Caldera Ashland Amber Ale

A crisp, refreshing amber. Simplicity is the key to this recipe.

Grist: Premium Two Row, Crystal

Hops: Cascade, Galena

Original gravity: 1.054

3.4

312 reviews

Ashland, United States

Community reviews

3.7 From the can, poured into Spiegelau IPA Glass. Pours dark amber with huge off white head. Nose of light hops, grassy and herbal. Taste is quite hoppy with a good malty base and decent body and carbonation. Finish is herbal bitter... Nice

3.5 Âmbar,leve turbidez,espuma alta,cremosa e duradoura;no aroma um início cítrico e terroso,com o dulçor do malte e caramelo finalizando;no sabor o malte e o caramelo predominam mas os lúpulos também aparecem dando um bom equilíbrio para o conjunto,alta carbonatação,corpo médio,retrogosto adocicado.Amber gostosa,boa drinkability e bem aromática,gostei.

3.4 Can 35,5cl / Lata 35,5cl. @ LaBIRRAtorium, Madrid, España. A: Amber / Ambar. T/S: Malt, caramel, slightly citrusy and hoppy / Malta, caramelo, ligeramente citrico y lupulado.

3.3 Fluffy yellowish head, medium, leaving shards of lace over orangey foxy-amber beer. Caramel, syrup, orangepeel, molasses, Grand Marnier Orange - quite sweet aromas, all. Bitterish to bitter, orangezeste, faintly spicy, bit dry. Hoppiness retronasal. Medium bodied, quite slick. Not very exhilarating.

3.1 Amber, white head. Malty aroma, light hops. Malty sweet flavour. Sweet, light bitter finish. (from 35cL can @ Paaspop)

4.4 Poured from a 12 OZ can into a pint glass. The appearance is a copper color with a small white head. The aroma is fruit and caramel malt. The taste is malt and fruit. A good beer.

3.1 Can. Pale amber with good foam. Aroma: more malty, a little mango and citrus of hops. Taste: sweet malt, a bit fruity.

3.5 Can a dark golden yellow colored with a white head aroma malts dry fruits oranges yeast citrus and hops flavor malts fruits oranges citrus spicy and hops

3.2 Copper coloured (20EBC), deep opalescent with a frothy off white head offering good lacings. Dank grass, pine, toasty, light caramel, some red fruit and a hunch of orange/citrus peel develops. Fine carbonation, a bit watery textured with a light-medium body. Juicy malt centre with clear resinous hop bitterness which is really well kept in check. Light toasty finish.

3.9 Can. Grassy buttery toffee malt aroma. Amber with large light tan head. Sweet buttery toffee malt and moderately bitter herbal orange peel flavor. Nice body. A well above average amber ale.

3.4 Can: Clear , copper-amber with a thick, yellow-tan head. Caramel malt, vanilla aroma. Lightly toasted caramel malt, bread taste.....slightly dusty. Pretty simple.....a bit of dry, spicy hopping. Not bad.

3.2 Nicht ganz mein Fall, denn das sind diese Amber Ales bei mir wirklich selten. Ansonsten jedoch schön trocken mit einer leichten Hopfennote, etwas an Getreide, leicht malzig und moderate Bitterkeit zum Schluss. Ganz nett.

3.5 Can brought home from Eindhoven. The beer has got a deep amber colour with a small head and medium body. Aroma of malt, vanilla and hops. Taste of hops, barley, bread, malt, vanilla and cake. Malty mild finish.

3.4 Can. Medium orange Amber, off white head. Caramel, citrus and pine, moderately bitter finish. A nice hoppy Amber.

3.6 Can. Pours is clear amber with thick foamy white head. Aroma of caramel, bread, floral, pine and biscuits, inviting. Taste is moderate sweet, moderate bitter, biscuits on tongue. Medium body, thick to creamy texture, soft carbonation, well ballanced.

3.5 Can. Clear amber color with tiny white head. Aroma - Citrus, malts, hops. Taste - Bitter, caramel, citrus, toffee, pine.

3.6 35.5cl can, served in Shaker. Pours dark orange / amber with some white froth on top. Aroma is caramel, ripe fruits and earthy hops. Taste is the same with herbal essence. Moderately dry & sweet finish, the hops and the malts are equally present. Medium body, soft carbonation. A very balanced and easy going amber ale, not as complex as other beers though.

3.9 Pours a copper amber-orange color, with a small, bubbly head, falling to thick lacing immediately. Smells of caramel malts, wrapping up ripe fruit, topped of by a note of zingy lemon peel. Has a perfumy fruitiness of peach and blood orange, which gets perfectly complimented by the sweet, profound malts. Its real quality is the crisp lemon peel though, hovering above the malty nose, adding a pleasant hop punch to the aromas, which also interacts well with the fruits. Has a creamy mouthfeel, due to a surprisingly low carbonation, while the beer remains refreshing. It features leafy hops among a distinct maltiness, which results in a versatile taste with a pleasant, lighter body. Tastes of lemon juice dripping grass, together with a herbal note, which blends together with earthy malts, turning caramel sweet, while the beer develops a biting dryness. Dough bread settles the balance, embracing both hops and malts, creating a great malt defined taste, which lets room for a citrussy hop dryness. During its finish, a bubbly carbonation enhances the hops, while malts produce a great ripened fruit quality, initially picked up on the nose. This is a textbook example for a well made amber, all ingredients compliment each other perfectly, creating a sappy, but sweet interplay with a great mouthfeel to it.

3.5 Really classic amber ale with everything you would expect from it: a bit of caramel and bready malts in the aroma, slightly sweet taste at first with a bit of bread crust and some piney and earthy hops and a bitter aftertaste. Well made, easy to drink and quite tasty.

2.8 Can from 3/11/15. Pours hazy amber, off white head, sticks around. Sweet on the nose, caramel, resin, stine fruits? Medium to full body, quite sweet.

3.6 Can from Cotteridge Wines; hazy dark copper pour with a tidy beige head, aroma has soft caramel along with sweet malts, taste has sweet caramel, along with some earthy hops, some biscuit, red fruits, quite good.

4.0 30/VIII/15 - 12Fl. Oz. can @ 6de Gents Bierfestival - BB: n/a, canned: I/21/15? ink is very smudgy (2015-1152) Clear deep orange to amber beer, creamy irregular yellow to beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: citrus, fruity, grapefruit, bit resinous, bit sweet, floral, caramel, malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty fruity start, peaches, some sweet malts, caramel, nice citrus, bitter hops, bit sugary. Aftertaste: caramel, pretty bitter, grassy touch, fruity, some strawberry jam, dry finish.

3.2 Can from Good Spirits, Glasgow. It pours clear orange - amber with a thick white head. The nose is sweet, juicy, toffee, tart tatin, stewed orange and peach. The taste is bitter-sweet, stewed orange, kumquat, peach, black tea, toasty grass, earth and some alcohol boost, . Medium body and decent effervescent carbonation. Not bad.

3.4 Sampled @ Gents Bierfestival 2015 Trübes orangegoldenes Bier mit einer geringen weißen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr malzig, sehr hopfig, Karamell, harzig. Geschmack sehr malzig, Karamell, floral hopfig bitter.

3.4 can from beer hawk nice pale amber colour not over the top on the hop but a very easy beer to drink

3.2 Poured an darker amber from the can with aromas of malt, caramel, light hops and some earth. Flavors match the aromas, toffee and caramel with some light earthy hops. Decent amber ale overall.

3.8 Pours nice clear amber, persistent white-beige head that is leaving beautiful lacings. Lots of bubbles and high carbonation. Aroma has a strong malt backbone, malt sweetness, toffee - but feels also nicely fresh. Taste is simple but brilliant - hops are building on the malty and sturdy base, making the beer feel like a small meal. Nicely hoppy small meal. Bit heavy for the abv but overall has nice clean flavours and I quite like it.

3.5 Can, 0.355l, shared with Bojan. Pours cloudy amber orange color with thin creamy off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma is grassy, floral and malty. Taste starts by moderate sweet caramel, follows grassy and mild citric, while finish is medium bitter. Medium body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Easy going beer, but misses a final touch...

3.9 Can from Coppers, Newcastle. A hazy amber coloured beer with a caramel and vanilla flavour, bitter orange notes followed my a creamy malty and earthy nutty finish.

3.6 Can from Ezo beer, served in a pint glass it pours a clear Amber with a beige head. The nose is a solid green piney hops, much more enticing than your average Amber. Medium bodied with a raspy carbonation. The taste is very nice - malts and toasted cacao with a bitter dose of hops. Simple but yum.