Cascade Ale

Beer: Cascade Ale
Brewery: Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon
ABV:4.5%
Style: Blond Ale
Sample Medium: Bottle
Size: 12oz

Impression: This is a light blond ale that pours up a hazy golden glass topped with a pure white velvety head. What makes this better than your average light beer are the hops. Deschutes provides enough hopping to garner citrus and fruit aromas which almost walk this libation into the pale ale class. I would guess that Deschutes probably used some adjuncts to achieve the lightness of body, but there aren't any detectable off flavors as a result. In the end Deschutes has created a perfect lazy weekend beverage to quench that midday thirst. It is my choice when I am not quite in the mood for the bolder hop elements of Hazed & Infused or Hop Knot. In many ways it reminds me of Session Ale and the general theme of that post would apply here as well.