Caldera Brewing Company Old Growth Imperial Stout

Old Growth Imperial Stout

 

Caldera Brewing Company in Ashland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.66
ABV: 8.8% IBU: - Ticks: 73
Kettle Series. Brewed in late December of every year,this imperial stout ages for one whole year before its release.
Grist: Premium Two Row, Munich, Chocolate, Brown, Carafa Special, Crystal;
Spices: Brewers’ licorice;
Hops: Galena, Saaz;
Original gravity: 1.088;
Alcohol by volume: changed from 9% to 10.3% to 8.8%.
Release date: December 1.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ ZZT X, small sample, thanks all for sharing! Dark color, short head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, licorice. Bit sweet, but mostly malty bitterness in taste. Good beer, but a bit one-dimensional on the roast and licorice.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2014 at 07:21

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle @ ZZT X shared by Caesar. Opaque pitch black color, average to medium sized brown head. Aroma is malts, roasted malts, liquorice. Taste malts, roasted malts, liquorice, bitter, chocolate. Medium body and carbonation. Nice! I like the big roastyness. Lovely.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2014 at 09:27

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ ZZT 10 shared by Caesar. Black colour with a small light brown head. Smells roasty, chocolate, coffee. Tastes roasty, coffee, chocolate, nice. Medium to full body, soft carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2014 at 09:23

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Tom C’s place. Black with a pretty, big brown head. Nice aroma of roast, coffee and a bit of licorice. Bittersweet flavor, roast, with coffee, a bit of licorice and a burnt bitterish finish. Full-bodied. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2014 at 04:53

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle at pre-borefts tasting . Pour black, small grey head . Smell is coffee , bit bitter , bit sweet . Taste is coffee (intense ) . Thick mouthfeel , low carbo . Bit bitter , some sweetness .
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2014 at 13:28

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at the ABC Beers pre Borefts tasting, Den Haag, courtesy of deanso. Poured a dark mahogany with a thin broken tan head. The aroma is rich malt, creamy caramel. The flavour is moderate bitter with a sweet malt boozy alcohol bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2014 at 11:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at the Pre-Borefts Tasting. Pours near black with a short lived beige head. Aroma of espresso, roast, caramel, chocolate. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2014 at 11:51

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bomber bottle from ABCBeers @ Pre Borefts tasting Thin creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Lots of chocolate. A lovely imperial stout.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2014 at 11:50

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bomber from De Bierkoning @ home. Pitch black color. Dense beige to brown head, with reasonable retention. Aroma’s: mocha, sweetish, roasted malts, hints of red fruit, drop & soy sauce. Retronasal it’s sweet, mocha, light fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet, roasted, moderate bitter. Medium bodied. Carbo is on the low side. Finishes with roasted malts, dark chocolate, moderate bitter. Nice!
Tried on 20 Sep 2014 at 14:39

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
First ratingBottled at Haket, Göteborg, on August 16, 2014. During "big bottle share Saturday".Black color, dark brown head. Sweet, malty, green bell peppers scent, some chocolate. Chocolate, grainy, bitter taste. Bitter, cocoa aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, high bitterness.8/4/7/2/14=3.5Rerate1 pt 6 fl oz bottle at VilleValla Pub, Linköpin, on March 11, 2016.Black color, brown head. Cocoa, chocolate, light smoked, grainy scent. Grainy, smoke, bitter, cocoa taste. Bitter, dark chocolate aftertaste. Medium to full smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.8/4/7/4/15=3.7
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2014 at 07:12