Cascade Brewing Company releases Staying Hopmistic Golden Ale dry-hopped with Strata hops, and Apricot, this Friday.

Press Release

(Portland, OR- March 3rd, 2022) Cascade Brewing has announced the upcoming release of Apricot and Staying Hoptimistic starting Friday, March 4th.

Apricot is a blend of sour blond ales aged in oak wine barrels for up to 14 months, then naturally fermented with Northwest-grown apricots and aged on the fruit for an additional six months before packaging. As one of the first and longest-running blends in our portfolio, Apricot has become a quintessential part of Cascade Brewing’s identity as a producer of Northwest sour ales. Apricot is 7.1% ABV and will be available in draft kegs and 250 ml cans.

There’s no denying that these are trying times, so we are here to spread some hopefulness with Staying Hoptimistic. This sour golden ale was aged in oak barrels and foudres for up to 10 months before dry hopping with Strata hops. With notes of grapefruit, strawberry, melon, and hint of dankness. Staying Hoptimistic is 5.8% ABV and will be available in draft kegs and 12 oz cans.
Both Apricot and Staying Hoptimistic will be available locally at the Cascade Brewing Barrel House at 939 SE Belmont Street and through regular distribution.

About Cascade Brewing
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1998, Cascade Brewing is a pioneer of the sour beer renaissance, innovating the Northwest Sour Ale in 2006. The brewery’s portfolio of distinctive sour ales features fruit-forward, barrel-aged ales with complex flavors and aromas derived from the acid, the fruit and the residual flavors present in the aging barrels. An emphasis on year-to-year variation captures the unique subtleties of each year’s fruit growing season, leading sour beer connoisseurs around the world to seek out Cascade’s Northwest Sour Ales. The brewery also brews a broad range of other styles with the same level of quality and creativity that has become synonymous with the Cascade Brewing brand. CascadeBrewing.com | @Cascade.Brewing