Caldera IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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<b>Can 355ml.</b>
Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange, lime, grapefruit ? Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [260908]

Can at Stockholm Beer Festival 2008. A light amber beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of grass and grapefruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of grass and grapefruit, leading to a dry and very bitter finish.

(Can 35,5 cl) Clear warm amber golden with a tall and dense off-white head leaving some laces. Very fat and peachy hop aroma. Medium-bodied with sweetish caramel and an aromatic hoppiness that add a solid hop bite. Very well crafted. 180908

12 fl oz can. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Distinct peachy and grapefruity aroma. Sweet fruity and crisp bitter flavoured. Smooth fruity lasting impression, gradually going more dry.

Canned. Amber colour, huge beige head. Aroma is fruits, flowery hops with mild notes of barnyard and pineapple. Flavour is harsh grassy hops with mild fruityness. Fruity and caramelly aftertaste.

Canned at Stockholm Beer Festival. Deep golden with firm head. Sweaty hoppy nose. Interesting hop flavour combination of lychee, hay and sweat. Fairly soft with medium bodiy and dense chewy malt structure. Very bitter finish. A well made beer throughout. The powerfuk hops are nicely carried by the rich malt.

Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Can
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

clear dark amber, wispy beige head, bits of lace, sweet caramel malt aroma with citrus and floral hops, well balanced caramel malt and earthy hop flavor, touch of sweetness from the caramel malt is quickly countered with bitterness rising out of the earthy hops, lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Clear amber with large off white head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, pine and hoppy notes. Flavour likewise with a solid bitter finish.

Light amber colour. Light hop aroma. Very spicy character. Light body. Moderate bitterness. Neither citric not very bitter. It’s interesting though but maybe not my thing.

(Can) Pours a clear orange body with a medium off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma of citrus, light pine, and herbal/floral. Flavor of bitter grassy hops, some pine, and caramel malt.