3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
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.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sweet malt in the aroma.Pours a medium copper with an off white head.Got some roasted malt in the flavor.Medium mouthfeel with a malt finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled 06-22-07. Clear orange-copper with a small head that tries to hang around. Aroma of honeyish malt, marshmallows and earthy spices. Taste is honey with spiced pecans n’ caramel at first (yet not very sweet), turning to a stronger nutty flavor and drying in the middle; finally comes to a just-right bitter finish. Bitter herb and nutty cereal aftertaste. Palate is almost medium-bodied and fairly smooth with high carbonation and a drying hop tingle on the end. Excellent, full-flavored session ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear copper with inch and an inch and a half off-white head. Some lacing, light carbonation, and medium body. Taste is lightly roasted malt and a hop finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Video review at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBuR1zbYdSE
Appearance: Transparent amber, ½-finger of head, excellent lacing
Smell: Bready + carmel malt, buttery biscuit, dead pine wood, grassiness, asphalt
Taste: Medium body, toffee, buttery biscuit, earthiness, toasted oats, roses + floral note, walnut, hint of allspice, creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonation, drinkable
Pairings: Fish & chips
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
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.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very nice when supporting your local brewer means drinking stuff from Dominion. Very drinkable brew, with decent hops offset by nice caramel maltiness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Orange, amber, bubbly body with an offwhite head. Light malty aroma accompanied by mild hops. Starts with a mild blend of malt and hops including faint caramel. Finishes lightly nutty, mildly tangy and just a touch hoppy.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap. I could swear it was their lager, or the two are quite similar. Puckering pale malt aroma, seemed like Hallertau was in there. Not amber in color, that’s for sure. Yet the hotel bar advertised it as the Ale. What are the chances they got it wrong? Good beer nonetheless, and I have a bottled Dominion lager in my basement to check again my all-too-quickly fading memory of the weekend.
3.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
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..
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