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Dominion Blonde (Light) 2.2 13

Dominion Blonde (Light)


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
131.94/5.02.2/5.03.5%4.1English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Dominion Blonde or Light is a clean, crisp, straw colored beer with remarkable flavor for a light beer. Whereas we use about 1,200 pounds of malted barley to make Dominion lager, we use only 950 pounds of Two-Row Pale, Munich and Carapils malts for a batch of Dominion Blonde. Less malt means less sugar for the yeast and consequently less alcohol in the beer. We use only German Hallertau hops. This beer is featured at the Thirsty Dog in Baltimore and Murphy's Pub in Arlington.
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 TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 3, 2006  
Draught only at the brewpub and select outlets. AKA Domion Light. This beer is Dominion Lager, but the grain bill calls for less malt, making it a lighter beer, but still a very tasty one. Dominion Light pours to a bright, golden color with a bright white head, and a good bit of carbonation. The nose on this beer is very nice with crisp pale malt aroma, and hints of grassy hop aroma. The palate is round and smooth, with crisp pale malt flavor on a clean body. Dominon Light finishes crisp and clean up front, then ends with a mild, grassy hop bitterness. An excellent session beer, one I enjoy as a "warm up" beer at the bar. Light beer isn’t my thing, but for a light beer? Good stuff.


 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Dec 22, 2004  
Quite fresh and clean but, at the end of the day, it’s a light beer and there’s not really too much going on. Rather thin. If I didn’t know it was an ale, I’d have had it down as a pale lager. As Mike says, it made a good palate cleanser. On tap at the Dominion brewery.


 hopscotch (5549), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/57/20
Jan 22, 2004  
Clear yellow ale. Very weak nose and flavor. Thin and watery with whispers of butterscotch, straw and cream. Very light-bodied with fizzy carbonation. Crisp, clean finish.


 jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/59/20
Dec 31, 2003  
Crystal clear golden coloured body with a super-thin white head. Aroma of just about nothing, a small metallic twang-but thats it! Super-light-bodied; Very light maltiness and a small citrus nuance. Aftertaste super clean and super light. Overall, a good beer if you want not to taste anything! I sampled this on Draught at Old Dominion Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia on 30-December-2003.


 fiulijn (7500), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/102/59/20
Oct 18, 2008  
Draught at Old Dominion Brewhouse, Washington DC
Blond color. Aroma is almost absent. The flavor is light but it presents at least light crispy character. Weak final.


 haddon90 (1040), Alexandria, Virginia, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/58/20
Jan 8, 2004  
Light yellow color. Small head. I've seen and had better blondes then this. Light bodies. Some malt. Pretty watered down and smooth. Other than that, nothing much to speak of. On tap at the Brew Pub in Ashburn, VA.


 jeffc666 (1896), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/56/20
Nov 15, 2003  
Being a completist I got this with my flight of samples. Clear straw colored. Faint malt aroma. Thin watery body with typical "light" beer flavors. Hey I tried it, but I did not like it.


 TheBeerGod (3175), Newport News, Virginia, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
Dec 3, 2004  
Had this on draft at Dominion on 11/21/04. Yellow body. Nose is straw, grains, faint watery malt. Tastes like a better made BMC product; watery malt and grains. Thin bodied. Finishes the same. A weak effort from Dominion. It did serve one purpose though - we cleansed our palate with it between beers and food.



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