Dominion Belgian Brown

Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Ale
Dover, Delaware USA

(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.

Very dark, burnt orange ale. Small, creamy, khaki-colored head with great retention. Subtle notes of Tootsie Roll and caramel. Clove and allspice. Fruity yeast (pear). Light-bodied with a lightly oily mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Short, crisp, clean finish.

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.

From a growler. The furthest thing from a Belgian Ale I can think of. Pours a reddish brown with a tall foamy tan head. Nose is spicy and slightly mixed with caramel and hops. The taste is more of the same except the hops come out moreso than the rest, to me. There is a floral taste mixed in with whatever sweetness the brewer intended (maybe caramel or brown sugar). It finishes with a little of the sweetness but leaves a slight flowery aftertaste. Not too bad, but I had hoped for better.

Dark amber colour-slightly brown body with a thin tan head. Aroma of honey, caramel, vanilla, coriander seed and some yeast. Medium to Full-bodied; Fully spicey (coriander seed/nutmeg/nuts) character with some sweet tastes. Aftertaste has a nice nut flavour with good wheat/yeast tastes. Overall, a nice brown-not a style I typically care for. I sampled this on Draught at Old Dominion Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia on 30-December-2003.

Very pretty, deep ruby that sparkles when held up to the light. Nose is sugary, a bit of butterscotch candy. Flavor is mostly sugary, possibly peaty and mildly smoky. Was expecting a dubbel.

Hazy brown with a small tan head. Very yeasty sweet candi sugar aroma. Some caramel also. Flavor is quite nice, caramel and dark fruits with a hefty dose of yeast. Medium body alcohol is noticeable, seems higer then the advertised 5.8%. Quite nice and drinkable.

Poured from a firkin, the appearance was dark copper with a paltry head. Sweet malt aroma that did not fully develop even as it warmed. Taste had a sweet, fruity, mellow quality to it with minimal hoppiness. Finish was mild.