Cascade Kriek Ale

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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750ml corked and caged 08 bottling that I have been sitting on...but today called for a little bit of a celebratory beer and I thought this would be a good choice. It is Friday, the end of the work week, I am liking what Chuck is telling me...so let’s get into rating this beer. Pours a slight ruby tinted light mahogany brown with small dense head that settles to a film rather quickly. The aroma of tannic tart pie cherries just fills the air in my cube as I pour it. Upon further evaluation, more tart dark pitted cherry, light oak, hints of tart strawberry and balsamic with a bit of damp funkiness. Quite a bit of cherry and oak tannins up front, drys out in the mid palate with the oak coming through more and the cherry being more of the pit flavor than the skin, flesh or juice. Hints of vanilla from the barrel come out that I didn’t really get on the nose. Finishes up with more tart balsamic cherry notes and leaves the palate quietly, yet makes me want more. Excellent stuff Ron!

On tap at Cascade in Portland. 2010 vintage. Pours dirty light brown, with a fluffy head. Cherries, oak, and maybe a bit of banana on the nose. Great pucker -- this one is quite tart. More vinous notes in the flavor than came through in the aroma. Really nice.

Bottle with thanks to spicelab. Pours a murky brown with reddish tinges. Cream coloured head. Clean aromas of sour cherries. Flavours are quite sour. Not at all sweet. Bloody nice beer.

Shared 750ml bottle. Poured a cloudy ruby color with a light pink color. Aroma is a tart funk with notes of cherries. Flavor was a relatively pleasant fruit tart funk. Pretty drinkable.

On tap @ the barrel house. Deep ruby brew with some off-white head. Nose of spices, cherry, oak, and a bit of vanilla. Flavors of cinnamon, tart and sour cherry, and wood. Really enjoyed this.

Bottle, pour is very red, very sweet flavour, lots of cherries, more cherry then sour, it is quite nice and overall it is very flavourful. nice offering

Got a small glass of this at The Local Beer Bar in Eureka, CA. The pour was reddish brown with pink bubbles. Nose of sour cherry. Medium body with smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is powerfully sour with lots of cherry. It finishes dry and sour. Very delicious..

2010 vintage. Bottle to oversized snifter. Looks good; cherry and hazy. Smells great; tart and cherry. Tastes solid; sour. I think another year or two would serve it very well. Palate is average for a beer of it’s type. Good stuff.

750ml. bottle purchased at Mesa Liquors in San Diego, CA. 2010 bottling. Pour is red/brown, with big white head. Sour cherries; an amazing and wonderful aroma. Taste is sour cherries. acidic, dry, sharp and tart. Finish is acidic, tart and sour, with loads of cherry flavor. Great ale.

Thanks to Dan for this unexpected treat. 2010 vintage picked up at the brewery. Really nice looking cherry red with a big frothy white head. No sediment, but I also got the first pour! Smells like juicy sour cherry pie. The taste is so perfectly balanced and sour. Cherries were well pronounced and far surpassed my expectations. This is my number one sour for sure. So awesome. Must get more!

*(cuvée 2009): Les cerises surettes dominent le bouquet de cette bière au collet qui s’effondre comme un jeu de carte. En bouche, les anti-corps attaquent mes lèvres, provocant un pétillement cacophonique à chaque gorgé. C’est définitivement un acharnement d’acidité et de cerises surettes qui s’abat sur le palais mais avec la supervision du chêne, un certain équilibre est obtenu.