Cascade Kriek Ale

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #5. ]
Unclear medium amber red color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is berry, cherry, almond, wood, caramel. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate acidic with a average to long duration, and a sour dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090501]

Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a lazing light tan head. The aroma is sweet and sour with notes of berries - primarily cherries. The flavor is tart with light notes of wood, almonds, and fruit, leading to a tart almond and cherry finish. The body is thin.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Slightly hazy orangey red with a beige head. Aroma of dry cherries. Medium body with discreet and subtle cherry accents - a whiff of almonds also. Good carbonation. Dry and lightly tart finish. 010509

From bottle, Papsoes blindtasting #5. Pours cloudy to hazy dark brown/orange with a small and off-white head. Dark malty, dark cherry fruity and mild citric note too. Dry malt flavoured, light citric and distinct fruity. Citric and acidic flavoured finish with a light lasting acetone and fruity impression.

Bottle #5 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Clear orange red coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma of berries, caramel and brett. Fruity and light acidic flavour of brett and berries with notes of dries fruits. Tart finish. The cherries aren’t detectable.

Date: 06/20/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: muddy dark red, wispy beige head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma with sweet and tart cherrys,
Flavor: rich cherry flavor, lots of cherry tartness balanced by cherry sweetness, touch of woody character provides a light earthy bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Hazy brownish with a medium beige head. Aroma was sweet sourish with plums, caramel and wood. Flavour had sour cherries, wood, cinnamon, almonds and vinegar. Finished very sour with sour cherries. Refreshing stuff.

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2011 When I first had this, I wasn’t nut about it. Upon a re-visit, this beer is a cloudy reddish-brown. Woody, cherryish aroma has hints of vanilla and some sugars. Big berliner-weisse style lactic tartness. Woody sour with lots of cherry finish. Nice good lactic fruit beer, much better than when it first came out.

Old rating: Slightly orange-tinged red colour with a thick, frothy head. Light cherryish nose is a bit too faint for my liking. Tart body, with some brown sugar and strange, almost phenolic notes. Slight stickiness detracts from the presentation. Reminds me of Storm’s lambics. 6-4-5-2-11 = 2.8

(750ml bottle) Pours a hazy deep red body with a small beige head. Aroma of cherries, earthiness, oak, light chocolate, caramel, and a touch of smoke. Flavor of cherries, floral, and earthiness with a dry oak finish and moderate carbonation.

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale reddish color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour tart vinegar cherry aroma. Fruity sour tart cherry flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody cherry finish.