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.
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a clear, straw colored body and a white head. Aroma of ginger (fresh and candied), grass, earth, wet hay, urine, pepper with just a hint of yeast esters. Taste is straw, a bit bitter, spicy, ginger, a bit bready. Nearly a lager like crispness too. Lively bubbles. Thin. Watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2010
at 18:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tin. Poured clear copper with thick white head. No lacing. Aroma of fruity hops, some citrus. Medium hop flavour, not quite an IPA but more hop than a pale. Crisp clean finish. Good on a warm muggy day.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2010
at 21:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can - Clear light copper orange color with an off-white sturdy head. Moderate piney grassy aroma. Standard IPA flavors on the Piney and soapy side, with a decent body and generaly well ballanced. Good IPA...IN A CAN !
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2010
at 12:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 oz can into lager glass. Aromas of grapefruit, citrus powder drink, marmalade. Pours a clear gold hue with a nice head and sticky lace. Taste is just slightly sweet at first but remains bitter throughout the rest of the drink. A little grainy. Fairly hoppy with just a small malt presence. Highly carbonated and slightly oily. Nice long flavorful finish. A well-made tasty APA.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2010
at 17:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a clear bronze-brown body with a small off-white head. Aroma of leather, beef jerky, iodine, chalky, honey bbq, caramel, baked apple, sun tan lotion. Complex, but smoked beers are not my cup of tea to be perfectly honest. Taste is less smokey than the aroma. A hint of bbq, some caramel, leathery, light roast. Very drinkable actually. Medium bubbles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2010
at 21:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from joshuahfl. Pours hazy copper/amber with a 3 finger foamy off-white head. Aromas of mild caramel and a lot of floral hop. Med body with lightly foamy carbonation. Very smooth. Light sweet caramel backbone rather crushed by the hop. Floral hop to me. Finishes quite bitter along the tongue sides. Not grapefruit or pine, though the finish suggests a bit of grapefruit , so? With the passage of a little time, the grapefruit roars forth. Wow. Floral and grapefruit. Really good stuff.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2010
at 17:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tampa Wkly Gathering @Datz Thanks Blazer06/Zack-12oz can-pours a foamy off white head with trailing lace and gold color. Aroma is pine, light malt. Taste is resin/pine hops, sweet light/medium malt, yeast.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2010
at 12:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a hazy deep brown body and a large tan head. Aroma of hay, thistle, bitter, dry powdered chocolate, molasses, saltwater taffy and flan. Taste is fruity, nutty, tobacco, ash, bitter, dark fruits, orange. Lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2010
at 06:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours with a hazed amber body and a large bone colored head. Aroma of orange, orange peel, rotten orange, pine, fruity, lots of caramel. Taste is bitter, lots of orange and citrus, pine, wet dog, cardboard, caramel, grassy and soggy. Mediocre hopping, I think their caned IPA is a decent bit better actually. Lively bubbles. Dry, bitter. Ho-hum IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2010
at 23:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Nice mid-range malty flavor with some sweet caramel too. Has some floral and citrus hops through it but mostly the malts. Nice.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2010
at 16:45