Old Dominion Baltic Porter

Dominion's Baltic Poter poured a dark brown color with a finger width tan head. The aroma is malty with a bit of smoke. The body is smooth, and a low level of carbonation. The mouthfeel is malty, a little chaulk like with some smoke on the backend. There are faint notes of chocolatey brown malt and dark fruit. The finish is dry, with little bitterness.

Overall, this is an average to above average beer for its style. I am not the biggest Baltic Porter fan but this has a smooth mellowness that is nice. A little more complexity would bump this up a notch, but you could do much worse.

Old Dominion Hop Mountain Pale Ale

Hop Mountain poured a dark copper color with a thumb width, off white head. The aroma is big, with lots of hops and biscuity malt meshing together. The body has a full mouthfeel, a big malt backbone. There are heaps of fresh, piney, resiny hops on the backend before a dry, hoppy finish that lingers for a bit. The beer left some hanging lace left on the glass.

Overall, this is a solid pale ale that stretches the style guidelines a bit. It has an extremely big body, drinking a little bigger then it's 5.6% ABV yet is able to stay fairly but stays simple. This is a big, bold beer from Dominion that is worth a try.

Old Dominion Dortmunder Lager

Dominion Lager poured a clear, orangey yellow color with a two fingered, frothy white head. The aroma is clean, with a light mixture of hops and malts together. The body is smooth, a little thin up front before getting bigger. There was a touch of sweetness, with bready malt and a yeastiness to it. The finish is short and dry, just enough to dry the palate out. There was some hanging lace left on the glass.

The dortmunder style is one of my favorites and Dominion makes a pretty nice representative of the style. It has a really nice balance, and more then enough body. The body was a bit thick in the middle, and it is just one step below some of the great dortmunder beers out there. This is a great weekend beer and at 5.6% ABV more than one can be enjoyed.

Old Dominion Dominion Ale

Dominion Ale poured a clear, orangy amber color with a two fingered, off white head. The aroma is malty, with sweet bready notes. The body is fairly long, smooth with a nice malt base and plenty of toffee. There is a nice touch of hops towards the end leading to an enjoyable slightly dry finish. The beer left some hanging lace left on the glass.

Overall, this is probably my favorite of the four Dominion beers I have had. I love the English beers as they can be subtle yet so enjoyable. Dominion Ale reminds me a bit of some of the better English ales. It could be a little more dry on the finish but this is still a very nice beer. At 4.7% this is a a great beer to sip on all day.

Old Dominion Oak Barrel Stout

I traveled to Virgnia to visit family on Thanksgiving and was looking forward to trying some of the local brews, and after a quick trip to the store I returned home with a six pack of Old Dominion's Oak Barrel Stout. The brewery resides in Ashburn, Virgnia. The Oak Barrel Stout has an ABV of 5.2% and is brewed with vanilla beans and oak chips. The beer poured a dark brown, blackish color with a small, tan head. The aroma had lots of chocolate and some hints of toffee. The body had chocolate, sweetness and a slight hint of vanilla. The huge body is followed with slightly dry finish.

Overall, a nice oak aged stout with an interesting twist with the added vanilla beans.