Dominion Irish Red Ale

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

On tap at the brewpub, RBSG 2006. A reddish beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has strong notes of berries - especially cowberries, but also light notes of strawberries. The flavor is sweet metalic with a weird note of berries, leading to a dry and slightly bitter end. Not to my liking.

Date: 07/16/2006
Mode: Draft, Nitro
Source: Brewpub

clear dark red, whispy beige head, bready malt aroma, nice malt flavor with good biscuit character, mostly dry, nice bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

(draft) Clear copper body with off-white head. Aroma ismedium sweet, caramel, light earthy, bread, grass, peat. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, fruity, light earthy, some peat when it warms. Smooth, light-medium body.

on tap-pours a thin off white head and dark copper color. Aroma is faint medium malt, hops crispness. Taste is medium malt-roasty/some chocolate, secondary hops bitterness. Crisp. Good carbonation.

Draught at Old Dominion for breakfast - RBSG DC 06 Ruby caramel, light head and lacing. Nose of fruity malty malt and light hops, the flavor is sweet, bitter, balanced, light roast and a bit of vegetal hops. Nice body, easy drinking.

Draft at Greenleafe. Ruby brownish pour with aroma of cereally malty, some cabernet, and some brown sugary and tannic notes. Medium bodied with flavors of malt, slight fruity cabernet notes, and some fruit and slight hops.

On draft at the brewpub, 9/1/05: Orange-red. Lightly toasty finish, with almost an orange bite. Bit sweet than anticipated. Reattempted in February 07 -- big cookie dough aroma wafting from this clear light red beer. Very doughy, caramel candied, malty.

Draft at the Green Leafe Cafe on 2-25-06. Came out a copper red with a small tan head. Nose is malty and crisp with lots of caramel, light flowery notes, hints of buttered bread, light grassiness and light spice. Taste was nicely malted and sweet with lots of caramel, buttery notes, some grassiness, light earth notes and dried fruits. Body is creamy and smooth with moderate carbonation. Finishes with more sweet malts, caramel, flowers and spicy fruitiness. Pretty good! Complimented my meal and dessert very well!