Dundee Original Honey Brown Lager - Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.

depechemode1983

Texas

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

A - Pours out light clear brown/copper in color. Head is soda pop like and fizzes away quickly. No Lacing.

S - Light caramel malts, some corn and metal.

T - Caramel sweetness upfront that's balanced out by a mild hop bitterness. Honey is noticeable as well. Which I like.

M - Medium bodied. Carbonation is high but not to rough on the palate.

O - Pretty much mediocre. Don't think Ill be drinking this one again any time soon.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2012 02:09:49 | More by depechemode1983

JohnBeerRun

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a very good beer for those of you who love dark and somewhat sweet tasting beer. I get this beer nearly every time I see it.

It pours a dark and slightly reddish hue with I light tan colored head. It has a somewhat sweet taste and a roasty flavor but mellow.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2012 13:40:41 | More by JohnBeerRun

K9AleingPiss

Oklahoma

3.48/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The appearance was really nothing exciting,light brown,no head,no lacing,descent bubbling. Smell was better, a sweet honey malty odor,really couldnt pick up on any hop. The taste was a lot like the odor, very easy to drink,maybe too easy. No bite or real sense of "hittin the spot". This to me is a beer to drink in the same situation as a Coors or Bud...not that there's anything wrong with that. I like this beer and would drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2012 03:26:27 | More by K9AleingPiss

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this at Bel Paese, served in a brown bottle poured in a glass.

the color is ruddy brown with good clarity and quick to relax head, pretty standard look. The smell is nice, sweet as expected with mild honey and malt aroma, practically no yeast or off notes in the nose, just a light candy-like caramel. The feel is slick and moderately carbonated semi-sweet with a hint of diacetyl.

This is a beer I used to drink a lot of so I wondered if I would enjoy it again years later. The taste is mostly caramel with a light sweet smooth tinge and gentle diacetyl from the lager which isn't unpleasant. This has a hint of creamy caramel, but finish is semi-dry and light. Overall I enjoyed this, not a great lager in any sense, but serves its purpose, gentle sweet honey adds to the lager. It is probably one I will not return to unless the beer menu is similar to the place I ordered this in.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2011 17:13:14 | More by Slatetank

tigg924

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +28.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass.

Appearance: caramel in color with 1 inch head, clear, high carbonation

Smell: toasted malt and honey

Taste: honey start with sugar coming in closely behind and toasted malt in the middle the finish is sweet honey

Mouthfeel: light body, high carbonation, sweet start with a less sweet middle and a super sweet end

Drinkability: I try to leave prejudice out of my reviews, but in full disclosure this was the beer I probably drunk the most of in my later years in college and my first years out out of it. Now I only have it every now and then. Still it is sentimental and is a favorite. I love the sweetness and refreshingness of this. I could easily drink a six of these--if not more. Of all the Dundee's beers this is by far my favorite. I think it drinks more like a sweet brown. If you like sweeter beers, hunt this down. The honey is about as present here as it is in any beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2011 14:41:27 | More by tigg924

CaptJackHarkness

New York

2.23/5  rDev -28.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

From twety-four ounce can :

Aroma sweet malts floral. Appearance is a coppery light brown with fairly large white head. The head dissapears in seconds, there is no lacing. The taste is horrid, overly sweet, adjunct lager with brown food coloring! Nasty, Nasty,Nasty!

Serving type: can

11-05-2011 23:29:28 | More by CaptJackHarkness

Koufax21

New Mexico

2.68/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 oz. bottle poured into a Pagosa Brewing pint glass.

A - borderline amber color, with a fizzy white head that quickly disappears.

S - smells of biscuit and honey.

T - Somewhat bready, but the honey overpowers it rather quickly.

M - good carbonation, and medium bodied.

O - not really my style. Only reason I was able to try this was because my wife bought some. I would not buy this for myself, but my old lady seems to enjoy them.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2011 00:49:54 | More by Koufax21

bluHatter

Michigan

2.68/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: clear light amber colored with a foamy head that recedes quickly. bubbles form on the inside of the glass.

S: Honey, malt and yeast.

T: Mostly malts with a sweet honey linger. Somewhat bready.

M: A little carbonation tingle, but very light. Crisp and thin.

O: A decent amber, but rather plain and a little too malty for my taste. Just a very basic brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2011 00:48:26 | More by bluHatter

CrazyDavros

Australia

2.95/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours dark amber with a large, quickly-fading head.
The only noticeable aroma is honey... nothing else.
Loads more honey as a flavour along with some caramel and finishes with a mild bitterness. A little cloying.
Could use more carbonation.
One-dimensional but not bad.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2011 00:09:56 | More by CrazyDavros

cindiwindi1025

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Beer budget was running low so i decided to try one of the cheap, mass-produced craft beers.

a- light orange in color with a decent white head that dissipates after a few and retains a nice ring lacing

s- smells very sweet, bready, malty, yeasty. more malt aroma than anything else

t- sweet honey, carmelly/nutty malts, nice sweet aftertaste

m- crisp, medium carbonation. goes down really easy

o- nicely and happily surprised at how much i like this. its not bad at all for cheap beer and is very drinkable. since the abv is so low it wouldnt be a bad thing to down a 12 pack. very happy with my choice!

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2011 23:01:58 | More by cindiwindi1025

samie85

Illinois

3.4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A-Pours a crystal clear honey color with two fingers of frothy white head.

S-Smells primarily of some herbal hops and some light caramel notes.

T-Light, sweet, bready malts with a slight green apple note and some light bitterness on the finish.

M-Smooth and slick in the mouth with low carbonation and a faint dryness on the finish.

D-Very easy drinking and sessionable beer. You can't beat the price either: .99 for a 24 oz. can. A great choice for a backyard BBQ sort of event.

Serving type: can

09-25-2011 00:17:31 | More by samie85

Brewski4Drewski

South Carolina

3.18/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Enjoyed September 3 at Savannah Craft Brew Fest '11.
A: Pours more of a golden than brown with a bright white head, decent lace.

S: Smells of honey and malts, smells really good maybe enjoyed the smell more than the taste

T&M: Smooth and crisp with a slight honey finish, I wish it tasted like it smelled...noice. Really drinkable, felt like I was drinking a light lager, could have put back a couple...baker's dozens...

O: Might try to cook with this one...

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2011 01:32:15 | More by Brewski4Drewski

ADZA

Australia

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

Pours a weird colour for a so called honey brown its more like a clear see through golden amber hue which leaves a fast vanishing one finger head and a rim of lacing,i found the smell of honey more prominant when smelling the bottle but when poured the aromas are creaming soda,a touch of honey,floral hops and sweet barley,it has a just over light bodied mouthfeel and is very smooth and has tastes of toffee,honey,a touch of floral hops,barley sugar and finished with a caramel sweetness and overall i really was hoping for more cheers.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2011 11:39:35 | More by ADZA

MoreThanWine

Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured a 1.5" white head. Clear light sienna brown iced tead colored body. Smell is mildy sweet with caramel. Taste is pretty much the same. Label says this is extra rich? No. Is it lager? Yes, I get some of the crispness in the finish. Is it sweet as honey, no, not really. Just a tiny step up from BMC mainstream.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 03:57:03 | More by MoreThanWine

indiapaleale

Massachusetts

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

Pours a medium amber color with a soda-like head that doesn't stick around too long.

Aroma is adjunct sweetness and macro lager-esque. Some caramel and brown sugar are there as well.

First sip and I remember a lot of college keg parties. We used to think this was as good as it got when it came to kegged beer. Wow. Like Bud with a couples scoops of raw sugar thrown in. Seltzery mouthfeel, caramel sweet with some corn flake flavors.

Overall - meh. It is what it is. The price point is a direct indicator of what you're getting.

Serving type: can

08-25-2011 13:11:25 | More by indiapaleale

ckollias

Maryland

3.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Enjoyed this 12oz bottle out of a large snifter glass.

A: Copper-amber lager in color with a white two-finger head that quickly dissipates in to a thin wispy lace.

S: Average malted aroma with traces of honey, spices, and cloves.

T: Smooth brown ale with mild sugar sweetness. A little bit of honey present but more sweetness than honey.

M: Medium body and medium carbonation. You can barely taste the alcohol.

O: Decent honey brown lager. Very smooth and easily drinkable. Better than a watered down mass produced beer but not an over- the-top craft beer – and it looks like that is what they were going for.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2011 02:41:44 | More by ckollias

TooManyShots

Ohio

4/5  rDev +28.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is probably one of my favorite lagers at the moment. I have tried Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat, and I have to say this is a better brew with honey.
Nice mouthfeel. I could smell honey immediately after opening, but didn't taste it until the end of the drink. Very easy to drink, with a pleasant taste. The sweet taste this lager has is a nice treat.
Nothing too amazing, but a nice flavorful brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2011 20:33:16 | More by TooManyShots

tdm168

North Carolina

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

Pours a dark gold with 1/4" of head that quickly fades to a thin lacing. Smells of grains and lager yeast with just a hint of honey. Taste is sweet; grains up front and honey in the finish. The honey doesn't over power, but is actually mixed well with an average lager. Mouthfeel is crisp though a little over carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2011 05:13:51 | More by tdm168

DannyDan

Michigan

2.85/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a golden body with a thin white head that has good carbonation, decent lacing and minimal retention. The nose consists of sweet malts and not much else. The taste starts out with some sweet honey flavored syrupy malts with a hint of hops and grains. The label says brewed with honey, but I can't taste a good quality honey in this beer. The mouth feel is light and very watery and overall this is just an average sweet tasting American lager. Amazing that ten years ago when I was drinking Labatt, Bud, Bud Light, Dos Equis and Smithwick that I thought this was a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2011 03:43:23 | More by DannyDan

theBubba

New York

2.55/5  rDev -18%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

First off, let's get this straight. Any home brewer knows that brewing with honey is expensive. So I kinda doubt this Genessee adjunct, buck forty-nine a 24 oz can has too much honey in it. Yeah, it's sweet...most likely corn syrup.

Anyway, it poured like most macro brews, except the lace lasted a bit longer than expected. The color was of a slight amber and the taste was typical corn/rice adjunct. With a touch of hops and and a semi-crappy sweetness. Honey?

This beer might benefit from the old proverbial wedge of lime more so than Corona (another crappy beer).

"Mr. Dundee" most likely is sighing in his grave.

Serving type: can

07-29-2011 01:47:34 | More by theBubba

JoeyBeerBelly

New York

3.1/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

24oz can served in a glass beer mug.

L - clear amber color with a off-white head that thinned to a ring leaving light trails of lacing.

S - faint caramel malt sweetness.

T - somewhat sweet with just a hint of bitterness towards the finish before turning sticky sweet on the lips.

F - medium bodied with good carbonation, refreshingly smooth.

O - it's just ok.

Serving type: can

07-29-2011 00:20:38 | More by JoeyBeerBelly

crhensel

New Jersey

3.28/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle into pint glass (4/17/10)
Poured clear and with a nice amber/light brown color with a small, white head. The nose was strong with caramel and a general fruity sweetness. The taste was filled with a caramel and honey sweetness what was not at all overpowering. As the glass progressed, that honey started to come out of the background a little more, but this remained a sweet, refreshing drink.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2011 16:46:51 | More by crhensel

justinjj1280

Georgia

3.45/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a very light, transparent amber with a decent head that retains pretty well and leaves some lacing.

I got malt and just a bit of honey in the aroma. The flavor is pretty malty, and the honey is just a hint in the finish. It's on the sweet side, but not overwhelmingly so. There's not much in the way of any hop flavor.

This is the first beer that I ever drank. I hated it at the time. I actually thought it was bitter! Coming back to it many years and many beers later, I'm struck by how times and tastes change. Not a great beer by any means, but a good one. I could session it easily. A good one to have from time to time, and it's hard to beat the price.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2011 02:28:22 | More by justinjj1280

sdj5

New York

3.55/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

It's in a can, but I've seen it in its full glory. It doesn't look so bad.

The smell isn't that great. Smells like sweet metal and a bit of grain.

Taste is light, refreshing with a hint of bitterness on the end and of course a light honey taste throughout.

The mouthfeel is medium carbonation and overall light body.

This beer is cheaper in the big 24 oz cans than in the 6 pack where I shop. I drink the cans multiple times per week. It's the best beer anywhere near its price range. (about 1.50 for a 24 oz can)

Serving type: can

07-06-2011 23:43:34 | More by sdj5

xtremejammn

Michigan

2.88/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours a typical sort-of-reddish brown, I don't like heads, leaves some lacing.

Smell: Smells sort of adjunct-y, a little underlying sweet smell to it as well, with a hint of graininess.

Tastes like a lager that was left on the cooker a little longer than most, with an underlying sweetness to it, the honey presence is not strong but it's there. I suppose that's better than it being overpowering. It's not that unpleasant off-sweet you get with some honey-lagers either, nice and subtle. To the untrained beer drinker, it could be easily compared to an American macro.

It's actually very smooth, the carbonation is at a good balance. It doesn't hurt to drink, nor is it flat.

The bottom line: I paid a dollar for this 24 oz. can, and that's a damn good price for what you get, but I always try to push price aside when reviewing a beer and focus on quality. As far as quality goes for this beer, it's decent. Give it a try, you might enjoy it. Much love~

Serving type: can

06-24-2011 20:41:59 | More by xtremejammn