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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Beer Gonzo shared during Midlands Tasting Group at Rich’s Welfare pad; dark brown pour with a thin tan, aroma has coffee and chocolate, taste has coffee, dark fruits, some plain chocolate, liquorice, smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2016
at 16:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Mitsuya. Drank from the can. Nice light crackery wheat nose with clove and cinnamon notes, a bit of star anise and banana as it warms. Scratchy mouthfeel with a grainy texture. Light with a bit of sweetness, but par for the style. Light lingering peppery, pithy citrus finish. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2016
at 03:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Biernavigatie, large sample. Slight hazy brown color, medium frothy head. Aroma of slight coconut, some roast, caramel, bit milk or white chocolate, slight smoke. Taste has some roasty bitterness, bit sweet mik chocolate, slight tartish coconut milk. Quite dry in the finish. I like it even more creamy and bounty candybar like, but still very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2016
at 13:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Bier:Thirty. As much as love regular Mogli, I was hoping this would turn out better. It’s good but, the BBA mutes the awesome chocolate notes of the base. Aroma equal parts booze and chocolate, more boozy barrel up front in the taste, with some molasses sweetness. Moderate alcohol heat. Still good though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2016
at 22:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 22oz bottle @ De Molen, thanks Menno & John. Black color. Dense, mocha colored head. Aroma’s: alcohol/whiskey/bourbon, (red) fruit, sweet. Retronasal it’s sweet, roasted, alcohol/whiskey, light wood. Flavor is rather sweet, roasty, fruit. Strong alcohol feel. Body is medium to full. Finishes roasty, light bitter, light ash. Nice one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2016
at 02:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty, liqourice too. Dark dense to acidic roasted malt. Mild sweetness, bitter and toasted dark malty. Breadish, roasted and dark malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 03:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle thanks to Chris. Pours out a dark brown topped with a small tan head. Nose is big oak bourbon vanilla chocolate cocoa. Taste is more of the heavy oak notes roast malts some coffee chocolate sweetness and vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2016
at 19:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pale blond colour. Tangerine aroma. Fairly thin texture. Tangerine aroma but plain hop bitter taste.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2016
at 14:24
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
F: big, brow, normal retention. C: dark, opaque. A: roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruits, woody, coffee, cocoa, vanilla, liquorice… T: malty, chocolate malt, bourbon, blueberries, light smoked tones, plums, whisky, syrupy, vanilla, oily texture, full complex body, low carbonation, very good IS worth to try, 65cl bottle shared at RBBSG V (2016), many thanks.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2016
at 11:24
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thank you for sharing tderoeck & Erwin! 650 ml. bottle sampled @ RBBSG V. Black, dark mocha head, solid & bubbly. Nose is warming licorice, spirit, oak, low fruity blueberry, warming with oak but not quite the classical Bourbon BA RIS profile,… Warming taste, mildly boozy in a good way, syrup, sugar, molasses, sugar, faint plastic, dark fruits, sugar, oak,… Thick viscous, warming qualities, syrup, quite pleasant, bit raw,… More waring than bourbon heavy,… Still thick, rich warming viscous goodness,..; Could have been a tad more but it’s already very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2016
at 08:57