Caldera IPA

Brewed by Caldera Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ashland, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Nice clear amber/gold color, fluffy head. Intense citrus/pine nose. Flavor is big here but clean. Strong hop flavor, fully bittered but malt provides well balanced support. Good showing

Can pour beautiful white foamy head with loads of lacing strapped to glass. First ipa out of a can. So delicious and hoppy. Loads of west coast hops in taste and a nice bitter finish. Delicious ipa don’t steer clear of.the can. Wow wonderful ipa

12oz can. Pour was a amber color with 1 finger of frothy off-white head. Aroma is very nice with notes of pineapple and grapefruit. Mouth of slight caramel malt, citrus and a clean hop bite. Nice thick lacing half way through. The three guys who brew this have put together a tasty, well orchestrated IPA.

An excellent IPA, filled with light fruit and backed by a soft caramel maltiness. Finishes clean like a west coaster should. Love this canned beer.

Aroma is yeast, citrus and hops, very clean. The flavor is pine/citrus hops, bready malts and a dry, bitter finish.

Can. Cloudy orange look with nice tan rocky head. Awesome smell. Overpowering citrus pine resin smell. Really digging the taste. Want a couple of cases of this to take to the beach where bottles aren't allowed. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

July 2010: 12Oz can purchased from ’Beers of Europe’ here in the UK. Poured the beer into a ’Hoegaarden’ Grand Cru glass. Looked good, huge cream coloured head sat on top of a dull, hazy, dark amber/orange body. The head produced some heavy lacing and tried to stay throughout the tasting. The nose was of yeasts and hops along with some grain type esters. The hops from the aroma take over the taste completely, a real bitterness hits the mouth and throat. Why do they (or is it you?) have to over hop everything in the US when they brew an IPA? There really is no need to do so. It isn’t as bad (hop wise) as some I’ve reviewed, but still too hoppy for my tender tastebuds. It is true to the American IPA style and I think one of the better examples I’ve had (I am not a huge fan of the style though).

Can. Amber pour with tan head. Sweet malt balances, grassy, herbal, and citrus hop flavor. Aroma is lighter than flavor, not non existant though.

Very fruity IPA, with strong grapefruit/pineapple notes and aroma. Pleasing hop bite, with some lingering bitterness. Much less astringent than a lot of IPAs, and overall its pretty well balanced. Would definitely drink again.

355ml can. Medium amber, beige head. Hoppy aroma, apricots, spruce, orange peel, mango, malt, quite herbal. Dry, medium bodied, medium to high bitterness, balanced CO2. Hoppy taste, malt, caramel, grapefruit peel, mango, apricots, nettles. Drinkable, indeed. (2012-03-10)