Cascade Cuvée du Jongleur

Brewed by Cascade Brewing @ Raccoon Lodge
Style: Sour Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, cherries, and wood. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of cherries and medium notes of malt and wood, as well as light notes of almonds, leading to a tart finish.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours a hazy amber golden with a beige head. Light aroma of wood and overripe fruit. Medium body, lightly tart wood accents, some brown sugar and a lightly lactic tartness. Ends on a dry and slightly sour note. 010509

From bottle, Papsoes blindtasting #4. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Dry malty and light oxidised aroma. Light metallic too. Citric and roasted malt flavoured. Lasting citric and fruity flavoured impression into the far finish. Vague acetone like and oxidised impression into into the finish alongside a light roasted caramel/munich malt note.

Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #4. ]
Unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is oxidide malt, vintage, sour tart plum, wood, overriped fruit, lactic. Flavor is heavy sweet, light to modrate acidic and vinegar with a long duration, a tart and dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090501]

Bottle #4 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Cloudy orange coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma of tea and berries with an acidic touch. Light acidic flavour of tea, spices and hops. Fruity finish.

Name: Cuvee du Jongleur
Date: April 25, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark amber, wispy off white head
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma, fruity sweetness balanced by a light tartness
Flavor: dry caramel flavor, lots of tartness, touch of fruity sweetness, light earthy oak
Overall: kevin says it tastes great in a small walt sized styro cup because of the extra styro character
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

Feb 2009
hazy dull amber. Funky, footy pedio nose with light caramel and dates. Tart, sweet & sour taste. Nuanced juicy fruits (peach, plum, apricot) yet there’s a light brown sugar note too. Sweetness remains underneath, but this has definitely improved.

Initial rating, March 2008

Blend of five different beers. About 2 months old when sampled in March. Fiery amber colour. Slight haze. Has a big malt nose with light dark fruit accent, as in a quadrupel. Some vinous qualities that make me want to have a porterhouse. Tartness encloses the palate, duelling with an intensely sweet peachiness. This has a lot of potential - there’s quite a lot going on here. Once this dries out people will be looking for it. 7-3-7-3-14 = 3.4

Hazy deep amber with a medium off white head. Sour aroma with wood, brett, lacto and grapefruit notes. Flavour had sour plums, lacto, brett, wood, vinegar, leather and sour cherries. Finished sour. Lovely.