Today, Cascade Brewing announced the launch of a new line of canned beers. This marks a big change for Cascade as the brewery’s package of choice has been 750ml and more recently, 500ml bottles.
Details about Tropical Grasslands, the first beer in this new series are listed in the press release below. At Cascade’s pubs, these new cans will be priced at $20/4-pack of 12 oz cans or $6/single 12 oz can.
I was curious to learn about how Cascade plans to offer this beer at a significantly lower price point. Kevin Martin, Director of Brewery Operations shared some insights with me.
“In an effort to created a canned sour beer that is different from our standard sour line and with a lower price point, we made some changes to our process. We are brewing a new beer recipe with lower starting gravity around 8-11 Plato (our standard sours are typically 17-24 Plato), which gives us a greater yield per brew. We also limited the amount of sugars available for the sour bacteria to ferment, which essentially lessened the aging period by roughly 4-6 months. We are also opting to use ingredients that are less labor intensive than many of our other projects. As a result of these changes, we’ve been able to bring this beer to market at a lower price point than our standard line of Northwest Sour Ales.”
Kevin also pointed that this is not a kettle-soured (which can be produced relatively quickly) beer.
Congrats to Cascade Brewing on their new line of beers. I look forward to tasting them as they are released!
Cascade Brewing releases Tropical Grasslands, its first sour beer in a can
PORTLAND, Ore. –– Jan. 13, 2020 –– Cascade Brewing, a pioneer of the sour beer renaissance, is releasing its first sour beer in a can. Tropical Grasslands is available in single 12 ounce cans starting today at both Cascade Brewing pubs in Portland; four packs are available through very limited distribution in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. This beer will not be available on draft.
Tropical Grasslands is a Gose-style ale aged in oak barrels for up to 10 months then infused with fresh orange zest, fresh lemongrass, ground coriander and Oregon Coast sea salt (5% ABV).
“Tropical Grasslands is the first in a new series of canned sours that are designed to be crisp, easy-drinking sours with clean and complex flavors,” explained Kevin Martin, director of brewery operations for Cascade Brewing. “With soft acidity and fresh flavors, this canned series will be a great gateway sour for those new to sour beer, and will also appeal to the sour beer connoisseur looking for a softer approach to the style.”
Unlike Cascade Brewing’s bottled sour beers, Tropical Grasslands and future canned sour beers are meant to be consumed fresh, not aged. For more information, visit
www.cascadebrewing.com and engage socially at @CascadeBrewing.
About Cascade Brewing
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1998, Cascade Brewing has been a pioneer in the sour beer renaissance since 2006 and the proud innovator of the Northwest Sour Ale. Its distinctive sour beer blends feature fruit-forward, barrel-aged ales with an emphasis on project year-to-year variation. These beers offer a complex array of flavors derived from the acid, the fruit and the residual flavors present in the barrels in which they age. The resulting beers offer a complex array of flavors and aromas derived from with each project year release capturing the unique subtleties of that year’s growing season. Cascade Brewing’s beers are collected by sour fans and connoisseurs around the world. Learn more at
www.cascadebrewing.com.
