Cascade Brewing Releases Kriek Ale Vertical Reserve Box Set

Cascade Brewing is releasing a limited series of Vertical Reserve Box Sets. Each release will feature 100 four-packs that will contain bottles of a single brand from each of the past four years’ releases: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Each box set will retail for $100.

The first release will be Kriek and will take place starting at Noon on Friday, May 6 at the Cascade Brewing Barrel House at 939 SE Belmont St. in Portland.

Kriek is a blend of sour red ales aged in oak wine barrels for up to 17 months with Bing and sour pie cherries. One of the brewery’s flagship products, Kriek features complex flavors of cherries, roast malts, oak and spice.