Cranberry Sour - Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub

grittybrews

Washington

3.9/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a ruddy, hazy red with two fingers of off-white head. Relatively mild aroma of tart cranberry.

Moderate carbonation and a full, smooth mouthfeel. Cranberry up front with a wheaty backbone and a slight tartness on the tail end. Less sour that expected; the tartness is more an undercurrent and the fruit and malt comes through a little more.

Nice overall, but not as impressive as many other Cascade brews.

Serving type: nitro-tap

11-07-2012 16:13:58 | More by grittybrews

jethrodium

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at City Beer Store. Pours a clear light amber with a small white head that settles to ring and leaves little lacing on the glass. The aroma is tart cranberry, light funk, a bit of cherry, some raspberry, and some light medicinal notes, but not overwhelming. The taste is tart cranberry, cherry, and raspberry. There is a decent amount of lactic acid, but it is not burningly acidic like some of the Cascades. It's not particularly sweet, but not dry either. The finish has a bit of cinnamon. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Quite a nice beer.

Serving type: on-tap

02-15-2012 22:06:54 | More by jethrodium

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.53/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured a nice pinkish cranberry color with good carbonation leaving a nice white cap

S: Nice but subtle cranberry and a light booze sting

T: Starts out with an immediate cranverry tastem light booze, sour tartness but the cranberry is not as prominent as I expected.

M: Big carbonation, medium body

O: Not to shabby

Serving type: on-tap

12-12-2011 03:28:48 | More by barleywinefiend