Dominion Ale

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Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Company (Coastal Brewing Co.)
Style: Amber Ale
Dover, Delaware USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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RATINGS: 222 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.05 EST. CALORIES: 141 ABV: 4.7%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Dominion Ale is brewed in an English style with American Two-Row Pale, Caramel, and Black malts. We use Perle, Willamette, and Mount Hood hops from the Pacific Northwest and English Kent Golding Hops. We ferment our ale with a traditional American yeast in the German Kolsch style - warm, fast fermentation followed by a slow maturation. Dominion Ale is malty with an assertive hop character dominated by the Kent Golding. It is crystal clear amber colored with medium body. Widely available in bottles and on draft, often as a house brand name.

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3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

eaglefan538 (2726) - Wilmington, Delaware, USA - JUN 2, 2006

Another amber ale, that poured with a nice head and a solid amber color. Aorma was slightly hoppy. The flavor was the same with a carmel malt base. Fairly well balanced, but just another amber ale. I won’t return. Stick with Old D’s Oak Barrell Stout.

2.5

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

stison42 (318) - Blacksburg, Virginia, USA - MAY 29, 2006

UPDATED: JAN 21, 2007 Light red. Bitter and not much flavor to it. Bland, but not bad. Blacksburg, VA in a bottle.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20

Braudog (4473) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - MAY 24, 2006

Bottle: Pours a sturdy dark golden hue with a solid foam 1" high top. Odd aroma ... almost like toasted marshmellows (this brings me back to Scout camp!). Similarly weird toasty flavor, earthy, grassy, yeasty. I probably shouldn’t have had this right after a Sierra Pale ... quite the turn, but a good solid ale.

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

ozzydog (2) - USA - MAY 15, 2006 does not count

Since I live no mare than 5 miles from the brewery I enjoy this beer whenever I can - usually fresh at the brew pub. I can’t remember ever having anything than a great pint. Not as good from the bottle, but close.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Volgon (2698) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - APR 28, 2006

Bottle: Medium orange with a cloudy haze, lightly bitter taste with an orange aroma, earthy rich taste.

3.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

camachjb (2) - USA - APR 28, 2006 does not count

I like to support local breweries and I have to say that this is one of the better ales brewed in VA. The color is a dark gold and the flavor is exactly what you would expect when you look at it. Not too heavy and definitely not light. Goes very well with a nice grilled steak. I very much enjoy this ale with a meal or afterwards when I just want to kick back. Also, it is readily available in almost every location I have visited in the central/northern VA area which is a nice touch. Kudos to the Dominion Brewing Co.

2.6

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

5000 (3998) - Hardened Liver, Washington, USA - APR 23, 2006

Bottle: Darker golden, fairly vibrant, large frothy off-white head, sketchy lacing, no carbonation. Butterscotch and mush tun aroma. Very similar on the tongue. Past its prime maybe? Seems the same as The Great American Restaurants Pale Ale. Moderate body and mouthfeel. Buttery finish. Yeah, need to revisit I think. Thanks danem for sharing!

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

roder60 (1234) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 23, 2006

Pours a dark amber with a very small amount of bubbly offwhite head. Aroma is sweet caramel maltiness with a little floral hop prescence. Flavor is very similar to the hop pocket but a little less hoppy which i personally think balances it out better. Sweet caramel malts and a nice slightly hoppy, but not overbearing english hop prescence. Overall, pretty nice beer.

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