Caldera Ashland Amber Ale

Brewed by Caldera Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Ashland, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Can 12fl.oz. @ post Borefts BF 09 hotel tasting
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, light heavy hoppy, flowers, citrus, orange, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091031]

Can. A hazy dark golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of spices, malt, hops, and some straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and hops, leading to a dry bitter finish. The body is light.

Can. 35,5 cl. Pours a hazy amber with an off-white head. Classic US nose, a little perfumy hops and some caramel. Medium body, caramel and overripe fruit with perfumy hops. Subdued bitterness though. 030410

12 fl oz can. Pours clear and golden deep amber to dark orange with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and dark hops fruity. Sweet, caramelish and mild fruity. Light bitterness showing through.

Canned@SBWF2010. Golden colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, cardboard, some fruity and floral hops alon with quite big grainyness. Flavour is being quite similar. Quite boring.

Canned at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy amber, mid sized head. Soft and doughy, above medium bodied with well rounded mouthfeel. Aromatic and floral, mildly roasty. Salty finish. An attractive, well balanced beer.

Can at Papsø. Cloudy orange coloured with a small off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, hops and pine needles. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops and grass. Dry hoppy finish.

Date: September 09, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bottleworks, Seattle
Appearance: clear amber, frothy beige head, drippy bits of lace
Aroma: sweet cold malt aroma, light floral hops
Overall: sweet chocolate and caramel malt aroma, earthy hops dries it out again
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Tasting at Papsø, can
Hazy light amber color. Good amount of hops in the nose, and biscuity darker malts. Sweetish caramel flavor, with a biscuity touch, and good bitterness. The final is a bit puckery. Good anyway, straight American Amber.

Cloudy amber with a tiny off white head. Hoppy aroma with caramel, toasted malt and abricots. Hoppy flavour with grapefruits, abricots, caramel and toasted malt. Finished dry and bitter.