Dundee Kolsch-Style Ale

To many people, this would be considered a coincidence, to the Brew Guy, it is very much pre-ordained that the day I put pen to pad about Dundee's Kolsch-Style Ale, is the day that DrinkCraftBeer.com posts a survey on whether or not you will suffer through or drain pour a brew that is not up to snuff.

Pre-ordained in the fact that this is the exact question I asked myself literally three drinks into this Rochester, NY beer.

My understanding of the Kolsch style is that of a light, crisp, and a refreshing beer with a light golden hue. Out of all these things, Dundee was only able to recreate the latter. This is by far one of my least favorite beers I have ever tasted.

The first drink came across overly sweet, almost like a malt liquor, and it would not get any better. For a matter of comparison, I've tasted better beers in the basement of my frat house when we were trying to turn our beer money into as many forties of Mickey's and Olde English as we could.

As if this wasn't bad enough, there was nothing crisp or refreshing about this Dundee craft beer at all. Purchased as part of a craft pack I had three bottles to taste. Beer number 1 was drank straight from the bottle and was one of the flattest beers I've had the misfortune of stumbling across. I took a different approach to the second bottle and poured it into a pint glass. This was counter productive as whatever carbonation this beer originally contained fizzled out even quicker.

The third and final bottle I held off on a couple of days in hopes of tyring this ale with a fresh palate. It didn't matter, this bottle was just as flat as my first experience. The only thing I took away this kolsch was an affirmation to the question posed by DrinkCraftBeer.com, and yes, I will suffer through a bad beer, no matter how many ounces I have to drink.

Dundee Kolsch-Style Ale receives a lowly 2.5 out of 10.