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High Falls Brewing

(KPS Capital Partners LP)

Rochester, New York, United States
Not open to the public (as far as I know)

445 St.Paul Street
PO Box 762
Rochester NY 14605
Telephone: +1 585-263-9446
Brewer: David Schlosser
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Notes

Opened: 1878

Annual Production: 3,500,000 bbl

In December 2000, the management of Genesee Brewing bought the company and renamed it High Falls Brewing Company LLC.

Updated: June 10, 2009

News

2009-02-24: High Falls Brewery sold, beer makers meet tomorrow (MSNBC)

Beer List

American Amber Lager

American-Style Dark Lager
Dundee Honey Brown (formerly J.W. Dundee's Honey Brown)

Specialty Honey Lager or Ale
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
- Third Place, Tasters Choice, 2005 Orlando Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
- Date: May 15, 2009 (#7798)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Hy-Vee, Columbus NE
  
  Score: 14 points
  
  Appearance (2½)
  Golden, not brown. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Sweet. Honey. Graham-cracker malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Light, fizzy. Sweet, with more than a hint of DMS. Sweet all the way through.
  
  Overall Impression (1½)

Dundee India Pale Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

Dundee Pale Ale (formerly J.W. Dundee's American Pale Ale)

American-Style Pale Ale

5.30% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival

Date: May 22, 2007 (#6517)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity hops. Biscuity malt. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body. Fizzy. Big caramel malt flavor with lots of fruity, herbal hops. Low-medium bitterness. Earthy note with maybe a hint of diacetyl.

Overall Impression (1½)

Dundee Pale Bock Lager (formerly J.W. Dundee's Pale Bock)

German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup

Date: May 13, 2009 (#7795)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee, Columbus NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale yellow. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Clean, very mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet, grainy malt. Mild noble hop flavor, low bitterness. Mild alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 13, 2009 (#7699)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale yellow. Low head.

Aroma (2)
Mild DMS.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light and fizzy. Sweet and grainy with some DMS. Very mild grassy hop flavor, very low bitterness. Very clean beer.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 27, 1999 (#3225)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Pale golden, very high carbonation, moderate head. Sweet malt aroma. Very light body, sweet, very clean.

Date: September 11, 1997 (#2238)

Package: bottled

Place: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CA

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression
Amber, moderate carbonation, low head. Very sweet aroma with quite a lot of diacetyl. Medium body, lots of diacetyl, some bitterness late.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1782)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression
Golden. Slight perfume. Floral, spicy.

Date: December 31, 2007 (#6774)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild "holiday" spiciness and caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Lots of sweet dark caramel malt. Spices lend their bitterness, which grows through the finish. A little warming at the end.

Overall Impression (2)
"Ale flavored with spices".

Date: March 13, 1998 (#2441)

Package: bottled

Place: Willman's Bottle Market, Grand Island NE

Score: 10½ points

Overall Impression
Bright brown, moderate carbonation, low head. Smells slightly skunked, slightly phenolic. Tastes like a typical American "dark" lager.

Date: March 13, 1998 (#2444)

Package: bottled

Place: Capital Liquor, Grand Island NE

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression
Brown, moderate carbonation, good head. Hints of caramel and coffee aroma. Good body, lots of corn, some caramel.