About

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Cascade Brewing was founded in 1998 by owner Art Larrance and brewmaster Ron Gansberg. They considered what they could draw upon from the region: an abundant supply of wine barrels from the nearby wine country, and access to delicious and plentiful local fruit.

They chose to create sour ales (though they purposefully stayed away from trying to recreate Belgian style sour ales). Employing lactobacillus, an acid bacteria that produces moderate levels of acidity and sour flavors, they began their sour journey in 2005.

Tart, barrel-aged beers are the emerging beer style and Cascade Brewing is a pioneer of the Northwest sour beer movement. We are, by nature, the definition of artisanal brewing: we’re not bound by stylistic guidelines, just our own imagination and the ingredients we can access.