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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Tom C’s place. Black with a pretty, big brown head. Nice aroma of roast, coffee and a bit of licorice. Bittersweet flavor, roast, with coffee, a bit of licorice and a burnt bitterish finish. Full-bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2014
at 04:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Bo Brooks’ Lighthouse Liquors, Baltimore. Golden in colour, with a decent, white, head. A well-balanced beer, with citrus fruits, juicy hops, a hint of pine and lengthy, bitter finish. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2014
at 02:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(19/10/2014) 355 ml. can sampled @ “Exclusive S&G Tasting: Special guest 77ships”. Thanks to Mathieu87 & PriorL. Dark orange, little head. Lots of bitter orange in the nose, light citrus. Taste is bitter orange peel, sweet caramel base, citrus, pine malt. Tad malty body; Enjoyable enough for sure. /////// 355 ml. can @ home. Purchased at Caigny. Date is impossible to read. Drank straight from the can. Nose is grass, floral hops & light grain alcohol, touch stale beer. Taste is overripe peach, bitter orange peel, caramel & candy sugar sweetness, touch stale boozy beer, lots of overripe peach, light pine resin,.... Oily very easy to drink. Pleasant easy to drink, simple & efficient beer. Score 3.8 -> 4.1
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2014
at 14:18
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can @Eindhovens Herfstbierfestival. Black colour with a small beige head. Smells coffee, roasty, espresso, hint of vanilla, chocolate. Nice. Tastes roasty, coffee, some vanilla. Nice beer. Medium to full body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2014
at 05:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Pours clear amber brown with a thick creamy tan head. Aroma of smokey bacon, caramel, malt. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 13:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the "Dean is a cheap bastard tasting cos he let Rene buy a beer from the shop and then asked to taste it for the tick" tasting. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin round white head. The aroma is big smoky bacon. The flavour is moderate bitter with a rich woody, resin, smoky bitter hop palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 12:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at the "Dean is a cheap bastard tasting cos he let Rene buy a beer from the shop and then asked to taste it for the tick" tasting. Rusty orange color, small off-white to beige head. Aroma has a lot of smoke and smoky bacon. Taste malts, smoke, sweetish. Tastes better than it smells. Not my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 12:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at the Molen monthly tasting. smokey aroma. Clear amber pour. Nice smokey taste. Very drinkable
Tried
on 14 Oct 2014
at 12:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[9/27/14] Bottle sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2014 in Bodegraven. Thanks potjebier. Clear amber. Aroma of piney hops, kinda stale, and some malt. Flavor has some sweetish malt and bitter hops, piney, a bit stale. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2014
at 11:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at BBF ’14, 27/09/14, thanks to the supplier. Clear amber with moderate off white spotting. Nose is pine, earthy tones, apricot, bitter orange. Taste comprises earthy hops, caramel malt, pine, orange pith, grapefruit, tea bags. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so IPA, lacks citricana and hops for this Bois.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2014
at 13:48