Depot Street Loose Caboose Lager

Brewed by Depot Street Brewing
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Jonesborough, Tennessee USA

Date: 09/23/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville

hazy pale yellow, thin fine white head, lots of lace, light sweet carmel malt aroma with light floral hops, solid malt flavor with dry carmel and good floral hops to balance, easy drinking

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: *4

12oz bottle @Noogfest4.0-thanks unclejedi–pours a white head and yellow color. Aroma is sweet grain, secondary continental hops. Taste is sweet grain, secondary dry continental hops (Hallertau?)

Noogfest ’08. The body was medium gold. The aroma was floral with some bread and carrots. The taste was bitter bread crust with some celery notes.

Dark gold, thin ring of foam. Fruity, slightly toasty aroma. Flavor is also fruity, with note of apple and grape juice. Clean, mildly peppery finish. No bad or "off" flavors. On tap at Preservation Pub, Knoxville.

The aroma is way off for the style but not altogether horrible as it’s slightly citrusy. There is definitely malt and it’s the corn type but there is also an ale like smell to it as well as metal and a touch of sour funk. The appearance is dead on it’s golden with a little hazy and a big head. The flavor is like the aroma with a soapy, astringent finish. The palate is typical for the style. Overall it’s an off beer but somehow it’s got enough to it to make it sort of interesting.

Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a pale hazy gold with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is toasted malts and grassy hops. Taste is toasted malts, bitter grassy hops and caramel. Medium bodied,

solid, sweet honey malts, lots of flavor. not too much on the hops. still it has a thick texture. lots of carbonation.

Pale yellow, sticky white foam. Aroma is thick cereal, grassy, corn. Taste is more thick cereal body, corn, grassy. Too heavy for a light summer lager still good.