Dundee Wheat Beer

Brewed by High Falls Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Rochester, New York USA

Pours a slightly hazy caramel-amber with virtually no head. Smells a tad grassy. Smooth in the mouth and carries a little bit of a sweet caramel flavor. There’s also a little bit of an aftertaste. It’s not bad but nothing special.

This is certainly no Hefe- and for an American Wheat, it’s kind of boring. I compared their Amber Lager to one of Michelob’s brews and the similarity between JW Dundee’s and mass produced MIchelob continues....

Aroma: freshly harvested grain. Nice cloudy straw color with persistent small bubbles. Flavor is respectable hops with citrus, pine and faint metallic notes, understated wort. Palate is full and satisfying with good carbonation and decent hop aftertaste. I am not much of a hefe fan, but I would drink this again.

Some wheat in the aroma and taste but overall was pretty boring. If it wasn’t in a mix pack I would not buy again.

The aroma had a hint of wheat, and the finish had a lemon taste to it. The body was yellow, and with out much head at all.

Hazy yellow with no head. Light wheat aroma with some lemon tartness in the taste.

Bottle: This poured like an American wheat, orange and hazy, with a bit of the requisite yeasty sediment. Why do American brewers call their American wheats hefeweizens ... it’s different .. and so is this. Gristy and musty on the nose, citrusy and sweet, rathery than clovey and yeasty. This doesn’t drink much differently than a lot of American golden ales. Well made, pleasantly balanced. I suspect it loses props in the ratings (including mine) due to the inappropriate and presumptive name. (#3066, 8/27/2007)

Pours a cloudy yellow color with a thin head. Some citrus, maybe wheat in the aroma. Light, sweet taste but not much of a hefe. Some hops, but nothing that characterizes this beer as a wheat.