ORIGINATING FROM THE USDA-ARA BREEDING PROGRAM, CASCADE IS AN AROMA-TYPE CULTIVAR BRED IN 1956 AND RELEASED IN 1972. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY OPEN POLLINATION OF A FUGGLE SEEDLING. CASCADE IS THE MOST POPULAR VARIETY IN CRAFT BREWING AND IS KNOWN FOR HAVING A UNIQUE FLORAL, SPICY AND CITRUS CHARACTER WITH BALANCED BITTERING POTENTIAL. BRAND MAY VARY.