The Swill: Dundee Original Honey Brown
The Still: Dundee Brewing Company
Rochester, New York
http://www.dundeebeer.com
The Drill: Lager brewed with honey, 12oz bottle, 4.5% ABV
The Spill: Honey beers are a mighty popular brew in the U.S., despite the fact that most are mighty disappointing. No exception, this beer tastes neither like honey, nor is it brown. Far too light of a beer is used as the base for this brew, and far too little honey is added to make a difference. The final product is something that's basically wet, and, provided you put it in the refrigerator before drinking, cold.
Says Bill: Holly loves a good honey beer, but hates a bad one. She picked this up in Arizona on our honeymoon, when we made a stop to bring some alcoholic beverages to the dude ranch we stayed at. Our room had a fridge, but the place didn't provide any alcohol, so we were left to our own devices. The bee on the label was awfully cute, and we have this thing where we call each other Bee as a term of endearment. (Most people shorten the word baby to babe, we went the other way with it.) So, we thought it'd be worth a try. We were wrong.
Refill?: I wouldn't even give it a Bee-minus. Get it?: 1 tap out of 5.