Caldera Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Ashland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Caldera Tap House - Out of business

Established in 1997

Contact
590 Clover Ln, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Description
Caldera Brewing Company is an internationally award winning brewery located in Ashland, Oregon. Never sacrifice quality. Micro canning since 2005. With a full service restaurant onsite, you will sure to find a beer you like with 45 Caldera beers on tap.

Caldera Brewing Company was incorporated March 12, 1996. The first brew was July 4, 1997 and the first keg sold was August 28, 1997. Caldera is distributed by Summit Beverage in Southern Oregon and Point Blank Distributing in Portland, Eugene, Bend and the Oregon Coast area.

For the first eight years, Caldera was draft only until June 2005 when the Pale Ale was put into cans. In 2007 the IPA was added to the can line up and in 2008 the Ashland Amber became the third flavor to can. In 2013, Caldera added Lawnmower Lager and Pilot Rock Porter to its can lineup. Caldera is the first micro brewery in the State of Oregon to brew and can its own beer.

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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can at Grub. Aroma is a bit sweet, bit of wheatiness, bit of berries. Taste is strawberry, fruity, bit of wheat at the end. Bit creamy. Light hop bite. Nice enough. I like the can design. --- Beer merged from original tick of Lawnmower Lager on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Can at Grub. Aroma is a bit sweet, bit of wheatiness, bit of berries. Taste is strawberry, fruity, bit of wheat at the end. Bit creamy. Light hop bite. Nice enough. I like the can design.
Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:03

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Bottle. Golden color. Floral perfumed citric aroma with some tropical fruit. Malty sweetish, floral, perfumed flavor. Citrus, tropical fruit, rosebuds. Too sweet and perfumed for me.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06

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Bottle @ ZZTX. Deep dark brown color. Malt, salt and licorice in the aroma Malty roasty, laurel, salt, in the flavor. Not too sweet, the laurel is dominant.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Deep golden color. Citrus, melon, grass and a hint of oily hops in the aroma. Grassy, hopbitter flavor. Citrus, melon. Soft hopbitter finish. Fairly well balanced, pleasant brew.
Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

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Can. Deep dark brown color. Malt, roast and coffee in the aroma. Malty sweet roasty flavor with caramel and coffee. Simple, straightforward but nice porter.
Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

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Bottle. Dark brown color. Malt, stone fruit (plums, hint of cherry) and roast in the aroma. Hint of matl. Malty sweetish, roasty flavor with caramel and soft metal notes. Orange. Nice, fairly complex brew.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

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Can. Amber color. Pineapple and a hint of toffee in the aroma. Citric, slightly oily hopbitter flavor with hints of caramel and plums. Thinnish, a slight hint of metal. Decent.
Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

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Can. Amber color. Floral, citric aroma with hints of peach. Firm grassy, slightly oily hopbitter flavor with citrus and tropical fruit. Oily grassy hopbitter finish with a hint of metal.
Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

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Bottle. Brown color. Beechwood smoke in the aroma. Smoked cheese. Fat malty roasty sweetish flavor with beechwood smoke and smoked sausage. Nice!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

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From tap. Taken to the beerfestival Albergen by Beer USA from Breda. Amber color. Red fruit and tea leaves in the aroma. Dried tropical fruit. Malty sweet flavor with tea leaves and dried red fruit. Slightly herbal. Just a hint of warming alcohol. Very nice on a cold and wet Dutch summer day.
Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05