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Dominion Belgian Brown


 Percentile 
69
overall
Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Ale

Dover, Delaware USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
173.42/5.03.24/5.05.8%69.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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 Travlr (698), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/512/20
Jul 25, 2009  
Dark maroon with scant light tan head. Malty aroma and flavor, maybe with a hint of spice. Slightly bitter finish. Decent enough.


 TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/519/20
Apr 26, 2006  
Well done Belgian Brown Ale, that I often enjoy on draught at the brewpub at Old Dominion. You can also find this beer as the house brew at the Tuskarora Mill in Leesburg, VA as Tuskie Ale. Pours to a beautiful, bright, deep chestnut to brown color, with a nice tan head, and a good carbonation. The nose is excellent, with lots of good sweet, carmel, and nutty malt, paired with estery and ripe fruit aroma, and earthy yeast aroma. The palate is rich and slightly slick on the tongue, with good sweet malt, caramel, and nut flavor. This is paired with some good, estery fruit, and hints of earth. This beer finishes with more of those flavors up front, then ends slightly sweet. Nice beer with good malty and estery aromas and flavor. Matches well with a number of dishes, and its a nice beer to fill your 2 liter growler to go with.


 meathookjones (245), Sterling, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 7, 2005  
I had this on tap at the Old Dominion brewpub. Its came out a deep brown color with a slight beige head that left little in the way of lacing. The smell was of sweet fruit and caramel malt. The taste is very similar with sweet caramel malt being most noticeable and dark fruits also having a strong presence. There were definitely root beer like qualities that were in the taste and smell that made it an interesting beer. Mouthfeel was medium with a creamy texture. This was definitely drinkable as the lighter than normal body for the style allows this to go down much quicker. Not the best dubbel but an interesting twist that is solid.


BelgianGirl (89), West Chester, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 13, 2005  
Nice, brown color and nutty aroma. The brown ale characteristics stood out more than belgian beer characteristics. Some maltiness. Decent beer.


 chriso (4667), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2004  
Rich bronze/brown colour. Well structured aroma with light malt, subtle hop and fruit (apricot). Similar flavours with candy sugar notes becoming apparent. Mellow, but not flabby, mouthfeel. Rather pleasant, but hardly Belgian in style, I’d say. On tap at the Dominion brewery.


 Brodie (540), Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 30, 2004  
Spicy aroma, plenty of clove, some malt and toffee. Brown color, thin tan head. Earthy and spicy flavor, decent maltiness, but less than expected. Medium body. A spicy, slightly malty Belgian style beer. Lacks the fruitiness and complexity I expect from a good Belgian.


 jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2004  
Pours dark ruby with a medium-sized head. Sweet aroma. Good flavor of spices, with a very good aftertaste. Not incredible, but a decent Belgian.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 27, 2004  
(ODBF04) Clear copper with beige head. Aroma is sweet, candy sugar, light orange. Taste is medium sweet, orang, some coriander, light spice. Light-medium body. Underwhelming.



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