Cascade Sang Rouge - Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub

Pahn

New York

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle into Duvel tulip. Think I picked this bottle up some time in 2010 and somehow never got around to opening it. Bottle says "8.06% ABV, 6.1 IBU" if that's a vintage identifier for you.

Appearance: Careful pour yields a one inch frothy offwhite head that dissipates steadily and leaves no lacing. Pours a deep but translucent ruby red and leaves occasional dots and tight streaks of lacing.

Smell: Balsamic vinegar, fruity undertones. With time, some beautifully vibrant red fruit notes come out. Lots of development here. Gets funkier, more savory, then more deeply fruity, etc.

Taste: Creamy and oaky up front, leading to a great lactic sour and cherry hit. Lots of acetic flavor that goes well with the oak. Pretty sour; sourness lingers long and mouthpuckeringly. Great leathery red wine flavors emerge.

This beer is straightforward and delicious. Just right amount of oak influence, lots of cherry, red wine, wild ale complexity without any real abrasiveness. I've gone on more sweeping American wild ale adventures than this one, but the ride is smooth and profoundly enjoyable.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Juicy, with a tart finish. Occasional sugariness, but not bad. Often quite succulent. Perfect carbonation.

Overall: Sang Rouge is an American wild ale after my own heart. While I could go even oakier, and would love some sour cherries thrown in, otherwise it hits all the right notes for me. Red wine-like, great mouthfeel, not too acidic, flavors not too disparate but still deep and complex. Could drink this beer every day, honestly.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2011 00:01:55 | More by Pahn

writerLJBerg

Oregon

3.61/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

750mL bottle split 3 ways

A: Red tinted mahogany with a thin lashing of head. Some legs.

N: ripe grapes, lactic acide, some strawberry, cherry, and oak. Wine barrel is evident.

M: Sour lactic acid and sweet tarts. There's an ample amount of the aforementioned fruits, but this has the same base level taste of the other Cascade sours.

M: It's on the lighter side, though it's still heavier than I like and has an oiliness about it.

O: Typical Cascade sour. Nothing special, but it's not off putting to drink, either.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 16:03:57 | More by writerLJBerg

kiki3drt292

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-25-2013 18:04:21 | More by kiki3drt292

IpeeA

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-23-2013 11:42:26 | More by IpeeA

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

04-20-2013 00:47:19 | More by Gonzoillini

claaark13

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-07-2013 23:31:47 | More by claaark13

SourinQns

New York

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

04-04-2013 03:07:38 | More by SourinQns

BeerThursdays

Delaware

3.5/5  rDev -18.4%

04-03-2013 02:40:27 | More by BeerThursdays

harrymel

Washington

4/5  rDev -6.8%

03-11-2013 16:22:21 | More by harrymel

phingdong

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -6.8%

02-05-2013 03:47:20 | More by phingdong

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-30-2013 05:17:21 | More by spycow

oregone

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

01-22-2013 16:54:37 | More by oregone

ucsbmullet

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-20-2013 22:56:21 | More by ucsbmullet

teddyarrowhead

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

01-20-2013 18:35:30 | More by teddyarrowhead

leedorham

Washington

4/5  rDev -6.8%

01-20-2013 05:05:34 | More by leedorham

MordorMongo

Indiana

4/5  rDev -6.8%

01-13-2013 23:15:57 | More by MordorMongo

tomholland

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -12.6%

01-09-2013 00:27:15 | More by tomholland

AlexFields

Tennessee

4/5  rDev -6.8%

01-07-2013 01:59:31 | More by AlexFields

beernads

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

01-05-2013 11:12:15 | More by beernads

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

12-16-2012 22:17:42 | More by t0rin0

gregmoscetti

California

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

12-05-2012 07:37:47 | More by gregmoscetti

BdubleEdubleRUN

California

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

11-06-2012 17:26:46 | More by BdubleEdubleRUN

UCLABrewN84

California

4.4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to John11486 for sharing this one at jmgrub's tasting.

Pours a clear brown with a foamy tan head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour, tart, and funky with some fruity, wood, and vinegar aromas. Taste is much the same with an acidic finish on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 03:23:58 | More by UCLABrewN84

drewone

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

10-06-2012 23:03:53 | More by drewone

GRG1313

California

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

08-20-2012 06:04:40 | More by GRG1313