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Genesee Honey Brown
Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.
- From:
- Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Lager
Ranked #75 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 72
Ranked #27,792 - Avg:
- 3.14 | pDev: 17.2%
- Reviews:
- 718
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 06, 2001
- Wants:
- 39
- Gots:
- 252
Formerly: Original Honey Brown Lager
This isn’t your watered-down light beer from college. Nor is it a heavy craft beer. Honey Brown pours right smack dab in the middle. A delicious golden amber color, it’s a beer you can drink throughout the night while staying true to yourself and your evolving palate. Enjoy it with friends. Enjoy it with strangers. It doesn’t matter to us—just enjoy it.
This isn’t your watered-down light beer from college. Nor is it a heavy craft beer. Honey Brown pours right smack dab in the middle. A delicious golden amber color, it’s a beer you can drink throughout the night while staying true to yourself and your evolving palate. Enjoy it with friends. Enjoy it with strangers. It doesn’t matter to us—just enjoy it.
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Ratings by nicholas2121:
Reviewed by nicholas2121 from Ohio
4.05/5 rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Honey Brown Lager brewed by Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co. This brew has an ABV of 4.50% This brew pours out a nice Light Brown color, with a nice white head. The smell is light but it is bold. But you do pick up grains and malts. There is also a nice sweetness to the smell of this brew. The taste is smooth and rich. You pick up on the grains and malts in the taste of this brew. There is also a nice nice sweet malt aftertaste to this brew. The mouthfeel is rich, bold and fill of flavor. Dundee Original Honey Brown Lager has a nice balance to it. There is nothing overpowering about this brew. Overall Dundee Original Honey Brown Lager is a good drinkable brew. I like how this brew goes down smooth. Honey Brown Lager is a full bodied beer. I'm giving Dundee Original Honey Brown Lager a 4.25 out 5. This is a nice drinking brew. I would buy this brew to change it up for the main steam brews on the market. I like how Honey Brown Lager is different from most brews on the market. Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co., did a nie job with this one.
Feb 10, 2014More User Ratings:
Rated by blitzkreg from Missouri
3.24/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Easy to drink and can certainly taste the honey. Not very complex
Mar 03, 2024Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
2.93/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.93/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Light honey color with a thin head
Aroma of light malts and grains.
Taste was sweet, but well balanced.
I liked this sweetness as it was followed by malts, light hops with caramel notes.
Light body.
Downside - watery and thin with high carbonation.
Feb 29, 2024Aroma of light malts and grains.
Taste was sweet, but well balanced.
I liked this sweetness as it was followed by malts, light hops with caramel notes.
Light body.
Downside - watery and thin with high carbonation.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.43/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle poured into a nonic pint glass.
L: Very clear light amber, 2” white head, foam hangs around a minute or two before disappearing leaving only a ring.
S: Large bread and toasted malt aroma greatly diminishes with the head.
T: Toasted malt, bit of honey/caramel sweetness, floral/citrus hops, herbal notes as well, sweet malty aftertaste.
F: Light, clean and crisp. High carbonation.
O: Not bad, perhaps a tad sweet, but a decent session beer.
Dec 03, 2023L: Very clear light amber, 2” white head, foam hangs around a minute or two before disappearing leaving only a ring.
S: Large bread and toasted malt aroma greatly diminishes with the head.
T: Toasted malt, bit of honey/caramel sweetness, floral/citrus hops, herbal notes as well, sweet malty aftertaste.
F: Light, clean and crisp. High carbonation.
O: Not bad, perhaps a tad sweet, but a decent session beer.
Rated by RaiderJim90 from Colorado
5/5 rDev +59.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +59.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
It’s a great summer beer
Jul 10, 2023Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
3.54/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can from a 12-pack. Just $10.99 at Wegmans. I drink this alongside a low country boil (shrimp, crab legs, andouille sausage, corn on the cob, and red potatoes) and it paired perfectly. It's not a complex beer, and might be a bit sweeter than I'd prefer, but it's perfectly good and hits the main amber lager notes - bready, hint of citrusy hops, light corn, touch of honey. Crisp, clean, and smooth. Solid.
Jun 26, 2023Reviewed by mcm180 from Ohio
3.88/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Price is right. Usually around a buck for a 24 oz can.
Color is pale beer. On the yellow end of golden beer yellow-brown.
Smells like beer smell.
Taste is its strong point. Smooth as satin. Hint of sweet. Mildly bitter finish, just enough to let you know it’s beer.
Feel - smooth, balanced, a little crisp, a little round.
An excellent beer, especially for the super-low price. One of my favorite beers.
May 02, 2023Color is pale beer. On the yellow end of golden beer yellow-brown.
Smells like beer smell.
Taste is its strong point. Smooth as satin. Hint of sweet. Mildly bitter finish, just enough to let you know it’s beer.
Feel - smooth, balanced, a little crisp, a little round.
An excellent beer, especially for the super-low price. One of my favorite beers.
Reviewed by e7chord15 from Missouri
3.78/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.78/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
My son gave me a carton of this beer, impressed with its stunningly low price for a 30 pack. I had never heard of it, nor had he, and my expectation was that I would hate it due to an aversion to beers with additives (such as honey or raspberry or peppers). To my surprise I found it to be a smooth, sweet but not overly so, easy drinking beer, perfect to quench a thirst on a warm summer day. True, it doesn't compare to craft brewed brown ales (this being a dark yellow color, not brown), in taste. But given its low price, it beats the pants off most adjutant American lagers in flavor and drink ability in my view, and importantly, in price. Low alcohol makes it perfect for downing three or four glasses in a sitting with getting stupid. I like it a lot.
Apr 28, 2023Reviewed by Davidstan from Alabama
3.68/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I too must say this was better than expected. To me it had the taste and smell of a good AAL and i rated it as such. better than all nascar lagers but not by a whole lot, just better tasting with no aftertaste. For 19.99 for a 30 pk in todays inflated market it’s a bargain all things considered
Mar 21, 2023Reviewed by JohnLeMay from New Jersey
4.31/5 rDev +37.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.31/5 rDev +37.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Much better than I expected at the price point. Nothing to dislike here. It's a classic, safe, proven style well executed. Easy on the alcohol content and not heavy, so easy to throw back a couple of or more of these. A nice change-up from more common or popular styles.
Jan 08, 2023Reviewed by Webby64 from Indiana
1.96/5 rDev -37.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
1.96/5 rDev -37.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
I almost threw up after a couple of these. Most disgusting "beer" I've ever tasted. Gave me a headache. I see why it was only $14 bucks a twelve pack. Never again! Avoid
Oct 22, 2022
Genesee Honey Brown from Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
1547 ratings
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