Cerise Nouveau - Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub

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

acurtis

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%

06-16-2013 03:30:35 | More by acurtis

ste5venla

California

4/5  rDev -2.4%

06-12-2013 00:22:26 | More by ste5venla

Retail1LO

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

06-11-2013 00:17:30 | More by Retail1LO

Holland

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-29-2013 02:40:36 | More by Holland

judkinst

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-27-2013 17:43:10 | More by judkinst

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-25-2013 12:05:33 | More by InspectorBob

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.89/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Bottle opened on 5.9.13
2012 Project

A - Pours a deep burgundy-red with a fizzy tan-purple head that quickly moves to the edges.

S - Tart cherry and oak woodiness.

T - Tart cherry with a touch of sweetness, some barrel characteristics - wood and funk.

D - Good carbonation with a medium body.

O - Tart cherry and barrel. Nothing really surprising here.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:28:01 | More by HuskyinPDX

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

S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Isls.

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