Brewery Profile

Caldera Brewery & Restaurant

For visitors exploring Ashland’s craft beer options, this brewpub offers a long-running local stop with a broader range than a standard beer-only taproom. Operating in Ashland since 1997, Caldera Brewery & Restaurant combines production brewery identity with a full-service restaurant setting. A guest walking in can expect a large tap lineup devoted to Caldera beverages, with 45 taps covering ales, lagers, hard seltzers, and craft sodas. The range gives the room a mixed-use feel: it can work for people comparing beer styles, groups that include non-beer drinkers, and diners who want a meal with their drinks rather than a quick tasting flight.

Travelers in Oregon often seek out breweries that show both local production and a wider view of the state’s craft beverage culture. This stop fits that pattern because Caldera is not limited to one category. Its portfolio includes traditional beer styles alongside hard seltzers and sodas, and it has a notable place in regional packaging history as the first brewery on the West Coast to use canning for its products, beginning in 2005. For visitors who pay attention to how craft beer has changed over time, that detail gives the brewery context beyond the current tap list. For others, the draw is simpler: a single stop where different drink preferences can be covered at one table.

Practical planning should center on the brewpub itself, since the taproom is the place to confirm the day’s pours and any current specials. The 45 taps are dedicated to Caldera’s beverages, and the drink program also includes house cocktails that incorporate Caldera hard seltzers, ginger ale, and ginger beer. Food is part of the visit rather than an add-on; the restaurant serves elevated cuisine and regularly features weekly market specials, including dedicated vegan market specials. Specific hours, parking details, reservation policies, and seating arrangements are not provided here, so visitors should verify those directly before going, especially if timing a meal around a particular tap selection or special.

Caldera Brewery & Restaurant maintains a diverse production portfolio encompassing ales, lagers, hard seltzers, and craft sodas, operating from its location in Ashland, Oregon since 1997. The brewery is recognized as a packaging innovator, becoming the first brewery on the West Coast to utilize canning for its products starting in 2005. The full-service brewpub features an extensive 45 taps dedicated to Caldera's various beverages, including house cocktails that incorporate Caldera's hard seltzers, ginger ale, and ginger beer. The restaurant provides elevated cuisine, regularly featuring weekly market specials and dedicated vegan market specials for patrons.

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590 Clover Ln, Ashland, OR 97520, USA, Ashland, Oregon, 97520

Phone: (541) 482-HOPS (4677)

Website: http://calderabrewing.com/

Hours: OPEN: Wed – Sun: Noon – 8 pm HAPPY HOUR: Wed-Sun 2-6 pm DOCK SALES: Monday-Friday: 9am - 3pm