Dominion Abbey Ale
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company in Dover, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
6.24
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
From a bottle, should be rated as a trippel. Twist off cap, sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Looks like a hefe. Somewhat odd metallic aroma. Yes, a somewhat unrefined wanna be beldgian triple, needs some manners. Fer sure it has the beldgy yeast but its a little too forward. Alky is apparent, fer sure, I think its getting my olfactory numb from the start, wew. It should be a strong ale now that I think about it. Yes, that metallic aroma even goes volatile fruit after a while, can’t turn away from it. The taste is warming at first but goes into a processed kindah thing in the middle. There is some co2 in there but the personality kicks the co2 right in the ass. Uniques strong Belgian ale thing smasher upper. Cannot appreciate but if you like strong Belgians, give this a try, you may be happy.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Draft at Sedona. Murky brown color, light tan head, not an attractive beer. Aroma of medicinal caramel. Taste is spiced, earthy, muddled, boozy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle into chalice, bottled on 3/7/2014. Pours lightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of raisin, plum, pear, apple, banana, clove, candi sugar, toast, biscuit, herbal, light bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good complexity and solid balance of big fruity/earthy/spicy yeast and light-moderate dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of raisin, plum, pear, apple, banana, clove, bubblegum, candi sugar, toast, biscuit, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of earthy yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, pear, apple, banana, clove, candi sugar, toast, biscuit, bubblegum, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Good complexity and solid balance of fruity/earthy/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with a big yeast flavor presence over malt, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this was a very solid dubbel style. Good complexity and solid balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. The yeast definitely dominated the flavors and it needed more malt presence; but it was nicely enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Apple and pear nose. Hazy amber, thick head. Pears, bananas, and cherries, nice balance. Hay on the back of the palate. Light body, very mild fusel alcohol. Quaffable, despite the higher alcohol content.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A little oaky. Pours brown with ok head and lacing. Light floral notes with some basement musk, resin. Some raisin. Tap at some bar.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Eulogy, Philadelphia tap: Pours amber/brown with a small head. Aroma is dark fruits and some sweet malts. Taste is sweet, but not cloying. Not particularly complex, but pleasant enough.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On draft at the Mad Fox Maibock Festival 2014. Pours a clear deep copper with an off white head. Light caramel nose. Flavors of banana and butterscotch. Medium body, medium to high carbonation. Sweet finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at Sedona, Charlottesville. Pours a hazy brown color with a thin creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toffee, earth, spice, caramel,mild warming heat. The taste is toffee, dark fruit, caramel, earth, spice. Thin medium bodied, lingering spice, low carbonation.