JW Dundee’s Original Honey Brown
Posted by dugpark on May 1, 2008
Second beer to taste at beer o’clock today was JW Dundee’s Original Honey Brown. I am a sucker for trying honey lagers and picked this up at QFC in Sammamish a week or two ago. Sad to say this didn’t go much for me, but at least it was a decent beer. Just not what I was expecting based on the title.
JW Dundee’s is a brewery in New York that only makes 4 beers and this was their first… not bad, as noted, but just nothing really to write about. Pretty standard brown… no real note of honey, 4.5% ABV. No tipping either way toward malt or hops. Just a real middle of the road kind of experience. So far, honey beer on the site follows about this from a stack rank perspective:
- Cypress Honey Lager
- JW Dundee’s Original Honey Brown
- MacTarnahan’s Oregon Honey Beer
Still looking for that ultimate honey beer/lager, though…
9/14/08 UPDATE: Through further reading… discovered that this is actually a brand that falls under the Highfalls Brewing Company umbrella. I am sure others in the area new this, but from 3000 miles away it just wasn’t clear right away. 
JBB6 Rating: Middle of the Road
chipperdave said
This beer was the 1st honey brown I had ever tasted several years ago and I admit I liked that beer a lot. It’s been ages since I’ve revisited this beer. I’ve noticed that as I tend to drink more and more imperial type beers that the old browns and porters are starting to lose some of their appeal.
If you want to try a good honey lager, try the one from Samuel Adams. It’s good brew.
dugpark said
Ah… Samuel Adams honey… I *will* have to try that… I like their brews. It isn’t that I didn’t like this beer, I guess, I would drink it again… I just don’t think I would buy it again.
Josh Plakal said
This is one of the best tasting Honey beer, even though I have tasted Samuel Adams, I felt this is better tasting than Samuel Adams honey
dugpark said
2nd recommendation. I have to hunt down the Sam Adams honey now. Thanks for reading.
Observer said
I don’t agree – I think this beer is wonderful, and I think Sam Adams is generally unpalatable. This beer is extremely smooth tasting, and I’ve found that even people who are non-beer drinkers can enjoy its taste.