry pie. Flavors of sour cherries, oranges, cloves, cinnamon, and the warmness of the beer really brings it together into a new winter warmer favorite. Alcohol was well hidden. I would drink this beer this way all the time. I loved it in comparison to the Unibroue beer. I’d rather have this one!

draft. mulled, so flat. medium-light body; mix of semi-sweet and tart fruit (orange, melon, lemon). can’t help but come across as tea or wassail: the cinnamon and nutmeg compliment the cherry character but altogether it doesn’t come together into anything that seems "designed" - more like an experimental blend that isn’t necessarily better (my guess) than a less-diluted version could be. meh.

Poured at the Barrel House... People in Portland have been raving about the Glueh Kriek though, and understandably. It pleases beer geeks and sour heads, but is also completely accessible for the sour noobs. It’s perfect for chilly, damp, Northwest nights, and totally hit the spot during the holiday months. The beverage itself poured a dark, ruby color with no head. Cloves and orange wedge adorned the surface of the glass. Sour cherry pie with warming spices, super sweet and dense mouthfeel, mild citrus, and a super dry, lacto finish. It’s things like this why most beer geeks call Ron Gansberg a mad scientist over that are Cascade Brewing.

Pours little head, reddish amber. Smells like Christmas spices, really. Almost burns my hand as I pick it up...70 degrees my ass. odor is warm...Nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, tiny hint of cherry. Ok never had a hot beer, first for me, but somehow it works. I don’t know how, I don’t know why, but it does. A lot of bread pudding on the front of the palate. Then crosses over the mid, picks up cherries, and finishes tart. The mouthfeel is thick but not too much, it really warms you up in the cold. Odd, but not bad... oddly unique.

"On tap" at Cascade Barrel House in Portland. Actually, they used a ladle to serve this. They also added a an orange, along with a clove to add to the awesomeness. Nice red hue. Didn’t have any head because it’s too hot for that. It’s served hot, but this allows all of those aromas to pop. The clove and the citrus from the orange is excellent. The aforementioned aromas blend very well with the pungent tart cherry aroma. The beer is warm (obviously), and this allows everything to hit my taste buds. The clove and citrus blend well with the mouth-puckering tart cherry flavor. The beer has a nice texture. Damn, this beer is great. The tart cherry flavor is simply phenomenal. Every aspect of this beer adds a unique part. I want this in a bottle!