Dundee Pale Bock Lager

Brewed by High Falls Brewing Company
Style: Heller Bock
Rochester, New York USA

Smells like a sweet lager. Fruity almost banana flavoring. Gold coloration topped with a pale white head that goes away quickly when drank in a tulip glass.

Bright gold body with a large slightly off white head. The aroma is jelly filled donuts with a sweet grassy note. The taste has some more of that cheap jelly donut character. There is also a little bit of banana. A strangely sweet beer that gets more cloying as you drink.

Pours a five-finger white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Crystal clear amber color. Slight malty nose. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is malty, some sweetness, hops are balancing. $1.08 for a 12oz bottle from Capital Convenience Concord, NH.

12oz twist-off bottle. I paid $.50 for a single at Green’s, BufordHwy. Pours clear, color is a mix between golden and an amber. 1/16th of an inch of white creamy head. Big malt aroma with a hint of herb smell. Textbook Heller Bock aroma. Flavor of crystal malts. medium dryness. Some bitterness follows through. Except for the aroma this beer lack quality. It was only 50 cents. I got what I paid for.

Small white head that falls quick, clear golden pour. Weak, watery, common beer taste. Not a good bock, but an average beer.

12 oz. bottle - Pours a clear golden color with a 1/2 finger thick off white head. Light spotty lacing. Aroma is cereal grain, herbal hops, and esters. Flavor lightly sweetend malt and esters. Palate is slighty bitter. Medium body. A decent beer.

Jim Dundee’s Pale Bock ABV: 5.5% IBU: ? Calories: 150 Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: tulip Purchased at: Joe Canal’s as part of a sampler. Price per fl oz: $10 / 144 fl oz = $0.07 per fl oz Consumed on/at: home on March 18th, 2008 sensory first impression: Nice head. Fluffy to start. Beautiful solid golden hue. Very clear. Nice aroma, though faint. Taste is very nice - surprisingly deep and slightly cloying. Very nice. Aroma/Olfactory: Malt flavor is: white light bread, oat cereal, nutty, but not roasty Hop flavor is: floral, and herbaceous Yeast flavor is: doughy, earthy, dusty and dry Other flavors include: apple, raisin, light vanilla Visuals/Appearance: Color is: bright, golden, amber Liquid is: clear and calm Head and lace are: minimal, white Taste/Flavor: Maltiness or Sweetness level is: medium Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: very light Sour level is: very very light Palate/Tactile: Body or Mouthfeel is: medium Texture is: sticky, and tissue papery Carbonation is: soft Finish is: medium, pleasant but not challenging. Overall experience: A very nice beer. A good substitute for a greta beer. A very enjoyable aftertaste and cloy. A wonderful aroma and vision. Not bad, and very enjoyable.

A very malty, bready aroma, color was a reddish amber, white foam. Flavor was slightly sweet, no hops, leaves a lingering sweetness on the palate, sort of a caramel flavor. A decent beer overall, but not remarkable. In fairness to JW Dundee, their beers are often a gateway for other people to get away from the mass prouced sludge and into the world of craft beer. Also, they are great beers when weighed again their cost (something I often consider).