Front Street Dram Tree Scottish Ale

Brewed by Front Street Brewery (NC)
Style: Scottish Ale
Wilmington, North Carolina USA

Name: Dream Tree Scottish Ale
Date: 12/17/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

dark ruby red, scant beige head, traces of lace, light smokey aroma, good body, rich malt flavor, caramel sweetness is well balanced by a hint of peat and earthy hops,
-------- /> Name: Dream Tree Scottish Ale
Date: 11/18/2007
Mode: growler
Source: tasting
Score: 3.2 to 3.4

sweet dark caramel malt aroma with lots of smokey character and a light earthyness, rich dark caramel flavor, nice sweetness from the caramel, touch of chocolate, well balanced earthy peat character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Draft... This beer rocks!... Sparkling clear copper brew. Very well-established, creamy, off-white head. Thick lacing. The aroma is of lots of rich malt with heavy notes of caramel and milk chocolate. Well-balanced flavor. Some molasses and caramel. Nicely hopped. Full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Short, dry finish. World class ale!

Draft at WBF Raleigh on 5/2/09. Rusty brown pour underneath a small tan head. Aroma is light peat, caramel, and chewy malt. Rather pleasant. Taste is more caramel, thick malt notes, soft peat, dark fruit and brown sugar. Body is medium overall. Soft bubbles on the tongue. Finishes with more caramel, dark fruit, peat, and chewy malts. Very tasty!

The growler (courtesy hopscotch) poured out clear dark amber – garnet – brown with tan head and mild lacing. The aroma is mildly earthy, mildly smoky and contains some burnt malts. Nice yet mild. The taste starts with roasty malts and mild burnt malts that are only mild players in the flavor arena. Midway a mild smokiness pops up along with faint earthiness. Nice sessionable brew.

Draft at the Blind Tiger. Fantastic aroma, rich chewy malts, very peaty, smoky, deep and complex. Pour is dark brown with little head. The flavor is bright, with chewy malts, sparkly carbonation, some smoke. A very solid effort, pretty much a true Scotch Ale.

Nicely done. Deep brown with hints of red; off white head, great lacing. Aroma is dark fruit, brown sugar, only hints of hop. Medium bodied (could’ve used some more), malty yet dry with a bit of sweetness at the finish

Draft – Dark Brown, thin white head. Caramel malt aromas warm to swirls of sweet smoke throughout. Soft chocolate-coffee roast and sweet toffee flavors gain a backend smoke component in the finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Nice, but the 80 Shilling has it by just a touch…

Draught at the brewpub. Pours deep mahogany with fading beige head. The aroma is slightly roasty with some caramel and a hint of nuts. The flavor is some charred roastiness and distant caramel with roasted nut shells. The finish is slightly burnt-tasting with some grain and raw wood notes. Pretty good.