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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
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Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Beertemple. Golden pour. Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus and mild caramel. Taste of some tropical fruit and malt. Very thin and watery, needs way more hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2016
at 05:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Saveur Bière cons 2016-03-15 Göteborg AR: bakers chocolate, melas, snuf AP: dark brown, wee fizzy sand brown deminshing foam F: fizzy, chocolate, brown sugar, wee soya, grainy, wee watery
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2016
at 15:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Beer Temple, 3rd March 16. Pours black. Aroma is fairly muted, chocolate, coffee. Taste is sweetish, chocolate, can’t pick up the coconut, OK
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2016
at 09:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light brown colour. Very strong aroma or resinous hops. Strong taste that is bitter but also has a sticky, syrupy note. A bit dull for its heavy flavour.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2016
at 04:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,355l can at home. Canned 07/15/15. black color, small coffee-colored head. smells of licorice, spices, earthy, hints of molasses, creamy, light wood, bitter chocolate. very nice smell. medium to full body, rather light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of licorice, earthy, some bitter chocolate, spices, lightly acidic, hints of roast, light caramel. looses quite a bit of taste towards the finish. finishes a bit dry and lightly roasted with notes of licorice and some caramel. nice smell, unfortunatly looses quite a bit of flavour towards the finish. finishes is rather neutral and actually a bit boring (-> could be also because carbonation is quite light). this could be related to freshness(?). could have been amazing if the beer held up towards the finish. Overall still quite nice though.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2016
at 10:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 17 Feb 2016) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, spicy nose with notes of ginger, orange peel, caramel and candied ginger. Fruity, herbal taste with ginger, orange, candy sugar and a fairly sweet finish with a soapy ginger character. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Interesting and spicy, with a lot of ginger, but it still works quite well. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2016
at 08:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber. Aroma is bready, chocolate, minerally, raisins, licorice, faint coconut if I search for it. Pours black with red highlights and a long-lasting beige head and some lace. Taste is sweet, but not even close to cloying as I was led to believe. It’s also roasty, tannic, lightly tart; the chocolate is fairly obvious, and the coconut starts out as just a hint, but it builds on the tongue until it’s nearly as obvious. Still, this is not chocolate coconut overkill. They used some restraint here. Not sure if that’s good or bad. It’s a tasty beer, nonetheless.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2016
at 23:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
reddish amber. Big malty backbone with cotton candy, candied apples and wood. Pretty damn hoppy with big bitter finish. Lingering tea and confided Apple finish. Yum
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2016
at 18:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
light amber color. Malty nose with tea and pine notes. Spicy hoppy nose with big malty backbone. A bit dirty, but ok. Pretty simple.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2016
at 18:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can @Bir&Fud Bottega (Rome), best before 06/2016. Pours deep golden/light amber, filtered, big off-white head. Aroma of pine, resin, malt, not so fresh. Flavour has a strong bitterness with a medium malt profile. Medium body, strong carbonation. I’d like to drink it fresher...
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2016
at 11:46