Depot Street Southbound Scottish Ale

Brewed by Depot Street Brewing
Style: Scottish Ale
Jonesborough, Tennessee USA

Appearance: Pours a dark reddish-brown body with an off-white head. Smell: Sweet-smelling aroma with an expressive malty character and a fair amount of peatiness. Taste: Starts sweet with a bready, earthy dark caramel flavor. A subtle peat taste perks up midway and remains into the aftertaste. There are some hops in there, but they remain light and only provide a hint of bitterness. There’s simply no denying it, this beer finishes sweet. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Slight stickiness. Drinkability: An enjoyable Scottish Ale. Yeah, I could go for another one right NOw, in fact. The only thing that marred the drinking experience was being stung by a bee!

On tap at Barley Knoxville. A dark brown/amber pour. A taste of roasted malt and a slight warmness. A sweetness in the taste with a wisp of bitter. Good carbonation and palate. Maybe I enjoyed this beer because it was my first of the day, but I enjoyed it and was surprised at the difference in my rating and the score. What the hell I liked it.

Brown orange pour with an almost orange tan head. Aroma is mostly caramel, won’t let on to the smoke. The taste is awesome smoky, campfire, ash, caramel malt body.

sunset red color with a thin head. flavors are hearty and tangy, so caramelized maltiness with some yeasty mild aftertaste. better than some scottish ales ive had.

Re-rate... my previous rating from 7 Nov 2005 was 6/3/6/3/12... It’s been almost a year since I’ve had this, and this is obviously a different, and better, batch. Pours brilliant red with dense khaki head. The aroma is berries, smoke, some caramel and chocolate, and bagels. The flavor has a lot of cherries, toast, and faint caramel, with a somewhat smoky finish and a level malty aftertaste. There is some ambient tang from the hops, and chocolate becomes more noticeable farther down the glass. I enjoyed this much more on this go-around. I’m bumping it up a few points.

Sampled at the brewery. Pours a dark amber color with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of toffee, peat, green apple and other fruity notes. Taste is caramel, toasted malts and a fruity finish. Medium bodied.

Dark brown, with thin tan head. Huge malty, bready, veggie aroma. Very smooth, rich palate. Hints of coffee in an earthy, smoky finish. Not bad. Sampled at the 2005 Music Ciry Brewer’s Fest.

Draft sample at Knoxville Brew Jam. Poured a brown color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate toasted caramel malt aroma. Medium body. Medium balanced flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Smooth flavorful brew, my expectations where met.