Caldera Brewing Co. Rose Petal Imperial Golden Ale

Today I decided to open I bottle I bought just yesterday. We’re looking at the Caldera Brewing Company’s Kettle Series Rose Petal. It’s an Imperial Blonde that’s brewed with rose petals and added Bulgarian Rose Water.

It’s a beautiful beer to look at. Pours crystal clear with a glowing golden tone. Head pours healthy and then fades to a thing foam. Really great looking.

Nose really doesn’t jump out at me. Pale malt tones with a tea-like herbal tone to it. Really nothing noticeable, and that includes the rose.

It tastes similar to the nose. There is a floral tone to it. Not hoppy floral but like an herbal tea floral. It’s difficult to describe. Luckily, I happened to have a bottle of rose water around so I took a sniff of it and I just couldn’t make the connection. The beer as a blonde ale is really very solid. The pale malts work wonderfully with the carbo to create an extremely refreshing beer. This would have been nice to have during those 95+ dog days of summer .

Overall, it is a solid beer. I have to say though, I had a difficult time pulling the “rose” flavors from the beer. I’m happy I was able to try this limited release and I look forward to more of what Caldera is going to offer.

Cheers!