7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled@SBWF2010. Ambery brown colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is smoked wet wood, peat, some mild burnt bacon as well as mild freshly cut wooden notes. Flavour is smoke, mild tar, wood, some toffee and mild smoked wet wooden notes. Rather pleasantly balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2011
at 22:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at SAVOR. Poured a pitch black, small dark tan head. Aroma was chocolate notes, touch of vanilla and barrel aged notes. Flavor was sweet, a bit too sweet, but around the sweetness I caught a good chocolate, vanilla, and malt brew. Alcohol wasn’t very masked, and shown through the brew. Very cool.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2011
at 00:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma with hints of caramel. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus finish with hints of caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2011
at 18:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty smokey bacon aroma with hints of caramel. Sweetish malty smokey caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty smokey finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2011
at 18:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
1st June 2009
Hazy pale gold beer with a light white head. Soft palate, semi dry. Very light hops with an orange tone. Just a little hop bitterness in the aftertaste. A good session beer.
Hazy pale gold beer with a light white head. Soft palate, semi dry. Very light hops with an orange tone. Just a little hop bitterness in the aftertaste. A good session beer.
Tried
on 29 May 2011
at 04:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at CaptainCougar’s local tasting, thanks! Kevin described the aroma perfectly - horse stable (but in a good way). Taste is sweet with campfire. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2011
at 16:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Whoa. Serious IPA within these aluminum walls. The malts are very grainy and hold a touch of earthiness, but the huge herbal hops obliterate any resistance you may hold against drinking more of this beer. Caldera IPA is a deliciously bitter IBU fix, piney with hints of citrus, unloading scores of hop resin onto your palate. The graininess becomes a pleasant, almost nutty background as your tastebuds succumb to the hoppy assault, and the beer finishes with a dry swipe, yet still harbors a minimal malt sweetness. Tasty and pretty enough to cause boners in Beer Geeks.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2011
at 13:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
This beer is beautiful, I’ll give it that. Hazy gold with lovely frothy white top, the brew leaves ample lacing as you sip the pint. The taste is decent, but a little, well, weird. The grains are quite prevalent, playing a much larger role than you’d expect in a dry-hopped pale ale. Still, the bitter finish cleans things up, and the texture is smooth and lovely, begging to be guzzled. Luckily, being a beer snob, I no longer guzzle, which means I get to enjoy the feel for a while longer. Just don’t count on much coming from the nose-- this beer is nearly odor-free. Again, confusing because of the dry-hopping. Still, Caldera Pale Ale is yet another notch in the headboard of the canned beer revolution.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2011
at 18:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 oz. bottle, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malt, hops and strong wood. Flavour brings out roasted malts, hops and wood - some oaked notes. Lingering notes of wood and hops. Most outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2011
at 01:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, intense black pepper and light rosewater. In mouth, black pepper over honey malt, light rose, a bit of maple, not bad. Tasted March 12 2011 with Montreal crew.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2011
at 19:31