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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6.8
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


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

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


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

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


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

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


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

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


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Can. Brown color, hazy. Toffee, citrus and peach in the aroma. Toffee, citrus and grassy hops in the flavor. Sweet, caramelly, lacks balance.

Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Caldera Mosaic IPA (by Caldera Brewing Company):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 7/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5

17/VIII/19 - 12Fl. Oz. can @ bottle share pre-Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1238) Thanks to Fokke for sharing the bottle!
Clear deep orange beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: oxidized, malty, bit cheesy, soft fruitiness, hint of citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, malty, cheesy, oxidized, dry. Aftertaste: very bitter, very oxidized, dry, some citrus, too oxidized. How old is this stuff?

Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2019 at 22:10


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can 355ml (Beer Rep) Dark amber colour, medium-sized beige head. Piney, a bit harsh aroma with touch of caramalt. Medium-bodied. Sweetish caramalt, pine, wood in the flavour. Okish but feels a bit old as not much Mosaic here.

Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2019 at 14:51


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can 355ml (Beer Rep)
Clear deep copper colour, small steady off-white head and lace. Pine-resiny aroma. Medium-bodied. Flavour is resiny and piney with good citrus too. Also a bit bready with decent amount of crystal malt sweetness. Stylish classic West Coast IPA.

Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2019 at 16:56