Dry Hop Red
Caldera Brewing Company

Dry Hop RedDry Hop Red
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From:
Caldera Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 7.99%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 11, 2016
Added:
Aug 15, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.54/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Light red and orange, about 3/5" of head. Dry hopping was moderate. Red malts still came through just as much as any dry hopping of the C variety.

More of the hop flavor jumps on the tongue. In that 50-60ibu range I'd say. Mouthfeel is dry unlike most reds. Not too bad.
Feb 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by kylemckinnis from Colorado

Aug 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by einman from Minnesota

Jul 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SJbigtuna from Washington

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by SamuelR from California

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Sir_Goatman from Oregon

Jun 25, 2014
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

3.87/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a thin head with a clear amber colored body.
The aroma is wonderful pine and grapefruit. Simple but done well.
The taste is moderate bitter pine and lemon all the way through.
The texture is crisp with soft edges and moderate carbonation.
Great smell and taste.
Dec 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by OregonGrown7 from Oregon

Jul 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by russws from Oregon

Jun 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by chugamugofsud from Oregon

Feb 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gandhified from Pennsylvania

Apr 04, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by shelby415 from Oregon

Feb 12, 2012
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Reviewed by Beerandraiderfan from Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Copper and light red pour, standard head to it. Dry hopping nose was there, but not huge, not super awesome or anything, just a bit of subtle vegetal hop quality to it with the peat malt thing.

Citrus quality comes out on the tongue. Bitterness sustains itself throughout the entire beer. Pretty much an ordinary red spruced up with some green hops, and yes, it works. Makes the ordinary a little less ordinary. Doesn't skimp on the maltiness either. Dry finish for a red. Solid stuff, would drink again, and definitely recommend to someone who likes red ales. I am not fond of them, but enjoyed this.
Sep 14, 2011
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Reviewed by mcallister from Ohio

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Red mahagonny. Yellow tinted head, thick full and dense, holds itself with stern authority. Sticky lacing also.

Great hop aroma. Thick citrus fruit with berry components. A bready sweet malt really mends well with the abundance of fruit.

Impeccably balanced. Nothing out of the ordinary necessarily but one of those brews that is just dead on. Bitter finish with fruit driven mid palate and a toffee core, all intertwined with dried berry puree. Nice and thick and drinkable.
Sep 20, 2007
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Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon

4.42/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured in a pint glass from a tap handle that clearly stated Dry Hop Red, this was an orangish amber with 2 finger white head, which faded to a thick skim leaving lots of lace.
The aroma was very bright and fresh cascade hops, behind which lay a few fruity esters.
The taste was really nice, my kinda of hoppy beer. Sure, there was a bitter backbone on the finish, but only as much as necessary to keep it balanced. This was all about the citrus and floral notes of the finishing/dry hops, nicely complimented by lots of stone fruit, particularly apricot. The malt, like the bittering hops, only served to keep the sweetness and check and relatively balanced. This is the hoppy NW brew I'd been waiting for, and I'm glad found it!
The mouthfeel was medium light bodied with lively carbonation.
The drinkability of this was very high for me. I had two over dinner, it went well with steamed clams, raw oysters and steelhead. It definitely left me wanting more, and I am surely going to seek this out (as well as their Dry Hop Orange).
Mar 24, 2007
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Reviewed by flexabull from California

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Beer pours a dark clear amber color with a nice sturdy head.

Aromas are of fresh pine like hops. Not overpowering, but what is there is nice.

Flavors are similar to the Ashland Amber, but pumped up a bit. A really crisp tea and malt like character starts out up front. The beer then finishes with a dry bitter hop finish.

Mouthfeel is nice, carbonation is good, and the flavors are full.

Drinkability is quite good. Session worthy, and a bit more interesting than the Ashland Amber. Pretty good stuff.
Feb 14, 2007
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Reviewed by Crotor from California

3.89/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Decidedly crimson, clear, with just under a finger of slightly off-white head with lowish retention.

Good citrus-Cascade nose, but not quite as strong as I would have expected.

A straightforward, dryish, slightly caramelly amber ale with a good dose of citrus hop flavor. Nothing too complicated, and entirely pleasing, though I found myself yearning for just a little more malt in the background. I love it when hop juice becomes hop syrup...
Jun 20, 2005
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Reviewed by unklesyd from Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I didn't know what to expect from this brew when I ordered it up. I think the thing to keep in mind is this: if you are not a hop-head but love the flavor of the hop smell, this is the one for you!
When I took the first sip, I realized that what this should have been called is "hopjuice". The taste is the supreme incarnation of Cascade hop aroma stripped off of the bitterness. I thought it was wonderful, although I knocked it down because the underlying beer characteristic did not push through as much as I would have liked. Being a NW interpretation of Red, however, the balance stood on its own very well.
Terrific and recommended if you can get it.
Mar 26, 2005
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Reviewed by Valevapor from Oregon

4.45/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Wonderful crisp, fresh ale from a truly small and dignified brewery. They don't bottle, so I think it's mainly available on tap at isolated spots in southern OR/northern CA. A glass full of clear garnet-red liquid. Sharp hop nose, floral and minty. Modestly malty body two-steppin' with firm, diverse hop bitterness. Quite nice and drinkable.

Confused with Dry Hop Orange in other reviews. Fact is, Dry Hop Red and Dry Hop Orange are two different brews from Caldera. Red is maltier and deeper in hue, Orange is fruitier and paler, but both brews are similarly fresh and hoppy.
Jan 24, 2005
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Reviewed by GreenWBush from Oregon

3.67/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Tap handle red "Dry Hop Orange" but alas, here we go.

Warm hoppy sack of Mt. Hood on the nose. Citrus and Oranges rise up to the nearly caustic bitterness. Thinish mouthfeel, but damned drinkable.

Amazing blend of malt and hop gives this a shockingly Orange Juice like flavor. I was convinced this was a fruit/vegetable beer, and my notes end with "blows ApriHop out of the water". Hey, it was a long night of beer tasting ... still this was one tasty brew to quaff through the hot Portland summer night.
Dec 27, 2004
Dry Hop Red from Caldera Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 22 ratings