Dominion Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Draft at Dullas airport. Copper colored and clear. Huge malty aromas, caramelly. Nice nuttiness in the flavors and in spite of the sweet maltiness manages to be clean and not too sweet. Pretty good and quaffable.

Citrusy, a bit of a bite up front, but finishes smooth. Nothing remarkable.

UPDATED: MAR 30, 2010 I tell ya, I grew up in a tough neighborhood. The other night a guy pulled a knife on me. I could see it wasn’t a real professional job. There was butter on it. .. dark brown .. medium strength foam .. sweet maple and roasty chocolate mix .. . decent mouth .. . an ok brew..

UPDATED: FEB 24, 2011 A strong aroma of oranges and also a strong taste of citrus. Very easy to drink, and I thought it was a solid beer. Hopefully Anheuser-Busch doesn’t ruin this beer (they bought the brewery).

Bottle. Amber beer with a light cream colored head. Light malt aroma. Malt and an almost vanilla like flavor (a bit sweet, but not too bad). Medium body. Malt and light caramel linger with that almost-vanilla-like quality.

Pours a slightly cloudy burnt-orange with a fleeting white head. Has mild hoppy aroma with modest flavor of hops and malt. It is light bodied and has a slightly sour finish.

Poured from the tap to a bright amber red color with medium thick off-white head that lingered well and left good lacing. Nose was a muted citrus fuit withy a very tingly mouthfeel and a pleasant well blended fruity malt/hop blend inthe taste. No real notice of alcohol present in either the nose or taste, which, at 4.7%, is not surprising. Rounds to a slightly bitter, dry finish.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a solid amber color with a small white head. The head fades pretty quick leaving minimal lacing. The nose is very light having some hops and a little malt. Medium high carbonation with a very light mouthfeel. I get a distinct metallic taste followed by a little bit of malt and assertive bittering hops. The label says it is like a fresh Bass, but I have to disagree. I would rather have the Bass. I used to drink this beer frequently back when Dominion wasn’t owned by someone else. This beer is a pale shadow of what it once was.