Cauldron Brew
Caldera Brewing Company
- From:
- Caldera Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 7.6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 25.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 17, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.78/5 rDev -25.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.78/5 rDev -25.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Another beer consumed way back at the Bistro 2006 Double IPA festival. This one didn't rate so high compared to some heavy hitters there, which was surprising because I dig me quite a few Caldera beers, they were one of the first craft breweries canning stuff (a must when camping in Oregon).
Right out the gate there was an appearance problem, I dunno if it was just festival wise related, but the beer was clearly undercarbonated. I should also mention at this point, the brewery has had at least 3 different beer styles for something they call Cauldron brew. There was a black ipa, a double ipa, and a belgian triple. This was the double, solid dark amber color to this one, and one of those ultra thin 1/56" off white heads. Caramel mostly in the aroma. Lacked hoppiness. So a flat, unhopped double ipa. Well shit.
Taste was more caramel, I should also mention the abv on this one was 8.1%, not 7.6% as listed nor a strong ale. High alpha acid bittering hops seemed to be the only hops. Mouthfeel heavy, flat, sticky. Unfortunately, this was the lowest scored beer I had that day. Caldera rules though, check out their other stuff.
Apr 17, 2020Right out the gate there was an appearance problem, I dunno if it was just festival wise related, but the beer was clearly undercarbonated. I should also mention at this point, the brewery has had at least 3 different beer styles for something they call Cauldron brew. There was a black ipa, a double ipa, and a belgian triple. This was the double, solid dark amber color to this one, and one of those ultra thin 1/56" off white heads. Caramel mostly in the aroma. Lacked hoppiness. So a flat, unhopped double ipa. Well shit.
Taste was more caramel, I should also mention the abv on this one was 8.1%, not 7.6% as listed nor a strong ale. High alpha acid bittering hops seemed to be the only hops. Mouthfeel heavy, flat, sticky. Unfortunately, this was the lowest scored beer I had that day. Caldera rules though, check out their other stuff.
Reviewed by freed from Oregon
4.68/5 rDev +25.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.68/5 rDev +25.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Had this on tap at Horse Brass. It arrived at the same time as my wife's Guinness and our friend's Black Butte. The similarity in the beers visibly was uncanny. It was a solid opaque black graced with a regal quaff of foam.
The aroma was tart and slightly smokey. Mild, but partly due to the competition with the fancy pipe smoke from the guy sitting next to us.
The taste was astounding. Its rare that you stumble across something that can easily replace a standard with such ease. Nothing in this beer is overstated, but the smooth combination of dry, tart and peat, with a slight fruitiness in just the right amount for a sweet compliment.
This is a stellar seasonal, and I hope they keep the recipe. I would not change a single thing. There seems to be confusion over what this beer is. Caldera's "site" says that it changes by season. This years seems to be somewhere between a tart stout and a old brown.
Nov 17, 2004The aroma was tart and slightly smokey. Mild, but partly due to the competition with the fancy pipe smoke from the guy sitting next to us.
The taste was astounding. Its rare that you stumble across something that can easily replace a standard with such ease. Nothing in this beer is overstated, but the smooth combination of dry, tart and peat, with a slight fruitiness in just the right amount for a sweet compliment.
This is a stellar seasonal, and I hope they keep the recipe. I would not change a single thing. There seems to be confusion over what this beer is. Caldera's "site" says that it changes by season. This years seems to be somewhere between a tart stout and a old brown.
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