Dundee India Pale Ale - Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

2.95/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours an amberesque body with a small, white head.

Smell: Plain pale malts with a backing of citrus fruitiness and a faint, faroff note of grain.

Taste: Pale maltiness with a restrained sweetness. Touch of grain astringency. Light citrus flavor paired with an herbal, tea-like component and a medium bitterness. Flourish of carbonation on the dry, lightly bitter finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation, slightly fizzy.

Drinkability: Best so far of the JW Dundee's Box of Horrors, but that's not saying much.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2008 15:22:47 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Pours a clear amber color with a magnificent head that leaves a streaky pattern of lace

Smell: Grainy aroma, with a hint of citrus

Taste: Biscuity, up front, with a growing aspirin-like bitterness that becomes all encompassing though it relents, just before mid-palate to let the malt come through again; after the swallow, the flavors are in balance though the hops leave a bitter, medicinal aftertaste in my mouth

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: I don't care for the hop profile at all - not recommended

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2010 00:31:38 | More by brentk56

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.1/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a medium amber color ale with an average size foamy head with OK retention and not much lacing. Aroma of dry and astringent English-style hops is somewhat bitter with dry caramel malt notes. Taste is also a mix between some dry caramel malt notes with astringent dry hops with a medium bitterness at the end. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not bad but a bit too dry for my own taste.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2010 14:54:11 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.2/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Fairly decent beer that offers some intrigue, but slacking a bit on quality. The aroma suggests a firm balance between spicy, citrus hops and sweet maltiness. But, the flavors are dominated by the hops, which take on citrus flavors, solvents, and a metalic taste. The lighter body also accentuates the hop spiciness and dryness. Finishes a bit bite-ey and astringent, but the hop character easily hides such flaws. Certainly a drinkable brew, but cannot compete with the Stones, Rogues, and Sierras out there.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2007 16:06:39 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

3.28/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Hmm Amarillo and Simcoe hops eh my favorite,poured a clear light golden with a thinner white head that left spotty lace behind as it settled quickly.The hops are there in the nose but they need a little push to really come out the piney/grassy notes are there and are appetizing but not real assertive., a toasty lightly sweet caramel bas is there as well.Pretty ho hum beer for a beer at 60 IBU's and dry hopped in storage a lighter piney hop character slightly resiny a sweetish malt base is just as big as the hop character,somewhat bland.I didnt have real high expectations but this isnt far from being really good just a little "push".

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2006 21:40:04 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

While not particularly hoppy, it's certainly not "not hoppy". In the nose it delivers floral and citrusy hops along with a note of apple, and some softly sweet caramelish and biscuity malt. The same characteristics follow in the flavor, backed by a very firm bitterness, and with perhaps a touch of grassiness. It's clean, and superbly balanced, finishing dry with a fairly short finish. It could be argued that perhaps a few more hops, and even some more malt, would enhance it, yet at the same time there's already more malt and hops here than in many IPA's on the English market. Have we Americans become jaded by all of the remarkably full flavored beers being produced here in the US? Does every beer need to be in your face? Certainly not. This is an easily accessible beer that's drinkable, and with enough character to keep it interesting. I do think that it will eventually become lost in a sea of similar beers, but for now I welcome it, and hope that it helps more than a few people to expand their taste for interesting and exciting beers.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2008 16:01:57 | More by NeroFiddled

WesWes

New York

3.65/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours an amber color with a thick frothy white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a solid malt scent that boasts of pale and crystal malts as well as some bisquit qualities. The hop aroma is mild with some light floral notes. The taste is decent. It has a fairly balanced malt and hop profile, yet I feel there is something missing here. It goes down smooth with a light caramel feel. It's bitter and almost metallic tasting. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a medium bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a pretty good IPA, but I feel it could use a little tweaking. Still, for a regional brewery, these guys put out some exceptional beers.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2007 22:04:19 | More by WesWes

drabmuh

Maryland

2.48/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

I will review 1000 American IPAs, and to achieve this goal I have to revew some bad ones, purchased a single for 1.29 at Villiage Pump in College Park, MD. Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a DC Brau "pig" mason jar glass. Not quite the character limit, damnit, OK I'll describe the beer too.

Amber, clear, big off white head, some lacing, moderate carbonation, particulates are floating in it.

Aroma is grainy, sweet, complete lack of hops.

Beer si medium in body and gritty on the palate, sweet and a little dry with a bad aftertaste, not giong to subject myself to this any longer, next.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 04:35:41 | More by drabmuh

Mora2000

Texas

3.38/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a clear orange color with a small white head. The aroma is some grassy and citrus hops with some bready malt. There is also some soapiness in the aroma. The flavor is heavy on the bready malt with some perfume and floral hops. There is also some toffee and citrus mixed in, but overall the bready and flowers dominates the flavor. Not offensive, but nothing too good about the beer. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. There are better far better IPAs out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2011 01:27:00 | More by Mora2000

zeff80

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Poured out an orange/golden color with a tan, bubbly/foamy head. It left patchy trails of lace.

S - It smelled very floral and citrusy. There was a little malty presence.

T - It tasted citrusy and of roasted malt. The hops provided a bitter kick.

M - It was very sharp and crisp. A medium-bodied beer.

D - This is a highly underrated IPA. I was pleasantly surprised.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2008 12:28:46 | More by zeff80

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.73/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12oz. can into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a light reddish brown color with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is very hoppy as you would expect from an IPA with a strong background of caramel & citrus.

T: The taste is very well-balanced with a nice hops bitterness bite and complimentary sweetness from citrus and caramelized malt. The after-taste is hoppy and slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, clean and dry finish.

D: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, good representation of style, I could certainly drink a few of these. Even though it's not the greatest IPA, I wasn't really expecting much from this beer, but I was very pleasantly surprised that this was a pretty good beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2007 03:51:51 | More by TheManiacalOne

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.65/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bought this as part of a mixed sixer.

Pours an effervescent amber with 2 fingers of pillowy cream colored head.Above average head retention & lacing

S: Leafy & floral hops

T: Leafy & floral hops, light pear flavor, slight honey malt sweetness up front. Leafy hops dominate as this warms, along with white grape & pear fruittyness. finishes with woody & leafy hop bitterness & just a touch of fruitty sweetness, plus some dryness. This seemed more like an EIPA...

MF: Medium bodied, semi-creamy with decent balance

Pretty easy to drink. Not in love with this one, but I had worse IPAs from many breweries with loftier reps

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2010 04:37:52 | More by russpowell

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.08/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This brew poured out as a copper colored liquid with a foamy white head on top that has a light retention to it. The smell of the beer was lightly hopped, nothing too explosive on the nose here with some sweet malt in there. The taste of the beer could have used a little more bitterness I think but I understand that this is supposed to appeal to the more common beer drinker. The mouthfeel is pretty light bodied. Overall this beer is average to me. I wouldn't have to go buy it again but if it was being offered I'd drink it.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2011 03:02:43 | More by Knapp85

jwc215

New Jersey

3.1/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours bright orangish copper with a thin head that immediately becomes patchy before disappearing.f

The smell is of mild citrus with a touch of caramel backing. More of an APA than an IPA smell.

The taste is malty - almost clashing with the mild almost citric/piney hoppiness, which adds some bitterness, but not nearly enough for the style.

The feel is weak/understated. Not fizzy - just thin.

A cheap beer though - an affordable stab at the style, I suppose. Something flattish/blandish about it, though.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2008 03:24:11 | More by jwc215

WVbeergeek

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Copper hue bright white head forms fine speckled lacing down the sides of my chalice. Aroma has some herbal/floral/citrus notes with a bit of a metallic edge...semi sweet biscuit/caramel blends of malts to balance things out. Again a slight metallic character found/could be Rochester water. Flavor has a nice rolling bitterness built on hop pellets for sure, but this is something for a small regional brewer to actually use hops. I don't mind this one either nice floral/citrus/bittnerness coming on a bit. Anyway it goes this is a nice beer from a large reginoal brewer, nice to see an IPA or something hoppier than a glorified pale ale hit the shelves. Not bad at all, a decent hoppy brew that I wish to drink a couple of. Medium bodied hoppy ale out of Rochester.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2010 07:20:36 | More by WVbeergeek

barleywinefiend

Washington

3/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured a very nice golden. One finger plus head, with very good retention,and lacing. Smell is a decent mix of hops and malt, with a slght grainy edge. Body is medium, and carbonated. Taste is a bit more malty than other IPA's I've tried. There is a bit of hops in the finish. Not a typical IPA, but worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2008 21:46:09 | More by barleywinefiend

smcolw

Massachusetts

2.93/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dark gold color with a slight chill haze. Minor head which settles to a single minute bubble layer. Leaves a single ring of lace from the initial pour

Stale and earthy smell. There's also a medicinal, band-aide odor of phenol.

Strong caramel flavor, reminds me of Drambuie. There's a definite lack of bitter hop. The aftertaste has a harsh, nondescript bitterness that is tempered by a caramel sweetness. Good body for the style.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2010 01:35:53 | More by smcolw

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a five+ finger white head that fades to a lumpy layer leaving a good lace. Nice crystal clear amber color. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Slight hoppy nose. Flavor is almost sweet piney hops. Slight hoppy finish. Here's an IPA that doesn't blow you away with the hops. $1.08 for a 12oz bottle from Capitol Convenience Concord, NH.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2008 23:24:13 | More by jdhilt

Billolick

New York

3.38/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 ounce bottle no freshness info offered. Pours pretty bland looking amber with a long lasting tan head that leaves plenty of sticky, thick lacing. Sweet malt dominant nose, this is pretty dull flavor wise for an American pale ale, more British in style to my taste buds. Lacking any real hop attack. Just some late resiny bitterness picked up in the finish. I wasn’t expecting much and that’s what I got. Decent at best or if in a pinch for anything better then BMC.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2007 02:55:26 | More by Billolick

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.48/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

A dark golden color, reminiscient of woody beers. Aroma was better than expected, they didn't skimp on the Amarillos, nor did they dump tons of them either. I guess I'm saying this exceeded expectations given the other Dundee aromas (or lack thereof) I've come across.

Taste, the woody did come out, this beer was surprisingly bigger in every way. A true ipa. Balanced for American, not west coast, but not traditional British by any means. Earthy. Good introduction to the style.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2010 00:51:17 | More by Beerandraiderfan

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

3.73/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

IPA's were produced to feed the British Army in India, normal British Ales spoiled before they reached them. Extra hops were added during the brew, the first IPA's were born.

This one, to my British taste, is not hoppy enough to be a true IPA. It is a fine beer, I enjoyed the three I have had and would gladly drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2006 21:02:04 | More by BlackHaddock

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.08/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: An dull, dirty orange pour produces a spongey off white topping, a finger high which slowly recedes to a whispy covering. Visible carbonation was a mixture of softly rising micro bubbles and random bursts of macro bubbles. Clarity was fair enough to see distinguishable objects through, while the lacing was slight and rather unimpressive.

S: Some light dry caramel grain sweetness with almost no signs of hops that I could muster. Comes off my malty sweet then bitter.

T: Sweet caramel upfront is quickly followed by some bittering citrus. The hops are lively and wet in delivery, with some sharp moments. The middle finds a toasty grain sweetness really coming through before a final offering of coarse hops of pine and citrus follow through on the finish. Some noticeable alcohol warming concludes things. A good deal of bitterness at times, but really nothing that seemed refined or blended, rather just hoppy for the sake of being hoppy and not really balanced or utilized as well as maybe it should of.

M :A decent crisp factor, as the label suggests a bold and bitter hop nature, especially on the hold which was highlighted by a creamy toasted caramel body of medium substance.

D: A bit warming, with some alcohol, fairly bitter but nothing that was really outstanding quality wise. May do in a pinch with some low level intentions and expectations but hardly worth seeking out or choosing over other commercially available options. In the end a quick cheap fix for hops, but not necessarily a quality one.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2010 01:23:50 | More by beerthulhu

plaid75

New York

3.63/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured a medium copper hue with a one and a half finger foamy white head. There was good retention and lacing.

The smell featured a good oily hop spiciness and a grainy slightly sweet malt.

The taste was pretty well balanced with a spicy citrus hop that gives way to a mild caramel malt.

The mouthfeel was average.

Overall a pretty decent IPA. Very drinkable and a good bang for the buck.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2006 01:46:09 | More by plaid75

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.5

Another bottle, courtesy of my local trade partner, tone77, who wants to see me keep my bottle count in line with The CANQuest (TM). Oakle doakle!

From the bottle: "Sometimes, it's ok to be bitter. When they stick you on a ship and send you to India without any good ale from home, it's ok to be bitter. The result was India Pale Ale - the high point in bitterness history. When your team goes 0-16. When you don't make it past the ladies' tee. Or when you want an ale with as much oomph as a steak, a burrito, or a Vegas bachelorette party. Be bitter. People will understand."

I had not even finished my aggro pour when I caught that first musky whiff of hops! The two fingers of tawny head head beckoned like a Siren from the shore. The color was a slightly hazy orangish-amber and my mouth was watering nearly uncontrollably. The nose was pine-y with a caramel sweetness underneath. As the head feel, a thick, sticky lacing began to appear. Mouthfeel was about as full as I have gotten from a non-draft beer and the hops went immediately to work at scrubbing my tongue. The hops were bitter, but slightly off and I am unsure whether it was due to freshness or brewing process as there was no date on the bottle. Finish was initially bitter, giving 'way to a light caramel sweetness at the extreme finish. Worth a try, especially if you CAN be guaranteed of its freshness.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2011 22:27:18 | More by woodychandler

Brad007

Vermont

3/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a pale amber color with an ample head. Aroma is very nice and hoppy, a bit grassy as well. Taste is mainly hoppy upfront that fades into a sweet malt backbone with a mild bitterness at the back of the tongue. Bready and again, somewhat too sweet. Not a bad attempt at the style but I would put this more in the pale ale category (even more so than the actual Pale Ale from JW Dundees).

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2007 01:28:33 | More by Brad007