Hop Hash - Caldera Brewing Company

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.28/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Picked this out when back home in NC, we get some Caldera stuff here in OK, but not this one...

Pours amber with 3 fingers of cream colored head. Very good head retention & lacing

S: Breadyness, orange peel & grapefruit. Easily the best aspect of this beer

T: Grapefruit, orange rind, some caramel & a touch of aspirin up front. Herbal & woody hops as this warms, grapefruit rind & more aspirin & then some leafy hops & a little bit of pear fruittyness. Finishes with piney bitterness with some lemon & orange zest & astringency & dryness, plus some biscuitty malt

MF: Creamy with medium body that thins as this warms. A bit more malt profile would've helped with balance

Nothing to get excited about here, was hoping for more

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 20:36:06 | More by russpowell

johnnyboy76

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

06-16-2013 04:35:14 | More by johnnyboy76

Daktah

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

06-10-2013 14:57:35 | More by Daktah

67couple

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

06-04-2013 21:24:27 | More by 67couple

stript

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

06-03-2013 03:10:34 | More by stript

zeledonia

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

06-01-2013 08:21:20 | More by zeledonia

khargro2

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-23-2013 01:37:42 | More by khargro2

kencarman

Tennessee

3.4/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This could be SO much better. The nose is very, very promising, but once you gt into taste... eh, so what? Needs more complex grain bill and hopping. A bit one dimensional and background-ish in taste. Mouthfeel orange-ish in hops but just pale malt. This is a, "common, you can do better than this," beer. There are SO many decent IPAs out there. Why choose this one when there are so many stand out, or interesting, examples?

While nose is interesting, hop taste is just bitter with not much more than a hint of orange-like hopping.

Light gold, small bubbles with some pillow, clarity: a bit of fridge chill... perhaps? Head holds for a while.

It's not bad, just needs to stand out more..

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:38:58 | More by kencarman

JeffTheJuice

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-09-2013 19:25:17 | More by JeffTheJuice

Halcyondays

California

3.95/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 oz. bomber,

A: Pours a clear orange with a huge root beer float type pillowy head. Great head retention and lace. An impressive beautiful pint.

S: White grapefruit pith, melon rind, lemon.

T: Lots of citrus immediately, but finishes with a sweet biscuity malt note that adds a balanced touch to the beer. Grapefruit and tangerine zest throughout.

M: Medium-bodied, frothy creamy carbonation, light resiny aftertaste for the style.

O: A solid bomber of IPA at a good price, these Caldera bombers can get up there, but this is a nice value. Very northwest, but with a hint of Cali.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 02:41:11 | More by Halcyondays

litheum94

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-03-2013 13:52:17 | More by litheum94

anjah

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-27-2013 04:51:07 | More by anjah

hardrock

Arkansas

2.75/5  rDev -24.9%

03-26-2013 01:10:24 | More by hardrock

durlta

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-05-2013 02:47:51 | More by durlta

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -24.9%

03-03-2013 01:17:09 | More by Pensfan0782

chugamugofsud

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

02-20-2013 21:38:23 | More by chugamugofsud

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a lightly hazy orange-ish to copper color with an off white head. In the aroma, mellow orange citrus hops. In the taste, a dryer orange citrus hop and a nice malt balance. A small hop bite, but mainly smooth, with a medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a small dryness of orange citrus and somewhat malty. Nice hops with balance, fresh and pleasant.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 21:08:32 | More by OWSLEY069

Hopmodium

Washington

4/5  rDev +9.3%

01-13-2013 23:36:13 | More by Hopmodium

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.59/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Snagged a bottle of this for 5 bucks at the House of 1,000 beers. Brewed once so it must have been bottled in March of last year making this bottle 10 months old. Peeling back the tag the original price was 15 so no wonder it didn't sell.

A - Not an exposition of carbonation but much more than I expected. Got a solid 1/4 inch of opaque colored head atop of a hazy deep amber brown beer. In the glass it's still very alive with a constant stream of bubbles from the base.

S - Actual quite juicy still with grapefruit hops and musky caramel bread base. Some herbal sort of hop smells as well.

T - Kind of acidic with faded sharp pine hops, malt balance and some hops clinging to the back of the palate. Kind of a dirty muddled hop profile with a touch of herbal bitterness which actually reminds me of aspirin. In other words not great.

M - Light to heavy, somewhat chewy, still quite bitter.

Overall I was surprised to see these hops still alive even after the expected 6 months expiration but that doesn't mean it's a great beer. Very bitter, herbal, and medicine like this one is worth passing on even for 5 bucks.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 22:27:57 | More by DrDemento456

MrT1979

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

01-09-2013 04:06:59 | More by MrT1979

marct

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

01-08-2013 06:38:55 | More by marct

rmehughes

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

01-05-2013 23:58:59 | More by rmehughes

fox227

California

4/5  rDev +9.3%

01-01-2013 04:44:01 | More by fox227

Spikester

Oregon

3.93/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From John's Market in PDX. Pours a clear copper with three fingers of off white head. Lacings are plentiful. Aroma is resiney pine, some citrus, and bread notes. Taste is white grapefruit, leather, and a big push from the malts help the tongue deal with the hop oil resinous bitterness. Mouthfeel is full with good carbonation. Medium dry bitter finish. Still a bit of foam at the bottom of the glass. Overall a fine beer but maybe a bit too bitter for most Pale Ale fans. Close to an Imperial Pale Ale IMO.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2012 08:06:39 | More by Spikester

Lantern

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

11-03-2012 17:41:23 | More by Lantern