ABV
7.3%
Body
medium
Sweetness
off-dry
Price
premium
Cascade Apricot
캐스케이드 에이프리콧
Beer / Sour and Wild Beer — Portland, Oregon, USA
Easy to place with food and easier to enjoy without overthinking it.
Easy to place with food
Can cushion spice or salt and make the pairing feel more forgiving
Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
medium body gives the pairing its weight
off-dry sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
apricot, oak, tart are the leading flavor cues to follow
INTERPRETATION
What this drink feels like in plain language
More naturally food-friendly than forceful, and easier to place in real-life situations.
FIT
Who it fits
- • People who want flexibility across more than one kind of dish
- • People who want a softer, easier approach than a fully dry style
CAUTION
Who may want to be careful
- • People expecting only extreme intensity or obvious weight may want something else
SCENE
When it works especially well
- • Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
What to Eat with Cascade Apricot?
Here are the food directions that fit Cascade Apricot based on aroma and texture cues.
Current analysis layers: 0 volatile and 0 nonvolatile compounds.
PAIRING CUE
Fried food
PAIRING CUE
Salty snacks
PAIRING CUE
Casual dining
WHY IT WORKS
- • Can cushion spice or salt and make the pairing feel more forgiving
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Our take
Utility-first bottle intelligence for food pairing, dinner planning, gifting, and regional availability checks. Start with the taste shape, then move to where it fits.
ABV
7.3%
Body
medium
Sweetness
off-dry
Price
$$$$premium
Flavor Profile
Taxonomy
Sour and Wild Beer
Lambic, gueuze, gose, Berliner Weisse, and mixed-fermentation sour styles.
Category Taste Grid
Beer markers
Representative Compounds
Sour and Wild Beer
- lactic_acid - sour structural backbone
- acetic_acid - volatile sharpness in some mixed-fermentation beer
- ethyl_lactate - creamy tart softness
- volatile_phenols - barnyard, spice, or wild complexity
Beer
- isoamyl_acetate - banana in hefeweizen and expressive ale fermentations
- 4_vinyl_guaiacol - clove-like phenol in wheat beer and some Belgian styles
- myrcene - green resinous hop aroma in fresh hoppy beer
- linalool - floral-citrus hop lift
- geraniol - citrus and rose-like hop aroma precursor
- humulene - woody, herbal hop signature
Legal and Protected Name Context
Sour and Wild Beer
Protected names
Country: Belgium / EU
Authority: regional practice and food law
Law: lambic-linked naming relies more on place tradition than one codified transnational statute
Focus: spontaneous or mixed-fermentation naming conventions
Beer
Protected names
No protected names listed.
Chemical Profile
Volatile Compounds (0)
Chemical layer details are not yet published for this page.
Nonvolatile Compounds (0)
Chemical layer details are not yet published for this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Cascade Apricot?
Cascade Apricot pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as apricot, oak, tart. The medium body and off-dry sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Cascade Apricot taste like?
Cascade Apricot is a Beer in the Sour and Wild Beer family with 7.3% ABV. Expect a medium body, off-dry sweetness, and flavor cues such as apricot, oak, tart, vanilla, funk.
How much does Cascade Apricot cost?
Cascade Apricot usually sits in the premium price range for Beer. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.