westerntrout

Recipes 

why are so many US brewers so fascinated with cascade (or similiar) hops? an ESB.... with overwhelming cascade aroma? WTH? every 6er i buy is a gamble that any subtlety will be negated by the unique grapefruitiness of cascade. not completely anti cascade, a top note with some willamette is nice, but really! next i expect to find a cascade version of a pilsener. i guess i can rightfully expect it in an APA but it seems like the only hop that some brewers have available. a cascade stout, you betcha!, how about a fine brown porter, lets break out the cascade! against all the laws of nature in a bitter. how about an octobercade? hmmm. tasty!

kinda poking a bit of fun but it does appear that there is a lack of imagination sometimes.

peterfuse

Recipes 

im not from the US and cascade is by far my favourite hop to use for homebrewing. it is that cascade nose that i love. i wouldn't try it in a pilsner though or a stout.

the_bird

Recipes 

I just got two pounds of it yesterday....

Any brewer that's making an "American" version of a style, Cascade's pretty much synonymous with that. I think you may be overstating its overuse a LITTLE bit, though...

__________________
Come join Yankee Ingenuity!

"I'm kind of toasted. But I looked at my watch and it's only 6:30 so I can't stop drinking yet." - Yooper's Bob

Danny013

Recipes 

I'm not really a big cascade fan, either. It seems like every American craft brew has a generous amount of cascade in it. For me, it gets old buy all these different kinds of beer and getting that cascade aroma with a huge number of IBU's. All the different craft beers I have tried all kind of blend together into cascadeness.

It's a good hop, I just think its oerused a little.

Cheesefood

Recipes 

Don't you love the way it gets your dishes nice and clean?

__________________
Past Winners: Caramel Cream Ale #1, Hoegaarden Clone, Boom-Boom Vanilla Ale, Lazy Monk Abbey Style, Amarillo Cream Ale. (AG),

Buy a shirt now!!! Please! Did I help you? Buya shirt!
Cool Shirts.

BrewDey

Recipes 

I'm with you. I've used thme a decent amount, and I used a LOT of them on a recent pale...in comparing it with the Simcoes though-I think I like the Simcoes a lot better. They are a bit less fruity than Cascades, and have more of a cat-pi$$ taste/smell....for some reason I like that better.

TexLaw

Recipes 

Don't worry. You won't see as much Cascade next year!


TL

__________________
Beer is good for anything from hot dogs to heartache.

Drinking Frog Brewery, est. 1993

Soulive

Recipes 

Cascade is a very good and versatile hop. I agree that in some cases it is misused (e.g. dryhopped ESB), but it should be used frequently for American ales. Centennial is another awesome American "C" hop. If it ain't broke, don't fix it...

__________________
Cheers!


===================
Green Lane Brewing
===================

Primary = Evan!'s Special Bitter
On Deck = EdWort's Porter / American Amber

EdWort's Haus Pale Ale Count

cheezydemon

Recipes 

I don't know, I think it gives me an advantage because everyone else has "sierra envy" (yes I do have a "sorta sierra" session beer going for SWMBO)
It gives me an advantage to use different hops and come up with a more unique flavor.
Cascade is good though. That is part of the problem(if it is a problem).

__________________
BOTTLED: "Route 66 IPA" 7% ABV, "Dave's Imperial Stout" 12% ABV , "Spider Imperial Stout" 9%ABV , "Mutt Irish Ale" 7% ABV, "Sorta Sierra" IPA's 4.4% ABV, "Habanero Ales" 5.5% ABV, "Pumpkin Seed Ale" 5.5% ABV , "Marzen" Lager, "Step child Ale",
PRIMARies: "Caramel Amber" , "Black Porter"
SECONDARIES:1 :"Miller Ale"
On DECK: Another Russian Stout

Cookiebaggs

Recipes 

LOL Cheese!

I have 3 lbs of cascade that I picked in August. I love it! (especially with the hop situation) I am drinking an all cascade IPA and IMO, it's really good. Nice and grapefruity. I also used it in 10 gal of EW haus ale that's in secondary and in the holiday spice that's conditioning in bottles.

With just under 2 lbs left, I'll be using it some more. Unless someone here would like to trade me for 1/2 lb of a whole British hop!