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

bottled
available

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unknown

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RATINGS: 226 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.05 EST. CALORIES: 141 ABV: 4.7%

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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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3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

MissingSmithwicks99 (13) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - MAR 29, 2002

A nice APA. It’s not ’exceptional’ but it’s a GREAT ’every day’ beer. This is my summer staple.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

cnewport99 (10) - Sterling, Virginia, USA - FEB 16, 2002

This comines well with almost anything. Doesn’t blow you away, but far from offensive.

4.1

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

lizbetann (3) - USA - JUL 3, 2005 does not count

I drink this at Hamburger Hamlet. A bit more bitter than my usual wont (but I lean heavily on sweeter, so take that for what it is worth). The aroma and the color are lovely, and even to my sweet-tooth taste the bitter is well-balanced.

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.

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.

1.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20

kestrel9000 (2) - Fall River, Massachusetts, USA - JUL 21, 2006 does not count

This basically bites. Unneccesarily sweet and otherwise bland, undercarbonated, hop challenged brew that I wouldn’t have liked much better even if it had been two bucks less for a sixer. Is this an amber or and English? Can’t quite decide. I can tell you I certainly won’t buy this again. Disappointing.

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