Cascade Kriek Ale
Winter Seasonal. Brewed with 4 types of cherries, aged in oak for one year.
Cascade Kriek Ale spends over 6 months of lactic fermentation and aging in small oak barrels. This "Belgian Flanders Style Red Ale" is refermented with a blend of fresh whole Northwest cherries and then hand bottled. Cascade Kriek Ale is bottle fermented and should be refrigerated or stored at cellar temp and served at 45 to 50 degrees.
Note:- ABV varies.
2007 - 6.6%
2008 - 8.5%
2009 - 7.3%
2010 - 8.5%
2011 - 7.5%
2012 - 7.5%
2013 - 8.17%
2014 - 8.5%
2015 - 7.1%
Cascade Kriek Ale spends over 6 months of lactic fermentation and aging in small oak barrels. This "Belgian Flanders Style Red Ale" is refermented with a blend of fresh whole Northwest cherries and then hand bottled. Cascade Kriek Ale is bottle fermented and should be refrigerated or stored at cellar temp and served at 45 to 50 degrees.
Note:- ABV varies.
2007 - 6.6%
2008 - 8.5%
2009 - 7.3%
2010 - 8.5%
2011 - 7.5%
2012 - 7.5%
2013 - 8.17%
2014 - 8.5%
2015 - 7.1%
3.8
620 reviews
Portland, United States
Community reviews
How: Draught.
Where: Rbabarrab, Copenhagen.
Appearance: Hazy dark red colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, fruit, cherries, berries, citric, tart.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Cherries, berries, caramel, fruit, sour, tart.
From tap at Rbabarrab, Copenhagen. Light brown with a wine-red hue. Aroma of cherries, sour cherries, wood, some tart berries. Medium-full body with a medium sourness and a light tartness. Flavor of sour cherries up front followed by hints of balsamic vinegar, sour berries, dark berries, wood. Finishes dry with residual acidity and wood. Pretty good with a decent acidity and nice cherry notes.
Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 8
Mouthfeel: 4
Overall: 16
Aroma: Funky cherries, raisins, honey, pepper, barnyard.
Appearance: Very dark red, small beige head.
Taste: Sour, dry.
Palate: Medium carbonation and medium body.
Overall: Mediocre kriek, closer to sour cherry ale than top Belgian krieks.
On tap. The last of the keg. A bit murky deep dulll reddish purple. Full deep funky sour cherry aroma. Woody vinous cherry tartness. A little vinegary and more woody earynsoirness. Great
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Nose is cherry, funk, vinous, sour. Tastes quite sour, cherries, sour cherries, vinous, grapes.
Bardzo dobry, aromat ładny i smak również. Pite na panelu. Słodkie lekko. Bardzo dobre
Tap at zeezicht Breda, early 2019. Listed as oak aged kriek, 7.4 %. Pours dark red, médium small, rather white head. Smell is extremely full, rich cherry. Mild oak' robust, tart, and intense. Taste is full, cherry, intense, tart, perhaps a bit too sour and dry, full cherry Ness. Nice. But not balanced.
A 5 oz serving on tap at Alibi Room in Vancouver. A lovely dark sour beer. No added sugar, as in Duchesse de Bourgogne. Big cherry sour notes but not overpowering. Delicious! I've never had a better one. This could be right up there with Cuvee de Jacobin. 4
Tap at Kultainen Apina. Abv 7.7%. Pours dark brown with disappearing tan head. Sour cherries, oak, chocolate, brett, acidic lemon. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, sweet and sour finish.
10 year old bottle shared by alexsdad06 pour hazy copper brown with minimal ecru head. Nose sweet cherry, bubble gum, like funk, sweet fruit. Taste moderate tart sour up front, cherry jam, light pie filling,fruity finish. Aged fairly well.
Bottle from Gourmet Haus Staudt in Redwood City, CA. Aroma is red wine, stewed dark fruits, some oak. Taste is tart with tannic / dry oaky mouthfeel, crisp carbonation, then warming tart acidity going down. Very tart and tannic.
750 ml. corked and caged bottle. 7.4% ABV per the label. Pours a medium, well retained, light beige head, with no lacing, over a clear copper (SRM 18) body......nose is cherry with sour/acid tones, light malt, oak, vanilla......taste is cherry, with sour/acid, mild hints of malt sweetness, mild vanilla and oak, no direct hops....mouth feel, medium light body, slight alcohol, moderate carbonation. This is a lovely drinkable, enjoyable beer, with adequate complexity and balance. BJCP 8/3/15/4/7
2015 project
Piana skąpa, znika szybko. Kolor mętna czerwień. Aromat kwaskowa wiśnia pestkowa, w tle nuty dzikie. Smak wysoka kwaskowatość,ocet winny, wiśnia, lekko pestkowa kwas pruski, posmaki dębiny, trochę nut dzikich. Bardzo Dobre, złożone ale z powodu wysokiego poziomu kwaśności średnio pijalne
Shared bottle at Cardinal, Pours clear deep red/amber with a small head. Aroma of wild strawberries. Taste is the same, but cherries instead of strawberries, dry lingering juicy finish.Very good.
Aroma and taste of wild strawberries. Zesty sour lambic with citric palate and superb aroma.
Draught. Red coloured. Unclear. Small head. Full off cherries wood tart vinegar sourness. Very nice.
Bottle pours deep amber with a white head. Aroma of cherries, funk and some earthy notes. Taste is tart cherries and apples
Draught at Chuck’s Hop Shop, vintage 2012. Ruby color, white head. Sour raste with cherry, sour apple, wheat, acidic notes, earthy notes, red currant and grass. Sour finish with cherry, sour apple, wheat, red currant, wheat, sour apple, a bit of acidic notes and grass. Excellent sour ale.
(2014 tap sample @ MBCC 2017 Red Session, Copenhagen) Pours murky dark red with a white head. Notes of quite tart cherries, currants, citrusy lactic acid, light vinegar tones, overripe fruit, barnyard funk, lightly oaked, a little marzipan cherry pit quality, sour overall with a semi-dry tart finish. Medium body, moderately carbonated. Not bad at all, cherries are definitely showing pretty well but the acid profile isn't one I love so much.
Pours a ruby-amber color with off-white head. Cherry aroma. Excellent tart cherry flavor.
Notes: on tap at the 4th Annual Sour Saturday, Atomic Liquors, Las Vegas Nov '16
Mørk rød med lavt beige skum. Lukter røde bær, kirsebær, vanilje og trevirke. Middels fylde. Smaker sure bær, bæreddik, syrlige epler, søtlig frukt, bær og fat. Lang.
Exactly what you want from a kriek. Cherry takes center stage, but its not overly sweet. A little venous, a little sour. Refreshing. Tried with Jess at Boulevardia in 2017.
750mL bottle from Whole Foods (Charlottesville, VA). Aromas of black cherry, red wine, shortbread cookies. Hazy dark red with a mostly fading white head. Dry, tart, fruity, tangy. Sour, highly acidic.
Pours ruby red with no head. Aroma: nice sour cherry aroma with a bit of funkiness. Taste: sour cherry dominating, with a nice funky aftertaste.
On tap. Reddish-brown colour with ten head. malt and cherry aroma. Sweet, malt, cherry, sour taste. Medium body.
Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017 - Red Session
Pours hazy deep red with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, tart and funky. Taste is medium sweet and medium sour with a long dry, cherry, tart and cherry pits. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Perfectly made kriek, the sour cherries are awesome, the body is awesome, the sour is medium-high perfect. Cascade portland. (Oct 2017 4.0)
Great beer very drinkab, top notch sourness. Beer temple ams
Tap at Au Trappiste. Pours darkest, almost black red with a white foam. Aroma is cherry, stones, funk, but the cherry aromas really open up after a while. Body is medium, cherries, but not as fruity as Belgian lambics often are. Clean sourness with a different kind of funk. Discreet but lively carbonation. Dryish palate. Good, not as intense as a typical Kriek would be. Rather straightforward and simple.
Typical sour cherry kriek. Tart slap then a bit of fruit. Not very complex.
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Cloudy red cherry color. Mild aroma of cherry pits, some cherry juice, some sourness. Smooth mouthfeel, lean body; good malt base for a Sour, moderate cherry flavor, not juicy, no pit tannins; medium sour level; the finish is lemony and a bit astringent. Possibly, some acetic acid in the end.
Nice and clean, but with no depth.