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


2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
chicowv (221) - , West Virginia, USA - AUG 1, 2010
12 oz bottle: Pours a medium bronze. Aroma is doughy as is flavor. Malty but not too sweet. Decent ale.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
berkshirejohn (2834) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - JUN 22, 2010
12oz bottle - according to the label "Brewed and Bottled by Old Dominion Brewing Co Ltd, Dover, DE" - so strange that it’s not listed under them. Pours a dull amber with a trace of white head; straightforward malty aroma and flavour with some peppery caramel adding to the complexity; the finish is dry with little sign of any hops, certainly no trace of Goldings as I know them.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
jeff789 (1206) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 19, 2010
Clear amber with a small head... english hop aroma and english malt... dryish yet sweet finish, a touch of an unpleasant finish, would go well with soft candy... malts dominate the flavor, not sweet til the finish, not my speed, a touch creamy... kind of wish amber ales would be split into american hoppy amber ales and more english maltier ales...

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jtclockwork (3433) - , New Jersey, USA - MAY 5, 2010
Very good pub ale. Light, crisp and smooth with notable caramel malt. It’s good for sitting at the pub. That’s about it. Rated 3/17/03

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
rlaw (714) - Alabama, USA - MAR 20, 2010
Draft. Pours a dark copper with a medium whitish head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malty with some floral hops. Rather too much sour skunkiness -- not sure if that’s intentional. Lower-end craft brew, but not bad.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
checkmatei1 (764) - Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 22, 2010
Bottle: Poured a copper color with a small head. The aroma was malts. The flavor was sweet malts and caramel. Very smooth. Overall, a beer that’s drinkable all day long.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
j12601 (4163) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - DEC 5, 2009
Bottle. Pours a clear copper hued amber with a thin white head. Nice biscuit and malt profile, a touch of toast. Medium bodied, velvety. Caramel flavors, a bit sweet with some biscuit and grain. Finishes up with some dry grainy bitterness.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
radioseer (267) - Virginia, USA - NOV 29, 2009
(12 ounce bottle - pint glass) Aroma is malty. Taste is a balance between malt and hops leaning toward the malty side. Mouthfeel in my opinion has a perfect amount of carbonation. Has a short lightly hoppy bitter finish. Overall it makes a good session beer.


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