Dundee Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Thick and dark to look at, shiny onf the outside, but opaque. Half finger of short-lived head. Some frostly lace. Looks formidable. Roasted malt smell; not quite burnt, but darkish. Has hints of dark berries. Has the sweetness of a brown ale with dark roasted porter malt. The taste is an initial burnt, charred porter malt. It’s followed quickly by a sweetish apologetic fruit basket. Like a burnt, malty brown ale. Halfway between a porter and a brown, with the former’s roasted malt, the latter’s mild sweetness. It’s a nice combo, and becomes more leathery as it warms. Feel is medium thickness, and kind of milky even. Substantial but not chewy. It’s a really solid offering by Dundee. Drinkable but not thin. A substantial bittersweet brew.

Aroma is fairly strong and smoky with a hint of roast coffee. It pours a typical but still appetizing opaque sable with an OK light tan head. Flavor is like any good stout, smoky with tones of molasses, unsweet chocolate and quality coffee. Texture is fairly smooth and fizzy, leaving behind a pleasing tingle. I love good porters!

12 oz bottle from the "Craft Pack." For $7.38 a 12 pack, this is a really great buy, for some pretty good beer. The Porter was my favorite of the pack, and is a very good porter. This beer pours to a deep brown to black color, with a soapy head, and a good carbonation. The nose on this beer is really great, with lots of good chocolate/cocca and mild coffee aroma. The palate is lean, but with good chocolate, dark malt, and coffee flavors. This beer finishes with more really good chocolate and coffee up front, then ends with a touch of mild roast, that lingers and takes the cloying edge off this beer. Very well done porter, very drinkable, a great match with hearty dishes, and deserts. This one is well worth seeking out.

Poured from a bottle and appeared almost black with a nice head. This beer had a roasted malt flavor with a hint of chocolatey taste. For 4.99 a six pack, felt this was a great bargin.

Fun dark pour and coffee rich flavor that pours dark and has a decent tan head. Easy to pull across the tongue and has an astringent finish.

This beer tasted like cocoa, coffee. It was slightly floral, had a decent body, was a little bitter.

[2116-20090426] 12floz bottle. Chocolate-dipped toasty bread aroma. Dark brown black body with a medium-lasting foamy tan head. Lovely toasted chocolate-dusted bread. Medium body. Drinkable, good, surprising!
(from Premier Gourmet, Buffalo, NY; w/ jerc)

UPDATED: MAY 4, 2007 Poured from a 12oz bottle, this brew looks like a glass of Coke without the ice: almost black. Nice caramel, chocolate, and roasted malt aromas but they were a bit faint. Sweet and lively in the mouth with a slightly bitter finish. This beer was way better than I expected.

J.W. Dundee’s Porter ABV: 6.5% IBU: ? Calories: 170 Volume: 12 oz Glass: tulip Purchased at: Joe Canal’s as a part of a sampler Price per fl oz: $11 / 144 fl oz = $.07 per fl oz Consumed on/at: home on March 18th, 2008 sensory first impression: My first ever porter, I’m sure, and not likely the best exemplar. It’s thick enough to be dark, but still translucent. Very chocolaty, quite nutty, and not at all unenjoyable, but not nearly to the degree of Rogue or Brooklyn’s stouts. Okay lace - tan head, but not frothy or deep. Good aroma. Okay color - a bit alcoholic. Aroma/Olfactory: Malt flavor is: chocolate, coffee, nuts, and roast. Hop flavor is: resinous, and herbaceous Yeast flavor is: doughy, moldy, and very dry Other flavors include: alcohol, corn, raisin, a touch of smoke Visuals/Appearance: Color is: dark reddish brown, thick but not inpenetrable Liquid is: dark and translucent at 90% Head and lace are: thin, tan Taste/Flavor: Maltiness or Sweetness level is: medium to heavy Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: light Sour level is: very light Palate/Tactile: Body or Mouthfeel is: medium to full Texture is: creamy, thick, papery Carbonation is: flat Finish is: long and not bad at all. Overall experience: A fairly dark beer with a nice nutty chocolaty taste. For the price, it’s fantastic, but for the type, it’s lacking. Spending $ on a 12 pack sampler, vs a 6 pack of chocolate stouts at 10% is like to result in different outcomes. This is likely the best of the sampler though.

craft sampler- enjoyed this one, and much of the pack- roasted flavors muted appropriately, and coffee able to shine with a somewhat astringent bitterness. Nice.