Dundee Porter

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.

Bottle at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured a dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma was malty with sweet notes. Flavor had caramel notes from the hops. A bit too sweet for me. Very light on the tongue as well. Not my idea of a Porter.

Bottle, pours a dark ruby brown color with a two finger tan head. Good lacing along the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee beans. Flavor is decent with more of the roasted malt characteristics along with hints of chocolate and coffee. The mouthfeel is a bit thin and watery. Nice aftertaste.

Part of a sample pack purchased in NYC. Most of the beers tasted the same. Nothiing stood out.

Pours dark brown with a light brown tint (if that makes sense) and a tan head. Smells of light, roasted malt, vegetal, some spice, earthy. Tastes sweet and earthy with some light peppery splashes.

Coffee and faint chocolate, nice flavor, pretty thin for a porter, the best JW Dundee I’ve had, closely followed by the Honey Brown

Bottle. Pours a clear, dark brown with a tan head that fills well and laces nicely. Roasted malt aroma, with some alcohol present. Sweet, with a medium body. Finishes a bit long. For the Dundee 12 pack, this is the best (?) beer.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized light brown colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a strongly carbonated dark brown colored body. The weak aroma was brown malt. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The thin flavor contained notes of roasted malt and brown malt. The roastiness occurred at first then faded. Later that evening, my stomach became upset after drinking it. An OK brew just nothing special.