“Noyaux (pronounced noy-OH) is a blend of sour blond ales aged in white wine barrels for up to 24 months with fresh raspberries and apricot noyaux. Offering a complex bouquet of raspberry fruit, rose petals, toasted almonds and soft perfume notes. The Noyaux nut can be found inside of the apricot pit which we take from the fresh whole apricots we use in making Cascade Brewing Apricot.”

Glassware: Stemmed tulip.

Appearance: Hazy amber with a soft reddish tint. It produced a short fizzy head which forms a halo and drags a wet lace down the glass.

Aroma: On point! Raspberries hit the olfactory’s first followed by an amazing mixture of ripe peach, apricot and raw almond. 24 months in barrel is mind blowing and it has imparted subtle hints of oak, white grapes and sour red apple along the way. Maybe a touch of rosé coming through too. Brilliant aroma.

Flavour: Like all Cascade sours the first sip is sour AF. Extremely tart raspberry, rosé and oak make way for delicious waves of peach, apricot, vanilla, white grape and candied lemon. Mixed berry sherbet forming late as are the nutty almonds which lead in to a tart and citrusy finish.

Mouthfeel: Sharp, crisp and acidic. Kinda dry. Fizzy and effervescent Co2. Pucker rating hits an easy 4/5. 8.3% ABV is fairly well buried.

Overall: Classic Cascade. Incredibly complex yet still so light and crushable. We wish we were rich as we’d fill a whole shelf of the cellar with this. Superb.