Cascade Green

During a very nice dinner in a Brasserie in Bunbury the owner of Mash brewing suggested forgetting the concept of lower carbohydrate lagers and harnessing the G8 Summits idea of lower emissions and creating the first truly eco-friendly beer. The thought was inane to me, so I fell silent until the conversation had digressed onto something else. Not three weeks later, this beer made the headlines and was released for sale. I was gob smacked and quite bemused. Why the need to advertise that only one beer from this brewer is eco-friendly when the rest of the range isn’t. Would it not be a better move marketing-wise to have the entire Cascade portfolio of beers produced in this way, otherwise why bother. So my bias was set before even purchasing a bottle that this was a paltry and pathetic attempt playing at our sudden sympathies towards the planet in which we live. Enough rambling:- Pours a pale, yellow gold, thin and sparkling. Charged with CO2 it raises one mean, artificial inch and a half of foam that dwindles just a little to leave a messy lace upon the glass. Ah, yes, classic Aussie lager P. of R. tinniness on the nose with a little hint of lemongrass and sweaty sock – Nice!!! In the mouth a slight herbal tang off sets an otherwise wet cardboardy palate. Subtle nuances of sourdough, vanilla, weak lemon cordial and rust linger on and in the swallow. It is extremely watery and fizzy on the tongue. Seems more an exploitative ploy, a ‘label’, than a beer. This is just another forgettable lager. This will not do anything to render the state of the environment ‘sustainable’ at all, but, hey, lets all jump on the bandwagon. Let’s all brew ‘Green’!!!! (33cL, The Beer Store Morley)

Green hop aroma, bright orange in colour with no head. Big malty flavour. Typical of mass produce bber in Aussie. Only gets bonus point for off setting my carbon foot print for my flith to Australia. But I di think it takes into account my waste!!!! :)

Pretty ordinary for a full flavoured lager, this beer has been in the store for a month or two and there has been no interest in it at all. Pale body with a very short head. Green apple on the aroma and in the taste, not much else though.

Bottle (330ml). Poured a pale yellow with a small; rocky, white head which was average lasting. Aroma had strong notes of sweet cornish malts with honey, lemon (mild) and some wet paper. Flavor was extremely thin and watery with sweet malts, honey, very light bitterness, wet paper (mild) and a slight metallic finish. Light bodied with lively carbonation, watery texture, dry mouthfeel (mild) and a non-existent finish.