Dundee Kölsch

Dundee, along with Sam Adams was one of the first craft variety packs that I tried. Last year Dundee, brewed by the Gennessee Brewing Company of Rochester NY, had a variety pack consisting of Honey Brown Ale, Porter, Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, Wheat, and Pale Bock. It was one of my favorites, and the only one where every variety was a winner. This year the craft pack includes a stout, the return of the Pale Bock and India Pale Ale as well as a Kölsch-style ale.

A Kölsch is best served at "cellar temperature", about 50°F. the head is small, the color a coppery amber, the taste reminiscent of nuts and butterscotch, similar to a Belgian wit. This could either be a sippin' beer, or a quantity beer fit for Nick's July 4th extravaganza.