Dundee Festive Ale - Genesee Brewing Co., Rochester
Style:
Winter Warmer
Serving Type:
Bottle
Alcohol by Volume:
6.2%
Aroma:
Super sweet malt aroma, like caramel and milk chocolate
Appearance:
Clear copper color, thinnish tan head
Flavor:
Rich caramel flavor with a sharp cinnamon bite. There is also nutmeg and a hint of oakiness on the finish
Mouthfeel:
A little thinner and astringent when colder, but creamier and soft when it warms up
Nutmeg. Oak. Cinnamon. Caramel. There's a whole lot of Christmas in this beer. Dundee's Festive Ale is... just that, festive. This beer pours a deep copper color and develops a thin tan head. The dominant aroma in the glass is caramel but there are hints of cinnamon. When you take a sip of this beer you'll notice that it's flavor profile follows the aroma very closely. When Dundee's Festive Ale hits your palate you'll notice the sweet caramel and butterscotch maltiness right away. A counterbalance to all that sweetness is a cinnamon bite that takes your attention off the sweet malts before this beer finishes with a hint of oak.
It may sound like a complex combination of flavors, but the Festive Ale is very well balances so the cinnamon doesn't feel too spicy and the malts don't taste like flat Coca Cola. At a little over 6% ABV you can't really call this a session beer, but it's so smooth and easy to drink that you could easily down a couple on a festive winter's night.
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