Cascade Figaro

This NW style sour ale is a strong blond ale aged in chardonnay barrels for up to 12 months, then aged with dried white figs and lemon peel or up to 12 more months. Aromas of sweet figs, golden raisins, and citrus zest are the first to be noticed. Hints of white wine grapes, lemon peel, and sweet figs roll across the palate, leading to a crisp lemon tartness in the finish that leaves a lingering sweetness on the tongue.

2013 project = 10.7% abv

3.8

321 reviews

Portland, United States

Community reviews

3.9 From tap at På Kornet with OGJ and KH 29.12.17. Dark golden. Small white head. Acid aroma and taste of brett, malt, fruits and dry white wine. Very dry. Refreshing!

4.0 Draft at Mekong. Pours golden with a white head. Leaves trace lacing in the glass. Nice notes of wood, citrus, and tartness on the nose and tongue. Finished clean. Hides it’s booze very well. Nice.

3.6 Tap (Pogromcy Meatów, Wrocław). Sour, delicate, nice, smooth but without barrel notes. Decent beer for me.

4.3 -On tap, Nedre foss gård- Apricot, lemon and complex finish. A rollercoaster of taste.

3.6 (Keg at Sori Taproom, 2015 vintage, 20171124) The beer poured deep amber and hazy. No head. Aroma had sourness, caramel and wood. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were sourness, wood, caramel, toffee, tartness and bitterness. Aftertaste had toffee, tartness and bitterness. An interesting complex brew. Tartness and sweetness were blended surprisingly well.

3.9 Cloudy copper body, no head. Aroma has lemon and some tart dark fruits. Figs they say. Flavour is sharp and edgy, pink gum and sour wine. Tanninsare on high level. Excellent one.

3.6 Draught at Pongdang Sour Seoul. Amber color, white head. Sour taste with citrus, figs, tart, sour apples, grass and a bit of wood. Sour finish with citrus, figs, wood, sour apple, vinegar, tart and grass. Excellent sour ale.

3.8 Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017 - Red Session Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, tart, funk and apricot. Taste is light sweet and heavy sour with a long tart, dry, funky and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

3.7 75cl Bottle @ Cervezalandia, Vall d'Uixo, Spain Hazy amber colour with a thin white head. Aroma is yeast, citrus, malt, fruits. Taste is yeast, malt, tart, dried fruits, oak. Medium body, average to low carbonation.

3.8 Tap @ Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 2014 vintage, ABV 9%, 14/09/17. Aroma is very sour, lemony, mineraly. Taste is somewhat sour,surprisingly mild considering the aroma. Bile, wood, chardonnay, slight oak, some balsamico.

3.8 At the source: pours orange with white head. Aroma is hefty sugar, funk and dark fruits. Sour but in a mellow and subdued way. Not a very sour finish, so the aftertaste is not really what you would expect. Nice.

4.1 Draft at Bru Craft. Very hazy amber pour. Bracing tartness. Oak aged sour fruit. Fig is always a subtle flavor and, though present, is overcome by the process. Still, no other particular fruit note dominates. Chardonnay grape floral notes. A huge complex sour. Feels like the mustier oak notes are brightened by lemon zest. An impressive concoction, that prevails without a key flavor.

3.7 Amber, touch of haze. Barrelly nose, tart. Bracing tartness, very good, all kind of wood character. Gentle fruitiness and no overt fig.

4.2 2015 draft at Whole Foods PM. Hazy brown with nose of tart fig, oak, earthy grapes. Tart flavor, heavy fig notes, earthy malts, oak, grapes. Complex finish.

3.7 Sample form a bottle. A hazy orange coloured beer with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of yeast, fruit, spice, funk, peach oak and sourness.

3.5 Draught @ 8th. BBF 2016 [ 8th Borefts Beer Festival 2016 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands. [ As Cascade Figaro ]. Unclear matt medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, baking yeast, funky, sour funky figs - dates - dried fruit, medicine notes, spicy notes, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, fruity malt, funky, baking yeast, figs - dates - dried fruit finky. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160923] 7-3-7-3-15

3.5 Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017, red session. Aroma is funky, woody with some acidic fruit vinegar. Taste is sour and quite acidic with some fruity sweetness in the background.

3.8 Sample @ MBCC 2017, Red session. Fairly clear golden pour with a small head. Notes of dried fruits, funk, light vinegar and some citrus.

3.5 Mbcc red. Orange clear. Potatoes on nose, funky dried oranges, peaches. Tarty body, long long finish. Dried orange fruity, some woodyness. Intense nice.

3.8 Tap @ MBC 2017. Pours hazy brown with a white head. Aroma of acetic acid, vinegar, slight funk, Dried fruits, woody, tannic. Taste is figs, dried fruits, acetone. Sour and dry.

4.3 0,05l from tap shared by / with the crew during mbcc red session. Vintage 2014. amber almost clear color, small white head. smells of wood, some ripe fruits, some marzipan, grassy. lovely smell. full body, medium carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes grassy, wood, some sweetness, some grape notes, light coconut, bit peppery. finishes very dry and medium sour with notes of grapes, grass and some wood. very lovely beer, love the balance, very smooth to drink, great stuff. 9, 4, 9, 4, 17

3.2 Tap at MBCC2017, Copenhagen. Color is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, spices and some sourness.

3.8 Mbcc, red session. Clear amber color, thin white head. Nice peachy tart funky aroma. Flavor has peaches, dried apricots, funk and floral notes. Bretta notes. Lovely

4.0 Pours cloudy orange amber with low white head. Aroma of citrus, green grapes, apples. Taste is rich tart with a mellow grape finish. Light and crisp body with average carbonation.

3.9 Pours clear amber gold with a small white head. Aroma is funk and citrus. Taste is lemon tart, med acidity, oak.

3.9 Aromat słodkich owoców, susz owocowy i figi w niuansach, nuty dzikie wyraźne: siano, drewno. W smaku wyraźnie, cytrusowo kwaśne, pozostawia jednak słodki posmak fig, bardzo owocowe i soczyste. Finisz wytrawny, cierpki.

3.5 duft: blid og rund frugt sødme smag: rosin dadler sur tør frisk lidt citrus tør eftersmag

4.0 Tap; pours hazy orange gold with a thin white head; aroma of dark fruits, citrus fruits, and a hint of wood; taste is tart with citrus and dark fruits; dry, tart finish

3.8 No head, cognac-coloured beer. Peach/apricot nose, bit herbal (like sage), alcoholic. Sour, again peach flavour, unripe nectarine. Sharp, astringent, dry-out effect and acidthinning. Another ultra-severe Cascade sour, but nice in the end... only... as to figs???

4.2 Mostly citrus cocktail with white grapes, light floral aspect, nice oak impact, bit earthy. Feels fresh and juicy. Light sweetness with moderate to intense tartness, but never gets too boring. Superb.