Courtesy West Coast Beer Geek
Profiled by Ken Carman
82 out of 100 BA, 3.6 out 0f 5 Untappd
I suppose it’s just right for those not expecting more. Strong bitter, really no flavor. Hopportunity has that kind of grapefruit hop nose one expects, but not what one finds when a brewer also plans on fruiting your tongue (or spicing, or floral-ing, or…) as well as bittering. Too many late additions? A tad astringent, which would be fine if there was something else there.
The mouth screams for at least a little malt sense. I understand hops are the star, and I can take super IBU bombs, but I expect at least some complexity.
I have found Caldera a mixed bag brewer. Nothing I’ve had outstanding, nothing really bad.
Mouthfeel? BITTER. The malt comes across as an ever so slight slickness. carbonation is low side medium.
Visually yellow, clarity: tad hazy. Light yellow. Many small bubble head that holds OK.
Again: just a tad more complexity please? Some hop flavor and just a hint more malt might do the trick. As it is it’s a bitter bev that hints there may be some malt way in the background. MAYBE. (Of course there is, but point made.)
3.8
Readers: for now we are using only BA since InBev owns Rate Beer. We may get UnTappd but their site security is done with something that resembles a bad version of Candy Crush!
Welcome to the PGA beer rating system: one beer “Don’t bother.” Two: Eh, if someone gives it to you, drink. Three: very good, go ahead and seek it out, but be aware there is at least one problem. Four: seek it out. Five: pretty much “perfecto.”
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