Dominion Winter Brew 2007 (IPA)
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company in Dover, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Winter Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle. Red-amber color. Aroma is sweet and herbal. Crisp, with a spicy hop balance. Rich malty sweetness, some nice earthy caramel tones. Definite red characteristics coming through as well as a solid hop backbone. Pretty good beer, and I’ll bet my rating would improve had I reviewed this beer brewery fresh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottling Date: 29-Nov-2007
Deep slightly hazy amber/brown coloured body with a dense thick tan head that stays atop for quite a while. Aroma of fresh hops with more english hops than american. Some apricots in the nose, caramel and a bit of nuts tucked in too. Medium-bodied; Strong assertive bitter hop taste up front fading to an also strong nutty malt flavour soon afterward - very strong, yet complex. Aftertaste shows more of the hop bitterness than anything else, but some of the dryness of the malt comes, along with some pit fruit sweetness at the very end. Overall, a good decently well-rounded IPA. Tons of bittering hops, especially right at the very beginning and at the very end...but nice all around. I’d still prefer a Hop Pocket Ale to this one, but it’s great to try this Winter selection! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 8-February-2008.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. I’m not sure how different this may be from the 2005 vintage of the same Winter variety. Clear brown/copper pour. Aroma is hoppy, with a touch of caramel. Flavor is quite interesting for an IPA, with a distinct sweet malt taste to it without a very floral or pine aroma or taste that you’d normally attribute to this style. Reminds me of other IPA flavors. Grapefruit, citrus flavor. A little hop flavor, and some small malty sweetness.