Loose Caboose Lager
Depot Street Brewing

Loose Caboose LagerLoose Caboose Lager
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From:
Depot Street Brewing
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
European / Dortmunder Export Lager
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 12.64%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
53
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 20, 2018
Added:
Oct 18, 2006
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  6
A Dortmunder style German Lager with a malty taste and balanced hop content. Appreciated by beer connoisseurs and lovers of domestic styles alike.
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Ratings by smcolw:
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.36/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Small hop that settles to rim bubbles. No head. Gold color and nearly clear.

Slightly sour with a bit of hop.

Comes across like a cream ale, a bit sour, a bit hoppy with decent malt. Highly carbonated with a neutral body.
Oct 21, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Aug 20, 2018
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. The appearance is a murky Amber color with a medium sized off-white head. The aroma is mild hops mixed with some fruit and grass. The taste matches the nose.
Nov 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by firkingroovin from Illinois

Sep 14, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.53/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the tap, it pours a clear golden with a small head. Scent is mild, flavor is mild, do not drink this after having something a bit heavier in wither flavor or scent! Good for a summers day...
May 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by avisong from Virginia

Aug 31, 2015
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Rated by Herbigula

4.05/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great on tap but 6 pack tasted funky
Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by MPSTARR from Florida

Aug 07, 2015
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Reviewed by abastias from Tennessee

3.66/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: Moderately hazy, translucent blonde straw color. Crisp white, voluminous, short-lived foam fed with many streams of medium sized bubble fountains.
S: Apricot, sour, caramel, golden raisins.
T: Moderately sweet, grapes, wheat bread.
M: Slick, sparkling. Medium body
O: Scales are balanced to over sweet on this one. Refreshing, and not overly complex and certainly not heavy. Good drink with a meal.
Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by CTHomer from Connecticut

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by jaswilson2 from South Carolina

Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by CoryNPratt

Feb 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Dec 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by mwar from Kentucky

Oct 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by edhockvols from Tennessee

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Genx from Georgia

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by LukeGude from Iowa

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Aug 11, 2014
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Reviewed by damndirtyape from Ohio

3.14/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
On tap at the Chop House in Kingsport, TN. Served in a shaker pint glass.

Appearance: Very cloudy yellow-towards brown color. Thin white head with some occasional dots of lacing.

Smell: Odd....a bit on the sweet side with a hint of German noble hops but they are faint.

Taste: If this is dortmunder lager then I've been misled on what a dortmunder lager is. There is a definite lager taste, but it is very sweet for a lager. Grainy with a sweet and spiced finish. There are some citrus, noble hops, and I swear hints of cinnamon and some vanilla notes at the end. It's like I was served a blended lager with some sweet spiced ale. I'm wondering if someone at this place hasn't cleaned their lines or swapped out a keg and didn't purge the line. This has some aspects of a lager, but it is definitely not a dortmunder.

Mouthfeel: A bit watery.

Overall / Drinkability: Not knowing what this style was exactly when it was served in the restaurant I looked it up during the meal (thank you BA App!). When I saw it was a dortmunder after having drank about 1/3 of the glass I thought something must be wrong or someone thought if you combine a hefe, a lager, and some spices that this would be a dortmunder. I'm going to assume the brewer knew what they were doing and the odd flavors I got was due to poor service at the restaurant. But whatever the case, this is not a beer I want again and I found it a bit of a disappointment.
Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Volsdawg10 from Mississippi

Jul 11, 2014
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