Dundee Porter

Dundee Brewing Company
Brewed at Genesee Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Rochester, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

As others have mentioned, this is the best of Dundee’s otherwise disappointing winter sampler. 12 oz bottle pours a murky dark brown with a small and vanishing light tan head. There’s not much to smell, but the aroma is as expected of a porter: lightly roasted malts, perhaps a bit of chocolate. I wish the body were fuller, but enjoy the sweet taste and fine finish with no metallic or chemical aftertaste (unlike many of Dundee’s other offerings.) It they sold this in 6-packs instead of 3 per sampler 12-packs, I’d gladly pick up more, since it’s my kind of affordable beer.

As others have indicated, this is the hidden gem in the Dundee holiday pack. Pours Mahogany with a tan head that doesn’t want to stick around. Aroma is deceptively faint. Taste is a nice balance of rich caramel malt with nice hop profile on th finish. I haven’t had many porters to compare to, but this is quite nice.

Bottle from craft winter mix pack. Used a pint. Typical color and small, thin head. A slightly thin body is the only flaw. The nose and taste is exactly want you want in a porter. Flavor of roasted malt, caramel, grain, and light chocolate malt. Sweetness is balanced with a very light hop. Hands down the best brew in the mix 12 pack. Has decent drinkability. This is worth a try. However, get a better mix pack then the Winter Craft pack. This brew is the only one worth drinking.

Pours an almost opaque dark brown/ruby red with a short lived head. Aroma dominated by chocolate and roasted malts. Very robust flavor up front with a slight thinness in the finish. Another surprisingly good beer from this brewery.

Pours a dark brown with about half a finger of beige head. Mildly sweet chocolate notes. Better than I expected, a light taste to it but nice toasty malts. I could go for it to be a little less watered down but it’s still tasty.

Pours a very dark, almost black with a thin beige head. Aroma is of caramel malt. Flavor is roasted caramel malt but with an odd finish, maybe a bit of citrus hops? A little bit out of place for a porter. Medium bodied with slight metallic aftertaste. Not a bad beer, but not among my favorite porters.

Tasted from bottle into standard pint glass, included in their mix-pack. Aromas and flavors true-to-style, but watered-down, as with all Dundee beers I’ve tasted. At least they are cheap and have no offensive flaws. Regardless, a weak porter is a good brown ale which is lots tastier than most light lagers. Goes well with dinner. I’d drink this again.

A bit over carbonated. Not roasty enough, and a little thin. It is a bit better than the rating, IMO. $6.99 a six pack is a good price for this porter so I buy a few every winter.