Caldera
Ashland, OR.
http://www.calderabrewing.com/
The company
Caldera Brewing Company is a microbrewery which means
no restaurant, pub, or tasting room. The definition of
a microbrewery is: a brewery that produces less than
15,000 barrels (17,600 hectoliters) of beer per year.
Microbreweries sell to the public by one or more of
the following methods: the traditional three-tier
system (brewer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer);
the two-tier system (brewer acting as wholesaler to
retailer to consumer); and, directly to the consumer
through dock sales.
Caldera was incorporated March 12, 1996. The first
brew was July 4, 1997 and the first keg sold was
August 28, 1997. Caldera self-distributed its products
for the first six years. In November 2003, Caldera
partnered up with Gold River Distributing in Southern
Oregon and Mt. Hood Beverage Company in the Eugene and
Portland markets to expand its business.
For the first eight years, Caldera was draught only
until June 2005 when the Pale Ale was put into cans.
Caldera is the first microbrewery in the State of
Oregon to brew and can its own beer.
The brewery is situated in a 6000 square foot
building in Ashland, Oregon. The brewhouse is a 10
barrel system with fermentation tanks ranging from 10,
20, and 30 barrels. This simply means Caldera brews
either single, double, or triple batches to fill the fermenters. Many of Caldera's beers are filtered by a
plate and frame filter leaving a clear and bright
product. One thing that sets Caldera apart from many
other Northwest breweries besides the beer clarity is
the incorporation of fresh whole flower hops into the
brewing process. Whole flower hops have a cleaner
taste than pelletized hops.
Caldera Brewing Company is dedicated
and determined to produce uncompromised quality craft
beers. Balancing premium malted barley, fresh whole
flower hops, and natural carbonation, each beer is
brewed for optimum sensory pleasures.
Caldera
is building a new 28,000 square foot new brewery:
Check out this link :
http://www.calderabrewing.com/Page.asp?NavID=26
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