Cascade Brewing Announces Release of Framblanc 2017 on Draft and in 500ml Bottles

From Cascade:

PORTLAND, OR . (August 8, 2018) – Cascade Brewing will release its Framblanc 2017 project on Friday, August 17. Framblanc is a blend of sour blond ales aged for up to 14 months in oak wine barrels with more than 3,500 pounds of white raspberries. Fresh flavors of raspberries, green grapes, white peaches and pears earned Framblanc the gold medal at the 2017 Oregon Beer Awards. The 2017 project will be available on draft and in 500ml bottles. The beer is 8.4 percent ABV.

“The warm 2017 growing season produced beautifully ripened raspberries that contributed lots of fresh fruit flavor in this blend, making this project year one of the most expressive we’ve ever released,” explained Kevin Martin, Head of Brewing Operations for Cascade Brewing.
This marks the third 500ml bottle release for Cascade Brewing, on the heels of Kriek 2017 and Apricot 2017. The brewery switched from 750ml bottles to the new size with a commensurate price point; according to Cascade Brewing VP of Sales and Marketing Tim Larrance, the change has been very effective in increasing sales velocity.
Framblanc is a tier two offering, with pricing based on the style of beer, the type of ingredients contained within, the time aged in the barrels, and types of barrels used. It will be available at Cascade’s two Portland-area pubs – Cascade Brewing Barrel House and The Lodge at Cascade Brewing – and through the brewery’s worldwide distribution network.
The next scheduled Cascade Brewing release will be the introduction of 500ml Rose City Sour in September.

About Cascade Brewing
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, capturing the unique subtleties of that year’s growing season. Cascade Brewing’s sour ales are brewed and blended in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit CascadeBrewing.com and join the brewery on social media @CascadeBrewing, #CascadeBrewing and #HouseofSour. Cheers to the sours; enjoy in a profoundly wise manner.