Dominion Lager

Brewed by Coastal Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Annapolis, Maryland USA

A faint white cover thrones over this light gold hue. Crisp aromas of oily hops, highly floral with plenty of herbal, seedy malty nuances and a touch of diacetyl. Incredibly soft toasted malt is highly elegant in here, very biscuity with just battered butter undertones. Grassy soft hops bring petals and algae original hints. Crisp palate, slightly oily texture, moderately carbonated. Greatly executed and quenching. It is 5 months old now and I suspect it would have been excellent within the first few weeks.

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No nose. Red golden, creamy lacing head, low carbonation. Straw and napkin malt, light body - unexitng

This one pours out tan-orange, the mouth is watey with hints of vanilla. Smooth going down with light carbonation. Nice lager.

A good and crisp lager. It is hard to make a lager that will wow people, but this certainly satisfies in a lager aspect.

Medium cereal aroma, with bread dough overtones. Slightly hazy, meduim body with a moderately long finish

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with jasonp, thanks Jason!; 20-Jul-04) Probably a bad bottle; This nose and flavor of this beer are mostly just sour, much more sour than would seem normal; It’s hard to make any observations about the malt or hop flavors, all I get is straight sourness; Orange/gold in color, quite cloudy, nearly still in appearance; Off-white head fades fast and leaves no lacing; This is an obvious retry, hopefully with better luck next time<hr>(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with jasonp, thanks again Jason!!; 08-Feb-05) Ah yes, much better. No, make that MUCH better. Now this is the Dominion Lager I remember drinking back when I lived in NoVA. Very flavorful and rich for the style, malty, bready and earthy, mildly sweet, with a soft bitterness from the hops and a gentle sourness that’s like eating sourdough. The aroma is doughy and very lightly hoppy, but there’s still a degree of sourness here, though I think in a strange way, it adds, rather than detracts. Light to medium bodied, but this has a soft, round mouthfeel. Medium yellow color and fairly hazy. The off-white head is very small on the pour and fades quickly to the thinnest of rims. Certainly one of the best American beers in this style.

Dominion Lager is the real deal, its a great lager at a great taste. Not much more to say, but when you have the urge for a bud think a little headier and pick up a twelve pack of some Dominion Lager. Great Stuff

Pours out reasonably dark. Slightly malty with what I think is the beginning of a light coffee note. Not very special. If you are in the virginia area and looking for good local beer, try out star hill products instead.