Cerise Nouveau - Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub

Auracom

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Cascade's barrel house. 2 oz. served in a taster tulip on November 29th, 2012.

A - I haven't seen this depth of color in a sour since St. Lamnivus more than a year ago. Blood-red wine coloring with a pink ring of foam. Still has good lacing.

S - Well ripened cherry, more sweet than sour with that aged fruit character. Underneath are red wine grapes, oak, and maybe a touch of acidity.

T - Further Bing cherries and oak barrel. Straight to the point.

M - Light-medium body, high and appropriate carbonation, semi-dry finish.

D - For want of more complexity, I'm not blown away. They really got the cherry component right though, without letting it go too tart. Shocked this is 9.25%, really no hint of that anywhere in the nose or drink.

Serving type: on-tap

12-05-2012 23:02:11 | More by Auracom

bstyle

Indiana

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-08-2013 06:28:26 | More by bstyle

Jeremy6566

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-07-2013 20:00:03 | More by Jeremy6566

dirtylou

Washington

3.99/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bottle, split, hill farmstead stemware

from notes

"This NW style sour ale is the Cerise Nouveau of cherry beers. It's a blend of red ales aged in oak barrels for up to eight months, then aged on fresh Bing cherries for an additional three months. "

Dark. More sweet than sour, really. Balsamic. Layers and layers of cherries - nowhere near as complex as sang noir/rouge/royal. In the endless array of fruit-forward Cascade beers, this wasnt one of the better ones.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 02:07:06 | More by dirtylou

pmarlowe

California

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-05-2013 21:02:29 | More by pmarlowe

sliverX

New York

5/5  rDev +22%

04-28-2013 19:20:12 | More by sliverX

metalgdog

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-28-2013 13:56:27 | More by metalgdog

dogfishandi

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-28-2013 00:39:58 | More by dogfishandi

ThePorterSorter

New York

4.28/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

thanks joe

the beer pours a deep, dark, cloudy, slightly rusty maroon with a head that disappears in a blink. the nose is cherry forward and sweet with a slight tartness. the taste is definitely slightly danker, but hugely tart cherries forward. it drinks with a lot more character compared to the kriek. it's medium bodied, drinkable, dank, tart, semi-dry, and distinctly cherry. the beer definitely lives up to my cascade standard, great cherry, worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 00:29:55 | More by ThePorterSorter

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-21-2013 23:00:05 | More by KiMiRaiK

Gobzilla

California

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

03-31-2013 02:03:29 | More by Gobzilla

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -20.7%

03-31-2013 01:56:12 | More by t0rin0

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Darker red-red-amber pour with a bead of bubbles around the perimeter of the surface. Tart aroma, cherries, some vinous, acetic, and lactic qualities. More of this in the taste, sour/tart cherry, red wine, earthy barrel wood, leather, and some acetic acid, with some spicy yeast elements coming through. Pretty nice stuff from Cascade, as usual. Medium body, lower carbonation, and quite enjoyable for the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 21:46:26 | More by Rifugium

mendvicdog

Maryland

4/5  rDev -2.4%

03-19-2013 02:28:52 | More by mendvicdog

leedorham

Washington

4/5  rDev -2.4%

03-11-2013 14:55:39 | More by leedorham

dumbocastillo

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

03-03-2013 21:45:08 | More by dumbocastillo

standardcherry

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle shared with a friend. Poured into a red solo cup (was the only thing at hand).

A: Dark red/brownish color. Tiny white head as we poured.
S: Tons of sour cherries, oak, some grape and funk. Smells great.
T: Quite sour but probably lower than other Cascade beers. Wood tannins, wine-like flavors, sour cherries, slight vinegar-like flavor.
M: Medium bodied with low carbonation. Carbonation was not bad but I would have liked a bit more.
O: Great beer but definitely not Cascade's best. Still worth trying in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 06:30:51 | More by standardcherry

DaftCaskBC

British Columbia (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Shared by Rutager.

A: Deep red with a slight white head.

S: Cherries, sour funk and oak.

T: Sour cherry galore, a lot of oak, slight grassy hops and sour funk.

M: Medium viscosity and a medium to low level of carbonation.

O: Excellent, very refreshing and tasty.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 05:58:14 | More by DaftCaskBC

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

4.19/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Recently purchased bottle from the Raccoon Lodge, drank with daftcaskbc.

Appearance. Pours a deep maroon with barely a skim of head.

Smell. Sour cherries! There's a little light yeast, red grape, and a good amount of wood.

Taste. Quite sour, tart cherries, lots of tannic wood and some dry yeast.

Mouthfeel. Medium+ body, low carbonation.

Overall. Sour and nicely fruity with lots of wood. Nothing wrong with that!

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 01:38:36 | More by Rutager

Romulux

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

02-11-2013 14:40:14 | More by Romulux

tectactoe

Michigan

4.19/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Cracked open during a tasting - thanks to whomever brought this one along. Pours a ruby color, dark-red and almost brown in some spots with a thin ring of slightly-pink head topping this one off and leaving no noticeable lacing along the sides. The aroma is very pleasant, cherry-oak flavors clash and mingle quite well, leading way to a bigger collage of berries; tart, sour, and sweet all at once. Moderate berries and grapes on the nose, as well, though the cherries are clearly the start of the show here, as expected (...CERISE, fucking duh). The oaky aroma definitely gets stronger as this one gets a little warmer.

But surprisingly enough, the oak is much more subdued on the palate, which is mildly upsetting. It's definitely there, but certainly plays tertiary to many of the other flavors. Fruits are the heaviest thing here - ripe cherries, green apples, berries; very, very sour and tart, nearly puckering. The tartness lasts for quite a while before it settles down and mellows out into a fruit-laden sweetness. There's a very light wet-wood flavor on the tail end - again, I wish this oak character was a bit stronger, I think it would work well with the sour cherries. Some cork flavors in the finish as well, feigning a slightly mild funky flavor... Was this brewed with brett yeast? I didn't think so, but this faint funky flavor tells me otherwise. Thin-medium body with a medium amount of carbonation.

I enjoyed this one quite a bit, although I am very partial to cherries - one of my favorite fruits. Nice tartness, good sour elements, and an oak aroma that I wish came out a bit more on the palate. Light funk at the end ties everything together. I'd love to have this one again.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 20:30:36 | More by tectactoe

Benny3000

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

02-09-2013 20:06:02 | More by Benny3000

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

02-06-2013 18:16:15 | More by yourefragile

nkeckhar

New York

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

02-01-2013 20:56:32 | More by nkeckhar

inlimbo77

Delaware

3.86/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

750ml, 2012 Project
Lost Abbey tulip

A: Pours a murky deep dark red color. Thin collar of tight bubbles of slightly pink head. Seems to be lightly carbonated. Some alcohol feet showing up on the glass.

S: Smells of tart cherries. Oak. Vinous. Maybe some malt sweetness. Not overly sour aggressive or anything.

T: You get tart cherry up front, but like others have said its not as sour as other Cascades. You can tell its more of that red ale base. Maybe the bugs didn't get to it as much. Very pleasantly lightly tart and not overly aggressive. As it warms, it get more of that Flanders style here. Some vanilla from wood too. Some dryness on back end but bit bone dry.

M: Medium bodied. Not as carbonated as other Cascades.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 16:30:40 | More by inlimbo77