Cascade Cuvée du Jongleur

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

Poured a hazy reddish gold color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of cherries, red grapes, green apple, vanilla, wild yeast, and toasted oak. Taste of winey grapes, some caramel, green apples, toffee, citrus fruits, vanilla oak, and a wild, mildly acidic, but tart finish. Thanks to Jon for the Cascade beers.

Bottle @ Saraveza... Poured amber with an off-white head. Sweet aroma of a wild yeast character. Well carbonated and really dry palate. Light fruit -- like apples / berries / or even maybe bananas -- Very light and refreshing and insanely drinkable. Had a great tart finish.

6 oz draft at Brouwers Cafe Sour Fest in Seattle, Washington. Pour is ruby and brown, mostly clear with a one inch white head - very pretty in the glass. Aroma of soft floral tartness and mango fruit. Very delicate nose. Taste is full, apricot and mango fruit, tart yeastiness, and a slightly honey sweet sticky finish. Tart lemony, really superb. I really enjoyed the interplay between the delicate nose and the full flavor.

draft. Yellow color. Big frothy small bubble head. Great sour aroma. Hint of oxidation. Medium sourness.8,4,8,3,17:4 Rerate at WeeHeavy’s: 8,4,9,5,18:4.4

100th Sour Rating!! 750ml generously brought to San Diego by Suzy Greenberg, Thanks Ben! and shared with me and my girlfriend Cyn and his friend Justin. Pours orange with a tan head. Nose sweet and funky and definetly yummy portend. Mild sour, but very very drinkable and full of sweetness Overall I like this, its not super in your face but it is exceptionally smooth and drinkable.

This reddish copper ale poured with a decent off-white head and an intense vinous oak aroma. The flavor is quiet fruity and tart, reflecting the extensive barrell aging. This is a subtle sour ale that sits well on the palate. Very pleasant.

Tap in Seattle, July 11 ’08.

(From an old pile of notes) Gorgeous caramel brown with a lovely near-white head, lots of oak on the nose, woody with complex brown sugars. Incredible, incredible flavor, with the oak totally integral and yet never overbearing. Only a mild vinegar sourness despite the serious depth; tart like brown sugar in grapefruit. Truly a great beer! 9/5/9/4/17=4.4

Bottle, 6/29/09. this guy was nowhere close to the 4.4 that it was on tap. Not that’s not enjoyable -- I was more than happy to down a 750 over the course of the evening -- but just that it is a mismatch of elements rather than a perfectly synchronized machine. I’d go 3.9 or so for this one, so I’ll average accordingly.

Reddish smokey quartz color settles with a perfect microbubbled rim of lace inducing off-white. Tannic vinious nose, boozy, tart, oxidized sherry, alcohol soaked raspberries.lots of alcohol in the nose actually, with deep, thick tart fruits. Tart and ashes in flavors, dry sugarless raspberries, white wine...the body is deep and alcoholic but not necessarily too thick. The flavors are laid out pretty clean and there’s no off flavors getting in the way. I think the only thing I need to make this exceptional is a thick body...but it still not thin, so its pretty close to being top fucking notch.